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Senate committee approves privacy protections for cloud, email

The legislation would require law enforcement agencies to get court warrants to search stored electronic communications

Windows 8 Update: Microsoft Surface Pro tablets start at $899, no keyboard

Also: Windows 8 tablet sales 'almost nonexistent,' Microsoft lures iOS developers

ITU packet inspection standard raises privacy concerns, says CDT

The standard shows a lack of concern for user privacy and security, according to the organization

Questioning Microsoft’s relevance is nonsense

Many pundits have claimed that Microsoft is irrelevant and that its products are no longer needed in the so-called post-PC era. I say they're nuts.

RIM releases Mobile Fusion management software upgrade

New version adds tools that can limit mobile access to Microsoft ActiveSync installations

Survey: Google Play gains on Apple App Store

Federal Government’s Big Data Efforts Lagging

Syrian Internet blackout: Charts show dramatic traffic dropoff

Akamai shows sudden Internet shutoff in Syria

Satellite carrier may open new Wi-Fi channel for US

Globalstar might hold the key to Channel 14, not available in the US yet, with its proposal to make better use of its spectrum

Microsoft: Windows 8 adoption will take a while

Expect businesses to deploy Windows 8 alongside Windows 7 in the near term says exec