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Windows 8.1 ‘Spring Update’ hits RTM, should leak soon

Pirate site Wzor says Microsoft has signed off on the latest version of Windows; official distribution set for early April

Salesforce.com to add three data centers in Europe

Strong revenue growth in Europe has prompted the investment -- not NSA jitters, a spokesman says

Meetup site down after hacker sought to extort $300 from CEO

A series of DDoS attacks following an unmet extortion demand have crippled the site and its mobile apps

What Disney World teaches us about mobile payments

Even in a highly controlled environment, the popular notion struggles to work as needed

Microsoft: Misery sure loves this company

In the car, in the cloud, in the executive suite -- Microsoft can't seem to catch a break this week

Linux group could hasten 64-bit Android for ARM mobile devices

The Linaro consortium is making contributions to the development of the Chrome browser for 64-bit Android

Second federal ‘kill switch’ bill introduced targeting smartphone theft

The bill in the House of Representatives follows similar proposals in the Senate and the California State Assembly

Mirantis looks to open up OpenStack vendor certifications

But its new open-source certification compatibility initiative challenges a certification process put forward by Red Hat

IE11 still zaps Windows 7 gadgets

It's a common complaint about upgrading to IE11, but don't hold your breath on a fix from Microsoft