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Boston police use Twitter to inform residents during manhunt

As police conduct manhunt for suspected marathon bomber, Twitter gets info out

New version of Gozi financial malware bundles MBR rootkit

The malware installs code into the computer's master boot record in order to achieve persistence, Trusteer researchers say

Cloud boosts SAP revenue, even as demand falls in Asia

The company saw revenue growth in the first quarter in all regions except Asia Pacific and Japan

IBM defends OpenDaylight from doubters

Angle? What angle? It's all about the code

Citrix pitches cloud-based web casts with GoToWebcast

The service supports up to 5,000 attendees.

Former LulzSec member gets prison sentence for Sony Pictures hack

The 25-year-old hacker was sentenced to one year in prison and one year of home detention

Motorola patent that got Apple’s push mail banned in Germany could be invalid, court says

In a case pitting Motorola against Microsoft, a German court raised doubts about a patent Motorola had asserted against Apple

U.S. firms say H-1B restrictions may help them

But analysts say H-1B restrictions are unlikely to affect global forces

Browsers pose the greatest threat to enterprise, Microsoft reports

While the company is committed to Internet Explorer, it is experimenting with an architecture to replace the browser called Embassies

Assange to Google’s Schmidt: ‘I don’t use email’

Wikileaks has released a transcript of a wide-ranging meeting between Eric Schmidt and Julian Assange ahead of a book launch

Wipro’s IT services business posts slow growth in difficult market

A slow market and currency volatility affected the company's IT services business

Russian malware mines bitcoins through botnet

The malware harnesses the computing power of compromised computers to earn bitcoins

IBM-Lenovo deal likely to focus on low-end, commodity servers, analyst says

IBM may sell off its low-end x86 systems but will likely keep more profitable hardware, an analyst says

Larry Page defends Google’s ‘big bets’ on Glass, driver-less cars

The CEO explains the thinking behind non-core products at Google

Samsung Galaxy S4’s Coolest New Features

Microsoft Q3 earnings and revenue up, as all divisions make gains

In the wake of dismal PC sales reports from market researchers, Microsoft shows that Windows sales increased

Microsoft Tells Federal CIOs Mobile Management Is Better With Windows 8

IBM’s revenue deflated in 2013’s first quarter

The company said it wasn't able to close several crucial deals by the end of the quarter

AMD’s revenue drops 31 percent as CPU sales plummet

Sales of AMD's processors and graphics chips were both down from last year

Google’s revenue rises 31 percent, nudged by advertising gains

The results mark 'a very strong start to 2013,' CEO Larry Page said

National Digital Public Library launches

It will make available to the public 2.4M records, including historical images, audio and video

Apple sold 35-38M iPhones last quarter, analysts say

But where's the SDK for iOS 7?

Cloud fight keeps Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Rackspace clamoring for enterprise customers

At a Summit for its cloud services division, Amazon tries to make the case its cloud is more than ready for the enterprise

US Senate moves toward Internet sales tax vote

A vote to close debate on the Marketplace Fairness Act should happen next week

U.S. carriers set up warnings to prevent ‘bill shock’

Operators serving 97 percent of mobile users have agreed to send subscribers timely alerts

TSMC aims to tighten mobile chip manufacturing race with Intel

TSMC is moving to the 16-nanometer process a year ahead of schedule

Samsung fights dirty with misleading claims against HTC – who may have replied in kind

A scandal in Taiwan as Samsung fesses up to paying for negative reviews of HTC products, plus U.S. carriers changing their tune and a sudden return to hype for forthcoming Motorola devices

iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending April 17

Case revelations, display changes, June 18, giving up on iPad mini

House approves CISPA over privacy objections

The bill still needs to pass the Senate and get Obama's signature before becoming law

VMware Adds Project Management, Secure IM to Socialcast Platform

Microsoft files patent for new open windows viewer

Possible replacement for little-used Flip 3D in Vista, Windows 7

Researchers find malware targeting online stock trading software

The malware is the result of a growing trend of cybercriminals targeting online brokerage accounts, Group-IB researchers say

SAP’s first quarter: The key questions

HANA adoption, cloud revenue growth and the global economy could come into focus during the earnings call

Twitter launches its music service with iTunes, Spotify and Rdio integration

Twitter introduced an iOS app and a Web version, a native Android app will follow

BroadSoft CEO: Here’s why communications is moving to the cloud

Open Networking Foundation director details SDN directions, OpenDaylight impact

Is Cisco, IBM SDN effort a level playing field? Does adding OpenFlow to existing gear make it SDN?

Google cloud open for business – includes $400 cover charge

Google competitor to Amazon Web Services' market-leading cloud offering hit the market last week

Verizon posts gains on mobile, FiOS growth

The company reports an increase of 720,000 mobile retail customers, and 188,000 new FiOS broadband customers

Google gets consumer service ultimatum from German consumer groups

German consumer groups say Google must respond to support requests from users by email to comply with German law

Nokia sees improving Windows Phone sales and shrinking loss in Q1

The company sold 5.6 million Lumia devices running Windows Phone in the first quarter

Failed authentication frequently thwarts online shoppers

Half of consumers frequently thwarted by online credential systems, including forgotten passwords and confirmation questions

China’s ZTE finds some positive in security concerns, wants to boost brand

ZTE is focusing on offering higher-end handsets and boosting the company's brand

Popular home routers contain critical security vulnerabilities

A study by Independent Security Evaluators shows many home routers are vulnerable to various attacks

Google plans to set up gigabit-speed fiber in Provo, Utah

Google is acquiring a fiber-optic network owned by the city

Gift card SMS spam drops after FTC action, Cloudmark finds

Antispam vendor Cloudmark found that the FTC action against gift card spammers may have spooked them

Developers unveil new mobile apps for shopping, restaurant reviews at DEMO Mobile

Check-ins and color comprised two themes among several startups at the show

Big-data science requires SDN, Internet2 chief says

The 'one-size-fits-all' Internet can't accommodate new research applications and huge data flows, Dave Lambert said

Running the ROI numbers on BYOD

With hard data in short supply, the value of consumer devices is in the eye of the beholder.

Intel acquires Mashery for planned services suite

Intel will add Mashery to its growing collection of software and services companies

US House moves toward passage of CISPA

The full House is scheduled to vote on the cyberthreat sharing bill on Thursday