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Feds offer $15M for research on the next Internet

National Science Foundation eyes new architecture that can handle IoT, mobile, video and medical apps

4 years in, augmented reality in smartphones has yet to catch on

Bad examples of AR turned off users, but that could change as companies get creative and make apps more engaging

TechEd: Microsoft reveals new Office features available only in the cloud

On-prem Office servers will get updates, but later or not at all

FCC proposal would limit AT&T, Verizon in spectrum auction

The commission is scheduled to vote Thursday on rules for a 2015 auction of TV spectrum

EU court ruling on Google links could encourage paywalls

Research and data mining also will be made more painful by the ruling, says the CCIA

NetSuite looks to stay relevant with revamped HTML5 user interface

The cloud ERP vendor also announced a new B2B portal and updated software for services businesses

Privacy group sues UK snoops over phone hacking scheme

The new complaint comes on top of a flurry of similar legal filings

Lawson Software founders settle insider trading charges with SEC

The founders profited from inaccurate media reports about a bidding war for Lawson, according to the SEC

Enterprise messaging services fight to make themselves heard, but are they doomed already?

Messaging products for businesses are winning funds and vendors are eager to cast themselves as the next big thing – but analysts aren't so sure.

Gartner Tells IT Executives How to Enable Enterprise Collaboration

With the Internet of Things, smart buildings pose big risk

As buildings get more automated, they raise new security risks

USB SuperSpeed will relegate Thunderbolt to a niche

The new technology is expected to eventually scale throughput beyond 40Gbps

Cascading Allows Apps to Execute on All Big Data Fabrics

Leading-Edge UTM: What C-Level Execs Need to Know

Europe’s top court orders Google to forget

A person has the right to request that search engines remove personal information from search results, the Court of Justice ruled

Motorola wants to end the feature-phone era with the Moto E

The water resistant smartphone has a 4.3-inch screen and costs $129

Bitcoin payments startup BitPay looks to expand after raising $30 million

BitPay wants to expand to emerging markets and be an alternative to cash and money transfers, its CEO said

Facebook considers sales office in China to address local advertisers

Facebook has a growing number of advertisers in China

Tracking your eyes, Jins Meme glasses tell you if you’re tired

Smartphone-linked glasses can be used to navigate smartphone menus by looking side to side

Here’s how to chat with your Facebook friends using encryption

Cryptocat can now pull a person's buddy list from Facebook

Reported NSA backdoors might open up networks to more threats

The agency intercepts devices and installs software that gives them access, an upcoming book says

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