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Popular messaging apps fail EFF’s security review

HTC beats Black Friday rush, slashes Nexus 9 tablet price in half

Limited time offer to buy HTC Nexus 9 Android tablet for $199 is over, but expect more deals on the latest iPad killer as Black Friday approaches

Lawyer: NSA phone records program amounts to ‘tyranny’

Startup promises to secure data centers, clouds workload by workload

Software platform enables writing and enforcing plain-language security policies, baking them in to applications

Google updates cloud with new virtual technologies and price cuts

Workday’s updated mobile app takes design cues from iOS, Android

Microsoft to marry Office with Dropbox for cloud productivity

Alibaba patient in its efforts to topple Android in China

BlackEnergy cyberespionage group targets Linux systems and Cisco routers

One lawyer may have just killed part of the Internet of Things

By showing the intrusive nature of a smart TV, the whole pitch for IoT gets a lot harder

Google’s Nest thermostat becomes a faster learner with major software update

A CIO fights to keep his tech options open

Consolidation among tech vendors leaves users with fewer choices and less leverage at the negotiating table.

Brocade beefs up campus with SDN, new stackable

New and enhanced ICX switches include OpenFlow 1.3 support

AT&T, others launch OpenDaylight SDN alternative

ON.Lab making its own open source SDN operating system available.

Sprint trims subscriber losses in Q3, hangs on as third-largest U.S. carrier

In his first earnings call, CEO Marcelo Claure notes 'headwinds,' foresees transformation

Acer’s PC convertible takes on five different shapes, has Intel Core M processor

Sharp’s color security camera shoots in the dark

Flaw in Visa cards could ring up a very large fraud

AppDynamics now provides intel for business managers

iPad Pro with 12.2-inch display reportedly in the works

Live by Google, Die by Google

Google for Media event in Boston reminds journalists of the scope -- and power -- of the search engine giant

Online retailers pushing for e-commerce growth in West Africa

Have E-ZPass? Watch out for slimy ASProx-based malware ploy

Internet Crime Complaint Center says ASProx botnet at heart of new con

As mid-term elections loom, Americans turn to tech

Voters increasingly use smartphones, social nets to follow politicians and issues

Google tries to make Calendar a ‘helpful assistant’ on mobile

You’ll pay a premium for the new Samsung Galaxy Note Edge

The price, $1,160 unlocked, and innovative display could limit sales

Follow-up: Virgin Galactic spacecraft crash

Investigators said they have recovered nearly all the main pieces of SpaceShipTwo

Apple Watch will reportedly launch this spring

Facebook wants to make push notifications less annoying

Black Friday sales promise iPhone 6 deals

Sam's Club said to be offering iPhone 6 for $99

UK switches on up-to-150 Mbps mobile data

LTE Advanced aggregates multiple bands across spectrum to deliver higher data speeds. Mobile Network Operator EE in the UK has just gone live with it.

Fitbit Surge and Microsoft Band: New wearables point toward the future

The Fitbit Surge and Microsoft Band could threaten the Apple Watch’s position at the top of the smartwatch totem pole.

Mozilla woos programmers with a special webdev browser

IDC: Public cloud to be $127B industry by 2018

Public IaaS market to grow 6x faster than IT market

Seeking security, American Express aims to swap card numbers with tokens

China is eyeing a bigger role in robotics

Xbox One to get a new chip, slim new design

Redesigned chip will be cooler, allowing for a thinner design.

Why ShoreTel Refused Mitel’s Takeover Bid

ShoreTel details growth plans, cites financial successes.

Federal IT leaders look for trust, transparency in cloud vendors

As the FedRAMP security certification standard evolves, government tech officials are having an easier time evaluating private cloud offerings. However, they caution that trust and vendor relationships are key, and regardless, some sensitive applicat

A victorious GOP would shape the Senate’s H-1B debate

Five points to consider if Republicans wind up in complete charge of Congress after the mid-terms

Windows 8’s user share skyrockets in October as XP’s plummets

The newer OS posts a record increase; retired XP shuffles toward the grave

SDN company goes open source

Midokura giving its product away to fill OpenStack gap

Google including traditional official data for tracking flu

Samsung acquires flash caching software developer Proximal

Adobe’s e-reader software collects less data now, EFF says

Facebook does the unthinkable: Supports enhanced privacy by setting up home on the Tor Network!

Secure, anonymous, and private access to Facebook doesn't sound right, does it?

North Korea reportedly blocks Facebook and Twitter

FCC eyes new rules to protect consumers as voice networks transition to IP

Startup Slack gets $120M infusion to kill email at work

Oracle’s Larry Ellison isn’t done building his legacy