Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Google's purchase of Motorola led to a patent deal with Samsung aimed at blunting the latter's changes to Android and move to Tizen
Two more updates boost the total for tomorrow to seven
AWS offers a hosted version of Revolution Analytics R distribution for $1.25 an hour
The average price for big-screen smart TVs fell 3% last year
Googles not commenting, and its not clear what Microsoft would do with the smartphone once its Nokia purchase is final
Founder Graham Weston taking over as interim CEO as search for successor kicks off
It's not the size of the company, but the idea that matters in this contest to award app innovators
The move flies in the face of the vendors' competitive rhetoric but speaks to the reality of customer needs
Gates sounds like a CEO setting product goals, inspiring good work
The younger generation's desire to be connected all the time expands the attack surface. But experts say enterprises can manage the risk
'We see no reason to persist,' says investment agitator after proxy advisor nixes proposal and Cook spends $14B on more stock
What Mt. Gox called a bug is actually an underlying problem, the group said
He also praises CEO Satya Nadella during a Reddit online chat, saying he is 'off to a great start'
A new tool converts bitcoin to more than 50 currencies
In beta since July, Microsoft Power BI is now generally available for all users
Give us Windows 7 and we'll think about it, say customers, who reject the idea of helping others migrate to Windows 8.1
Intel says a new graphics core can cut power consumption by 40 percent and increase battery life in devices
Google's rivals in the EU have not ruled out legal action against competition authorities
While business units are slowly gaining more influence in IT purchasing, CIOs should embrace this, according to the analyst firm
Snapchat request tokens can be resused to launch denial-of-service attacks against the app's users
The DOJ closed its investigation of whether Samsung was abusing patents to block competitors imports when an import restriction was vetoed
HP's server management software can now work with VMware vCenter workloads
'Where am I?' becomes 'Here I am!' with Apple iBeacon technology
The Mt. Gox bitcoin exchange said it will suspend withdrawals from bitcoin wallets it holds until the bug is resolved
But he gets last laugh; while others may have received retention bonuses last year, he's now the CEO
Retirement community plans on retiring wired networks in individual residential units
To bring in top tech talent, you may need to revamp your recruitment procedures
The government is exploring third-party alternatives for holding the phone metadata
Apple's remarks in a patent trial suggested an 'American-versus-non-American theme' to the jury, Judge Koh said
Ulbricht will plead not guilty to charges including narcotics conspiracy and computer hacking
The two have been battling since 2012 and several HTC phones have been banned from sale in Europe
The agency cited the owner of the building for using faulty fluorescents
Many tend to treat compliance as a lone annual event, leaving them vulnerable, Verizon says
Among Apple iPhone 6 rumors: 10 big ones, 2 bigger ones, and iOS 8 as DIY doctoring
Twitter and LinkedIn showed signs of slowing growth, but Akamai and Alcatel-Lucent had some positive news
IBM wins $3M contract to build sensors and phones, that can be triggered to self-destruct
The Intro software dropped LinkedIn profile information into mobile emails
$999 videoconferencing tool also could boost Google+ Hangouts
Attackers changed the DNS configuration of vulnerable home routers to mount man-in-the-middle attacks against users in Poland
Police have been stymied in attempts to obtain code to unlock the iPhone of a woman murdered last July
