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Intel launches the first batch of laptop chips with quad-core processors, with more chips due later
Apple iPhone 6 rumors: Interpreting Tim, Gaze Detection, iOS 7 changes, Super Retina
Watchdog group issues stinging rebuke to Web consortium
A new challenge to the company's patent protects big companies at the expense of a small inventor, the company says
Once the feature is enabled, users will get a code sent to them when logging in from a new device
Despite some deficiencies, the sharing fundamentals are sound, though
New strains of bacteria kill half of all people with serious infections, CDC says
Windows 8.1's boot-to-desktop, Start button restoration removes businesses' biggest objection, argues analyst
Plans to ship an HTC 7-in. tablet this fall are still on target
Google admits the seven-day timeline is too short for some vendors to patch, but hopes it will push companies to advise customers sooner
New research center hopes to recruit top talent from Japan
Asus is investigating the incident, in which factory owner 3CEMS has already been punished by the city of Dongguan
The company will make changes that suggest it's listening to feedback from the security research community
Faster, power-efficient Wi-Fi expanding into new uses
Stockholders are better off taking Silver Lake's cash than holding on to their shares, the board wrote
Computers and disks with information irrelevant to the case are to be returned, a court ordered
With mobile device theft on the rise, Microsoft is pushing users to 'protect the device, the data and your reputation'
Apple's design right is valid, but the protection it offers is very limited due to earlier similar designs, the court said.
Intel's future Celeron and Pentium chips will be based on same architecture used in Bay Trail tablet chip
Non-bitcoin deposits and withdrawals through Mt. Gox must be made with verified accounts starting on Thursday
Self-driving vehicle technology is not yet ready for general use, the NHTSA said in a policy statement
The U.S. aims to provide the Iranian people with safer, more sophisticated personal communications equipment
Some prominent scientists, including the inventor of JavaScript, have backed Google in its court battle with Oracle
Sponsored posts will start appearing within users' feeds on desktops
Today's radiation-shielding technology can't protect humans in deep space
The digital rights group and the Harvard Cyberlaw Clinic hope to end lawsuits by Personal Audio
Microsoft will try to address Windows 8 user interface complaints with the upcoming update of the OS
Steven Sinofsky, who led Windows 8 development but was ousted last year, cites 100-million sales figure
Firm acknowledges problems, but doesn't offer an explanation for the outage
AT&T says limits on spectrum bidding may be illegal and would subsidize smaller carriers
Focusing on service providers yields first quarter growth as Dell looks to offset growing decline in PC sales
Nutritional information for more than 1,000 foods can now be easily searched for on Google
Google Android news roundup: Also, upcoming versions of the Galaxy S4 and HTC One, and an admin app for Google Apps.
Handoffs between networks are about to get smoother, but vendors are pushing their own tools to make them smarter
Vendors should issue fixes or at least mitigation advice for zero-day flaws within a seven-day time frame, Google security engineers say
The CRM vendor wants to tap into demand for modern intranets that have social collaboration features and can be accessed from mobile devices
Symantec, with modest growth, still at top with 19.6% of overall share in $19.1 billion worldwide market
12.9-inch iPad hilarity, September mourn, the yet-cheaper iPad
Verizon today started taking online orders for the long-awaited device, with delivery on June 6 for $200 and a two-year contract
Robots will analyze what you're doing and figure out how to help
Rise of hybrid clouds and software-defined networking creates needs to better control network traffic
Subject of investigation had claimed forced disclosure of encrypted content violated self-incrimination protections
Already, an illegal drug site accepts Bitcoins, but experts say it is unlikely to fill the void for cyberiminals left by Liberty Reserve
Connection to Azure improves ability to push out near-real-time threat information welcome but called 'long overdue'
After controversy in the U.K., the company highlights how much storage users will have left
Demand was weak worldwide save for the Asia Pacific region
The attack does not affect sites running Drupal software
