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Kenya becomes second country in East Africa to enjoy free Wi-Fi

All major browsers hacked at Pwn2Own contest

T-Mobile will win the attention of business customers, if not sales

AT&T, Sprint and Verizon defend their plans

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, March 20

To avoid NSA, Cisco gear gets delivered to strange addresses

Leaked US antitrust report on Google adds weight to rivals’ complaints

California bill would clamp down on AirBnB tax evaders

GinzaMetrics helps marketers get more bang for their social buck

At least 700,000 routers given to customers by ISPs are vulnerable to hacking

After hitting Raspberry Pi 2, Windows 10 will head to Qualcomm’s board

How Google’s partnership with Intel, TAG Heuer could fight off Apple Watch

With an early start in wearables, Google adds Intel's silicon expertise and TAG Heuer's style in a partnership announced today a Baselworld.

EMC eying Arista, Brocade?

Would make "stronger than anything" alternative to Cisco, firm says

Microsoft reveals who gets Windows 10, and how

Only Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 Update and Windows Phone 8.1 to receive the upgrade through Windows Update.

Pirates will stay pirates, even after Windows 10 upgrade

Microsoft clarifies upgrade offer to 'non-genuine' Windows

OpenSSL fixes serious denial-of-service bug, 11 other flaws

Inside look at Google’s Android Auto in action

I was given a test ride in a Hyundai Sonata featuring Android Auto, and got a glimpse into the future of the in-car experience.

Net neutrality rules let FCC police future ISP conduct

Tim Cook talks Apple Watch, Steve Jobs, and more

In a recent wide-ranging interview with Fast Company, Tim Cook talked all things Apple.

Anti-censorship group in China faces DDoS attack

IBM’s OpenPower project takes strides with first commercial server

IBM: Mobile app security stinks

IBM/Ponemon study finds 50% of companies devote no budget to security development

GoogleX exec: Where we went wrong with Glass

The company oversold the wearable too soon and learned some lessons

Health records are the new credit cards

Health records are worth more and easier to get

EHR adoption up, challenges in interoperability and meaningful use remain

Senate panel hears of woes in implementing electronic health records as lawmakers mull legislation to ease the administrative burden in health IT systems.

Premera, Anthem breaches probably espionage, expert says

Same group of attackers, likely Chinese, could be lurking in networks right now

Big network names oppose Title II regulations, with major exceptions

A brief overview of the networking companies that aren’t happy about the FCC’s recent decision

Huawei multiplies partnerships with software and service providers

Microsoft to release lowest-priced Lumia smartphone yet

Uber sued for false advertising by California taxi companies

How your car will help control your home

Home automation and the connected car will merge if some synergistic ideas gain momentum.

Ideovitra seeks to slay PC power vampires with SensyBee smart switch

Apple Watch and its wireless tech

What NFC, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi will, or won't, do for Apple

AeroFS makes cloud collaboration free for up to 30 users

Pixometer app offers a smarter way to read dumb meters

Proposed data breach notification bill criticized as too weak

IT manager gets certificate for Microsoft domain, tries to report it but gets in trouble

Cisco replaces UCS server head; software leaders also depart

Perez gone, Sethi takes over; Cloupia founders starting new company

UberPop banned by German court

With mobile on its mind, SugarCRM looks to expand

Windows 10 will end OS reinstall headaches

System files in place will end the nuisance of having to do multiple updates after a reinstall.

UK government filing raises fears about misuse of hacking powers

IT workers’ voices heard in the Senate, confidentially

Senate Judiciary Committee debates the H-1B visa and worker displacement

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, March 18

FCC’s net neutrality rules are complex, and that might be a good thing

The Commission’s 400-page document somehow still leaves lots of room for interpretation. And that could be the point!

Microsoft’s deal with Xiaomi over Windows 10 raises eyebrows

Corporate culture hinders cyber insurance buy-in

Homeland Security officials working to promote cyber insurance cautions that security issues are too often marginalized within the IT department rather being incorporated into the larger enterprise risk management framework.

US gov’t wants HTTPS on its publicly-accessible sites within two years

Xiaomi users to test Windows 10 ahead of summer launch

Premera, Anthem data breaches linked by similar hacking tactics

Hundreds of Android and iOS apps are still vulnerable to FREAK attacks