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China-based hackers used Microsoft’s TechNet for attacks

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Thursday, May 14

A feisty John Chambers bows out on his final Cisco earnings call

House votes to narrow NSA’s phone records collection

HP’s PC group cranks up design, gaming efforts ahead of spin-off

How China’s smartphone market is evolving

It turns out the Chinese smartphone market is now 'mature.' Is that a good thing or a bad thing?

Critical VM escape vulnerability impacts business systems, data centers

DARPA wants ultimate zoom lens to gaze further into Earth orbit

DARPA GEO telescope would be up to 100X more powerful than current state of the art

Nuage visualizes the SDN

New application manages physical, virtual operations

A year after the ‘right to be forgotten’ ruling, Google is not very likely to forget about you

Significant virtual machine vulnerability has been hiding in floppy disk code for 11 years

CrowdStrike researchers announced this morning that they have discovered a buffer overlow vulnerability in many of today's most popular virtual machine platforms

Microsoft clarifies its Windows confusion, sort of

Is Windows 10 the last version of Windows? Probably not. Microsoft may want to move to a new model, but some things are beyond its control.

Facebook wants to become your news destination of choice with Instant Articles

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, May 13

Microsoft fixes 46 flaws in Windows, IE, Office, other products

Fujitsu pushes wearable IoT tags that detect falls, heat stress

Starbucks still grappling with fraud in online accounts, gift cards

Free tool reveals mobile apps sending unencrypted data

Greenpeace fingers YouTube, Netflix as threat to greener Internet

Salesforce teams with Sage, spawns new cloud platform for SMBs

Internet-over-voice a solution for developing countries

Sending data down the 2G voice channel could be a workable solution in areas that still lack 3G connectivity.

Law firm challenges net neutrality rules, saying they’re too weak

Citrix launches Workspace Cloud with BYOD flexibility

iPhone 6s to feature 2GB of RAM, Force Touch, sturdier aluminum frame and much more

Verizon and Sprint to pay a total of $158M for unauthorized text billing

Software detects fake mobile, Wi-Fi networks

Amazon opens up about AWS revenues

Amazon Web Services is a big business that is growing fast. Amazon has typically remained quiet on the subject of AWS financials, but has finally opened up about how the service is doing. CIO.com columnist Bernard Golden looks at what AWS revenues re

How Aflac put claims processing in the fast lane

The insurer can now receive, process and pay most individual claims in just one business day, thanks to streamlined IT systems.

Anonymous-tied DDoS botnet shows insecure routers are legion

Big Switch SDN update aids VMware integration, bare metal monitoring

Big Switch Networks rolled out new versions of its SDN-based cloud fabric and monitoring applications

NASA details bleeding edge communications ideas

NASA releases 2015 Technology Roadmaps for future missions, technology

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, May 12

Zynga’s data center troubles prove cloud computing isn’t a game

The game company is abandoning its own data centers to return to the cloud.

The best way to protect passwords may be creating fake ones

Google’s self-driving cars of tomorrow face the mean streets of today

Super-fast Wi-Fi coming to a public hotspot near you

IBM aims to help developers build analytics-driven cloud apps

Big Blue has introduced new services for its Bluemix cloud development platform to help developers create cloud applications for mobile, Internet of Things, supply-chain analytics and intelligent infrastructure solutions.

Beware the ticking Internet of Things security time bomb

Debate focuses on moving full-speed ahead with IoT vs. pausing to build in security first

Startup Mode aims to handle the back end for IoT companies and developers

Apple mobile devices still dominate at companies, but Windows, Android gain

IBM cloud will reach back into tape for low-cost storage

After trying its own data center, Zynga retreats to the cloud

What can we take away from Zynga's brief stint trying to run its own data center?

This service sends experts to set up new tech products for free

New online retailer Enjoy promises to sell you technology and deliver it for free, along with a crackerjack hotshot who will help set the stuff up. I take a look.

GPU malware can also affect Windows PCs, possibly Macs

Startup Ionic Security takes the sweat out of securing documents

Cloud service handles key management entirely, making large-scale encryption simpler

Google really keeps employees on the ‘bench’ like in HBO’s Silicon Valley

HBO's Silicon Valley, a satire of tech culture, is occasionally very accurate.

Is IT work getting more stressful, or is it the Millennials?

Some wonder whether generational differences are a contributor to stress levels

Automotive retailer drives into the cloud

Asbury Automotive replaces three data centers with 100 percent cloud-based systems -- so IT can focus on business.

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, May 11

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