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New chipsets and devices lay groudwork for LTE-Advanced

Customized Galaxy Note 3 and next-gen mobile hotspot on display at Mobile World Congress

Smart highways and driverless cars coming in 2030 — for real?

The first step, in-car wireless infotainment systems, set for mass rollouts this year; experts say extending that to smart highways is a massive task

Graphical language aims to do away with proprietary digital styluses

Wacom's WILL will make it easier to capture handwriting or sketches, share them and recreate them on other platforms, Wacom said

Are Apple iOS, OS X flaws really backdoors for spies?

Possibility of cyber-espionage raised by crypto expert Bruce Schneier and FireEye security researcher

Cloud Service Providers Fight Back, Challenge NSA

Why Ford is dumping Microsoft for Blackberry’s QNX OS

US House passes bill allowing mobile phone unlocking

Some former supporters criticize the bill's prohibition on bulk unlocking

Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks

Twice now that Apple's bypassed Snow Leopard when it patched newer editions

Management vendors show Windows Phone some love

Microsoft also has to ship enterprise feature pack on time, analyst said

SAP, BMW research project will connect drivers with real-time offers and services

The prototype was announced in conjunction with the Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona

Munich opts for open source groupware from Kolab

Munich aims to use as much open source software as possible

Oracle introduces Mobile Security Suite for Android and iOS

Oracle extends Bitzer Mobile software it acquired into identity and access management

IE zero-day exploit being used in widespread attacks

The exploit is being distributed from many compromised websites around the world, researchers from Symantec said

13 of today’s coolest network research projects

Driverless cars, robot Internet, outsmarting cyber attackers and networked honey bees all subjects of new research

10 cities that provide 1-Gig internet services

Municipal broadband faces its challenges, but it is growing nonetheless.

Inside the tiny Kansas town battling cable lobbyists over municipal broadband

Those in Chanute, Kan., want the state to hear the merits of municipal broadband before passing legislation that outlaws it.

In appeal, Apple says e-book ruling will harm consumers

Apple said its controversial e-book deals had helped lower prices and stimulated competition

360 million account credentials found in the wild, says security firm

The list is likely to have been compiled from multiple data breaches, according to Hold Security

Samsung debuts new Exynos chips, questions linger on 64-bit plans

Samsung announces new Exynos six- and eight-core Exynos mobile chips

Android malware using TOR anonymity network makes a debut

Using TOR makes it more difficult to trace the command-and-control server

New iOS flaw increases risk of spying on enterprises

Another discovered vulnerability could allow attackers to run monitoring app to record on-screen touches

Linux snapshot: Pay rates and employers with the most job ads

Linux experts get higher pay checks, better opportunities as their skills are still hard-to-find

FCC brings its free speed-test app to iTunes App Store

Users of iOS devices can now measure their Internet performance and add it to a public data set

Microsoft TypeScript graduates to Visual Studio

TypeScript offers a way to organize JavaScript code for large programming projects

Buckle up! Autonomous flying cars may be taking off

Terrafugia developing a robot vehicle that will take off, fly and land on its own

NOAA wants to turn its ocean of data into jobs

Private sector is asked to put on its thinking cap about how to best turn NOAAs big data into products

Apple patches critical ‘gotofail’ bug with Mavericks update

Ships OS X 10.9.2 with nearly three-dozen security fixes; adds FaceTime audio calls

New York City makes room for Breather

Breather's app lets iPhone users unlock private rooms

Did you get the message? Facebook to shutter its email service

Few likely to be disappointed since not many used @Facebook.com

Battle of the fives: Samsung Galaxy S5 vs. Apple iPhone 5S vs. Google Nexus 5

Samsung releases latest Android-based Galaxy S model in Barcelona

RSA chief: NSA exploited ‘position of trust’; should spin-out security tech group

Before thousands, RSA's exec. chairman Art Coviello says U.S. government needs to 're-build trust'

Faster computer performance targeted by memory consortium

Hybrid Memory Cube Consortium doubles memory bandwidth with new specification

Mobile phone unlocking bill loses supporters

Critics don't like language added to the legislation that would prohibit bulk unlocking of phones

Samsung beefs up Knox mobile management software

Move follows Galaxy S5 with fingerprint reader

Nokia in hot water over Finland privacy flap

Government ministers' data may have been sent to Microsoft servers, and police are accused of violating privacy laws.

Nov’IT says flashing a new ROM onto your Android phone can make it more secure

Uhuru Mobile is a new ROM derived from Cyanogen that aims to make Android phones more secure

EU mulling investment in South America-Europe undersea cable

New cable would circumvent NSA spying - Brazilian President

Wearable computers could act like a sixth sense

Sensors adhered to skin or in t-shirts will monitor what people cant detect themselves

Helping Data Centers Cope With Big Data Workloads

Novell goes large for ZENworks update

ZENWorks 11 Support Pack Three comes with improved scalability and additional auditing capabilities

Researchers bypass protections in Microsoft’s EMET anti-exploitation tool

The tool can't protect against determined attackers with customized exploits, researchers from Bromium claim

Mastercard and Syniverse protect against card fraud with phone geolocation

Transactions will only be approved when a card holder and their phone are in the same place

Archos turns to Bluetooth Low Energy to monitor activities in the home

A tablet linked to a range of sensors and control devices allows the programming of simple home monitoring and automation scenarios

Nokia chief: Nokia X Android smartphone is a gateway drug to Windows Phone

With a low price, Windows look and Microsoft services Nokia X will lure customers in countries where carriers don't subsidize phones, Elop says.

Tip of the hat: Samsung’s Galaxy 5 vs. the rest of the smartphone pack

Several new smartphones were unveiled at Mobile World Congress this week, but the new Galaxy 5 garnered the most attention

Ex-Microsoft architect’s startup focuses on SaaS integration

Azuqua wants to make it easy for business users to build automated processes

Screens grow, cameras improve and emerging markets come into focus

The LG G Pro 2, Nokia X, Samsung Galaxy S5 and Sony Xperia Z2 among notable newcomers

Are iPhones the New International Currency?

Connected car, global SIM offerings drive Jasper Wireless’ ambitions

AT&T will use Connected Car Cloud for a new LTE service

Mac users warned against using public Wi-Fi networks