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Sony hackers turn to terror tactics, threaten movie theaters

Wi-Fi most important hotel feature, survey says

A good night’s sleep isn’t as important as Internet connectivity, according to a recent report.

2014: The year in quotes

Tech, telecom contribute 10 percent of Nigeria’s GDP, ICT minister says

Glo teams with India’s One97 to revive Africa’s storytelling tradition

Phishing spam gets ‘Big Box Retailer’ holiday makeover

Spam phishing emails have been updated for the holidays

Six technologies that will change PCs next year

Will Microsoft sue the makers of Adblock Plus?

European publications claim Microsoft could go after the ad-blocking service, but without citing sources.

This Linux grinch could put a hole in your security stocking

Quantum physics deployed in quest for fraud-proof credit cards

Qualcomm, Intel and Brocade join group pushing 2.5G, 5G Ethernet

Infrastructure upgrades without all the new gear? That’s the plan, according to umbrella group.

Hackers to Sony staff: Email us to keep your secrets private

Internet tax moratorium extended in US gov’t spending package

Microsoft mellows, embraces Windows leaks

Latest Windows 10 disclosure illustrates customer interest, says company manager

Apple-IBM partnership off to ‘impressive’ start

App and business sector choices reveal strategy of 'foundational' apps that can be customized for customers, say experts

Microsoft gets allies to help tell US to back off on Irish search warrant

Arista makes a platform play with EOS+

The fast-growing networking company adapts its platform for software defined networking.

Riverbed goes private in $3.6 billion deal

12 most eye-popping VC tech deals of 2014

Palantir, Cloudera among top venture funding recipients among enterprise IT startups

Android apps exploit permissions granted, French researchers find

Holding masses of data, cybercriminals face new hurdles to cashing out

How Microsoft sees the connected car

Gesture control and gamification aren’t the only things we can expect from Microsoft’s in-car ideas. Empathy and understanding from your sensitive automobile will play too.

Say goodbye to the Google Earth API

The developer API will be shut down next year. How long does the app have?

Was 2014 the beginning of the end for Samsung?

At the beginning of 2014, I predicted that Samsung’s smartphone dominance would start to ebb. It looks like I was right.

Cisco becomes a Big Data analytics provider with ‘mist’ computing

The latest bet for Cisco is big data analytics.

Apple, Xiaomi won big as Samsung’s smartphone struggles continued in third quarter

Carpooling, a European ride-share service, rolls in to America

A terabyte on a postage stamp: RRAM heads into commercialization

Crossbar solved a key tech issue that enabled it to move to the next phase of development

Drone management: The next frontier

Once commercial drones start filling the skies, how will they be managed?

PixiePath to offer cloud platform for drone flight control

The drones are coming but who'll provide flight control?

Apple Watch yield issues reportedly solved; Mass production slated for January

Apple has reportedly remedied yield issues involved with the Apple Watch manufacturing process.

Microsoft to open-source cloud framework behind Halo 4 services

Walmart slashes iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus prices

iPhone 6 Plus deals good through February from Walmart

Schmidt: NSA revelations forced Google to lock down data

Big new United Airlines carry-on item: iPhone 6 Plus phablets for 23,000 flight attendants

Apple iPhone 6 Plus smartphone to streamline safety, retail tasks in flight

Microsoft announces features and performance improvements for many Azure services

More trouble brewing for Uber in Brussels

Best iPhone 7 design concepts so far

Sleek iPhone 7 designs with improved cameras and maximized screens are being dreamed up by designers around the world

Is enterprise IT more difficult to manage now than ever?

Today’s enterprise IT departments face conflicting priorities, impossible goals, and existential threats with no obvious solutions.

Microsoft sets Windows 10’s consumer reveal for Jan. 21

Official launch now 'early fall,' according to COO's latest schedule

Patent battles risk disrupting Xiaomi’s international expansion

Google said to shut down engineering office in Russia

Facebook cold on ‘dislike’ button, but mulling other ideas

Cisco was surprised by Arista statements: Chambers

Timing of suits came this year after executive remarks

IT security whiz sets sights on commercial drone management

Ping Identity co-founder puts PixiePath focus on getting commercial drones to work smart, together

Net neutrality supporters disrupt FCC meeting

Cisco sees a data analytics fortune at the edge of the network

FCC requires higher speeds for broadband subsidies

FBI: The top 3 ways Congress could help fight tenacious cyber threats

Sony may have used Amazon’s cloud to launch a counter DoS attack

How should companies respond to a breach?