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Linux powers AR-15 rifle targeting system

Today in Open Source: Linux powers an AR-15 rifle. Plus: How to dual boot Ubuntu Touch and Android, and why Valve picked Debian instead of Ubuntu

T-MOBILE talks speed, bargains, trash — EU, Canada snub US companies over NSA — Digital MOVIE sales surge — Snapchat for SUITS

The NSA blame game: Singling out RSA diverts attention from others

The security vendor is almost certainly not the only one to have helped the NSA

More unlicensed spectrum could be on the horizon, FCC chairman says

If forthcoming spectrum auctions make more space available, it could allow the IT industry to develop new communications services

Time to examine rules on data collection and privacy, US commerce secretary says

Data collection by companies, particularly related to the Internet of things, needs to be discussed

IBM launches business unit to make Watson a moneymaker

The newly formed Watson Business Group will be based in New York and offer cognitive computing systems and services

Windows Phone 8.0 is upgradeable to 8.1, Microsoft says

Microsoft's updated mobile operating system is expected to launch this spring

Apple, Samsung CEOs agree to mediation in court dispute

The mediation will be held by Feb. 19 ahead of a March trial for the patent dispute

How two cities brought fiber to the home when the carriers couldn’t

Think government can't provide cheap, efficient, high-speed connectivity? Two very different locales show it can

For four-eyes only: The Google Glass future is here

Google started it; now the peeper parade has taken over CES, where several strains of smart glasses litter the show floor