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Foxconn developing five Firefox OS devices

Manufacturing giant best known as the maker of Apple's iPhone is working with Mozilla to build up the Firefox OS ecosystem

By Michael Kan

Asus, other PC makers announce laptops, desktops with Intel Haswell chips

The Haswell-based PCs are cooler, smaller, and faster than older models

Jun 3, 2013 4 mins

Databases Development Tools Technology Industry

TechEd: Microsoft preps system software, dev tools for Windows Azure

TechEd's first day unveils the Azure-friendly Windows Server 2012 R2, System Center 2012 R2, Visual Studio 2013, and SQL Server 2014

By Joab Jackson

Jun 3, 2013 5 mins

Dell XPS 11 hybrid will ship with Windows 8.1

The Dell hybrid device can transform from tablet to laptop with the flip of a screen

Dell Technology Industry

Google nixes Glass facial recognition due to privacy concerns

Goole says it's holding off on a facial recognition feature in its computerized eyeglasses until stronger privacy protections are in place

By Sharon Gaudin

Privacy Technology Industry

Computer scientists oppose Oracle’s bid to copyright Java APIs

Copyrighting the Java APIs would hurt innovation and deny end users affordable technology, says EFF brief

By James Niccolai

Java Open Source Technology Industry

Chambers: Cisco not looking to kill Microsoft-Skype deal

Cisco's CEO says his company is appealing the EU's approval of the Microsoft-Skype union because it wants changes to the deal

By Jim Duffy

May 31, 2013 2 mins

Oracle reveals plans for Java security improvements

The company will make changes that suggest it's listening to feedback from the security research community

Java Patch Management Software Technology Industry

May 31, 2013 4 mins

Intel shifting Celeron, Pentium chips to Atom architecture

Intel's future Celeron and Pentium chips will be based on same architecture used in Bay Trail tablet chip

IaaS Software Development

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox requires account verification after Liberty Reserve shutdown

Non-bitcoin currency deposits and withdrawals through Mt. Gox must now be made with verified accounts

By Michael Kan

May 31, 2013 2 mins

Dutch court: Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 10.1 does not infringe on iPad design

Apple's design right is valid but the protection it offers is very limited due to earlier similar designs, the court said in its dismissal of Apple's appeal

By Loek Essers

Intellectual Property Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

U.S. allows export of communication devices, software, and services to Iran

The U.S. government says it aims to empower the Iranian people as their government intensifies its efforts to stifle access to information ahead of elections

By John Ribeiro

Computer scientists oppose Oracle’s bid to copyright Java APIs

Some prominent scientists, including the inventor of JavaScript, are backing Google in its court battle with Oracle

By James Niccolai

Intellectual Property Java Technology Industry

Rackspace beefs up cloud networking features with Brocade’s Vyatta technology

The new technology allows customers to set policies that dictate which users and what type of traffic have access to which hosted resources.

By Brandon Butler

Rackspace SaaS

Hey, Microsoft: It’s the apps, stupid

Analysts applaud changes to Windows 8 UI, but wonder when, or if, Microsoft will kick app development into high gear

Small and Medium Business Software Development Technology Industry

May 30, 2013 6 mins

Why PaaS? Dev, test, staging, no waiting

Deploying directly to your production cloud is all right — really — thanks to modern PaaS and NoSQL options

By Andrew C. Oliver

May 30, 2013 5 mins

App Testing Build Automation Java

Google: Software vendors should respond to actively attacked vulnerabilities within a week

Vendors should issue fixes or at least mitigation advice for zero-day flaws within a seven-day time frame, Google security engineers say

Careers Patch Management Software

May 30, 2013 5 mins

Pulse is integrated with many of Zoho's other Web-based business applications

By Chris Kanaracus

How to integrate Skype with Microsoft Lync

If you're using Lync Server, and not Office 365, you could be in for a wait

By Tim Greene

The Industrial Internet: The next great economic revolution

IDG Enterprise's CEO spells out the future of big data, mobility, and the impact of 50 billion connected devices by 2020

By Michael Friedenberg

Data Management Technology Industry

Dish leapfrogs Sprint with aggressive new bid for Clearwire

The satellite company is now offering $4.40 per share, beating Sprint's enhanced offer of $3.40

By Stephen Lawson

Sprint Technology Industry

Server market revenue down 7.7 percent in Q1

IDC reports that server demand was weak worldwide except for the Asia Pacific region

By Michael Kan

May 30, 2013 2 mins

Dell Technology Industry

When Google and Microsoft feud, customers pay the price

Users end up losers when rivals retaliate, argues analyst, referring to skirmishes over everything from search and office productivity apps to browsers and OSes

May 30, 2013 4 mins

Facebook waves good-bye to Waze talks, opens door for Google

Negotiations have apparently fallen apart between Facebook and the mobile app provider

