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Snapchat rolling out non-‘creepy’ ads that still might get creepy

Apple’s iPad Air 2 chip paves the way for new devices

Startup offers a big-data storyteller

Disruptive technology reaps cash as venture capital pours in

Neil Young’s Pono music store has more than 600K songs ‘ingested,’ downloads are another matter

Suspicions dashed, Dell cozies up to OpenDaylight

Meanwhile, little progress evident in Dell's OMG SDN working committee

HP unveils cloud config manager

Distributed Cloud Networking harnesses SDN, network virtualization to automate turn up of large scale clouds

Reorg fallout downplayed by Cisco engineering exec

High level turnover expected when company embarked on customer focused product development "transformation"

MasterCard demos a prototype contactless card with a fingerprint sensor

Samsung sticks to US PC market with $249.99 Chromebook 2

Apple Pay hits U.S. stores Monday — assuming buyers can find anywhere to use it

In-store and online purchases possible with new iPhones powered by Touch ID, NFC and secure token technology

Apple SIM has great potential, but widespread changes will take time

New technique allows attackers to hide stealthy Android malware in images

Alibaba partners with U.S.-based Quixey for mobile app search in China

Anonymous sharing app Whisper under a cloud over user location data

Twitter Audio Cards let you play tunes while browsing

Bigger screen size draws Beijing customers to Apple’s iPhone 6

Hackers strike defense companies through real-time ad bidding

Google misses forecasts, while cost per click also dips

Chipmaker AMD will cut staff by 7 percent

Apple opens bridges between OSes with launch of Yosemite, iOS 8.1

Hadoop Platform, Apps Represent $1 Trillion Opportunity

Hadoop will evolve into an invisible foundational data infrastructure technology this year, says Cloudera Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer Mike Olson. Now's the time to focus on building applications on top of the platform, he says.

Mobile device and date use skyrockets, US gov’t survey says

Apple iPad Air 2 is thinner and speedier than its predecessors

16 tips for thriving as an IT contractor

Companies continue to supplement their full-time technical ranks with temporary contractors. Here’s how to make it work.

Hadoop World: The executive dashboard is on the way out

Apple releases OS X Yosemite

Free upgrade runs on all Macs sold since 2009, as well as some even older models

FBI director calls for greater police access to communications

All-in-one printers can be used to control infected air-gapped systems from far away

Spec showdown: Google Nexus 6 vs. Samsung Galaxy Note 4

Hordes of cable modems, Web cams, printers can become DDoS launch platforms

Advisory: Millions of badly configured, maintained devices are ripe for the picking

China’s chip investments potentially more good than bad for TSMC

Q&A: Will.i.am dubs his Puls wearable a bracelet, not a smartwatch

Execs at Apple sapphire supplier sold $10M worth of stock before bankruptcy

Five GT Advanced Technologies' executives cashed in over a five-month stretch

Despite recent gains, the best year for tech employment remains 2001

Tech industry job gains lag overall national increase

Telco Systems lays groundwork for fewer management worries with virtual routers, firewalls

Oracle sued over employee no-poaching agreement with Google

FBI warns of cyberattacks linked to China

Lenovo to challenge Xiaomi on smartphones with new company in China

Will.i.am’s beast of a smartwatch makes calls and more without needing a phone

Facebook doubles reward for bug reports in advertising code

Lockheed Martin’s CFR: A hot fusion breakthrough for power generation

Lockheed Martin claims to have conquered power generation by hot fusion ... but just how clean might it be?

Startup builds on Wi-Fi chips for cheaper ‘last mile’ to home broadband

Google wastes no time refining Classroom

Open source startup targeting DevOps-defined networking

SocketPlane founded by Cisco, Red Hat, HP and Dell officials to drive policy-based automation for Docker-based containers

Microsoft’s ‘big opportunity’ to goose device share stalls before it gets started

Gartner's revised forecast has Windows at 14% in '14, same as last year, with only a small increase for '15

5 tips for building a successful hybrid cloud

Enterprises may need the flexibility of a hybrid cloud; here’s what to think about as you move forward.

Google’s Nexus 9 tablet, Nexus 6 ‘phablet’ first with Android 5.0

EU bodies should accept new e-signatures in all transactions, says Kroes

CTIA: Mobile carriers still need lighter net neutrality rules