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Skyfence, Zimperium, Bluebox Security target cloud and mobile security respectively
The future of Windows, Office for iPad and the CEO search are issues over which there is uncertainty
The cloud-based HCM (human capital management) and financial software vendor focused on simplicity with the overhaul
Windows Phone sales dropped sequentially despite the holiday shopping season
Patent owner IPCom will start several damages and infringement cases in the coming months
No rest from distraction for Apple, says analyst, just because activist investor puts eBay in crosshairs
Windows XP hangers-on have no reason to ever deploy Windows 8
Lenovo will also acquire server-related maintenance services from IBM
Chrome can continue to access a computer's microphone after a person thinks a speech recognition feature is off, a web developer says
EBay has rejected the proposal as it believes that the company's interest is best served by the current arrangement
In addition to new Invicta UCS servers, Cisco bolsters Nexus switching line
Reginaldo Silva was awarded $33,500, but had quietly hoped for more
The company said it would vigorously protest higher fees
Two-thirds of 'brand marketing messages' were opened in Q4 on a smartphone or tablet as another task flees the personal computer
Hunt for critical, yet long elusive, anti-particle may be picking up speed, say CERN researchers
MIT is working on developing an algorithm to avoid pedestrians and other cars by figuring out where they will be in the future
Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 features the latest version of the OpenStack cloud building software
Wearables and 'smart' appliances are driving the trend
A planned merger of Google+ and Gmail contact lists will allow unsolicited email, the group says
19 Tor exit relays used self-signed certificates to launch man-in-the-middle attacks against HTTPS and SSH connections
Two-thirds of the websites in China were briefly inaccessible on Tuesday
But several other Oracle claims, including for copyright infringement and unfair competition, remain in play
The company accelerates its client computing push with the addition of AirWatch's tools
Mobile is big and VMware needs to get out of just virtualization and cloud markets
Acknowledges urgency in picking Ballmer's replacement
Law enforcement requests to Verizon far exceed those made to other tech companies
Newly founded Commission for Internet Governance wants to inform the discussion
The person was allowed to go after it was found that he was not using Google Glass to record the movie
To get the highest rating, an operator's networks has to serve users with good quality HD content 90 percent of the time
TrustyCon event emerges from backlash against NSA technology backdoors, raises questions about NIST
MemSQL was founded by former Facebook engineers, specializes in distributed in-memory database technology
Service firms, tech vendors and Best Buy also among top posters of U.S. IT job ads
AMDs new Opteron 6300 processors have a slower clock speed to reduce power consumption
Ticks off customers who used it to provide informal tech support to family, friends
Dozens of tiny satellites in low Earth orbit could help reduce space junk collisions
University uses vacant TV spectrum to extend, link Wi-Fi hotspots
A Samsung patent was also declared invalid
The service would compete with cable and satellite pay TV services if it goes ahead
Sophisticated methods that can dodge detection typically reserved for specific companies in targeted attacks, say experts
The 23-year-old contends the program he helped develop has a defensive purpose as well
AMD's business has been improving thanks to the use of its technology in the Xbox One and PS4
Sluggish sales of IBM mainframes and other hardware put a damper on the company's latest quarterly earnings report
The 12 companies claimed to hold current certifications in an EU privacy agreement, but did not, the agency says
