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EMC’s XtremIO gets bigger, packs in more flash

As Cisco names CEO successor, John Chambers goes out on a high note

Cisco CEO John Chambers just announced that he will be stepping down soon and bringing in Chuck Robbins as his successor. In doing so, he's truly going out on top.

Microsoft unifies cloud and in-house IT management software

Five ways Edge trumps Internet Explorer

IKEA’s Internet of Things plans imagine the networked kitchen

IKEA is hoping new 'intuitive and unobtrusive' technology will augment the kitchens of the future.

Microsoft fleshes out ‘Windows as a service’ revenue strategy

Lower licensing revenue from consumers will be offset by increases in search, games and apps, company's CFO says

Why you should pay attention to Microsoft’s Windows 10 revenue deferral

Deferrals will be tied to 'supported lifetime of the device,' which is how long Microsoft will provide Windows 10 with free upgrades

Palo Alto CEO: Beware the Internet of Things – and watch your car

Attacks need to be made so difficult that very few can carry them out, says McLaughlin

How the Orlando airport went fully wireless

Deploying a wireless network to meet the demand of airport passengers is extremely challenging. Here is how the Orlando airport accomplished it.

Researchers play cat and mouse with Google’s anti-phishing Chrome extension

Cisco taps veteran Robbins to succeed Chambers as CEO

17-year Cisco veteran Chuck Robbins stepping up from VP of worldwide field operations to replace John Chambers as CEO

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, May 4

Facebook’s Internet.org opens platform to other online services

Uber’s China business could face more regulatory trouble, following police raid

US reviews use of cellphone spying technology

HP promises warranty on overclocked desktops popular with gamers

iPhone 7 rumor rollup: Double cameras and Tattoo phobia

IPad Pro, Apple R&D also sneak into iPhone 7 rumor rollup

ACLU: NSA phone dragnet should be killed not amended

Microsoft stakes out ambitious goal of 1B Windows 10 devices

But will the number matter where it counts, in mobile?

Companies must teach employees how to swim in new oceans of data

NASA shows off 10 engine helicopter/aircraft hybrid drone (video too!)

The Greased Lightning drone could become a personal aircraft in the future

Potential rival to Google’s Project Ara booted from IndieGoGo

Partners Health Care breach: Here comes the flood

Breaches at Premera, Anthem were predicted to mark the start of a wave of attacks going after medical records.

Have Salesforce’s rumored acquisition suitors looked at its financials?

Any other firm with a balance sheet this bad would get hell from Wall Street.

Microsoft jumps into application monitoring

Microsoft open-sources JavaScript tools

ManifoldJS turns Web experiences into native mobile apps, while Vorlon.JS offers remote JavaScript debugging

Apple Watch, Samsung Edge glitches anger users, but no outright revolt

As mobile tech grows more complex, early adopters seem willing to hang in there

IT outsourcing deal values hit 10-year low

Amid increasing automation and decreasing prices, the IT outsourcing industry has just recorded its worst first quarter in terms of annual contract value of deals awarded since 2004. However, the current slowness is not necessarily a negative thing.

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, May 1

Malware campaign inflated views of pro-Russia videos

Startup launches subscription model for buying SSL certificates

Oracle says it could win if a rival buys Salesforce

Facebook change will give you control over data sharing with apps

GogglePal: Augmented reality and heads-up meets the snow

Soon there'll be no aspect of our lives that won't be "quantified" but, predictably, sports is one of the first.

Microsoft sets up machine learning demo site that guesses your age

Ubuntu still vulnerable to time-twiddling hack

Lasers will allow real-time satellite communications

Gigabit laser in space has obtained speeds of 0.6 Gbps over 45,000km. For the first time, that means the often long delays in low-orbit satellite data communications could become a thing of the past.

SDN ushering in “Golden Age” of network administration

Interop panelists say SDN adoption is taking hold, but use cases differ greatly

House committee approves bill to end NSA phone records program

Wireless engineers now have a new online hotspot for geeking out

WirelessGeek.net forums cover everything from news to design tips to vendor-specific questions

Appeal goes out to UN, Africa Union over Burundi social media shutdown

FAA: 2 million lines of code process new air traffic system

Just completed ERAM system almost doubles the number of flights that can be tracked in US airspace

UNESCO, Chinese school tech fund helps Liberia recover from Ebola

InfoSec pros reject DHS criticisms of encryption

InfoSec pros strongly opposed to a plea to rethink encryption by the DHS

Apple, IBM to bring iPads to 5 million Japanese seniors

Microsoft is about to gain 15,000 retail stores

Not discussed much in the acquisition was Nokia's massive worldwide retail presence, which Microsoft is planning to use to launch Windows 10 in India.

iOS 8 now on 4 out of 5 Apple mobile devices

IPhone, iPad users adopting latest Apple iOS edition

Microsoft woos Android, iOS devs with porting toolkit

At Build, Microsoft unveils plan that lets developers reuse Java, C++, and Objective-C code for Windows

Google: Cloud on verge of major transformation

Google SVP says you will not even recognize today’s cloud in five years

Microsoft’s HoloLens adds virtual life to Raspberry Pi 2 gadgets, robots