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Some Windows 8.1 updates tripping over driver problems

Affected users are reporting that their attempts to download the new version of the OS are failing

Coast Guard spills the beans on Google’s mystery barges

Despite non-disclosure agreement, Coast Guard says Google is involved

Gartner: ‘Five Styles of Advanced Threat Defense’ can protect enterprise from targeted attacks

To stop stealthy malware-based attacks, Gartner says use network traffic and payload analysis, forensics

Facebook strengthens its grip on mobile, latest earnings show

Total sales of more than US$2 billion are up 60 percent from a year ago

CMS officials warned of security risks just before Healthcare.gov went live

Internal memo obtained by CNN shows concerns about a lack of end-to-end testing

Sprint to launch four smartphones with tri-band Spark technology

Speeds with Spark technology expected to reach 60 mbps

How to score an iPad Air on Friday

Plenty of tablets for the opening weekend, says analyst, but for those who just have to be first....

Apple’s tablet lead shrinks as Android gains momentum

Samsung closed the gap with Apple on tablet shipments in the third quarter, IHS and IDC say

Infosys ran ‘unlawful’ visa scheme, U.S. alleges in settlement

Infosys to pay $34M in settlement, but disputes all claims

First NASA deep-space craft powers up for first time

Orion spacecraft passes first test on its way to 2014 test flight

How Cloud Computing Puts Adverse Selection in Its Place

HHS head says she’s responsible for troubled HealthCare.gov

Kathleen Sebelius also defends security measures taken at the insurance shopping website

NAO robot can now speak 19 languages — thanks to the cloud

The robot, created by Aldebaran Robotics, relies on Nuance's cloud-based voice recognition service

Open-source software projects need to improve vulnerability handling practices, researchers say

Some large open-source developers are good at dealing with vulnerability reports, but many smaller ones are not, Rapid7 found

Watch out! Woman ticketed for wearing Google Glass while driving

Meanwhile, Google releases images of updated version of Glass

Bay Trail chips to speed up Lenovo’s next ThinkPad Tablet

Lenovo did not provide specific release date or price

Orange adds extra hand holding features to new smartphones

The goal is to convince more users that smartphones aren't complicated to use

Infosys settles with US government for $34 million over visa dispute

Infosys denies any claims of 'systemic' visa fraud

Windows Phone 8.0 smartphones may not be upgradeable to 8.1

Nokia issues differing statements, while Microsoft is mum on device upgrade question

Many iOS apps found open to hijacking on public Wi-Fi

Copyright levy for ISPs violates EU regulation, Belgian government says

There are other ways to prevent illegal downloads, the government said

Windows XP infection rate may jump 66% after patches end in April

Microsoft again puts the scare into XP laggards, this time using stats

Tablet App Lets Subway Find the Best Sandwich Artists

This C-Suite Recognizes That Failure is Part of Innovation

Apple iPhone 5s battery issue could result in reduced battery life

Affected users will get a replacement phone

Samsung’s takes baby steps in touting Tizen OS to developers

Open source OS is viewed as a cross-platform opportunity, and an example that Samsung isn't fully dependent on Android

Mozilla releases 10 patches, five critical, for Firefox

The issues also affect the Thunderbird email client and Seamonkey software suite

Tom Wheeler confirmed as new chief of US FCC

Wheeler was chosen for the post by President Barack Obama in May

Lenovo claims battery life crown with new Yoga tablets

Lenovo introduces new Yoga tablets with 8-inch and 10.1-inch screens

Baidu’s profit flat on growing investments in mobile

The company's research and marketing costs continue to soar

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Some users grumble about Twitter’s photo previews

Some are bemoaning a change that puts images in their streams

Cloud-based SMB network startup adds app store for services

Pertino's AppScape online store is designed to offer free and paid apps from Pertino and third parties

Cloud start-up Cumulus supports Broadcom Trident II

Cumulus Linux 2.0 features denser 10G/40G and VXLAN capabilities for multitenant data centers

Does Google’s floating data center plan hold water?

Speculation swirls around two mysterious barges as officials remain tight-lipped

Why BBM for Android, iOS Success will be Short-Lived

Cloudera positions Hadoop as an enterprise data hub

Hadoop can now serve as the single source of data for an enterprise, Cloudera says

U.S. CIO Sees Healthcare.gov Glitches as a ‘Teachable Moment’

Smartwatches and other wearables offer big development potential

The Galaxy Gear smartwatch is just a starting point, Samsung developers are told

Healthcare.gov blame game goes on at House hearing

Feds blame 'subset' of contracts or contractors at Healthcare.gov, but then they don't

Mavericks rushes onto Macs as uptake easily beats predecessor to 10% mark

But Apple is uncharacteristically mum on downloads

US intelligence officials defend spying on foreign leaders

Other countries' intelligence agencies do the same thing, U.S. intelligence leaders tell lawmakers

Microsoft’s Windows Launches Through the Years

Stolen Adobe account data goes public, Photoshop source code breached

Google+ popularity jumps with 540M monthly users

Google updates Google+ Hangouts, photos and video

Jaspersoft wants to attract new users with kinder, gentler BI features

The company has provided new types of charts and a templating tool for its Jaspersoft 5.5 business intelligence suite

Apple’s $900 million moment

Will defer almost a billion dollars more in the fourth quarter to cover free OS X upgrades and iWork give-away