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Big data is currently the fastest growing category on jobs board Dice.com
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Some still see no advantage for Apple to include NFC as merchant acceptance is slow in the U.S.
Kaspersky Lab researchers identified Android malware threats that receive commands from attackers through the Google Cloud Messaging service
The OS update will show up on the Windows Store on Oct. 17 and in retail stores the next day
At the helm for a year now, Pat Gelsinger says his company is well positioned
Software seeks and blocks bot calls to command-and-control servers
Free update to restart Windows after a slow first year
The EU and the US should also accelerate data protection agreement talks, Chancellor Merkel said
Analysts peg unsubsidized price between $340 and $400 for Apple's expected new lower-priced iPhone
However, private sector CIOs may be spending more time at one job, survey finds
Windows optional security updates restrict use of MD5-based certificates and improve Remote Desktop Protocol network-level authentication
Smartphones accounted for a majority of phone sales thanks to growth in the Asia Pacific region
China is introducing the plan as it faces an economic slowdown
This is the first major reorganization after new CEO Don Mattrick took charge
3D V-NAND stacks cells on top of each other for higher density
Photos and videos that don't change can be stored on cheap, slow, low-endurance flash, Facebook said
Business travelers may welcome high-speed, city-to-city transport
Information is sought from a range of governmental agencies to assess the currency's risks
This month's round of Microsoft patches address must-fix vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer and Microsoft Mail
The Oracle Virtual Compute Appliance ships with network technology bought from Xsigo Systems
Mobile apps are the next frontier in the cloud
Allege that execs knew of tablet's failure months before taking massive write-off, deceiving investors
A planned software patch will fix the bug on all machines, according to Xerox
Acquiring Mobile Technologies could give Facebook another mobile boost
The newly formed Storage Products Association aims to raise the profile of spinning disks amid a flash craze
The latest installment of the IDG Enterprise CEO Interview Series
Without Steve Jobs, says Oracle billionaire, Apple is going down
Intel's 10-inch and 7-inch Education Tablet designsare now available to customers
Developers can send up to one million notifications each month for free
Security researchers from Palo Alto Networks found Android apps downloading malware from rogue mobile ad networks
Raises standard $1,000 payment for Chrome vulnerabilities to as much as $5,000
In 2012, Google alone received 21,389 government requests for information affecting 33,634 user accounts
Ellison also weighed in on his friendship with Steve Jobs and Oracle's litigation against Google in a televised interview
Foxconn is a major supplier for Apple and other top IT brands
The smartphone will start shipping in the coming weeks
Resources can now be updated in parallel in order to improve performance
The relatively brighter IT budget outlook in government may be short-lived, Gartner said
The company said putting a value on data helps executives evaluate risk better
