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File storage service Rapidshare to shutter in wake of legal woes

Google hands out free Drive space for running quick security checklist

Promises to bump up consumers' Google Drive permanent storage space by 2GB

FCC commish knocks Net neutrality plan, warns of stealthy regulations

Ransomware authors streamline attacks, infections rise

Arista says it can route VXLAN too, just like Cisco

Data center switching rival responds to BGP EVPN control plane announcement

Box launches new service for security-conscious enterprises

Cumulus Networks CEO JR Rivers on what’s hot for Open Computing in 2015

Cumulus Networks CEO JR Rivers shares his thoughts on Open Infrastructure, the Internet of Things, and what's hot for 2015.

Free clouds! Microsoft gives Y Combinator startups $500K in Azure credits

Microsoft to release next generation of Windows Server in 2016

Server 2016 will continue the move toward cloud architectures that Microsoft began with Server 2012.

Would you buy a smartwatch from a watch company?

Swatch's move into the smartwatch market challenges the conventional wisdom of what wearable computing is all about.

Verizon, T-Mobile and SK Telecom have the hots for LTE on Wi-Fi spectrum

iPhone still king of enterprise mobile as usage skyrockets, study finds

Platform ratios for iOS, Android stay similar, but overall mobile device use shoots up among businesses.

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Tuesday, February 10

Market headwinds to blow iPad sales back to 2012 levels

IDC's current forecast: Slight uptick in the face of fundamental problems for tablets

Facebook offers free but limited access to the Internet in India

How not to get slammed by the FCC for Wi-Fi blocking

Healthcare giant’s wireless communications manager offers advice for navigating WiFi waters

Sony’s goal with crowdfunding: user feedback

IBM sues online travel company Priceline for patent infringement

To avert another Heartbleed, group narrows list of projects in need of support

As Wi-Fi calls come to smartphones, networks get ready to carry them

Sidecar doubles down on delivery service

Gartner: Why private clouds fail

Most private clouds don't meet their expectations, here's why

5 technologies that betrayed Silk Road’s anonymity

OS X Yosemite’s adoption tempo must make Microsoft smile

Apple's latest Mac OS reaches 49% share in three months, foreshadows success for Windows 10's free upgrade

iOS 9 will focus more on stability and bug fixes than new features

iOS 9 will reportedly focus more on improving system-wide stability than adding an endless array of new features.

Smart TVs raise privacy concerns

Twitter reports huge increase in gov’t data requests

Microsoft CEO Nadella joins Ballmer and Gates in making silly predictions

Wireless cyber security in your car stinks

Report overseen by US Senator Edward Markey (D-Mass.) finds car cyber security lacking

EU Parliament blocks new Outlook apps over privacy concerns

The battle over net neutrality is just beginning

The FCC's decision to regulate broadband providers as common carriers is just another step on the long trek from net neutrality to net confusion.

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, February 9

Five years later, how is the Oracle-Sun marriage working out?

Larry Ellison promised to grow Sun products. Let's look at how well he kept those promises.

The world of containers doesn’t end with Docker

The open-source app containerization startup has built up quite a bit of momentum, but it's still not entirely ready for enterprise.

Dark fiber should fill residential broadband holes

Gaming and video needs low-latency pipes. Some say more existing dark fiber should be provisioned for residential use to thwart incumbent ISP service problems and price increases.

Why the SteelApp sale is a win-win for Brocade and Riverbed

The sale of SteelApp will help both companies focus on what they're good at.

How network admins can survive SDN

Prove the doomsayers wrong by maintaining the physical infrastructure, learning software building blocks

Apple and Tesla engaged in battle over talent

Alibaba props up mobile OS with investment in Chinese smartphone maker

Hackers target health care as industry goes digital

Are carriers trying to steal Wi-Fi’s spectrum? Not exactly

Privacy groups want investigation of big data acquisitions

Facebook is not going to like Dstrux

Get it now or lose out on Google’s Project Ara development kit

Steve Jobs gave Barack Obama a sneak peek at an iPhone prototype

In 2007, before the iPhone was unveiled to the world, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gave President Barack Obama a sneak peak at the iconic smartphone.

DARPA moves closer to inexpensive jet-launched satellite system

Brocade acquires Riverbed ADC to bolster virtual delivery services

Virtual SteelApp software will augment Vyatta, Vistapointe offerings

Songs About Satellites

Facebook, Google, SpaceX, Virgin Galactic satellite Internet ventures inspire musical reflection

ICYMI Cloud news: IBM inks Marriott; Mongo’s new DB, and PaaS consolidation

In Case You Missed It: Recapping a busy week in the cloud

DDoS malware for Linux systems comes with sophisticated custom-built rootkit