By Sharon Gaudin

May 30, 2013 2 mins

Samsung Electronics Technology Industry

Samsung unveils Galaxy S 4 mini with 4.3-inch screen and dual-core processor

After controversy over how much storage users have left on the Galaxy S 4, the company says about 5GB can be accessed by S 4 mini users

By Mikael Ricknäs

May 30, 2013 2 mins

Amazon, Google, Rackspace, Microsoft, Savvis all expand their international cloud footprints

As competition in cloud computing market intensifies, big players look beyond domestic borders for international edge

By Brandon Butler

Careers SaaS

McAfee offers business endpoint security suites for broader protection

The new suites include technologies that were previously only available as separate products

Malware Patch Management Software Technology Industry

May 29, 2013 3 mins

Sprint-SoftBank merger gets U.S. security panel approval

The approval addresses some national security concerns related to the acquisition, but the FCC's OK is still needed

By Grant Gross

Small and Medium Business Sprint Technology Industry

Smaller Windows tablets and faster chips on tap for Computex

Acer may announce Windows tablets with smaller displays while Ultrabooks will be unveiled by Asus, MSI, and others

Open Source Software Development Technology Industry

Australia mulls requiring OpenDocument Format compatibility

Australia would follow a number of European countries in mandating support for open standards

By Jeremy Kirk

May 29, 2013 3 mins

Amazon Web Services integrates with Google, Facebook for easier log-ins

Developers can integrate Web-based sign-in platforms without having to write any server-side code

By Mikael Ricknäs

Access Control Amazon Web Services Technology Industry

Hackers exploit Ruby on Rails vulnerability to compromise servers, create botnet

The targeted vulnerability was patched in January, but many servers haven't been updated yet

Careers Hacking Patch Management Software

May 29, 2013 3 mins

Galaxy S 4 will be first phone to use new Verizon spectrum

Samsung's flagship smartphone will get a software upgrade to work on Verizon's additional frequencies

By Stephen Lawson

Samsung Electronics Technology Industry Verizon

AMD bridges road to ARM with new low-power x86 server chips

AMD announces quad-core Opteron X2150 and X1150 processors for microservers, based on the Jaguar core used in Xbox and PlayStation 4

Apple to pay $53 million to settle class-action suit over iPhone and iPod touch warranties

Apple had claimed that the warranties were void under a Liquid Damage Policy

By John Ribeiro

BYOD policies dampen corporate PC purchases

IDC points to the lack of enterprise XP to Windows 7 upgrades as proof that BYOD plays a part in poor shipment numbers

Careers Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

EU likely to ask for more concessions from Google

Google will probably be required to improve its proposed remedies in the EU's ongoing antitrust probe, says Competition Commissioner

By Loek Essers

May 28, 2013 3 mins

Dell and Cisco grow in Q1 despite tough server market

While HP and IBM struggled, Dell and Cisco did much better despite tough conditions

By Mikael Ricknäs

May 28, 2013 2 mins

Dell Technology Industry

U.S. weapons system designs reportedly viewed by Chinese hackers

The U.S. Department of Defense is not yet prepared to defend against sophisticated cyber attacks, an advisory group says

Hacking Intrusion Detection Software Technology Industry

May 28, 2013 3 mins

Commission recommends using ‘ransomware’ against IP thieves

'What the hell are these guys thinking?' asks one critic, after panel suggests that enterprises cripple PCs with extortion-style lock-outs

Cybercrime Intellectual Property

May 28, 2013 4 mins

Twitter’s two-factor authentication can be abused

Attackers could lock users who don't have it enabled out of their accounts if they steal their log-in credentials, F-Secure researchers say

Access Control Technology Industry Twitter

May 28, 2013 3 mins

Microsoft knuckles under, yanks YouTube app for Windows Phone

Microsoft and Google will collaborate on a new YouTube app that abides by the Google-owned site's terms of service, including delivering ads

May 28, 2013 5 mins

Smartphone chips could replace server processors in HPC, researchers say

Looking at historical trends and benchmark tests, researchers say cellphone chips may eventually be used in supercomputers

High-Performance Computing Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

May 28, 2013 4 mins

Google, Facebook launch bidding war for Waze

Google may want crowd-sourced app or may just want to mess with Facebook, delaying its plans and boosting reported $1 billion price tag

By Sharon Gaudin

May 24, 2013 3 mins

Small and Medium Business Technology Industry

Google’s Penguin update lets you squeal on spammy websites

Penguin 2.0 makes large-scale algorithm changes, affecting 2.3 percent of U.S.-English results

By Jon Gold

May 24, 2013 2 mins

Malware Technology Industry

SAP shakes up development leadership

Cloud strategy leader Lars Dalgaard is leaving to become an investor and tech chief Vishal Sikka will now oversee all software development

By Chris Kanaracus

May 24, 2013 4 mins

Powerful thin clients may be alternative to PCs

Dell and HP announce new desk-side thin clients, make throughput improvements as computing continues moving to the cloud