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Snapchat vulnerability can be exploited to crash iPhones, researcher says

Snapchat request tokens can be resused to launch denial-of-service attacks against the app's users

Is the language of Linux too confusing for new users?

Today in Open Source: Does Linux have a language barrier for new users? Plus: The best ways to run Linux on a Mac, and ten uses for Linux for Windows users

Hadoop made easier, courtesy of Red Hat and Hortonworks

Enterprise Apache Hadoop could be a boon to startups and smaller enterprises

Java 8 will likely strip out Stripped Implementations

'Stripped down Java' could be especially relevant to embedded application developers

HP expands OneView into VMware environs

HP's server management software can now work with VMware vCenter workloads

Microsoft asks for volunteers to join its kill-XP army

Redmond implores customers with technical know-how to help friends and family ditch Windows XP — but isn't that Microsoft's job?

US seeks information on industry ability to hold bulk phone data

The government is exploring third-party alternatives for holding the phone metadata

Judge rebukes Apple for invoking nationalist bias but denies Samsung a retrial

Apple's remarks in a patent trial suggested an 'American-versus-non-American theme' to the jury, Judge Koh said

Bitcoin price plunges as Mt. Gox says flaw in protocol allows fraud

The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange said it will suspend withdrawals from bitcoin wallets it holds until the bug is resolved

Boom or bust: The lowdown on code academies

Programming boot camps are on the rise, but do crash courses in coding really pay off?

Nokia and HTC bury hatchet in patent disputes

The two have been battling since 2012, and several HTC phones have been banned from sale in Europe

Bitcoin takes a dive as Mt. Gox suspends withdrawals

A major exchange, Mt. Gox activity could be tied to price of one bitcoin falling by more than $100 overnight

Mozilla ships Metro Firefox beta for Windows 8

Mozilla is on track to deliver the final of 'Firefox for Windows 8 Touch' two years after development started

Twitter’s slipping user growth spooks investors

Despite strong Q4 sales increase, stock plunges after Twitter acknowledges sliding user growth and engagement numbers

Target contractor says it was victim of cyber attack

Fazio Mechanical Services, which specializes in refrigeration, said it maintained a 'data connection' with Target

Vidyo, Google to let Hangout users hang out with other video callers

VidyoH2O will bridge the Google+ meeting feature with legacy videoconferencing hardware and PBX systems

HCM software is ‘all about the people,’ Larry Ellison says

Oracle is in fierce competition with the likes of SAP and Workday in the human capital management market

California bill proposes mandatory kill-switch on phones and tablets

The bill comes in answer to rising smartphone and tablet theft across the U.S. and could usher in the technology on phones sold nationwide

LinkedIn buys Bright, a matchmaker for job hunts

Bright's core feature is designed to better match job seekers and employers

More than 4,000 groups sign up to protest the NSA

Websites will encourage people to contact members of Congress by next Tuesday

Apple to continue using Imagination Technologies for mobile graphics

The two companies extended a licensing agreement for Apple to tweak Imagination's graphics cores to fit in the A-series chips used in iPhones and iPads

Docker challenges virtualization market with containers

The Docker release focuses on improving the stability and overall quality of the application container

Gender doesn’t matter in Linux and Open Source

Today in Open Source: Gender ratios don't matter in open source software. Plus: Specs for the Revolution phone, and Mageia 4 features

Apple removes Blockchain, last bitcoin wallet app, from mobile store

The legal uncertainty surrounding the virtual currency may be spooking Apple

Starbucks hits $1B in mobile payment revenues in 2013, analysis says

Customer loyalty to Starbucks brand is behind mobile payment app's success

Typo goes on offensive against BlackBerry

The iPhone keyboard maker says BlackBerry's patents are invalid and the company doesn't own the concept of a keyboard

Sony sheds Vaio PC business

Sony, which forecast a $1.1 billion loss for its fiscal year, will continue to produce tablet computers as part of its renewed focus on mobile devices

Movirtu turns your tablet or laptop into a virtual smartphone

CloudPhone lets users keep their mobile phone numbers to receive and make calls over Wi-Fi networks

One in three victims of Target card breach could face fraud

A survey released by Javelin Research shows a sharp increase in 2013 in the number of data breach victims seeing fraud

Red Hat brings SOA to the cloud

Red Hat's JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 provides a way to integrate systems using the best practices of service-oriented architectures

New Flash exploit used to distribute credential-stealing malware

The exploit is embedded into documents distributed as email attachments, researchers from Kaspersky Lab said

Red Hat brings SOA to the cloud

JBoss Fuse Service Works 6 borrows EAI best practices from Apache Camel

Microsoft’s new CEO and his first-100-days plan

Corporate strategy experts spell out what Satya Nadella should do to kick off his tenure, and kick Microsoft into gear

Apple faces $2.1 billion patent damages claim in Germany

IPCom alleges that Apple infringed on its patent relating to the control of access to 3G mobile networks

Mobile data traffic is expected to explode 11-fold by 2018

Wearables will affect mobile traffic, too, but it's hard to predict by how much

Storage and servers will help boost IT spending, says IDC

There's significant pent-up demand in the U.S. and Europe for infrastructure upgrades, capacity and bandwidth investments, according to IDC

Google expands bug bounty program, ups Patch program rewards

Program will encompass all Chrome apps and extensions made by the company

ThoughtSpot promises Google-like BI experience

Startup demos in-memory database and BI appliance that boasts faster processing of queries entered in natural language through a Google-like form

Microsoft’s Scott Guthrie takes over Satya Nadella’s previous role

Previously corporate VP in Microsoft's server and tools business, Guthrie has been appointed as acting lead of cloud and enterprise

Google agrees to give equal prominence to rivals’ services to settle EU antitrust case

Google will make significant changes to the way it operates in Europe, it said Wednesday

Cloudera launches in-memory analyzer for Hadoop

Apacahe Spark has been used by Intel and Yahoo to analyze data as it comes off the wire

Google and Cisco strike patent deal

This is the third patent deal Google has announced in the past 10 days

Sencha launches Space to manage HTML5 apps on smartphones and tablets

The most advanced Enterprise version costs $7.99 per user, per month to manage HTML5 apps running on Android, iOS or BlackBerry devices

Samsung to offer 3 new tablets starting Feb. 13

The Galaxy Note Pro and Tab Pro tablets will include Samsung's custom Magazine UX interface

Google tackles top security complaint among Chrome users

Users say browser settings are being hijacked by malicious code hidden in free downloads

Developers’ wish list for iOS 8

Satya Nadella to succeed Ballmer as Microsoft CEO

After a protracted search, Nadella becomes only the third CEO in Microsoft's nearly 40-year history

Suspected data breach at Holiday Inn, Marriott hotels

A large hotel management company says attackers may have compromised its point-of-sale devices

Google, Facebook, and Microsoft show steady rise in surveillance data requests

The latest round of transparency reports come after an agreement between the government and tech companies about what information can be released

Dell cuts ‘small percentage’ of workforce

Company employs more than 100,000 worldwide, according to last available data from Dell