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Brazen scheme charged consumers five times the list price for Norton security software; Symantec has terminated the partnership
'What the heck will Windows 10 be for mobile?' analyst asks
Legal action involves civil RICO claim over use of H-1B workers
Minsky pioneered the exploration of the mind as a machine
The move away from legacy IT will continue to fuel growth, Gartner says
They're sleek, they're flexible, they sometimes look like Android phones: Meet the iPhone 7 concept design gang!
The Japanese company will pay $212 million for Altair Semiconductor in Israel
A new update offers finer control for how users are prompted to share via email
Workers excessively sharing documents in the cloud is a security problem. IT needs to get more on top of it, a new report says.
If you’re in computer science, engineering or math, the news isn't so grim
Alleges unfair competitive practices on eve of ruling in earlier patent case
Yes, says one buyer, who can no longer capitalize upfront project fees that can run into the millions
Iris-reading technology is also seeing wider adoption
The former New York City mayor, said to be eyeing an independent presidential run, leads an ongoing lobbying program to boost H-1B cap
Low-cost PCs are still available, but high-quality PCs are in bigger demand
To build up its credibility as an enterprise cloud vendor, Google paid a hefty amount to bring on VMware co-founder Diane Greene.
How long should a handset maker be obliged to support old hardware?
Agency heads say they don’t want backdoors, but there’s no known way to decrypt private communications without them
Google has agreed to pay £130 million in back taxes, but critics say it owes millions more
Some VCE customers may be worried about the implications of EMC's merger with Dell. Here's why they should be excited about it instead.
Stored XSS bugs could let hackers hijack administrative accounts
...The Broncos won fair & square
By the time Microsoft clarified that its tablets weren't working due to a networking issue, the damage to their reputation was already done.
Openness is driving the Hadoop ecosystem, Talend's CEO says
CEO Jack Dorsey is trying to counter the company's flagging growth in user base
The late December telephonic denial-of-service attack against a Ukrainian power company was a smokescreen
The information sought would be of most interest to a nation-state, Palo Alto said in a new report
IBM will bring more advanced analytics to Wi-Next's industrial IoT systems
A new update also brings the app to Google's Chrome Web Store
Thursday's build 11102 appears 8 days after its predecessor
Oracle attorney spilled 2014 payment in court last week; Google and Apple want to close the barn door after the horse bolted
CIA details proper UFO investigation techniques
Every industry is a candidate for the winner-take-all disruption and realignment by platforms.
Predictive analytics are helping governments and businesses prepare
How Cisco is following former CEO John Chambers's vision for corporate social responsibility.
FortiSwitch, FortiAnalyzer and FortiCache were also affected
Seven voice languages and 50 typed languages are supported.
Apple is getting more serious about virtual reality, hiring the head of Virginia Tech's Center for Human-Computer Interaction.
The company has raised its revenue forecast for 2017
The issue has been fixed but raises questions over how companies manage vulnerability reports
A new strategy to embrace Linux and open up the platform is starting to pay off
The $28 million project will generate more than a petabyte of data to advance machine learning
The fast-growing China server market provides an opportunity for emerging ARM and OpenPower architectures to thrive
The carrier plans trials of 5G-related technologies this year
Real-time radio data collected locally from smartphones could improve transit services.
Account closures for advertising counterfeit goods are on the rise again, after three years of decline
Docker, the business (as opposed to the eponymously named open source project) is all about articulating a future of disposable infrastructure. Their acquisition of Unikernal Systems is all part of the plan.
