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By 2018, cars will be self-aware

Soon, your car could be talking to businesses and letting them know where you are

Asus’ new PC convertible can switch between Windows and Android in five seconds

The Taiwanese PC maker is bringing its Padfone device to the US late this year

AT&T lets companies sponsor subscribers’ mobile data

The Sponsored Data service will let partners free some content from a user's monthly data cap

Pinterest buys VisualGraph to better understand all those pins

The technology could help Pinterest learn more about how people use its site

Huawei’s new Ascend Mate 2 comes with two days of battery life

Huawei's Ascend Mate 2 can also charge up other mobile devices

Cybercrooks developing dangerous new file-encrypting ransomware, researchers warn

The new threat might be even more difficult to remove than CryptoLocker, which plagued users in recent months

NASA postpones cargo spacecraft launch due to cold

Orbital Sciences' Cygnus cargo craft launch postponed until Wednesday -- at the earliest

Oracle thinks global with its social media analysis software

Oracle's tools can now analyze social content in more languages

Android vs. iOS War Coming to a Car Near You in 2014

Gartner: Global IT spending will grow slightly in 2014

Enterprise software spending will drive the growth in spending, while telecom spending is a drag