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iPhone 5C grabs slightly larger share in early sales than did the iPhone 4S last year
Industry execs discuss SLAs at McAfee Focus Conference
The backdoor lets attackers change a router configuration without authenticating
Ballmer doesn't get it, says Gartner analyst: Businesses don't want to deal with annual Windows updates
While the law was widely violated, the companies were not punished
The country's Federal Data Processing Service has been tasked with the job
The Affordable Care Act site has malfunctioned due to scalability issues, political squabbling and unreasonable deadlines
The UK chip firm released its first new MIPS CPU design, a 32-bit device with as many as six cores
New phones that take advantage of the OS update are expected from Nokia next week
The new large-screen smartphone from HTC goes on sale later this month
IE 'biggest inhibitor to continuous upgrades' for enterprises, says analyst
The backdoor could be used to modify a router's settings, a dangerous vulnerability
The broadcasters are turning to the U.S. Supreme Court after a lower court wouldn't grant an injunction
Agency's report on suspicious behavior never reached the NSA or its contractors, according to report in the New York Times
Nasdaq Computer Index ends week on upbeat note, as IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Cisco, Intel, and Microsoft shares rise.
Existing customers not required to change service plans
Robotics blast targets with M240 machines during live-fire demo at Fort Benning
Windows revenue should beat -2% forecast, assuming analysts can parse Microsoft's new reporting format; Chromebooks account for 1% of shipments
At the same time, though, permanent IT hiring may be rising as well, researcher says
U.S. automakers get a bad rap from discussion groups
Skype could face sanctions
Using simple radio signals, MIT researchers can pinpoint someone's location -- through a wall -- with near exact precision
Users will be able to opt out of Google featuring their names and photos in shared endorsements
The initiative's corporate members can't reveal what the government forced them to do leading to a breakdown in confidence, EFF said
New Galaxy S5 reported to have octa-core, 64-bit processor, fingerprint sensor and maybe a metal case, like the iPhone 5S
Offers maximum of $350 for a 128GB Surface Pro; gives back gift card; deal valid through Oct. 21
Phabulous phablet, slightly arched, launch date(s)
Once passed, the standard will become the benchmark to measure critical infrastructure security programs
An alleged $650 million bid for Fingerprint Cards by Samsung Electronics turned out to be a hoax
IDC estimates Mac Q3 shipments fell 11.2% year-over-year; PC average was just -0.2%
Salary increases cut into margins at Infosys in the third quarter
Google is the latest victim of an ongoing spate of attacks on DNS records
The files were encrypted but still sitting on an open Web server, security expert says
Spectra Logic's BlackPearl appliance is designed to easily move big data into tape libraries
A setting that some people could use to prevent people from finding their Timeline will soon be gone
The array is first large U.S. solar plant with a thermal energy storage system
In a world where smart machines do most of the work, expect high unemployment, unrest and tumult
Mike Lazaridis and Doug Fregin own 8% of BlackBerry and are weighing a purchase of all or part of the companys shares
Percona Server 5.6 replicates some features only found in the enterprise edition of Oracle's MySQL database
Cites value of quantum crypto but says its limitations need to be overcome
However, even vendors offering those services can't guarantee 100 percent success in shielding data from government surveillance
Free plan offers just 128 Kbps data roaming, but adds 'speed boosts' for a fee
An experimental account appeared on the site to send news-related direct messages
University of Texas researchers used 3D printing to create microscopic enclosures
EmTech MIT: Craig Mundie lays down the law on data privacy, cybersecurity
