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Brazil’s global Internet conference includes call to end spying

Participants target an end to Internet surveillance, but have other goals including net neutrality

Fewer college students use tablets; may be a sign device doesn’t boost productivity

Ball State researcher says students use tablets mostly for entertainment; many question whether the technology can be used for academic projects

Go time traveling with Google Maps

Google adds new time machine feature to let users see older images of favorite places, buildings

Ex-FCC commissioner to head CTIA in latest Washington shuffle

Meredith Attwell Baker, a onetime Obama appointee, will now run the mobile industry group

It’s now possible to wirelessly charge 40 smartphones from 16 feet away

Korean engineers are using the same tech as U.S. companies

Raspberry Pi alternatives emerge to fill need for speed

The HummingBoard and $50 Banana Pi are faster alternatives to the popular $25 Raspberry Pi PC

University takes a pass on Oracle after ERP lawsuit settlement

Montclair State will switch to Ellucian in a three-year, US$13 million deal

Survey respondents shun much-hyped mobile shopping technologies

Most unaware of, uninterested in, or hostile to mobile tracking, paying

Nadella departs from predecessor’s practice, will do earnings call Thursday

'It does matter -- big time,' says Wall Street analyst, of CEO participation

Russian SMS Trojan for Android hits US, dozens of other countries

Android malware that sends text messages to premium-rate numbers expanded globally over the past year, researchers warn

FCC adds $9 billion to broadband subsidy fund

The 70 percent increase in the Connect America Fund would help bring broadband to 5 million U.S. residents, the agency says

Microsoft’s Bing goes ad-free for all U.S. schools

Ends pilot project, drops knocks against Google

U.S. Smartphone Market Share Numbers for Q1 2014

Android mobile ad traffic beats iOS for first time

But iPhones and iPads still command top ad revenues

Samsung’s Galaxy Tab 4 line-up goes on sale May 1 starting at $199.99

The latest upgraded 7-in. model is the same price as last year

Netgear patch said to leave backdoor problem in router

A security researcher claims Netgear's firmware update further hides the backdoor, but doesn't remove it

Apple kicks off public OS X beta testing

Bars participants from disclosing any information about Mavericks 10.9.3 and future updates

It’s the little things that matter in Amazon Redshift upgrade

The company has improved its data warehouse service for the third time this year

China’s Xiaomi targets ten markets in international expansion

Xiaomi has quickly risen to become one of the hottest smartphone vendors in China

Bing for schools out of pilot stage, promises ad-free search

Microsoft launched the pilot earlier this year in five of the largest U.S. public school districts

Brazil’s senate passes Internet legislation ahead of NETmundial conference

Brazil's President said it could be a model to guarantee real-world rights in a virtual world

US to vote on sharp increase in broadband subsidies

New funds target broadband deployment to 5 million US residents, the FCC says

Coding error protects some Android apps from Heartbleed

A few office-productivity apps are protected from Heartbleed thanks to a mistake

While Heartbleed distracts, hackers hit US universities

As many as 250,000 people could be affected by a wave of attacks not using Heartbleed

Violin and Microsoft play a duet to speed up applications

The storage vendor put Windows Storage Server in its flash array for enterprises

Phone buyers are hanging up on subsidies, AT&T says

Almost 3 million picked the installment plan in the first quarter

What kind of tablet does $5,000 get you?

Xplore's new XC6 DMSR tablets may break the bank, but can take 7-foot drops and remain submerged in water

Google had secret pact with Samsung over some Apple patent claims

Google took over the defense of some of Samsung's case and agreed to cover some costs

Wireless and broadband fuel sales growth for AT&T

Net earnings remain flat, however, even as the company makes gains in wireless subscribers

Arista co-founder may have switch maker by its jewels

Extensible Operating System ownership at stake in suit, countersuit with software developer

Apple-loyal sales reps get updated CRM in Daylite

Marketcircle has released version 5 of its Daylite CRM application for Mac desktops and iOS devices

Apple patches Secure Transport, but not because of Heartbleed

'Triple-handshake attack' threat quashed in update for OS X Mavericks and Mountain Lion, and iOS 7

Russian leaker resurfaces, claims Microsoft will issue second Windows update this year

'Wzor' says fall update will include the blended Start menu Microsoft showed off at Build

Google will push mobile app installs in search and YouTube

The company's program works similarly to others offered by Facebook and Twitter

Salesforce at 15: Industry disruptor wards off midlife crisis

A look at the cloud software industry pioneer as it heads toward $5 billion in annual sales

Aereo argues that ruling against it could hurt cloud storage business

The steaming video service argues it does not violate US copyright law by giving subscribers access to over-the-air TV

Google Glass dips its toe into iOS pool

Now Glass users can read text messages to their Apple iPhone but can't reply

Micron ups endurance, capacity of SSDs to meet data center demand

Micron ships M500DC SATA SSDs with capacities from 120GB to 800GB, priced at $1 per gigabyte

Search and rescue group sues FAA over drone use

Texas EquuSearch contends that FAA rules do not bar drones for 'humanitarian use'

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending April 18

Super Siri, strange price hike, clues in cases and batteries

Android, not iOS, is tops in mobile ad traffic for first time

New study finds Android has passed iOS as the biggest driver of mobile advertising traffic

4 Things You’ll Love About HTC’s One (M8) – and 4 You Won’t

How to keep your smartphone (and its data) secure

These tips and tools can help you keep your smartphone close, and protect your data if it strays

4 Ways to Use Square in Your Small Business (Or Your Global Business)

Cisco announces security service linked with new operations centers

Managed security services provided through SOCs in N.C. and Australia

Mysterious malware steals Apple credentials from jailbroken iOS devices

Some iOS users found a malicious library of unknown origin on their jailbroken devices

How Apple’s billion dollar sapphire bet will pay off

Changing a rare gemstone into a mass market material for future iPhone, iPad and iWatch offerings

LG’s G Watch will be water resistant and always on

LG is getting ready to enter the increasingly competitive smartwatch market

Verizon: Web apps are the security punching bag of the Internet

Verizon's 2014 Data Breach report  show Web apps are a fraudster's best friend

NEC launches face-recognition protection for PCs

NEC's face-recognition technology is being rolled out as an enterprise security solution