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One VC firm has said it will 'stay away from' companies that may require high-performance networks, which ISPs may soon make more expensive.
The rise is attributed to 'Rotbrow,' a type of malware that downloads other bad programs
Anti-malware vendors warned about downloaders used to infect PCs
Samsung will offer OS upgrades containing the Knox data security platform for more devices in the coming months
Sensors and remote capabilities may turn physical products into services, especially for business
Net profit climbs 34 percent amid Softbank's acquisition drive
Alibaba's IPO in the U.S. could surpass the US$16 billion offering from Facebook
There is currently a large mismatch between demand and supply of computer science graduates, the industry said
HP's OpenStack will be the cornerstone of the company's new Helion line of cloud services and products
The company says the Internet of Things is the best case for its collection of tools
The company is prepping classroom aide software for its Apps for Education suite
The app looks at public Twitter data to identify phony accounts
Exchanges between NSA director and Google execs suggest cooperation on data security
Apple's retail stores are undervalued, give company big advantage, argues analyst
FireEye says nPulse Technologies brings full-packet capture and analysis technologies to its portfolio
But customers will have to wait and see if SAP's promises pan out, an analyst says
The chip maker will bring native Android support to a 20-nm, 64-bit ARM processor next year
Anti-DRM protests materialize across social media, publishers
Atom allows developers to extend the text editor to speed their own workflows
IT staff will be able to manage Windows 8 desktops in addition to mobile devices
Social and mobile support are meant to appeal to younger applicants
Comcast, Verizon, Time Warner Cable and others may be intentionally degrading broadband performance.
Dell is scheduled to make updates to the thumb-sized Wyse Cloud Connect so its easier for consumers to use
LG and Huawei are launching new flagship models, while Motorola has another affordable smartphone on the way
But Microsoft co-founder sees Bing as 'fundamental' to company's strategy
Stored files are vulnerable to cut-and paste clumsiness or to links embedded in shared documents
The N20 and N20p models start at $279 and ship this summer
Lenovo's new $329 N20p Chromebook will have a touchscreen while the $279 N20 Chromebook won't
Scammers claim they found a bug in the remote access tool two years ago
The Silicon Valley company is developing new technology for server-based flash
New features on mobile make Google Now more useful
Cisco’s Noiro Networks, IBM, Juniper, others mold Group Based Policy to bring application-centric networking to cloud framework
Retailer's disastrous performance in Canada last year probably weighed more heavily in decision to part ways, analysts say
The jury returned Monday to fix an error it made Friday in its damages calculations
Apple iPhone 6 scuttlebutt: Sapphire ships, a mold reveals, big pixels, dummies and dumbness
'No signs of slowing down,' says Microsoft of bogus phone calls; Computerworld sees a spike in reports from readers
SAP needs a new visionary to fill the departed tech chief's shoes
AMD is bringing x86 and ARM together, and will bring Android to ARM chips next year through Project Skybridge
