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Microsoft revenue up, aided by Windows unit sales, though profit declines

The results are the first to include Windows 8

AT&T narrows loss, bumps up revenue on smartphone sales

The company added 10.2 million smartphone customers during the fourth quarter

Backdoor accounts found in networking and security appliances from Barracuda Networks

Attackers can use the accounts to gain root access on the devices from certain IP address ranges, researchers say

Obama’s Executive Order on Cybersecurity Fighting Words to GOP

Web server hackers install rogue Apache modules and SSH backdoors, researchers say

The original SSH binary files get replaced with credential-stealing versions, researchers warn

Key Linux contributor Alan Cox steps down

Cox takes a sabbatical from Linux for personal reasons, rather than political ones

Facebook outpaces Google Maps for top mobile app in U.S.

Facebook and Google tangle for users and time spent on their apps

Top politician slams EU cybersecurity plans

The leaked version of the cybersecurity strategy is incoherent says MEP

Big Data Brings Big Privacy Concerns

Nokia reports Q4 net profit as Lumia smartphone sales slowly improve

The company now has to create some more excitement around Windows Phone at Mobile World Congress, an analyst said