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Apple ships Java update, malware scrubber after confirming attacks on own Macs

And touts security moves that didn't prevent Java exploits from hijacking engineers' machines

AMD docking technology adjusts tablet, laptop performance in hybrids

AMD's Turbo Dock increases performance when hybrid is in laptop mode, scales down in tablet mode

Citrix releases XenMobile MDM for Apple iOS, Android devices

XenMobile offers role-based management of mobile devices

Oracle releases new Java fixes, speeds up patching cycle

Oracle patches five more Java vulnerabilities that weren't fixed in a security update earlier in February

Dell beefs up its deduplication appliance line

Current DR4000 users can upgrade to the new DR4100 series without charge

China’s Defense Ministry calls accusations of state-sponsored hacking groundless

China's Defense Ministry points to flaws in claims that the nation's military supports cyberespionage

Microsoft, EMC, NetApp join Oracle’s legal fight against Google on Java

Software trade group BSA has also come out in support of Oracle

Twitter calls for smarter password habits following Jeep, Burger King hacks

Passwords should be unique for each website people use, the company says

Chinese Army link to hack no reason for cyberwar

Dell profit sinks 31 percent as company fights to go private

Dell's profit and revenue both declined amid a collapse in PC sales

Nokia Siemens targets carriers’ Wi-Fi, small-cell rollout challenges

Along with new equipment, the company will showcase software and services

Oxford University briefly blocks Google Docs in anti-phishing effort

Oracle sale of Lustre welcomed by HPC users

The Lustre file system will be better supported by Xyratex, a smaller company more focused on high-performance computing, observers said

Mozilla changes policy to limit risk of subordinate CA certificate abuse

Sub-CA certificates will need to have technical constraints or be publicly disclosed and audited, Mozilla's new CA Certificate Policy says

Google’s Page, Brin and Schmidt to testify in employee antritrust case

The executives' deposition statements could later be used in court

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Feb. 15

The 'delay' of the iHumungous phone, and other credulities

Microsoft shows off iPhone, iPad and Android clients, voice calls between Lync server and Skype

Microsoft powering up unified communications server Lync with broad VoIP, Wi-Fi connections

NetApp releases all-flash array

Company doubles memory in enterprise class arrays

Canonical launches tablet interface to run on top of its OS

The side-stage multitasking feature allows users to run tablet and phone apps at the same time

Flash Storage Offers Fast Path to VDI, Better App Performance

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Microsoft promises stronger ties between Lync, Skype

Lync Conference keynote: Presence, Instant Messaging and voice interoperability available in June; video within a year

Microsoft Azure overtakes Amazon’s cloud in performance test

Azure's cloud is faster at uploading and downloading files to the cloud, Amazon still more scalable, storage provider Nasuni finds

HTC’s One smartphone signals end of megapixel era, executive says

HTC's new One smartphone has a 'revolutionary' ultra-pixel camera to capture sharper images

Meet Mandiant, the company pulling the covers off alleged Chinese hackers

Company's latest report traces cybersecurity threat to China's People's Liberation Army

HP quadruples virtual machines in new blade

HP says the new ProLiant WS460c Gen8 blade server adds server efficiency and cuts operational costs

Cisco puts a huge value on the ‘Internet of everything’

More devices and people connecting to the Internet will create $14.4 trillion opportunity over the next decade, the company says

Gartner: BI software spending to hit $17.1 billion by 2016, but pace of growth slowing

A still-soft economy and other factors will temper BI spending compared to past years

Cisco declares war on Microsoft unified communications system

Faults lack of phones, video endpoints, voice and video gateways

Tilera developing chip with more than 100 cores

Tilera also announces a 72-core chip to fill the void of a cancelled 100-core chip

Nvidia targets low-cost LTE smartphones, tablets with Tegra 4i chip

Smartphones and tablets based on the new Tegra 4i chip will be out by year-end

Kaspersky apologizes for antivirus update that continues to disrupt customer nets

Customers have reported issues that include: long log-in times, slow launch of third-party applications and, in rare cases, Internet Explorer crashing

Cisco unveils software, hardware for hybrid wireless networks

New technology can link 3G, 4G and Wi-Fi networks; set for demonstration at Mobile World Congress next week

Small-cell goodness will depend on crucial, complicated backhaul links

Vendors at Mobile World Congress will unveil wireless gear to link small cells to wired networks

Cisco’s small-cell move is focused, but its network aims are ambitious

The company will show off its first licensed small cells along with services software that goes deep into the carrier core

F5 jumps into BYOD with new app manager

App delivery company continues to broaden its portfolio with expansion into mobility

China’s Alibaba launches new search engine

Alibaba's AliCloud Search appeared to go online on Monday

New report says cyberspying group linked to China’s army

Mandiant said in a report that the group was a People's Liberation Army unit under cover

Tizen 2.0 operating system released to developers

The Intel and Samsung backed operating system is seen as potential competition to Android in some markets

Orange targets senior citizens with Fujitsu smartphone

The launch of the Stylistic S01 represents Fujitsu's first major push into the smartphone market outside Japan

BYOD boosts Macs vs. PCs

New management tools remove last barrier to widespread Mac adoption in the enterprise

Microsoft quietly raises prices of Mac Office by up to 17%

Dumps multi-license packages, all to make Office 365's subscription pricing more attractive

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Germany probes labor practices at Amazon contractor

A TV report alleging mistreatment of foreign workers at Amazon.com's packing distribution centers in Germany is making waves

Pirate Bay files police report alleging piracy by pro-copyright organization

Parody site imitates appearance of Pirate Bay site while providing links to two directories of legal download sites

EU privacy regulators promise action on Google privacy policy changes

Regulators want Google to provide users with more information about its policies, and delete personal data after set periods

ZyXEL integrates Alcatel-Lucent’s small cell software

By integrating the software into a home router or a set-top box costs drop compared to using a separate product, according to Alcatel-Lucent

New super-duper smartphone cameras likely won’t help HTC and Nokia, analysts say

HTC to launch M7 smartphone on Tuesday with Nokia's EOS device expected on Feb. 25

Adobe to patch Reader zero-day this week with rush update

Hackers exploiting sandbox-bypass bug

Microsoft reopens 128GB Surface Pro online orders

Supplies still tight as company tells consumers to expect 2-to-3-week shipping delay