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Windows 8 earns a second chance in enterprise after changes

Windows 8.1's boot-to-desktop, Start button restoration removes businesses' biggest objection, argues analyst

May 31, 2013 5 mins

Microsoft Small and Medium Business Windows

HTC abandons plan for large Windows RT tablets, report says

Plans to ship an HTC 7-in. tablet this fall are still on target

May 31, 2013 3 mins

Cellular Networks Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

Google zero-day disclosure change slammed, praised

Google admits the seven-day timeline is too short for some vendors to patch, but hopes it will push companies to advise customers sooner

May 31, 2013 4 mins

Malware Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

Foxconn’s Hon Hai sets up new research center in Sharp’s backyard

New research center hopes to recruit top talent from Japan

May 31, 2013 3 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Enterprise

Oracle reveals plans for Java security improvements

The company will make changes that suggest it's listening to feedback from the security research community

May 31, 2013 4 mins

Access Control Malware Small and Medium Business

Take Silver Lake’s money and run, Dell advises shareholders

Stockholders are better off taking Silver Lake's cash than holding on to their shares, the board wrote

May 31, 2013 2 mins

Data Center Enterprise Mergers and Acquisitions

NZ ordered to return some seized material to Kim Dotcom

Computers and disks with information irrelevant to the case are to be returned, a court ordered

May 31, 2013 3 mins

IPv6 Internet Service Providers Small and Medium Business

Mobile phone security no-brainer: Use a device passcode

With mobile device theft on the rise, Microsoft is pushing users to 'protect the device, the data and your reputation'

May 31, 2013 4 mins

Mobile Device Management Mobile Security Small and Medium Business

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox requires account verification after Liberty Reserve shutdown

Non-bitcoin deposits and withdrawals through Mt. Gox must be made with verified accounts starting on Thursday

May 31, 2013 2 mins

Financial Services Industry Legal Technology Industry

US road safety agency issues policy on driverless cars

Self-driving vehicle technology is not yet ready for general use, the NHTSA said in a policy statement

May 31, 2013 4 mins

Consumer Electronics Data Center Technology Industry