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The two companies are said to have arrived at a settlement with a proposed technical class of employees
One Microsoft bull urges consumers to take a pass, even at that price
A Microsoft-branded version of InRelease will be available by year's end, the company promised
The company's Cricket service has 5 million subscribers
Data can be kept in crystals that can resist temperatures of 1,000°C
Shareholder vote is set for July 18
It's the latest technology to invade workplaces after becoming popular among consumers
A second vulnerability -- in IE8 -- was also under attack prior to Patch Tuesday, Microsoft says
One U.S. trade group described the agreements as 'incremental' progress in the protection of intellectual property
Dennis Technology Labs report pans Microsoft System Center Enterprise Protection as “least effective” in enterprise category
SyFy movie about sharks raining down on L.A., lights up Twitter
ShotSpotter's network of audio sensors listens constantly for gunshots and provides police fast alerts when they happen
The threat to corporate data continues to grow as Android devices come under attack
Fugitive document leaker meets with human rights advocates in Moscow airport; 'I have no regrets,' Snowden says
They're not creating a T-1000 robot assassin, but they are building electronic components
Cloud-based WAN optimization upstart slams more established rival as ‘desperate.’
September splendor, iPad mini 2 delay, to Retina or not
A French court had ordered Twitter to identify those responsible for posts apparently contravening French laws on hate speech
There are other researchers who have qualified for bounties under the IE11 program as well
Two opposing trends gaining momentum in IT hardware procurement: Open source design vs. convergence
Rover heads to Mount Sharp, its main exploratory point of interest
But the 'XP effect' was small and not enough to turn around the industry's fortunes, as some had once hoped
China, the main threat, drops, new global survey finds
Despite the revenue growth, the company's profit remained flat because of a hike in salaries and the impact of currency fluctuations
The Ubuntu carrier group is designed to let mobile operators shape Ubuntu's mobile strategy
New individual and family plans coming Friday will let subscribers keep unlimited service as long as they have the plan
Industry analysts are split on how effective Ballmer's reshaping of the company will be
WebLogic, Coherence, JDeveloper and other Oracle products can now work seamlessly with the company's new Oracle 12c database
Yes, already, Google Android lovers. Plus, HTC being a tool but actually coming up with sensible device names, Verizon's big plans, new Google Maps and – oh, yeah – CRAZY TAXI!
University of Michigan team building superheated plasma-powered engine to power tiny CubeSat craft into interplanetary space
Microsoft says it does not give the NSA blanket access to its users' communications
Announced by Nokia alongside its Lumia 1020 smartphone, Vine will also eventually be joined by Path and Flipboard
Analysts: The Dynamics business application family has emerged as a conduit to push Microsoft's other technologies into enterprises
Google Chrome OS-based Chromebook laptops take significant share of retail sales in the sub-$300 market, says researcher NPD
Blue planet may look like Earth from a distance but has 4,500-mph winds
Kurt DelBene, who pushed Office 365, will retire, says CEO Steve Ballmer
The vulnerability allows attackers to modify legitimate Android apps without breaking their digital signatures
Microsoft business reshuffling puts the spotlight on four execs
Microsoft high priority: enterprise information assurance
The Alcatel One Touch will hit Poland two weeks after Telefonia launched the ZTE Open
Consumers want good smartphone cameras, which could help Nokia's sales, analysts say
The CEO of a major 3D-printing company explains what the controversial 3D-printed gun project says about the industry at large.
NetSocket software helps sort out underlying physical cause of virtual network problems
The Microsoft CEO wants the company to operate in a more efficient, unified manner, pursuing common goals
