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Bing will tap Facebook, Twitter in answering queries

New Sidebar feature will give quick access to Facebook friends who might know answers and to relevant Twitter accounts

BlackBerry 7 smartphones approved for DOD use

Launched in January, newer RIM phones offer Department of Defense personnel access to NFC and other features

Amex cards to work with Isis mobile wallet

Isis set for launch in Salt Lake City, Austin this summer

EMC buys flash-array start-up XtremIO

XtremIO joins a long list of flash products offered by EMC

5 Outsourcing Trends to Watch

Citrix boosts VDI offering with products, acquisition and details at cloud-based future

Project Avalon eventually will allow enterprises to run any Windows application or desktop on any device in a cloud

APT attackers are increasingly using booby-trapped RTF documents, experts say

Microsoft Officer RTF parsing vulnerabilities are a common target for attackers who distribute advanced persistent threats

Nokia loses UK patent appeal against IPCom, repercussions debated

Patent holder IPCom said that Nokia needs to stop selling existing 3G phones, while Nokia said they aren't affected

Microsoft revamps chkdsk tool in Windows 8 to minimize downtime

A new NTFS health model and updated chkdsk tool in Windows 8 work together to resolve corruption issues much faster than previous versions of Windows.

Cisco hits record quarterly revenue

Cautious outlook, however, pushes shares down in after-market trading