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HP envisions the holistic data center

Hewlett-Packard wants to help organizations save money by helping them manage their data centers

Google lays $2.7M on the line for Pwnium hacking contest

After last year's semi-washout, will again try to draw out exploits of Chrome OS at March security conference

Authentication bypass bug exposes Foscam webcams to unauthorized access

Remote users can access the video stream without a username and password

CIO Helps Civil War-Era Company Find Its Digital Future

Punish careless employees to reduce security breaches, vendor says

EU human rights court gives priority to UK mass surveillance case

Privacy campaigners in the UK may get their day in court if the UK government can find no grounds to dismiss the case

Apple OS X surges in enterprise with maturing security

'Consumerizing' the OS strengthens enterprise security of Macs

Amazon improves performance and cuts cost of data warehouse service

Amazon Web Services has introduced a new node type with SSD storage and faster processors

After 10 years on Mars, rover Opportunity makes big water find

Robotic rover finds evidence of an older, milder water environment on Martian surface

Profits stall at Samsung’s mobile division

Worker bonuses and a strong won weighed on overall performance.

BlackBerry moves to block sales of Typo keyboard

The company claims Ryan Seacrest designed the keyboard to replace his BlackBerry

Neiman Marcus says ‘complex’ malware defeated its security

The retailer's CIO writes that the company exceeded security recommendations for handling card data

Ouch — Facebook called a ‘twit’ for Twitter-like trending feature

Some users criticize a new tool to surface popular content on the site

Microsoft grows revenue, improves profits in Q2, helped by Xbox, enterprise products

Revenue from Surface tablet sales more than doubled sequentially from the first quarter

Microsoft loses money on each Surface sold

Goes in the hole to the tune of $39M on the devices during 2013's fourth quarter

The Internet of Things for sports is quickly taking shape

The combo of sensors and sports attracts big money

EdX enrollment data shows online learners are more browsers than finishers

Most people who signed up for MOOCs offered by MIT and Harvard never looked over half of the course material

Microsoft lawyer: Let customers decide country where cloud data is stored

NSA snooping prompts a change in Microsoft cloud storage policy

Are Rival Partnerships the Future of IT Outsourcing?

US privacy watchdog: NSA phone records program is illegal

Privacy board calls for an end to NSA phone records collection

Online movie streaming can be profitable as TV, disc sales

New report also shows that revenue from DVD and Blu-ray sales will likely decrease by 38% over the next four years

Just how cool is the Galaxy S 5 going to be, anyway?

Plus, a $50 smartphone coming from Motorola (maybe), Android takes a patent beating, and Samsung pulling the plug on third-party accessories.

Why smart users are the key to secure online banking

New Windows malware tries to infect Android devices connected to PCs

Researchers from Symantec found a Windows Trojan program that uses ADBto install online banking malware on Android devices

Salesforce.com courts Microsoft .NET developers with new tools

New toolkits go further than the existing API access Salesforce.com had provided

Find My iPhone finds two suspected thieves in Silicon Valley

The suspects stole $14,000 in gadgets from a startup incubator, but didn't turn them off

SkySQL aims for high-availability database clusters with MariaDB Enterprise

The product combines MariaDB with Galera Cluster and will compete with Oracle's MySQL Enterprise support subscription

Snapchat’s new image-based human verification system already defeated

The new anti-bot system can easily be bypassed using computer vision techniques, CAPTCHA experts say

EMC to lean on VMware for public cloud

VMware's public cloud will be the preferred option for EMC customers

Three security startups you should keep an eye on

Skyfence, Zimperium, Bluebox Security target cloud and mobile security respectively

As Microsoft readies Q2 earnings report, non-financial questions swirl

The future of Windows, Office for iPad and the CEO search are issues over which there is uncertainty

HP Rolls Out Services to Improve Data Center Efficiency

Workday rolls out revamped, HTML5-powered user experience

The cloud-based HCM (human capital management) and financial software vendor focused on simplicity with the overhaul

Hacker groups embracing more effective tactics in targeted attacks

How to Run Your Business Without Microsoft Small Business Server

Nokia sales disappoint as Microsoft readies phone group takeover

Windows Phone sales dropped sequentially despite the holiday shopping season

3G patent disputed by Apple, HTC and Nokia upheld by European Patent Office

Patent owner IPCom will start several damages and infringement cases in the coming months

Icahn targets eBay, pans Apple board on same day

No rest from distraction for Apple, says analyst, just because activist investor puts eBay in crosshairs

Windows 9 rumors freeze corporate Windows 8 uptake

Windows XP hangers-on have no reason to ever deploy Windows 8

Lenovo agrees to buy IBM’s server business for $2.3 billion

Lenovo will also acquire server-related maintenance services from IBM

Google dismisses eavesdropping threat in Chrome feature

Chrome can continue to access a computer's microphone after a person thinks a speech recognition feature is off, a web developer says

Icahn wants eBay to spin off PayPal

EBay has rejected the proposal as it believes that the company's interest is best served by the current arrangement

Cisco UCS 2.0: Flashy new data center servers revealed

In addition to new Invicta UCS servers, Cisco bolsters Nexus switching line

Engineer nets Facebook’s biggest bug bounty, but not the jackpot he hoped for

Reginaldo Silva was awarded $33,500, but had quietly hoped for more

Netflix warns ISPs against ‘draconian’ response after net neutrality ruling

The company said it would vigorously protest higher fees

Spam doesn’t lie: American consumers desert PCs for most mundane chore

Two-thirds of 'brand marketing messages' were opened in Q4 on a smartphone or tablet as another task flees the personal computer

Scientists take ‘significant step’ in search for antimatter

Hunt for critical, yet long elusive, anti-particle may be picking up speed, say CERN researchers

Ford enlists MIT, Stanford to drive automated cars

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 refreshes private cloud stacks for the enterprise

Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 4.0 features the latest version of the OpenStack cloud building software

Wearables, connected homes to spur surge in data sharing by 2017, Gartner says

Wearables and 'smart' appliances are driving the trend