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Walmart, Target, others team to offer mobile payments network

Retailers will compete with mobile operators and Google for US mobile wallet dominance

Germany reopens proceedings against Facebook’s facial recognition

Facebook either has to delete its database with faces or ask for explicit user consent, the data protection watchdog said

10 Key Windows Server 2012 Features for IT Pros

Microsoft stops publishing new mobile apps amidst download issues

The issue is related to the digital certificates that are used to sign apps

Nearly half of China’s group buying sites now closed amid heated competition

2,859 group buying sites in China have closed, down from a total of 6,069 sites

Malaysia reviews controversial Internet law following online protest

Critics allege the law could be used to prosecute people who didn't actually make defamatory comments

Test drive: Tesla’s Model S offers electrifying ride, high-tech interior

Tesla's all-electric sedan comes with a 17-inch touchscreen console and provides a smooth, powerful drive

Apple reclaims tablet supremacy with 70% share in Q2

Second-place Samsung sold one-seventh as many tablets, says iSuppli

Microsoft’s Surface tablet reported to sell for a low $199

Price is well below materials cost, and would anger other Windows RT tablet makers

Toshiba cancels Windows RT tablet

'Timely launch impossible,' says OEM, citing delayed components