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Data center, cloud, SDN driving Ethernet switch market to $25B

Over 2% CAGR in next five years for Ethernet switch sales, according to market researchers

Adobe fixes just one of two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Flash Player

Kim Dotcom ready to take on Skype with end-to-end encrypted video calling service

Oracle is quietly becoming a cloud giant

Its cloud business is now half the size of Salesforce, and the gap is closing quickly.

The first place to tackle SDN? In the WAN

Michael Elmore of Cigna argues that the best initial use case for SDN is in the wide area network

Watch out for an upcoming leap second

One day this year we’ll have 86,401 seconds, not the usual 86,400. When that’s happened before it’s caused some software to get way out of wack.

Microsoft gets its Windows mojo back

Analysts impressed with how Windows 10 is shaping up, predict 'huge' upgrade cycle from free deal

The two-browser strategy for Windows 10, at least for now

Big visions for 5G before the FCC

Drones, robots, balloons, satellites all suggested to be used in high-frequency wireless spectrum range

Microsoft Office 365 Adoption Takes Off, War With Google Apps Rages On

Microsoft's efforts to overcome concerns about adopting its cloud-based Office suite seem to be paying off. Now the company is focusing on fending off the challenge from Google Apps.

Dropbox for Windows Phone hints at Microsoft’s cross-platform future

EU should oblige Internet firms to hand over encryption keys, says antiterrorist advisor

Huawei’s elusive founder tries to dispel spying concerns, and air of mystery

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for January 22

Satya Nadella: Articulating a vision for Windows 10

BlackBerry wants to mandate app developers to make apps for its platform

Fujitsu psychology tool profiles users at risk of cyberattacks

Twitter ‘recap’ helps you catch up with missed tweets

Ellison sings a new tune: Oracle hardware is cheapest

Ravello promises enterprises cross-cloud app flexibility

Google, Facebook, Apple spent record amounts on lobbying in 2014

EBay, cutting 7% of workforce, looks to spin-off Enterprise unit

Users get more control over data in latest Firefox beta

Prosecutors tighten case against alleged Silk Road mastermind

Uh oh, Google, here comes Microsoft’s HoloLens

Less than a week after Glass goes back under wraps, a holographic wearable is unveiled

A patch is the catch: Cisco survey

Even after Heartbleed, most organizations are not patching security holes

Dropbox boosts mobile talent with CloudOn buy

Microsoft shows early, sketchy build of ‘Spartan’ browser

Republican net neutrality proposal falls short, critics say

Attackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Flash Player

Project Exergy: Using cloud computing to heat homes

Computer produce a lot of heat, here's how we might not waste it in the future

5 key challenges facing the industrial Internet of Things

The Industrial Internet of Things shows every indication of rapidly transforming everything from agriculture to municipal management to energy generation and manufacturing, but it faces five potential obstacles.

Next up for Microsoft: Close the app gap

At its Build conference, Microsoft must make it clear how Windows 10 benefits developers

Lenovo puts AMD chip in ThinkPad 11e laptop

Windows 10 to be free upgrade for many during its first year

Calls for ISPs to filter content could be illegal, EU council documents suggest

What the heck are Ubuntu Unity’s Scopes?

With Canonical prepared to launch Ubuntu-powered phones, I try to figure out the most frustrating feature of the Ubuntu Unity interface.

Scared of 802.11AC Wave 2 Wi-Fi? Here comes Cisco Multigigabit to the rescue

Cisco recently addressed some of the challenges in migrating to 802.11AC Wave 2 Wi-Fi.

Critical Java updates fix 19 vulnerabilities, disable SSL 3.0

10 cool network and computing research projects

Idiot-proof wireless smartphone charging, zippier supercomputers and software coding shortcuts among researchers' focus areas in latest well-funded projects

10th time’s the charm: Microsoft finally solves big problems with Surface Pro 3

Surface Pro 3 is relatively glitch-free after its 10th firmware update, released last week, resolved many long-standing issues

SDN start-up says it is best funded in industry

Pluribus Networks rounds up another $50M for a total of $95M

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Wednesday, January 21

Don’t blame sharks for Asian Internet problems, experts say

Dish found not to infringe Fox’s copyright by letting users stream programs

Obama promises to promote net neutrality, broadband

IBM eyes more cloud acquisitions to find a path to growth

HealthCare.gov sending personal data to Twitter, Yahoo and Google

AMD looks to Carrizo chips for PC rebound

Facebook to limit content flagged as false in news feeds