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Obama orders agencies to optimize Web content for mobile

The president tells agencies to make two key services available on mobile phones within a year

Microsoft Introduces the Starting Lineup for Visual Studio 11

With a new OS, the cloud and smartphones, Microsoft is making some big changes to its flagship developer toolkit.

Shareholders sue Facebook, Zuckerberg, Morgan Stanley

Class action lawsuit, launched Wednesday, alleges info was hidden by Facebook, Morgan Stanley prior to IPO

Bredolab botnet author sentenced to 4 years in prison in Armenia

He was found guilty of using the botnet to launch multiple DDoS attacks

Groups launch gigabit-per-second broadband project

The $200 million project will seek to fund ultra-fast broadband networks in six U.S. communities

‘Clueless’ boards risk lawsuits, threaten national security

VMware acquires desktop management company Wanova

Wanova will help VMware realize its vision for the future of desktops

Microsoft takes Bing Streetside offline in Germany after privacy complaints

It remains unclear if and when the service will be reinstated

Facebook and physicians: Not good medicine

Doctors warned to stay off social media to avoid patient privacy conflict

Study: Patriot Act gives US government no special acess to cloud data

Other countries also can obtain personal data stored in the cloud, an international law firm found