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Lawmaker: Snowden may have had help with leaks

Snowden's access to NSA data raises questions, the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee says

McAfee research shows sharp rise in malware signed with legitimate digital certificates

This 'certificate abuse' represents a growing threat, says McAfee researcher

Nokia to rely on you for next-generation maps

The company hopes users will add missing streets, bridges and points of interest

ZTE Grand S and Nubia 5 ready for pre-order on Saturday

Both smartphones are unlocked and cost less than others in their class, run on GSM networks

Smartphone vendors target BYOD enterprises

LG is hoping to get a larger piece of the enterprise market with new security features

Online drug dealer: Selling on Silk Road is like any other retail site

In a Q&A with Mashable, an online drug dealer gives an interesting glimpse into the day-to-day life of an online drug dealer.

Yahoo abandons T-shirt rewards for vulnerability information

Starting Oct. 31, Yahoo will pay between US$150 to $15,000 for flaws, in line with bounties paid by Facebook and Google

Start-up Netskope keeps watch on enterprise cloud usage

Monitoring service company's founders hail from Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, VMware

Scientists say Mars crater may be ‘game-changing’ supervolcano

Once believed to be an impact crater, volcano may have altered Mars' evolution

Intel outfits open-source Galileo computer with Quark chip, targets DIY crowd

To reach enthusiasts, Intel is partnering with Arduino

Patent firm Lodsys backs out of dispute with Kaspersky Lab

A court in Texas passed an order dismissing the claims and counterclaims

How Japan’s Olympics will revolutionize tech

Japanese companies are going all out to impress visitors to the 2020 games

US demanded access to encryption keys of email provider Lavabit

Lavabit said in August it was shutting down its service rather than be complicit in crimes against Americans

Mocana unwraps protection for iOS 7 apps

Support for Apple's latest OS will be available from Oct. 11

Faded satellite star LightSquared headed for auction block in November

Dish Network is likely to buy the bankrupt would-be LTE carrier

Bluetooth Smart going into wireless device chargers

The low-power wireless technology will help to manage wireless charging

Facebook offers ‘free’ Wi-Fi in exchange for check-ins

Hotels and other businesses will require users to check in at their Facebook Pages to get free Wi-Fi

Blizzident’s 3D-printed toothbrush cleans teeth in 6 seconds

Creating the toothbrush using a scan or impression ensures perfect coverage

Cisco/Insieme ushering in hardware-defined networks

Why they claim Application Centric Infrastructure, integrating physical with virtual, is not SDN

Samsung invests $4M in wireless charging firm

Samsung Electro-Mechanics Division also signs agreement with PowerbyProxi to jointly develop new charging devices

Apple faces repeat of iMac sales fiasco if Retina iPad Mini supplies are tight

But the company may see no way around not introducing it this month

iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Oct. 1

Smaller Apple iPad, bigger iPad, mini 2 delays, and date debate

FBI busts operator of Silk Road, seizes $3.6M in Bitcoins

'Dread Pirate Roberts' accused of running site that generated $1.2 billion trafficking drugs, illegal substances

House Democrats push ahead on immigration, H-1B

Democrats introduce their version of Senate's immigration bill, say debate on issue is likely to produce compromise legislation

Oracle scoffs at charge that Ellison is overpaid

CEO Larry Ellison earned $76.9 million in Oracle's fiscal 2013

Senator vows fierce defense of NSA data collection, surveillance programs

The NSA's telephone records collection program is necessary to keep the U.S. safe from terrorism, some lawmakers say

Facebook’s Sandberg takes on the tech gender gap

Tech needs more women, she says, and women need to inspire each other

Dell launches four new tablets — all on Intel chips

No plans for future Windows RT tablet running on ARM

Meet the man behind Silk Road, the online drug marketplace the FBI has seized

The FBI seized Silk Road this week after its suspected leader, Ross William Ulbricht, was allegedly using the service to hire hit men.

With new Venue tablets, Dell signals its PC division is alive and kicking

Dell launched two new Android tablets and two new Windows tablets

Big-hitter investors want Gates out as Microsoft chairman

Reuters report claims three of the firm's top 20 investors fear Gates will block hiring the kind of CEO they think Microsoft needs

US DOJ opposes company requests to publish surveillance statistics

Allowing companies to report surveillance requests would drive suspects to other services, officials say

New ‘white spaces’ research from Microsoft and China makes it easier to find vacant spectrum

Microsoft, Chinese University researchers blend methods to improve accuracy, access to empty TV channels

McAfee sets sandbox appliance to explode stealthy malware

Sandboxing appliance, integrated with McAfee Real Time for remediation, seeks to trump competitor FireEye

Box pages developers, asks them to give healthcare industry a shot of innovation

Box and two partners are sponsoring a developer competition for apps that improve patient communication and education

IT purchasing: Who decides what tech to buy?

80% pay raise for Cisco CEO Chambers

Cisco CEO John Chambers’ total compensation rose to $21 million from $11.7 million a year earlier

Report: Ford CEO downplays chatter that he’s in line to replace Ballmer

Alan Mulally is reportedly a favorite among the candidates being considered to become Microsoft's next CEO

HP says open sourcing SDNs is wrong

Juniper, others making controllers free missing the point; don't know why to use OpenDaylight

Solving the customer experience riddle: A Q&A with two experts

WD rolls out secure My Cloud drive, media hub

My Cloud allows users to transfer files between their Dropbox, SkyDrive and Google Drive accounts

BlackBerry increases provision for restructuring charges

The expected charges have grown from US$100 million to $400 million, BlackBerry said in a filing with the SEC

SAP ramps up venture capital efforts

SAP's venture arm has seen 12 portfolio company exits this year

Heat it, bend it, slam it and the latest gadget glass won’t break

Nippon Electric Glass subjected glass to various forms of torture at Ceatec, with few problems for the glass

Japanese start-up plans hydrogen fuel cell for 2014

Aquafairy says its hydrogen fuel cells will succeed where earlier methanol types failed

Yahoo concerned that release of redacted FISA papers may mislead

The company had earlier asked the court to release certain documents to show it resisted NSA data collection

Sharp’s robotic cleaner will make solar panels sparkle

The system has been tested in Thailand and saves labor and water

Silent Circle moves away from NIST cryptographic standards, cites uncertainty

The company plans to replace AES and SHA-2 with Twofish and Skein in its encrypted communication services

Move over, Curiosity! NASA plans new Mars rover

NASA's next robotic rover is expected to launch in 2020

Millions flood healthcare insurance sites as feds grapple with glitches

Web traffic was 7 times greater than Medicare site ever saw