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Encryption would exempt ISPs from data breach notification to EU customers

New rules on how to implement the ePrivacy law come into force in August

Data center outage takes French state financial system offline for four days

A storage failure lasting less than an hour resulted in a four-day outage in an SAP system used to pay state suppliers

You can get a new smartphone for half off at AT&T this week

Trade-in required, as is a two-year service commitment

Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 tablets go on sale July 7 for $199 to $399

Sizes range from 7 inches to 10.1 inches running Android Jelly Bean

Ecuador considering Snowden’s asylum request

Ecuador's minister of foreign affairs comments on asylum request at a press conference

Can Social Media Make ITSM Fun Again?

Microsoft’s Windows 8 team could learn from Xbox One turnaround

Backing down on Xbox One wasn't weakness, it was smart, and once again it did a great job of taking out the bad guys.

Wi-Fi tweaks for speed freaks: 2013 edition

How many devices do you have on your home Wi-Fi? That many? Here are some strategies for optimizing your wireless performance.

Cybercrooks target SMBs with new types of attacks

Ransomware, mobile malware and brute-force attacks aimed at small business are on the rise

Qualcomm invests second $60 million in Sharp for next-gen displays

Sharp and Qualcomm subsidiary Pixtronix are trying to mass produce displays based on tiny mechanical shutters instead of LCDs