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Google’s Nexus 9 tablet, Nexus 6 ‘phablet’ first with Android 5.0

The devices can be ordered on Oct. 17, and will start shipping on Nov. 3

Whoops! Apple leaks iPad Mini 3 and iPad Air 2 details ahead of Thursday’s event

One new feature is revealed: use of the iPhone's Touch ID fingerprint sensor

Hortonworks adds security, Spark, and Stinger-powered SQL to Hadoop

Hortonworks's HDP 2.2 rolls new features into many underlying Apache projects, including an open sourced security framework

Windows 7 patch KB 2952664 fails with error 80242016

Microsoft sends KB 2952664 through the automatic update chute for the seventh time — and still can't get it right

Tech workers now oppose settlement reached in Silicon Valley hiring case

Google, Apple, Adobe and Intel are accused of entering into no-hiring agreements that drove down workers' wages and restricted their mobility

Oracle database certifications aren’t ‘permanent’ anymore

The policy change only immediately reflects certifications for long-in-the-tooth versions of the database

Microsoft dabbles in per-user Windows licensing

But it's still a long way from licensing Windows as a subscription, say experts

C/C++ decompiler translates programs, no source code needed

An LLVM for decompilation, Snowman's source code will be released soon

Hackers exploit two more Windows zero-day bugs

Microsoft plans to add this pair of vulnerabilities to today's Patch Tuesday

Dropbox dismisses claims of hack affecting 7 million accounts

Credentials leaked by an alleged hacker online were likely stolen from other services, the online storage company says

Microsoft’s the winner in its partnership with Salesforce

The rivals continue to build on the connection between Salesforce services and Microsoft Office apps — but Microsoft benefits most in the long run

VMware lets users run virtualized desktops locally with Flex

Employees get a desktop they can use without Internet access and IT keeps control of it

Salesforce.com gives mobile app development a ‘Lightning’ strike

The next generation of the Salesforce1 development platform is announced at Dreamforce

Is there a point where a private cloud is cheaper than the public cloud?

Private cloud vendors say they've found it, analysts say it's not that easy

Cheap Windows 8.1 tablets flood the market

Seven-inch Windows 8.1 tablets are available in Hong Kong for $65, with steep discounts on other cheap Win 8.1 tablets

New rules aim to prevent IoT devices from taking down mobile networks

Carriers are scared that sloppily written apps and chatty devices will overload their networks with signaling traffic

Monday’s OS X Yosemite public beta may be the same as the final

With just days to go before Yosemite's expected Mac App Store launch, it's likely Monday's build is identical to the final code

Anonabox project to offer online anonymity through Tor

The tiny device is an open-source, plug-and-play wireless router that automatically encrypts data and sends it through the Tor network

Google considers Amazon as its biggest search competitor

People looking to buy something are more likely to search on Amazon, said Google's Eric Schmidt

Cumulus Linux 2.5: A Cisco-killer in the data center

Cumulus Linux 2.5, designed for white-box data center hardware, helps Hadoop, VMware, and OpenStack users ramp up their networking

Salesforce and Microsoft partnership gains some steam

The vendors have revealed general delivery dates for integrations between their platforms

Salesforce’s Wave seeks to sweep aside the analytics competition

Wave is a long overdue addition to the Salesforce arsenal, designed to make analytics easy and to forestall growing competition

Ceylon 1.1.0 lands, with Java and Android hooks to come

Ceylon creator Gavin King says Java EE integration and Android support will come in future updates

Salesforce unveils Wave, its play in cloud analytics

Wave uses a search-like medium along with extensive visualizations

Obama H-1B reform plan draws Grassley’s ire

The Iowa senator wants Obama to focus on protecting U.S. workers

Microsoft hesitates to trumpet Windows 10; fears consumers will delay PC purchases

After the holiday sales season Microsoft will start talking about the benefit of Windows 10 and Cortana for consumers

Learning a second programming language? Try these 5 sites

Want to switch between programming languages? These sites show developers how to bridge the gap between languages and frameworks

Ceylon 1.1.0 lands, with Java and Android hooks to come

Ceylon 1.1 features performance upgrades and OSGi backing, but developers are looking toward major improvements for the next release

Dell appoints server chief in leadership shuffle

Dell veteran Ashley Gorakhpurwalla will run the company's server business following the departure of Forrest Norrod

Microsoft Roslyn compiler project will boost C#, Visual Basic

Microsoft lays out plans, features, and cuts for Roslyn compiler project

Mayhem malware spreads through Linux servers via Shellshock exploits

The botnet targets Web servers that haven't been patched for recent vulnerabilities found in the Bash Linux shell

Apple will webcast Oct. 16 iPad event

The broadcast, available on iOS, Macs, and Apple TV, is expected to introduce new iPad, launch OS X Yosemite, and perhaps tout refreshed Macs

Microsoft feels the need to pledge Surface Pro is ‘here to stay’

Redmond takes the unusual step of publicly promising that the tablet-notebook won't vanish

Microsoft slates critical Windows, IE fixes for next week

It will be another double-digit patch month for IE, security professional predicts

Microsoft’s Nadella backtracks after comments on women’s pay lead to protests

Satya Nadella later tweeted he had been 'inarticulate' in saying that not asking for a pay raise is 'good karma' for women

FCC listens as states raise red flags on Comcast and Time Warner

Shareholders approves the cable giants' merger, but the FCC extends the deadline for public comments as opposition to the deal mounts

Microsoft researchers create a secure haven in the cloud

To ensure trusted cloud operations, Microsoft Haven uses a new type of virtual machine and a set of new Intel chip security calls

Google stays mum on Android L, but buzz grows

Developers and consumers alike have reason to anticipate the coming ART runtime and improved visual interface and notifications systems

Amazon juices DynamoDB with JSON support

Amazon's DynamoDB NoSQL document database now accepts JSON documents as database objects and offers an expanded free tier

Zoho aims for improved information sharing with integrated suite

Zoho has integrated all of its services so that data can be shared across its various products

Computer engineering degrees pay off big time

Computer engineering graduates are some of the top paid workers in the country, according to new data analyzed by Brookings

MSN.com breaking news gets Twitter twist

Microsoft breathes life into its stodgy MSN brand with a Twitter ticker-tape news feed

Apple’s Oct. 16 iPad event suffers from low expectations

Apple will host the news conference on its Cupertino, Calif. campus, where analysts expect it to unveil new iPad tablets

Google asks Supreme Court to decide Android copyright case

If Supreme Court weighs in on the extent to which APIs can be protected by copyright, it could have a big impact on developers' ability to innovate in software

AMD replaces CEO with chip veteran Lisa Su, surprising analysts

Rory Read was doing well leading the struggling company, analysts say, but AMD also has a history of unceremoniously changing CEOs

Cloud-hosted Hadoop as a service now does SQL

Altiscale's Hadoop-as-a-service in the cloud now has SQL querying courtesy of Apache's Hive project

What’s CoreOS? An existential threat to Linux vendors

By changing the meaning of a Linux distribution, CoreOS is making life difficult for Red Hat, Canonical, and the rest

Google stays mum on Android L, but buzz grows

All signs point to the imminent arrival of the groundbreaking upgrade, but one beta user sees looming fragmentation issues

Google asks Supreme Court to decide Android copyright case

AT&T to pay $105 million to settle mobile-phone cramming charges

The FTC, FCC, and state attorneys general accuse the company of making millions of dollars from unwanted third-party charges