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Hackers blackmail Belgian bank with threats to publish customer data

The hackers call their a!150,000 demand an "idiot tax" because the information was unencrypted on the bank's web server

Smartphone screens are getting bigger

But buyers still want choices; screen for the iPhone 5 may also be larger

Developers fear they’ll be stifled by judgement in Oracle-Google suit

Oracle's argument about copyrighting APIs would be a problem for the entire industry, observers say

For the first time, hacked websites deliver Android malware

Lookout Mobile Security has spotted the first malware to automatically load itself onto Android devices via hacked websites

Does Mozilla coming out against CISPA matter?

Mozilla joins privacy advocates in criticizing the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, but Microsoft is apparently back on the supporter list

Remember Windows Live? Forget it.

Microsoft revamps Windows live with new names, integration with Windows 8

How to Build an Always-On, Always-Available Enterprise

Yahoo makes a play for small business ad dollars, dives into proxy fight

The company launched a marketing dashboard for SMBs and lobbied shareholders to approve its board candidates

With money in the bank, Twitter in no rush for IPO

Despite buzz about Facebook's upcoming IPO, Twitter CEO Dick Costolo says they're all set

Java creator: Fears over consequences of possible Oracle trial win may be overblown

Don't expect any 'nightmare scenarios,' Java father James Gosling says