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Report: NSA intercepts computer deliveries to plant spyware

Germany's Der Spiegel, citing secret documents, also reported the NSA has backdoors in Juniper, Cisco, Huawei and Dell products

As customers fume, Microsoft promises Surface Pro 2 firmware fix ASAP

Some urge patience, but many have long lost it

Judge rules NSA’s phone data collection program is legal, tosses ACLU suit

The metadata collection represents "the natural tension between protecting the nation and preserving civil liberty," judge says

Target confirms customer PINs were taken in breach, but says data is safe

But the PINs were encrypted and therefore should be inaccessible to hackers, according to the retailer

Attackers could match phone numbers to Snapchat accounts, researchers say

A legitimate feature for finding friends on Snapchat lacks rate limiting and can be abused, a security research group claims

French authorities requested 6,145 phone and data taps in 2012

An oversight committee also vetted over 200,000 requests for communications data

Top vendors like Google, Apple hope to take smartwatches mainstream in 2014

Smartwatch developers must focus on cutting prices, adding more apps, and improving the look to attract broad consumer interest

3 Things That Will Make the New Dell Different

Alibaba poised to offer telecom services in China

The e-commerce giant's subsidiary has been awarded a MVNO license by the Chinese government

Amazon offers gift cards, shipping refunds for late deliveries

The company blames delivery companies for the delays