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Competition in the smartphone market heats up ahead of Apple's next iPhone launch
Juniper predicts big growth for smart watches like Samsung Gear and Apple 'iWatch' by 2018, but says it's still a 'niche'
Using four different kinds of tracking technology, OCEARCH finds sharks are often closer to shore than you think
Most users do not use sophisticated methods that would more deeply mask their transactions
The latest SPARC processor has 12 processor cores, effectively doubling the number of cores than its predecessor, M5
IBM and HP held on to the top two positions but with declining market share
The Syrian Electronic Army is believed to have modified DNS records for many websites
MIT says the chip won't be available in stores this Christmas season
Attack may have compromised several other domains as well, including Twitter, security researchers say
Intel says its new Avoton chips will be up to seven times faster and four times more power efficient than current Atom processors
Early evidence suggests site was hit by Syrian Electronic Army
It plans to demonstrate its autonomous tech later this year
The company is pitching advertisers with two new types of units
Users of Suse Linux can purchase a fully supported version of the OS directly from VMware by year's end
The service produces high-quality fake scans that can be used in fraud attacks to impersonate victims, Group-IB researchers said
An audit claims the system poses risks, but the office overseeing it calls it a dependable 'workhorse'
Decision 'frightens me,' says one developer as Microsoft tells app makers to use two-month-old preview to test work
The mission to bag an asteroid could happen as soon as 2021, paving the way for sending humans to Mars in the 2030s.
Smartphone vendor creating IM subsidiary for BlackBerry Messenger
DARPA microsystems chief asks engineers to look forward, redesign conventional chips
'One of those classic moments' when Microsoft must decide what's more important: Office revenue or supporting a sagging Windows ecosystem, says Forrester analyst
Nearly half of all government requests about Facebook users come from U.S. agencies
Also: Is Windows 8 TPM security an NSA back door?
Devices with this Windows 8 update should be available in time for the holiday shopping season
64-bit mobile processors are coming, just not right away
The Mobile Associates API integrates Amazon's store with mobile apps
Analyst says NSX could touch off enterprise SDN battle vs. Cisco
Ericsson wants a block on Samsung products in the US
The CEO will deliver two keynotes at Oracle's annual conference next month
Developers, IT pros won't get the update early, as they have historically
Newcomers Firefox, Ubuntu, Sailfish and Tizen won't challenge Android's dominance anytime soon, but can still survive, according to analysts
NetScaler Control Center for VMware will be available as a tech preview this quarter
Quote volumes climb as early adopters prep for next month's new iPhones
Dell plans to release more Windows 8 tablets and convertibles for business users later this year, a senior exec said
The move follows a U.S. decision to lift sanctions on some personal communications technology
Cascade is a web-based application that links employees more directly to a company's strategic plans
Some of the technology from Sensinode will be made part of ARM's mbed project
Speculation is sizzling over who will take over as Microsoft CEO
The suit addresses the use of members' likenesses for the site's sponsored stories program
Google Glass for contact lenses? In the distant future perhaps, says Google Glass founder
The law will ban bloggers from disseminating news that is hostile to the government
The two Cisco rivals announced partnerships on Monday to help flesh out VMware's upcoming system
