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Microsoft Edge browser gets its first critical patches

Microsoft Edge gets 4 security fixes in its first patch Tuesday, while older sibling Internet Explorer got 17

Microsoft headed to court to protect Irish data from DOJ search

Microsoft will ask an appeals court to scotch the U.S. Department of Justice efforts to search emails stored in a company facility in Ireland

Node.js 4.0.0 arrives with ECMAScript 6 backing

The latest upgrade of the server-side JavaScript technology combines the Node.js and io.js code bases

Java reigns, but Go language spikes in popularity

Tiobe tweaked its algorithm to remove statistical noise, leading to leaps for Go and Scala and drops for F# and OpenEdge ABL

Microsoft puts the focus on focus in Dynamics CRM 2016

Delve functionality will also arrive for the first time

Microsoft to strengthen cloud security with acquisition of Adallom

The growing popularity of cloud services is putting pressure on vendors to improve management tools

Credentials stored in Ashley Madison’s source code might have helped attackers

The company's developers were careless with sensitive credentials like database passwords, secret keys, and authentication tokens, a security consultant found

Fujitsu’s small 20Gbps receiver could transfer huge files instantly

Though limited in range, the terahertz technology could allow mobile devices to download 4K or 8K high-def video instantly

Storage spending veers toward cloud

Sales are growing fastest for companies that ship generic storage hardware to big cloud providers, IDC says

Mozilla admits bug-tracker breach led to attacks against Firefox users

Hacker accessed Bugzilla for at least a year, maybe two; gained insight into flaw before it was patched

Sources: Oracle releases Java evangelists

Sources: Oracle releases Java evangelists

Unconfirmed reports across the Internet say Oracle has let go of its Java evangelists, but the company has not officially commented

Jenkins-Docker pairing gathers momentum

Jenkins and Docker together could be a force in continuous delivery

For discerning hackers, malware is so last year

Fraudsters increasingly rely on legitimate administrator tools instead of malware to successfully breach systems and steal data

Jenkins-Docker pairing gathers momentum

Jenkins and Docker together could be a force in continuous delivery

Why your big data strategy is a bust

Even when you get big data technology right and your reports deliver actionable insight, the executives may not recognize the value

Hackathons for all: Microsoft tool simplies setup, admin duties

The tool was used to manage Microsoft's own Oneweek hackathon and is slate for release next year

Intel promises $50M for quantum computing research

Intel is funding quantum computing research in the Netherlands, hoping to make fully functional quantum computers a reality in a dozen years or so

Microsoft researcher: Why Micro Datacenters really matter to mobile’s future

And why Distinguished Scientist Victor Bahl says enterprise IT pros should be getting ready for 'cloudlets'

What’s the deal with the Apple-Cisco deal?

Apple's newly announced partnership with Cisco to sell more iPads and iPhones to businesses was short on detail

ACLU urges court to block NSA’s continued phone records collection

The intelligence agency continues to collect phone records under a 180-day transition period, which the ACLU is contesting

Google, Apple $415M deal with tech workers gets final approval

Court approves a settlement with tech companies accused of conspiring to prevent the poaching of each other's employees

Google, Mozilla, Microsoft browsers will dump RC4 encryption

The decision to remove RC4 from IE, Edge, Chrome, and Firefox is final nail in the coffin for the vulnerable cryptographic algorithm

Microsoft browser users kick older IE editions to the curb

With upgrade-or-else deadline only 20 weeks away, IE users finally get in gear

Microsoft Azure welcomes R language, with more to come

Revolution Analytics' professional R language package is now available on Azure, a first step toward deeper integration with Microsoft

Node.js process manager set for 1.0 upgrade

Keymetrics' PM2 manages the popular server-side JavaScript platform, enhancing performance and helping developers maintain apps

Microsoft bulks up Azure virtual machines

The new GS-series line of Azure virtual machines offers up to 64 terabytes of storage and can deliver 2,000 MBs of throughput to the backend storage

Intel launches major new processor range

More than 50 new sixth-generation Core processors will appear in hundreds of anticipated PCs

Samsung, Apple patent dispute heads for retrial on damages

The long-running patent dispute between Apple and Samsung is headed for a jury retrial in March or April next year

Verizon to introduce SDN security feature later this month

The virtualized firewall service, part of Verizon's move into software-defined networking, will allow for more reliable and secure connections from third-party networks

Amazon, Google, Microsoft unite for patent-free Web video

A coalition of major names in tech are attempting to forge video and audio standards unencumbered by patent restrictions

VMware pitches network virtualization for better security

Virtualization, including network virtualization, is the missing piece of the puzzle for securing an enterprise, the VMware CEO said at VMworld

Windows 7, 8, and 10: Now all collecting user data for Microsoft

Uncomfortable with Windows 10 slurping personal data? Too bad — Microsoft rolls out similar snooping capabilities to Windows 7, Windows 8

SAP embraces Hadoop with new in-memory analytics tool

Also on the way from SAP this month are cloud services for the Internet of things

Seagate breaks through the 1TB-per-platter barrier for laptop drives

The company is also considering a hybrid drive that uses the new 1TB platters

Popular Belkin Wi-Fi routers plagued by unpatched security flaws

Attackers could exploit the flaws to hijack DNS requests or completely take over affected devices

VMware serves up a two-pronged approach to containers

vSphere Integrated Containers and Photon Platform aim to keep VMware's container-curious customers safely within the fold

Microsoft launches new tools for building Office add-ins

The Office UI Fabric framework comes alongside new guidelines for creating cross-platform extensions

Tired of memorizing passwords? A Turing Award winner came up with this algorithmic trick

You'll need to practice ahead of time, but the rest is fairly simple to make your passwords not only easier to manage but also more secure

AngularJS creators chart developer-friendly upgrade path

AngularJS 2 will be a rewrite, but predictable upgrades are planned so that developers can choose which components to migrate

Apple/Cisco deal long on promises, short on details

The partnership could tie iPhones more tightly to workplace networks, but there's no timeline yet

Developers can now use Embarcadero’s RAD Studio for Windows 10 apps

RAD Studio 10 Seattle has an updated Visual Control Library designed to mesh with the Windows 10 look-and-feel

U.S. readies sanctions against China for cyber spying

Experts question whether the penalties on Chinese companies for economic cyber espionage will have a significant effect

Phoenix Web framework rises to 1.0 status

Flocker rounds up storage hardware support to bolster Docker

Can Docker treat third-party storage devices as flexibly as it does containerized software? Flocker is out to prove it can

VMware Integrated OpenStack plays to VMware user base

VIO 2.0 offers new tooling and seamless upgrades, while still protecting the VMware user base from attrition

Linux Foundation publishes security checklist to help sysadmins combat attacks

The group has published a new list of security recommendations that range from moderate to paranoid

Why Chromebooks are better than iPads

In today's open source roundup: Why Chromebooks are a better option than iPads. Plus: The top five Chromebooks at Amazon. And Chromebooks give iPads a run for their money in education

VMware rounds out data center virtualization stack

VMware has added more components to its software-defined data center, updating vCloud, NSX and its OpenStack distribution

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 820 processor gets technology to secure Android phones

The Snapdragon Smart Protect technology uses on-device machine learning to help detect zero-day malware