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Microsoft moves to block MD5 certificates and improve RDP authentication

Windows optional security updates restrict use of MD5-based certificates and improve Remote Desktop Protocol network-level authentication

Smartphones outsell feature phones for first time in Q2, Gartner says

Smartphones accounted for a majority of phone sales thanks to growth in the Asia Pacific region

Zynga flattens management structure, three execs will leave

This is the first major reorganization after new CEO Don Mattrick took charge

Facebook eyes ‘cold flash’ to store those old baby pictures

Photos and videos that don't change can be stored on cheap, slow, low-endurance flash, Facebook said

Apple Finally Fixes Developer Site, Takes Ellison’s Jabs, Gets Icahn’s Support

Hyperloop tube travel may be more than a pipe dream

Business travelers may welcome high-speed, city-to-city transport

You can’t have too much really fast storage, now Skyera makes that affordable

Skyera announces the skyEagle Flash array products that deliver up to half a petabyte in a 1U unit for $1.99 per GB

US Senate committee takes a hard look at virtual currencies like Bitcoin

Information is sought from a range of governmental agencies to assess the currency's risks

Microsoft Patch Tuesday: The Ping of Death returns, IPv6-style

This month's round of Microsoft patches address must-fix vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Mail

NASA details software algorithm that could precisely guide future spacecraft landings

Current landing systems use highly-successful Apollo-era algorithms that need an update