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If consumers have 3D printers in their homes, what will stop them from violating copyright?
With just a few exceptions, the hub-and-spoke model for branch office IT is quickly becoming a thing of the past.
Users can upgrade their smartphones or tablets after 12 months
Baidu wants to expand its presence in China's mobile Internet market
The company had said publication of the court's order and parties' briefs would show it had resisted the order in 2008
One analyst gave her an 'A' for effort but said her final grade is 'to be determined'
In an informal talk, the Microsoft co-founder also said that getting rid of patent laws would be 'crazy'
Appeal will be heard almost a year after the original jury verdict was handed down
'We were just ahead of our time, like most of our mistakes,' Gates says of personal agents like the notorious Clippy character
Few data centers reach for 80 degrees, the upper end of the recommended limit
University of Illinois professor gives the ConceptNet 4 an IQ test
Software maintenance was to blame, spokeswoman says
Making your software run in the cloud doesn't have to be painful, company says
The hardware and software platform lets enterprises centralize operations while maintaining local caches
Start-up PrivateCore among the latest to rely on Intel Sandy Bridge CPU for security features
The 800MHz band they'll use comes from discontinued Nextel services
Investigating report of woman killed when she answered her iPhone while it was charging
VMware had bought Zimbra in 2010 from Yahoo
Users share experiences in converging operations with three different implementations
Pledge to take action against websites selling counterfeit goods
Dotless Internet domains are likely to confuse users, ICANN-affiliated committees say
Innovations with smart TVs and connected cars will help drive app commerce
Device would have LTE wireless chip, 6 GB of storage and a translucent aluminum case
About 70 percent of computers infected with this threat are in the US, according to antivirus firm Trend Micro
Version X3-4 doubles the RAM, adds flash and boosts disk capacity
Also: New Surface accessories slated, kickbacks for Windows 8 device sales
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
