Industry

Wall Street Beat: Tech stocks stay aloft, but signals are mixed for 2014

Chip companies look for new opportunities, while the end of XP support and a leveling off of tablet sales could help PC market

FTC wants to be enforcer of data security

Agency wants Congress to grant it authority to go after companies that fail to provide adequate data security

Names shuffle in the Microsoft CEO shift

Mulally fades as a pair of new names from the tech sector rise.

Security concerns about HealthCare.gov are overblown, Democrats say

HHS officials report just 32 security incidents since the site has launched

Outdated IT contracting rules added to HealthCare.gov woes?

A reform of US government IT procurement could lead to fewer failed projects, critics say

Voice calls from planes: A social debate, not a technology dilemma

FCC to allow public comment on removing an in-flight calling ban, but U.S. airlines say passengers don't want voice calls

Cool Tech Devices for (Serious) Gadget Lovers

Qualcomm will promote COO to replace Paul Jacobs as CEO

The move comes hours after reports that Microsoft was considering Qualcomm COO Steve Mollenkopf as a possible replacement for Steve Ballmer

Microsoft era ending at Juniper

With Muglia's sudden resignation and Johnson's retirement, service provider hardware will be front and center again

Twitter reverses policy that would allow blocked persons to follow user

Twitter said it is was reversing the policy after receiving feedback from many users