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The Bitcoin has been growing in popularity in China as a new kind of investment
Fresh $12M in funding fuels computer science-rooted data management newcomer
The suspects used malware to build a botnet, German police said
Real-time Web communications and killer apps to harness them coming too
The company is encrypting information traveling on its services, which will be completed by end 2014
Privacy advocates say location data can reveal a lot about a person's activities
Taiwanese vendors that sell directly to Google and Facebook collectively had the biggest growth in the quarter
Those using sites like Craigslist should be careful this holiday season, police said
R2D2 meets Robocop, but privacy advocates worry about the robot's implications
The Highland Forest platform gets faster compression, encryption and deep-packet inspection
Lenovo wants to expand its server unit ouside of China
Search giant risks losing focus on core search business as it moves into another new market
Acquisition won't change the competitive landscape in smartphones, tablets, regulators say
Google says its top Shopping results are clearly labeled as sponsored by merchants
Analyst firm lowers tablet forecast due to increased popularity of 5-in. or larger smartphones
An NYU professor challenged a team of hackers to break into his online world. They did, but it wasn't easy or cheap.
Abrupt climate risk are real and to prepare, global alert systems -- and exascale computers to run them -- must be built, says National Research Council
Joyent promises to help solve tricky Node.js issues, no matter where they occur
In Cloud Security Alliance keynote, Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing chief pushes back against Snowden leak allegations
51% week-over-week jump in new iPad Air tablets recognized by mobile analytics firm
The biggest players on the network, presented for your consideration.
Critics of the website point to its rollout as a reason to question large government programs
The updates also strengthen the protection for a vulnerability patched in January
Security researcher releases software to hijack Parrot drones out of the sky
Valve becoming a Linux Foundation member could lead to innovative new gaming, the foundation said
What began as a master's thesis wound up revealing a potentially severe flaw in VA's open healthcare project.
For now, China is only issuing licenses to operate LTE TDD networks
1-in-10 laptops shipped this year sport touch, says NPD DisplaySearch
First place U.S. still has IT market 3x size of China, though the latter is seeing far more rapid growth, IDC says
The USB 3.0 Promoter Group plans to publish a final specification for the USB Type-C connector by the middle of 2014
IT employees using non-approved SaaS a lot, according to 'The Hidden Truth Behind Shadow IT'
The NSA spying scandal has put a strain on the China business of Cisco and Qualcomm, the companies said recently
Elon Musk's Space X has successfully launched a commercial telecom satellite
The specification for the next standard is finished, though products may not ship until 2016
North Korea sees cyberattacks as a way to pressure South Korea and its allies, Kim says
Also: Next Windows 8 release rumored to be closer to Windows Phone; report says Windows 8.1 uptake slow
IDC is projecting Windows tablets to have a 10.2 percent market share by 2017, increasing from an expected 3 percent this year
A patent reform bill targeting so-called trolls needs more time to mature, several groups say
More people are kicking back and shopping at home than ever before
Schools and colleges that license Office for staff can hand out Office subscriptions to students
And don't forget about Microsoft
Security firm Symantec says it has found a Linux worm aimed at Internet of Things devices
Microsoft's strategy to replace lost PC sales with tablets and 2-in-1s isn't paying off yet, but there's hope, says IDC
Researchers built a covert acoustical mesh network and used audio signals to transmit data between laptops
