Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Nokia will focus on network infrastructure, mapping and locations services and technology development and licensing
In a $5.44 billion Euro-deal, Microsoft to buy substantially all of Nokia's Devices & Services business and license patents
The cash-and-stock deal will give Verizon Communications 100 percent ownership of its mobile unit
4K video is also expected to make an appearance on smartphones and TVs
Start of the last push before Microsoft dumps support?
India is also asking its embassies abroad to use email servers from a government agency
The Masters level certification exams will be retired by Oct. 1
Bitmonet lets publishers accept the virtual currency for one-off micropayments
New OS gains 2.5 points in August, second-largest one-month jump by a Microsoft operating system
The president of ValueAct Capital, one of Microsoft's biggest investors, has secured the right to join its board
Company deserves to be able to disclose more details on data it has to provide government, general counsel says
With its new woodshop, Facebook hopes employees will chomp at the bit to build things that won't crash
Networks defined by software may require more coding than command lines, leading to changes on the job
Microsoft and Google will proceed with their lawsuits asking that they be able to publish surveillance request numbers
A muted rainbow, Labor Day madness, plastic, The Cook Legacy
Benioff: Salesforce.com will focus on vertical markets, marketing software and an expanded partnership with SAP
The Washington Post reports that the NSA paid $278 million this fiscal year to tap into phone lines, e-mail and instant messages
The 'cryptology' program was set to receive $11 billion from the $52.6 billion budget asked by the intelligence community for 2013
IBM researcher buzzes through company's innovation experiments at Crowdfunding East event
Turning on facial recognition again in Germany might be illegal, the privacy regulator said
Windows 8.1 can't turn around the trend, says IDC
Tacit admission that original prices were too high
Analysis of transparency reports from Google, Microsoft, Skype show other countries equally -- or more -- demanding
Dylan Wheeler, who claimed in February to have breached Microsoft's and Sony's networks, has not been charged with hacking
Xiaomi has hired a former Google executive to lead its global expansion
Google has rejected some ads promoting its platform, which touch on drug legalization and euthanasia
US legislators, rights groups and Internet companies have asked for transparency of government surveillance
The chip design company wants to expand MIPS use in servers, smartphones and tablets
U.S. mobile users aren't likely to see a difference if Verizon buys Vodafone's share of its mobile business
The forum software's developers advise users to delete the 'install' folder
NIST seeks feedback from industry on common practices to secure IT systems
VP of Android mgmt. Hugo Barra headed from Google to Xiaomi – but why?
Privacy advocates say the agency's multistakeholder process on privacy was flawed
Overclocking technology to be presented at Intel developer forum next month
Research from app development firm claims mobile apps from big-name brands are full of security holes that can expose sensitive information
Lowers shipment estimates by 1%, says emerging markets will account for majority of tablet market by 2017
The Atlanta lab disputes the agency's assertions of security breaches
The clarifications come in response to a recent court ruling
Apple iPad 5 rumors: Front panels, rear housings, dilemmas, date delight short-lived
The former Windows chief will advise Box as the company sharpens its cloud storage and file share service, and broadens its scope
After Microsoft policy change, illegal downloads are the only way for developers to get their hands on the near-finished code
VMware CTO Martin Casado details NSX, the company's recently announced over-arching network virtualization package
