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Verizon to offer 100G links, resilient mesh on optical networks

The carrier will upgrade metro networks in the U.S. and other countries to 100-gigabit and use mesh designs for recovery from breaks

Windows 8 Update: Firefox, Chrome cry foul over Windows 8 ARM

Also upgrading from Windows 7, mobile devices from Lenovo and HP

AT&T reportedly in talks to buy Leap Wireless

The Cricket carrier is small, but could have spectrum AT&T needs

Facebook IPO’s elephant in the room — mobile

Facebook admits in SEC filing that making money off mobile is a problem

Amnesty International’s UK website compromised to infect visitors with cyberspying malware

Malicious code on Amnesty International's UK website exploited a Java vulnerability to install Gh0st RAT on people's computers

Big Data Analytics Gold for the Call Center

Infringement case suspended while Samsung tests validity of Apple’s ‘pinch-to-zoom’ claim

For the second time in two weeks a court in Mannheim, Germany, has agreed to wait while Samsung challenges Apple's intellectual property

Senator asks DOJ for information on its cellphone tracking practices

Law enforcement agencies sometimes collect such data from operators without warrants, according to reports

Clinton Says Mobile Tech, Cooperation Key to Tackling Global Problems

California moves to stop employers demanding Facebook passwords

The move is part of a wave of legislative activity to block the practice