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CloudFlare briefly drops off Internet deflecting DDOS attack

CloudFlare's Juniper routers choked on a new rule designed to stop an attack

Judge lowers Apple’s $1 billion Samsung award, orders partial retrial

Apple and Samsung will have to start a new trial to determine some of the damages in the case

Facebook set to launch new look for News Feed

Social network invites press to March 7 event to unveil a redesign

HP halfway through restructuring, 15K layoffs to go

CEO Meg Whitman gives shout-out to former HP CEO Mark Hurd

Oracle ports DTrace to Oracle Linux

Oracle has completed work on bringing to Linux a version of the widely coveted DTrace tool, though it's only available for Oracle Linux

Return of CISPA: Cybersecurity boon or privacy threat?

Rights groups fear widespread sharing of personal information; security managers at RSA see key new piece for corporate cyber defenses

New SPEC tool to ID most energy-efficient servers

The EPA and other government agencies will use the tool to award Energy Star ratings

Wall Street Beat: Uncertainty dampens tech M&A, PwC says

Though cloud and software technology put pressure on companies to acquire IP, merger and acquisition activity may not increase this year

Microsoft: We can update Office-by-subscription every 90 days

Analysts parse what little Redmond has said about refreshing Office 2013 software for subscribers

Tech groups question new do-not-track bill

The new legislation would require all online companies to honor do-not-track requests

Western Digital claims HDD capacity doubled with nanotech breakthrough

The nanotech discovery may lead to denser and denser HDDs

IT Services Spending Power Shifts Away From IT Leaders

NASA, SpaceX launch Dragon but glitch delays power supply

Dragon spacecraft on its way to Saturday rendezvous with space station

IT security managers too focused on compliance, experts say

'Check-the-box' mentality is causing companies, government agencies to overlook growing cuberthreats

Are we now living in a post-crypto world?

Cryptologist's comments at RSA draw mixed reaction from security community

Windows 8 uptake slows for third straight month

New OS falls even further behind the pace of 2007's flop, Windows Vista

Hackers use corporate attacks as staging grounds for other cyber assaults

Fighting a corporate cyber intrusion is fraught with legal, insurance considerations, panelists at RSA Conference say

Google publishes Zopfli as open-source compression algorithm to speed up Web downloads

Compression is about 100 times slower than conventional methods but compresses about 5 percent better, Google said

HTML5 Web Storage loophole can be abused to fill hard disks with junk data

Most browsers don't restrict the amount of data that websites can store through HTML5 Web Storage, researcher says

Federal CIOs Still Say No to BYOD

Now that there’s a Samsung Galaxy S IV release date, are we getting less excited about the smartphone?

Plus - bulldozers and Android smartphones, Androids in space, and Google vs. Samsung?

Researchers warn of new Java exploit being used by attackers

The new exploit affects the latest versions of Java 7 and Java 6, FireEye researchers warn

German Bundestag adopts controversial online copyright bill

The bill was altered this week and has become less damaging, Google said

Japanese agency warns of information-stealing Android porn app

A Japanese IT security agency says the wallpaper app, downloaded 500,000 times, actually 'steals' private information from users

MIT panel warns of challenges of hyper-networked world

MIT panel says demand on the Internet, massive-growth of wireless nets and general lack of security are but a few of the future challenges pressing on the world's information infrastructure

UK court orders block of three torrent sites

The entire purpose of the websites is to attract users with the free means of copying content, the judge said

Megaupload loses bid to see more evidence from US

New Zealand's Court of Appeal rejected two lower court decisions ordering the US to turn over more evidence

iPhone 6 rumor round up for the week ending March 1

The telepathic iPhone, fan art fantasies, roaming LTE

Facebook confirms buying Microsoft’s Atlas to boost ad sales

The deal is aimed at giving marketers better information on their desktop and mobile campaigns

Islamic group promises to resume U.S. bank cyberattacks

Islamic group promises to resume U.S. bank cyberattacks

Cyber Fighters have claimed responsibility for five waves of attacks against banks since last September

Apple iPads Get Green-Lit in the Enterprise After Surface Letdown

Reporter’s Notebook: MWC trades castles for putting greens

The mobile show's new location came with some surprises

Internal document suggests SAP’s goal of simplifying licensing will be a tall order

SAP still requires 131 pages of fine print to describe software licensing rules for its products

EU to fine Microsoft over browser ballot fiasco, says report

Reuters pegs March announcement of penalties for screw-up

Tech groups call on Congress to battle patent trolls

Patent lawsuits by non-practicing entities hurt innovation, tech groups say

NASA, SpaceX set for launch to space station on Friday

Second commercial resupply mission to bring 1,200 pounds of supplies to orbiter

U.S. Mac sales make small rebound

But iMac supply issues continue two-thirds through the quarter

Windows 8 Update: Supply-challenged Surface Pros to go on sale in 6 more countries

Also: Windows 8 upgrade rumored for summer, more Windows 8 ads queued, deals on Windows 8 machines

‘Search is still in its infancy,’ says Google CFO Patrick Pichette

Google has 'relentless' optimism over the possibilities of search, he says

iPhone 6 concept designs keep popping up

Latest imaginings of future Apple iPhone 6 smartphones focus on greater size

Mobile carriers, vendors eager to virtualize networks

Separating software from hardware could bring new services sooner and help carriers compete with Internet players

Five smartphone and tablet trends from Barcelona

Lower-cost models will open up the global market

EU to coordinate space-debris tracking to protect its satellites

The information gathered will be available to all

Pope Benedict sends farewell tweet before leaving Vatican

Next pope will decide whether to keep Twitter account up and running

Google’s Sergey Brin rips smartphones, shows off Glass

Brin calls smartphones 'emasculating' as company looks for thousands of 'explorers' to test the digitized eyewear

F5 tries to stay ahead of the curve with moves into security and beyond

A look at a few of the carrots and sticks behind F5's ongoing diversification.

EU ‘smart borders’ program could lead to Big Brother surveillance, says leading politician

The proposed law would turn Europe into an e-fortress, according to a Member of the European Parliament

Google privacy chief blasts Microsoft’s “Scroogled” campaign at RSA Conference

Chief privacy officers at Google, Microsoft, Mozilla and Facebook go public

Targeted attack against Tibetan activists abuses Nvidia file to load malware

The attack uses an Nvidia tool vulnerable to DLL preloading, Sophos researchers say