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Researchers discuss relative risks and potential remedies
'VPN Gate,' designed by Ph.D. student Daiyuu Nobori to circumvent government firewalls, has drawn 77,000 users in less than a week
Half of the teenage owners of smartphones access the Internet mainly through their phones
Researchers from the startup DNNresearch will at Google apply large-scale machine learning to a variety of domains
The company said it was working to restore access, while users complained they were unable to use their accounts
Hackers successfully answered a series of questions, enabling them to download reports, according to a source
The Rural Telecommunications Group has joined supporters of the T-Mobile-MetroPCS merger
The company will destroy all personal data inadvertently collected by its Street View cars
Projected 2013 sales spike for small-screen tablets helps mostly Android
Tech workers skilled in informatics are the most-sought
Mobile developers will get a chance to interact with Facebook engineers at three global events
Microsoft's Patch Tuesday fixes four sets of critical vulnerabilities, including many found in Internet Explorer
Telecom giant set to present research findings at optical networking convention next week
The problems were confined to returns filed in the state of Minnesota, according to a spokeswoman
Even Apple's iPad Mini can't stop Android as buyers gravitate to cheaper choices
Church makes sure what happens in conclave stays in conclave
Momentum to overturn the Library of Congress' decision seems to be building
The agency let the merger go through without a vote of its commissioners
3D printers were a particular hit at the annual tech show
Cyberattacks are a growing threat for U.S. security, officials say
Gesture control, Gmail and search are highlighted at conference demo
Microsoft dropped the Start Menu from Windows 8 and here are some workarounds
Samples drilled by the Mars rover uncover the basic building blocks of life
New research shows cloud computing is generally less expensive for dynamic workloads
Could impact how information is shared and what powers government has in collecting your digital files
The U.S. Justice Department is already investigating the controversial acquisition
AMD will bring to laptops features like gesture recognition and video mirroring through its A-series processors
The company continues to focus on ease of deployment and management
FuseSource's AMQ messaging will eventually replace Red Hat's own MRG, while the Fuse ESB will work alongside the JBoss ESB
Compass-EOS router integrates photonics with electronics on a chip for large networks
Cisco ISR line to get WAN optimization, application performance monitoring, WAN path management and security license
ModernMix goes where Microsoft fears to tread
Cisco CRS router customers can now embed Arbor Peakflow SP Threat Management System
The press freedom advocate called for more harmonized controls over the export of spying technology
Obama's national security advisor said the US will protect its economy against cyberattacks
Defense Distributed's Cody Wilson stands by his group's efforts despite opposition
Microsoft changed its mind on this issue after determining most sites with Flash content have been optimized for the new OS's tile interface
But foreign undergrad enrollments in computer science are still less than 10%
Software attempts to teach Thoreau, Emerson and company more effectively
Array also comes with version 7.0 management software
Search was done out of concerns for sensitive information leaks
The Obama administration's cybersecurity framework could see current banking and utility regulations as a model, some say
Seattle bar tells customers it's a 'No Google Glass Zone' well ahead of release
New support offerings and official certification for Dell's latest-gen hardware
Rumors are swirling that VMware may launch a public cloud
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