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The programmer, who died in 2004, was granted two U.S. patents for an early social networking system
Users can now sync their American Express cards to buy products directly on Twitter
Experts agree that the security industry as a whole could benefit from sharing more information about malware and attacks
The UEFI boot loader can allow independent Linux distributions to run on Windows 8 machines
There will be an estimated 50 billion embedded mobile devices within 20 years
Only a small percentage of images were affected, Flickr says
Reddit's Ask Me Anything finds Bill Gates, who says Microsoft had a cloud product he wishes had launched earlier and he likes to play tennis and bridge
Privacy advocates say CISPA would allow private companies to share personal information with few restrictions
Lack of planning could cause projects to miss auditability deadlines
Lance Spitzner of SANS Securing the Human program outlines five common misconceptions about security awareness programs
The latest Apple rumor says the company is building a smart wristwatch with a flexible display
Intermec devices survive rain, drops, heat and will help lower costs (See video below)
Disciplinary proceedings could follow
A sit-down with Sacha Labourey, founder and president of PaaS company CloudBees
Also workers want Microsoft Surface; more storage for Surface
Some customers fume, critics seize shortage as sign that Microsoft fumbled launch
Like many competitors, Apple is looking for new product categories beyond smartphones and tablets
Limited information will be released as the investigation continues, Bit9's CTO writes
Flash 11.6 to block automatic play of content in docs created with Office 2007 and older
The trade plan would let him diversify his portfolio, a company filing said
Mobile carrier Telefonica shifted a VoLTE call to 3G on a multivendor network
Criminals get around an application whitelist by going after the vendor providing the security product
Users will closely watch service and support
SAP is 'extremely disappointed' with the state controller's decision, according to a spokesman
Lawyers for a bank and the USPTO argue that abstract ideas aren't patentable when a computer is added
Monitors migration of entertainment activities from PCs to tablets, smartphones; bets on the PC's demise only if Windows 8 succeeds on tablets
Microsoft adds document-sharing link feature
Company works with Texas colleges to train new staff
Reinvigorated after failure of AT&T merger plan, T-Mobile looks to lure business users with promotions, Apple iPhone 5 and BlackBerry Z10
Twitter and Facebook light up with jokes, information and warnings about #Nemo
The deal is related to a price-fixing investigation into Apple and its e-book store
The highly anticipated tablet will test the company's viability in that market
Strangeloop to bolster Redware's application delivery portfolio
Smoking Gun publishes several personal photos of Bush family found by a self-proclaimed hacker
Federal judge finds Innovatio's patent enforcement tactics protected by Constitution
IE vulnerabilities offered hackers a one-two punch, expert says.
Malware authors add phishing-like credential theft capabilities to banking Trojan programs, researchers from Trusteer say
Both Windows and OS X already under attack
Security experts ask if government won't share information, why should the private sector?
HP issued the new guidelines to address the increase in student labor used at factories in China
Users visiting many websites were redirected to an error message on Facebook
Innovative apps could still break new ground in the meantime, experts said
Making it easier for banks to deploy mobile apps securely is on IBM's to-do list for its mainframes
