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Why wireless carriers are discounting Windows Phones

Sales of Windows Phone are weak because of a shortage of apps, but carriers also need to move inventory to make room for a crush of new devices

EU Parliament says other countries spy, but not as much as the UK or US

EU Parliament report says four out of five EU states surveyed carry out wide-scale surveillance

PHP.net maintainers to reset user passwords, change SSL certificate

The compromise extended to two servers, the PHP Group said

Cheaper equipment to give fast copper broadband a boost

Vendors like Adtran and Alcatel-Lucent are shrinking their equipment to lower installation costs

UK police seizure poses question: 3D printed gun components, or printer parts?

The parts can be used to enhance the printer's functionality, commenters said

Data protection essential to digital economy, say EU leaders

New EU laws on data protection and cybersecurity to be agreed to next year

Lukewarm Global IT Outsourcing Market Heats Up in Third Quarter

Healthcare.gov may be a ‘black swan’

One in six IT projects face out of control costs, and bring much disruption, making them 'black swans'

Microsoft grows earnings, revenue in Q1, helped by server software

The company said SQL Server, Lync, SharePoint and Exchange sold well during the quarter

PHP.net compromised and used to attack visitors

Attackers injected malicious JavaScript code into the site, redirecting some visitors' browsers to Flash exploits