Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The $7.2 billion yawn
The device can be used to extend the touch interface of tablets and smartphones
Though VMware manager acknowledges Microsoft VDA pricing 'most confusing part' of cost determination
The EU digital agenda commissioner is accused of caving in to telcos' interests
Two mobile industry losers join forces
But the challenge Microsoft faces in integrating Nokia shouldn't be underestimated
Microsoft's moves into the hardware market have previously drawn opposition from its PC partners, but could help them
Company's desktop and mobile browsers combine to unseat Mozilla's Firefox from No. 2
Compared to other industries, tech companies are the keepers of the cash
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
