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NTP announces patent settlements with 13 tech firms

Settling firms include Apple, Google and Microsoft, the patent holding company announces

Oracle ‘winding down’ open-source HPC language project started under Sun

DARPA-funded Project Fortress produced 'beautiful code' over 10 years, but technical hurdles ended up being too steep

Emerging LTE Direct standard would go peer to peer for 4G mobile location

Qualcomm is pushing the technology, based on its FlashLinq system, as part of a future version of LTE

Gartner survey says IT spending is top board-level priority

The survey was conducted this year along with Forbes

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Use these tips for finding inexpensive study resources and getting hands-on experience

Facebook, Google pick up talent from small startups

The Silicon Valley companies join the 'acqu-hiring' trend

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Apple, Motorola appeal dismissal of patent infringement case

Companies filed appeals separately on Friday, reports say

Microsoft details Office Web Apps enhancements

Areas of improvement in the browser-based, cloud-hosted suite include performance and collaboration

Wi-Fi Direct backers hope enhanced standard makes more products work together

The Wi-Fi Alliance has started work to make it easier to write applications that use the peer-to-peer standard