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Vampire mice and zombie hard drives: USB dangers lurk in Linux

Kernel dev highlights the tricky problem of USB support in LinuxCon talk

Education networks see massive traffic spikes from iOS 7 update

Some slowdowns, retries, complaints of 'dialup' performance

Mars rover could have its own robotic snake

European researchers say robot could help explore other planets

Hacking courses offer cybercrooks tips on how to hone skills

Subjects range from basic fraud to managing botnets and evading arrests, RSA says

Snowden’s role provided ‘perfect cover’ for NSA data theft

NSA official says fugitive document leaker wasn't "that clever,' he just happened to be in right place at the right time

Elon Musk: Tesla’s driverless car will be street-ready in three years

Tesla raises the stakes with a bold about driverless cars.

Linux kernel luminaries talk enterprise, embedded and why they’re coming together

Linus Torvalds, Greg Kroah-Hartman, Sarah Sharp and Tejun Heo cover what’s happening with the Linux kernel.

Amazon redesigns Kindle app for iOS 7, adds Collections

The reader gets a new look and a better way to organize material

Apple turns on iTunes Radio

Launches free ad-supported music streaming service with upgrades to iTunes, iOS

Private company launches spacecraft for space station rendezvous

Orbital Sciences' Cygnus spacecraft set to dock with ISS on Sunday

BlackBerry messaging service rolls out to Android and iPhone this weekend

The free BBM service now reaches 60M BlackBerry users a month

iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Sept. 17

Oct. 15 formula, feel the love, 64-bit forecast, look-alikes

Layoffs coming to BlackBerry could reach 40%

But analyst says layoffs might be 40% only in Canada, with many jobs moved to the U.S.

Apple delivers visually revamped iOS 7

Some users report problems grabbing the upgrade; blame swamped servers

What’s the Best Android Tablet? Google Nexus vs. Samsung Galaxy Tab 3

Microsoft ships upgraded preview of IE11 for Windows 7

Final version of newest browser to reach Windows 7 'later this fall'

3D printing techniques will be used to construct buildings, here and in outer space

NASA targets 3D printing for astronauts, cheap satellites

Government Networks Unprepared for Cloud, Big Data Transitions

Brazil’s ban on U.S. Internet services may prove futile

Experts doubt that Brazil's proposed efforts at cutting digital ties with the U.S. will actually keep the NSA at bay.

RightScale’s cloud gateway expands to control virtual networks

Will allow management of virtual networks just like managing cloud compute and storage across multiple providers

Apple iOS 7: Six key things to do before you tap ‘Download’

Apple iOS 7 features automatic app updates and an improved Siri but be prepared for some issues experts say

BlackBerry announces Z30 smartphone with 5-in. display and large battery

Launch comes even as BlackBerry is on the selling block

Linux evangelists: Every time you build a client-server app, the Internet dies a little bit

Linux boosters upbeat in wake of IBM announcement, despite remaining hurdles

Today’s iOS 7 downloads an unprecedented challenge for IT

Updating Apple's OS and apps, managing bandwidth, app glitches all on menu

Hackers exploit critical IE bug; Microsoft promises patch

IE6 through IE11 harbor vulnerability, but in-the-wild attacks limited to IE8 and IE9

Brocade stocks fabric and net virtualization arsenal to better battle Cisco

Unveils new ToR switches, 100G blade for core, NFV router

Mobile Device Management companies get more app control on iOS 7

Apple is providing MDM APIs that better allow vendors to 'take advantage of the operating system hooks to provide application-level security'

The Ferengi are bad examples for open-source community management

Puppet Labs community lead Dawn Foster says geeky literature is a treasure trove of management tips for open-source communities.

China-based hacking group behind hundreds of attacks on U.S. companies

Hidden Lynx hacking-for-hire group more sophisticated than others, including using malware targeting zero-day flaws, Symantec says

Microsoft Windows 8.1 for businesses is now available for testing

Availability is intended to make testing the Microsoft operating system possible to plan migrations from earlier Windows versions

Windows 8.1 to cost the same as Windows 8 for U.S. retail customers

The price of Windows 8.1 will be $119.99, while the Pro version will go for $199.99

Sweet! Tiny, far-flying robot based on honeybee

Researchers working on agile, self-navigating 'robotbee' capable of flying around the world using little fuel

Security researchers create undetectable hardware trojans

Method can be used to weaken hardware random number generators used for encryption

Microsoft won’t discount Windows 8.1 upgrades

It's free to Windows 8 users, but anyone with the older Windows 7 must pony up full price -- $120 or $200

Report: Nirvanix customers have two weeks to get data out of cloud

Nirvanix cloud storage provider is shutting down, multiple reports state

Internet.org looks to ‘Facebook for Every Phone’

How Facebook could benefit greatly from its Internet.org initiative.

Bing gets a tuneup, but still grapples with the query: "How to top Google?"

Bing is getting a new logo, a refreshed interface and improved search functions

Space storms causing satellite failures that blunt Internet and TVs

MIT say solar flares and geomagnetic storms are the cause of most satellite failures in recent years

With Wallet update, Google promises continued NFC investment

Barcode scanning for loyalty card points also supported on all Android phones in Wallet update

Computer science major ranks No. 8 for salary potential

Engineering, math, science and technology alumni rank among highest paid graduates

Netfix plumbs pirate sites before buying TV shows

Proposed changes to WHOIS system called ‘extremely disquieting’

Lessons on the Future of IT From ‘Future Shock’ and ‘The Singularity Is Near’

BlackBerry sale might not include smartphones

Analysts see considerable value in BlackBerry's secure network, BB 10 operating system and patents, but little in its smartphone business

KVM vendor creating open source hypervisor specifically for cloud workloads

KVM vendor Cloudius Systems' OSv is a stateless operating system built specifically to run cloud workloads

Navy Yard shooter was IT worker with resume of gun violence

How did this suspect, twice arrested for reckless gun use, get a job on a military installation?

IBM hopes to Power cloud, analytics with $1 billion Linux investment

IBM will fund development of Linux applications and expansion of a Linux cloud service

Cisco, EMC coalition supports Oracle, VDI

Money losing VCE also reveals new Vblock with latest tech from founding companies

Windows 8 Update: Microsoft exec says for many their first PC will be a phone

Plus a 70-inch Windows 8 tablet, even a retired Ballmer will easily make the Forbes 400 of world's wealthiest