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Avast: Users frequently hitting websites loaded with ransomware

Avast's user base has landed on websites hosting ransomware more than 18 million times over six weeks

Research gives reason to double-check Heartbleed fix

Red Hat fortifies OpenStack suite, eases management for enterprise users

Red Hat has updated its OpenStack distro to the latest edition, and has partnered with NetApp and eNovance to advance OpenStack

Trade group, lawmaker question drive to classify broadband as a utility

A cable broadband trade group and a Democratic lawmaker ask the FCC to back away from regulation of broadband

Google testing what could be ‘dramatic’ Gmail redesign

Company testing new navigation, moves Hangouts and adds mobility functions

With big growth in 5-in.-plus smartphones, where’s Apple?

One-third of all smartphones shipped in Q1 were phablets

Tech worker asks judge to reject settlement in Silicon Valley hiring case

A lead plaintiff calls the proposed agreement unfair and unjust

As Patch Tuesday looms, Microsoft gives Windows 8.1 users a reprieve

Consumers now have until June 10 to get off Windows 8.1 and on Windows 8.1 Update to keep receiving patches

Google sells Glass at Florida golf tournament

In an unusual move, Google pulls in more Explorers at Player's Championship

Why an NFC iPhone Could be Big for Enterprise Security

Windows XP die-hards can slash attack risk by dumping IE

Microsoft's patch stats support advice to switch to another browser

New Motorola smartphone aims at crowded low-cost market

The company is expected to launch the Moto E at events in London and New Delhi on Tuesday

Microsoft Azure tools aim to help companies manage hybrid clouds

At its annual Tech Ed conference, Microsoft has released a range of hybrid cloud administration tools and services

FCC’s Wheeler: Reregulating broadband remains an option

A net neutrality proposal, to be released Thursday, will ask whether to reclassify broadband as a common-carrier utility

Estonian electronic voting system vulnerable to attacks, researchers say

International research team finds insecure operational procedures and fundamental weaknesses in Estonian Internet voting system

In CRM Software, Cost Control Is Impulse Control

HP pivots, says open sourcing SDNs is right

Reversal of last fall's views on OpenDaylight consortium not a reversal at all, HP says

Ban killer Robocops before it’s too late, rights groups say

Autonomous robots would lack proper judgment to use lethal force, according to Human Rights Watch

‘Free’ global aircraft tracking service proposed by satellite company

The technology could be used to track aircraft in trouble, and to store black box information in the cloud

Samsung eyes Russia and India as launchpads for its first Tizen phone

Samsung Electronics is once again getting ready to launch a smartphone based on the Tizen operating system, according to a media report

Inside the world of designer antennas for wearables

In some cases, custom antenna developers must account for how fat and skin affects a Bluetooth signal

Wall Street’s collapse was computer science’s gain

Computer science bachelor enrollments rise 13% last year, continuing trend

Mozilla to press ahead on in-Firefox ad plans

At the same time, reassures users that the browser won't become 'a mess of logos'

Step-by-step guide to documenting your network

Network documentation isn't sexy, but it's a vital component of keeping your network safe and secure

Xiaomi becomes China’s third-largest smartphone vendor

In the first quarter, Apple ranked as the fourth largest smartphone vendor in China

IBM’s software-defined storage rides Watson’s coattails

The company is announcing storage virtualization that helped Watson win on Jeopardy

Hackers now crave patches, and Microsoft’s giving them just what they want

At least one of next Tuesday's updates looks like an excellent candidate to hackers as they sniff for bugs in the now-retired Windows XP

Microsoft trumpets IE 11 for Win Phone 8.1, but reviews are mixed

Some users commenting about Windows Phone 8.1's browser complain about how it handles tabs

Time to modernize thinking, technology in fighting malware

Tip of the Hat: A solution to the FCC net neutrality problem

Law professor offers plan aimed at quieting both sides -- and warding of court challenges if it doesn't

MIT uses nanotech to hit cancer with one-two punch

Nanoparticles stagger delivery of cancer-fighting drugs in successful tests

Expect big investments as Kronos crosses the $1 billion mark, CEO says

Kronos is well-positioned for the future but needs a stronger push into SaaS, analysts say

Experts search for method to Apple’s Beat madness

Is Apple after Beat's pricy headphones, the Beats Music subscription service, or both?

Oracle wins, Google loses in copyright ruling on Java APIs

An appeals court sided with Oracle and ordered the companies back to court

DOJ asks for new authority to hack and search remote computers

The agency asks that judges be allowed to issue warrants to search computers outside their judicial districts

iPhone rumor rollup for the week ending May 9

Sapphire sticker shock, date conflicts, fingerprint findings

Unplug ghost servers, save a bundle

Users who decommission equipment quantify savings for Uptime Institute

Nvidia’s Tegra K1 chip might wind up in servers

Nvidia said it is seeing interest for the Tegra K1 chip in microservers

Patch Tuesday: Microsoft fixes Internet Explorer for the second time this month

This time, no help for Windows XP

Rush to defend against Heartbleed leads to mistakes with certificates, patches

Some reissued SSL certificates use the same vulnerable key as the ones they replace, and some sites moved to a vulnerable version of OpenSSL

Interdependence: Good for community, bad for the IoT

Mobile Apps Becoming Default for Government Digital Content

Customer Focus, Innovative Structure Prep EMC for Success

Anti-phishing in Google Chrome a shaky work in progress

Bitly discloses account compromise, urges users to change passwords

Company said account credentials were compromised, but refused to provide details

Alcatel-Lucent shrinks loss as it tries to turn around its fortunes

Sales increase in the Asia Pacific region helped improve the company's first quarter result

In net neutrality dispute, investors come out in support of small companies

The investors have written to the US FCC saying startups would be hurt by charges for preferential access

US voters may make political donations in bitcoin, election commission rules

The US Federal Election Commission has approved a request from a political action committee to accept bitcoin donations worth up to $100

Asia dominates Wi-Fi hotspots, ABI says

The number of hotspots will more than double by 2018, and almost 70 percent are in Asia-Pacific

Hackers hoped for slam dunk on Japan Basketball Association website

The sole attack using a recent IE zero-day was on the JBA's website, linked to a high-ranking government official, Symantec said