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The company's mobile and Fios revenue are up significantly
H-1Bs, DIY-ers, multiple skill sets, are all in the mix
Government invites users to check their email address against a list of 16 million collected by a botnet
The operator plans to integrate IP-based TV services with FiOS video
China saves the day, Tim dodges, NFC rises again, size matters
Successful 27-kilometer test is aimed at bringing 8K to viewers ahead of the 2020 Olympics.
Influenced by iOS, OS X and the Mac likely to keep growing in enterprise
A trip down memory lane: Macs and PCs haven't always gotten along, but the problem has largely gone away.
Although I was always interested in programming, early access to Mac systems changed the way I looked at it.
As an admirer of the Mac from its early days, working in IT support instilled some frustration as well.
Funded by big-name backers, Shape Security creates innovative camouflage and armor for websites
Application firewall flags unauthorized activity on Microsoft directory
Underground forum postings indicate both may have used the same online nickname, according to IntelCrawler
Police didn't say if the pair were directly involved in the data breach or merely purchased stolen card information
When sales are hard to come by, every little bit helps, says analyst
The company has also received new funding from the chip maker as well as Google and Deutsche Telekom
Some with a gimpy tablet have received a firmware fix, but others who have not are wondering what's up
German banks may meet an extended deadline for introducing SEPA-format credit transfers, but adoption of SEPA direct debits is still slow
Users can make calls for a!0.48 per minute while sailing or hiking in remote areas
Microsoft plans to tailor more consumer products to the Chinese market
Two developers who sold their popular Chrome extensions saw them misused for aggressive advertising
Fix addresses sleep-mode related, battery-life glitches
Sees PC market stabilizing, but a year of flat sales ahead
Malicious Software Removal Tool (MSRT) to scrub infected XP PCs for more than a year after Microsoft ends patches
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
