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Businessweek profiles Apple's secretive dealmaker Adrian Perica, who's overseen a slew of acquisitions over the past two years
That's true even for the iPhone, says IDC
Attackers could disable Automatic Identification System communications over large areas or send fake localization information to ships
Some countries that can't get Surface Pro 2 yet never will, Microsoft says.
Further slowing sales: Owners are keeping their tablets longer -- up to 3.5 years
CII, formed by tech industry after Heartbleed Bug crisis, gains a new round of members
Quip 2.0 also has a revamped user interface
Acer is betting on its cloud strategy to turn its business around
The company's new R3 instances have up to 262GB of RAM
Active since 2011, the group targeted more than 2,000 U.S. military members, defense contractors and lobbyists, iSight Partners said
Some companies apply 3D imaging techniques to retail products
Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has requested tech companies to reveal the data
Open source DD-WRT or OpenWrt firmware can breathe new life -- and advanced features -- into your old wired or wireless router
It considers the concept a common platform for wearable sensor development by third parties
Juniper to receive $175 million in cash and equity in settlement
Future versions of PHP may be compiled, thanks to the influence of Facebook engineers
In this era of BYOD, IT shops should talk to employees about how to bolster security
Gartner Magic Quadrant measures who's who of the cloud market
Members of Target's audit and corporate responsibility committees should have done more, ISS says
Tablet and laptop makers will also use the Taiwan trade show to highlight their latest products
Expect court challenges and a possible blacklash in Congress, if the agency regulates broadband as a utility
The more languages it learns, the better it becomes at the ones it learned first, but no one knows why
Web-based myBulletins organizes security updates; gets a 'C' grade from one professional
How small-to-mid-sized companies should tackle security
Server shipments in Q1 for Chinese companies Huawei and Inspur went up, while HP, Dell and IBM shipments declined
Smartphone and tablet docking station cost $199 under two-year contract
Amazon recommends buying affected titles from its third-party sellers or competitors
A new site from Microsoft shows which Web standards will be supported in Internet Explorer
Company builds self-driving car prototype that also has no accelerator pedal and no brake
Wants to 'get users current,' but of the top four browser makers, has the largest percentage on old editions
The company has also expanded the ability to share code across multiple OSes
Facebook is asking for a European Commission review of the $19 billion deal, according to reports
It's launching a new unit called Box.org and offering special pricing to qualifying customers in this sector
Joyent is looking at how to improve software and operational procedures to prevent a reoccurrence
This decision will reduce the work of data protection authorities "to absurdity", a German DPA said
The search giant wants to make 100 initial vehicles and start a pilot program
Independent security pros are finding all kinds of flaws in eBay's networks
A beta version of the technology will be available for Windows 8 before the end of this year
Reddit members complain about price, keyboard, battery issues
Nvidia sees driverless cars as a big opportunity for its new mobile processor
People must use OS X, iOS or Apple TV to watch the two-hour presentation of iOS 8 and OS X 10.10
The technology, invented by a Stanford researcher, could lead to new ways of treating pain
The 5.5-inch screen, with a 2560 by 1440 pixel resolution, will help set the G3 apart from the competition
Intel's deal with Rockchip shows its willingness to take on ARM in the low-cost tablet market