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IntelCrawler also identified a 17-year-old Russian who it says wrote the BlackPOS malware, a version of which was used against Target
The future mobile standard is likely to bring features that open up new possibilities
The result will be a lot more tablets with Intel inside
Companies like Mozilla, Google and Facebook wanted more answers in the president's speech
New restrictions should not mark the end of surveillance reform, say experts
Microsoft can't afford picking the wrong person as its next CEO, they say
Advocates and opponents of reform have plenty to complain about with the proposed changes, observers say
The software sector attracts more investments than any other sector, as VC investments grow year over year
The president's speech focuses more on a telephone records collection program than on the Internet, critics say
The president sought to provide context for why spying is needed, as he called for changes in government practices
Some digital rights groups wanted an end to the NSA phone records program, but President Obama wants a transition to something similar
Robotic landers would ferry cargo to the lunar surface
These sites have at least 100 million users but are largely unknown outside of China
The adapter allows organizations to synchronize Salesforce.com and on-premises applications
President skirts most reform recommendations made by his appointed panel in December
'The United States will therefore impose new limits on its use of signals intelligence collected in bulk.'
The Google Drive Android API lets apps combine local and cloud-based storage
Lawrence Livermore National Lab scientists look to turn an art into more of a science
The company behind the OS is still looking for hardware partners to use its software
Wikimedia said its support for open formats has put limits on the number of videos in its repository
IBM will build 15 new data centers, giving the company a total of 40 around the globe for cloud services
Using a sensor, chip and antenna, the smart lens could monitor a diabetic's glucose levels
The device would measure glucose levels using the wearer's tears
The data was quietly moved around on Target's network before it was sent to a US server, then to Russia
An integration with Shopkick will send deals to people's smartphones at the front entrance
A New York court forced Ross Ulbricht to forfeit 29,655 bitcoins and the Silk Road website
The chip maker stemmed the decline in its PC business at the end of last year
Will the Internet of Things create jobs in the U.S. or offshore?
Barista dismisses concerns about plain-text passwords for payment process
iSight describes Trojan as sophisticated derivate of older point-of-sale malware
Social network tries to grab some immediacy from Twitter with new feature
The FlashSystem 840, building on last year's 820, will fit a petabyte of storage in a rack with low latency
The Sunlight Foundation and others will sponsor a three-day hackathon starting Friday
Updated Adobe 3D printer app is said to be compatible with the most popular desktop 3D printers
Take Google to the woodshed for messing with navigation
Coming soon: 3D food printing machines that can turn out confections
Democrats question whether outside security experts can tell what defenses are being deployed
Topics cannot be sponsored or promoted 'at this time,' the company said
North Carolina has already paid CGI $63.8 million for the tax-collection system
After long, failed smartphone history, HP launches 6-in. and 7-in. VoiceTabs; analysts consider this a test move
Processors, memory, screens and sensors are all getting an upgrade
Also, NSS Labs issues 'caution' rating for Juniper's SRX5800 in IPS evaluation tests
Calls for changing the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act have made little headway
Plus some other bits and pieces, like the latest specter of a Nokia Android phone, A Google Glass app that will raise yet more concerns, and a non-specific proposal to build a privacy-focused smartphone.
Survey finds that more than half U.S. smartphone users now have a streaming music app, causing a big jump in monthly data usage
