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IDC says Windows 8 to blame for PC slump, but Gartner disagrees
Yanks Tuesday fix after reports of endless reboots hit support forums
But it might help Microsoft offset Windows revenue declines as companies splurge on pricy in-place upgrades for existing hardware.
The 'average' large data center has a PUE of 2.9, worse than previous studies had indicated
ISPs could be forced to filter content, warns an electronic-communications industry group
One expert suggests the move is designed to deter nations from launching cyberattacks. Another: To drum up funding support from Congress
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Smartphone maker BlackBerry files complaint of "false and misleading report" with regulators
Glue Networks developing automation tools for managing WAN operations
What happens to your docs and data after you have 'logged out of life?' Now you can plan it out with Inactive Account Manager
Internal Revenue Service told CSO it does not use emails to target taxpayers, but the agency did not address the use of subpoenas
The company said it was hit by slow decisions by customers in an uneven recovery
The chip maker will supply local developers with Intel-powered products for software testing
The year's biggest solar flare affected some radios on Thursday, NASA said
Software from several companies could be manipulated by attackers to take over players' accounts
The site's personalized content feature is now available in many other countries, from Kenya to Poland
Calls for more privacy, civil liberties protections in reintriduced Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act
With the acquisition, the professional networking site aims to boost its content-publishing capabilities
Big Blue also rolls out all-flash appliance line, flash deal with Sprint Nextel
After leading markets to new highs Wednesday, tech closes down again
IBM has introduced a new line of solid-state storage systems, FlashSystem, using technology from its Texas Memory acquisition
NASA, Air Force want minimum of 24 processor cores to support highly parallel applications
With Google's Schmidt and Yahoo's Mayer, FWD.us is focused on immigration, education.
Several Wall Street analysts downgrade the stock
The author of the bill promises to work with critics who say it could have an effect on domestic policy
Analysts say that Atom netbook chips may be replaced by an upcoming tablet-optimized Atom chip
Reports hit that Glass Explorer Edition will go out to developers and testers.
The digital currency's largest trading site is currently in 'cool down' mode
Piston Cloud exec trots out a familiar analogy from the animal world
A House committee doesn't change the cyberthreat sharing bill enough to win support from some digital rights groups
More Android news: Dikembe Mutombo, Intel interest, Samsung goes small as well as large, and one of the most worrying hacks you'll ever see
The callback feature in Twitter's OAuth implementation can be abused, a researcher said at Hack in the Box
Bezels, worker bees, chain-sawing prices, short-term memory
If we don't start securing systems today, it will become a problem in 10 years, the researcher said
Other market players will now be consulted
At Microsoft Management Summit 2013 company details Azure services that now control gated resource access, improve cloud management
Wireless IP cameras from Foscam and other vendors have serious security issues, researchers said at Hack in the Box
A smaller, early-stage player in digital currencies secures its first round of angel funding
Microsoft's new OS hurts industry as PC shipments contract 14%
The latest targeted attack, on Chinese activists, shows how cybercriminals are broadening their tactics in going after individuals
Greater adoption of two-factor authentication is a step in the right direction, said one security expert of Microsoft's reported move
The court said it declines to "mop up a mess" of multiple claims and patents
Microsoft also continues to test its own smartphone, according to a newspaper report
Interest in the virtual currency has caused strain on bitcoin exchanges
