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Java 8 developer preview ready for testing

The upgrade's biggest feature is the addition of multiprocessor accommodations

No one said it would be easy to disrupt Amazon

But one e-book device maker dares to stand up to the Goliath that buried Barnes & Noble, ate up the Washington Post

MICROSOFT brain drain? — INSTAGRAM tops 150 million — NSA tapping smartphones — No free AMAZON smartphone — SPOTIFY valued at $5.3 billion — TECHCRUNCH #epicfail

The end of Windows as we know it

A massive reorganization currently underway in the Windows unit foresees a wholesale change in the venerable OS

VMware refreshes Workstation 10 for Windows 8.1 and more

Desktop virtualization update soups up performance with added support for virtual machines and a new Virtual SATA disk, as well as faster startup times

Beware of backups that come back to bite you

The problem with packrat backups is that you never know when or where they're going to pop up

Video: Elon Musk’s touch puts ‘Iron Man’ interface in action

Space X system lets designers work on 3D renderings, control them with their hands, no special effects needed

Paul Maritz: Pivotal is a bridge to the future

In an exclusive interview, Pivotal CEO Paul Maritz lays out his vision of the next generation of Internet applications and his company's role in helping IT build them

NSA cracks Internet encryption — GOOGLE APPS go desktop — APPLE tests iPhablet — EBAY warming to Bitcoin — BURNING MAN jumps shark

How to secure your company against NSA-inspired hacking

Techniques used by NSA can be used by others. These simple steps can reduce — but not eliminate — your company's exposure

Cloud kudos only grow, as does recognition of its true value

IDG survey shows businesses are beginning to see that the cloud is about much more than operational cost savings

The verdict on the Microsoft-Nokia deal is as clear as mud

Microsoft had to do something to rescue its mobile strategy, but industry pundits say this deal isn't the fix that was needed

Apple, Google, or Microsoft? Your platform will dictate your office app

Signs point to an Apple-only, Google-only, and Microsoft-only set of productivity apps for their respective platforms

Suse drops LibreOffice — and helps Collabora pick it up

Although an independent project, LibreOffice has relied on Suse for commercial support, which Collabora will now handle

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Wanted: Java developers-to-be

IT services company has a plan to help alleviate the shortage of U.S developers skilled in Java

Salesforce realizes nobody wants to store their files in Salesforce

Company is killing off its Chatterbox file-sharing offering and using its technology in a new feature called Salesforce Files

The bare-bones cloud: Why bother?

Sticking with IaaS may feel like a safe bet, but the rewards are also minimal

Stick a fork in Apple, it’s done

Samsung has stolen Apple's core in smartphones, smartwatches, even smart refrigerators. The era of Apple dominance is over

SMARTWATCH swarm — MICROSOFT beats Google/Motorola in patent case — ANOTHER Java security #Fail — 2013 smartphone shipments to hit 1B — YAHOO’s new logo (zzz) — HAPPY 5774

Are you endangered? Offshoring now targets corporate IT jobs

Offshoring and productivity gains are expected to blow away 750,000 enterprise IT jobs by 2017

The bare-bones cloud: Why bother?

IaaS plays like Amazon EC2 mainly provide a way for you to do what you're already doing for a little less money. PaaS and SaaS deliver a lot more

Video: Hands-on with the Samsung Galaxy Note 3

Samsung's newest smartphone makes the best use yet of the S-Pen stylus

Surface 2 leaked details paint lackluster picture

If reports can be believed, Microsoft's next round of Surface tablets will sport few significant improvements

IPHONE ANNOUNCE date set — SAMSUNG Smartwatch — APPLE product cycle refresh — MICROSOFT-NOKIA consensus: Dead-cat bounce – ANDROID hits 1 billion, goes KitKat — ORACLE cheats at America’s Cup

Windows Server 2012 R2 and Azure Pack work better together

While Windows Server 2012 supports some aspects of Azure Pack, R2 has five added or enhanced features

The lost art of listening to users

Beyond book learning and college courses, there's a way to hone your tech skills and solve users' IT issues: Lend them your ears

Microsoft plus Nokia: Pending patent troll?

Nokia's large patent portfolio could be a powerful weapon in Microsoft's war on archrival Google

MICROSOFT BUYS NOKIA for $7.2 billion — Wall St. frowns — ELOP TOPS CEO TALK at Redmond conclave — GITHUB mainstreaming — BEZOS speaks — KIM DOTCOM for NZ prez

Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer … and Tony Stark? Welcome to Microsoft’s CEO search

Can Iron Man save Microsoft? But doesn't he have an HTC gig? And what does 'HTC' stand for? Cringely has your answers

Why you should be using rsync

Rsync doesn't get the credit it deserves. Here's what you might be missing

Parallels Access shows why an iPad is a poor PC or Mac

The overpriced but innovative VNC app shows that an iPad should be used like an iPad

Video: PostgreSQL succeeds where MySQL fails

Head-to-head comparison shows MySQL failing to report major data errors, which would lead to big headaches for developers

VMware VSAN: Inside the revolutionary new approach to storage

VMware's new software-defined storage tech is more than just a new spin on SAN

When it makes sense to become a cloud provider

Although most companies shouldn't consider becoming public cloud providers, it makes good sense in certain situations

Trying the Apple strategy: Microsoft buys Nokia’s mobile business

Microsoft decides to take its post-PC fate into its own hands rather than rely on hardware partners any longer

In case you need another reason to hate Google Glass

Wearable PC stars in a Silicon Valley scandal involving Google co-founder. Say, Sergey, how do you feel about privacy now?

Sinofsky joins BOX to take down Office — Microsoft courting FOURSQUARE — FACEBOOK user pix for facial recognition — PC nosedive accelerates

A first, jaundiced look at Windows 8.1 RTM

Hopes that Windows 8.1 RTM would correct some of the problems from earlier builds prove very wrong

The cloud is no cure-all, but neither is your data center

Don't let healthy skepticism around the cloud blind you to its core value

Java security will be in the spotlight at JavaOne

Oracle isn't shying away from Java's well-publicized security issues at the upcoming conference

The wireless revolution’s forgotten victim: The phone itself

Wireless devices are making landlines less reliable, but the new voice technologies aren't ready for prime time either

Apache and Linux: A tale of two open source projects

Linux is going strong as it celebrates its 22nd anniversary, but some say the Apache Software Foundation has lost its way

If you think phones, tablets, and computers are smart now, just wait

Contextual computing is happening in ways that once seemed to be science fiction, thanks to the connectedness of everything

Bye-bye Ballmer, hello open source? Microsoft’s upcoming options

Despite early 'cancer' slur, Steve Ballmer has been investing in open source. Could his departure open doors at Microsoft?

Why Microsoft .Net failed

Has the future finally caught up to Microsoft's .Net?

Pirated WIN8.1 in the wild — TWITTER adds Conversations view — GOOGLE agog over affairs — Top IOS APP publisher: Google

Whose self-driving car will you trust: Google or the automakers?

Driverless cars are coming, and Google wants to do more than design its software — it wants to build the cars too

Why Microsoft .Net failed

Microsoft tried, but it couldn't win the hearts and minds of developers who weren't already indoctrinated — and it alienated others along the way

Video: How quantum cryptography works

Information-bearing photons can guarantee that your data is safe from prying eyes