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Microsoft has no reason to save Dell

If I kicked in a few billion dollars for anything, I'd want something in return. But does Dell have anything Microsoft would want?

Windows 8: So easy even my wife gets it

One day into our Windows 8 adventure and my non-techie wife has it down pat.

Lesson learned in cyberattack on The New York Times

There is no one technology to combat a sophisticated attack like the one against the media company -- so think layers, say security experts

European Commission says it has received Google’s proposal to settle antitrust case

But as one E.U. antitrust case moves towards a settlement, an industry organization says it has filed another complaint against Google

HP’s building an avatar to manage your mobile connections

The company is developing a cloud-based service to manage devices and connections based on context

Wall Street Journal says it too was hit by Chinese hackers

Shortly after The New York Times revealed an extensive spying campaign, The Wall Street Journal says it was targeted too

Email attack exploits vulnerability in Yahoo site to hijack accounts

The vulnerability is located in an old WordPress version used on the Yahoo Developer Network Blog site, Bitdefender researchers say

Employment verification, ID rules could be a hard sell for immigration reform

Proposals for tamper-proof ID cards and electronic employment eligibility checks have been tried before

Facebook says it’s conquered mobile; analysts say there’s more work to do

Zuckerberg tells investors 'Facebook is a mobile company,' but others note that company must improve ad formats first

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