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Google’s Q4 revenue jumps 36 percent

For the full year, Google's revenue topped $50 billion for the first time, something CEO Larry Page described as 'not bad'

IBM boosts full-year profit despite lower revenue

IBM relied on growth markets and new initiatives to boost its bottom line

AMD revenue falls as financial struggles continue

The chip maker has been struggling with a slow PC market and is trying to diversify into tablets and ARM-based servers

LTE subscribers will more than double this year, IHS iSuppli says

The number of LTE users around the world grew nearly 600 percent in 2012, the researchers said

Lawmakers look to reduce waste in US government IT contracts

As much as a quarter of the US government's annual IT spending is wasted, lawmakers say

Processor market to get boost from smartphones, tablets

IC Insights says tablets and smartphones will take a larger chunk of overall processor shipments and revenue

Red Hat folds ManageIQ purchase into cloud control stack

Red Hat views the recent ManageIQ acquisition as a key element in its hybrid cloud strategy

Twitter flaw gave third-party apps unauthorized access to private messages, researcher says

The issue was fixed, but apps that gained this permission without proper authorization still have it

Are federal agency workers going rogue with personal devices?

Telework Exchange survey shows BYOD policy gaps for mobile devices

Microsoft to ship Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet on Feb. 9

The 10.6-inch Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet will be priced starting at $899 with 64GB of storage

EU’s anti-terrorist Internet guidelines a waste of money, says group

The EU project is so vague that no one will take it seriously says EDRi

Tech salaries jump 5.3%, bonuses flat

Tech and engineering pros reported the largest salary jump in more than a decade, according to career site Dice

Microsoft won’t release study that challenged success of Munich’s Linux migration

The study claimed that staying with Microsoft was cheaper than migrating to Linux, a German publication reported

Startup takes aim at multi-hypervisor management

HotLink lets users manage Hyper-V, KVM, XenServer and other hypervisors all from VMware's vCenter management console

As BlackBerry 10 phones near, hopes send RIM stock rising

Vague comment by RIM CEO on potential for BlackBerry technology licensing sparks rally

VoltDB expands into Web operations

The new version of the VoltDB in-memory database can now communicate with JSON, PHP, node.js and Go

8 Tips for Firing an Employee the Right Way

Windows 8 Update: Jailbreaking of Surface RT expands

Also: Start Menu really is missed, a Windows 8 Padfone, Meg's onboard

Mozilla launches two Firefox OS-based phones for developers

Shipping will start in February at low price points

Verizon revenue up, but one-time costs lead to loss

The company points to growth in its wireless division as cause for optimism

Micron introduces its highest-endurance SSD for servers

P400m uses higher quality NAND flash, XPERT firmware for extending SSD performance, life span and data integrity

Western Digital acquires Arkeia to boost SMB storage offering

The company also introduced the cloud-friendly Arkeia Network Backup version 10

Experts prod Oracle to fix broken Java security

Take a mulligan, redesign Java, urges one

IT’s 2013 resolutions: Faster app delivery, but less cloud

Feds turn to agile development as budget cuts loom

The VA 'is a huge fan' of agile

Review: Office Web Apps v. Google Docs

Microsoft cuts into Google's lead in free/low-cost online productivity suites

GitHub blocked in China, ‘ticket snatching’ plugins seen as possible cause

Access to GitHub's site from China was fully cut on Monday

Japan’s DoCoMo to offer Sony flagship ‘Z’ phone, tablet

The largest Japanese carrier, and the only one without the iPhone, will offer the Sony products as part of its Spring lineup

Doubt cast on the security of Kim Dotcom’s Mega service

Mega officials admit they're JavaScript 'newbies' but say Mega is no more vulnerable than online banking sites to an attack

Mobile devices get Qualcomm’s quad-core chip with integrated modem

Devices makers will show off tablets, smartphones with Qualcomm's quad-core Snapdragon chip featuring an integrated modem

Obama takes forceful stand on climate and tech

President cites issue of climate change investment during inaugural address

Atari’s US operations file for bankruptcy protection

Atari SA's U.S. companies are looking to raise capital independently for future growth

Security researchers cripple Virut botnet

Attackers still control some domains used by the botnet, the researchers say

RIM renames store to BlackBerry World as more content is added

In addition to apps, users will also be able to download videos and music

Need a file on your phone? Shoot a video of it

New technology from Fujitsu lets users download files to their phones by taking a video of them on a computer screen

Wikipedia may face disruptions as it is migrated to Virginia data center

The move to Ashburn, Virginia is expected to improve performance and reliability, Wikimedia said

Cuba turns on submarine internet cable, but just for one-way traffic

Internet traffic appears to only be flowing to, not from, the country via the cable, according to internet routing analyst Renesys

Microsoft to raise Windows 8 upgrade prices by 5X

When discount ends in less than two weeks, Windows 8 Pro upgrade jumps to $200

Google sees one password ring to rule them all

Google researchers have proposed a USB key, or even a finger ring, to solve the problems with website passwords

Google looks to kill passwords, but experts say not so fast

FCC chief calls for gigabit Internet in all 50 states by 2015

There should be at least one community per state with 1Gbps Internet, to drive innovation, Genachowski said

Jobs’ house burglar gets seven-year sentence

The robber stole computers, tablets and other devices from the home of the late Apple CEO

IE10 for Windows 7 nears final release, says report

But lots of bugs still on the public bug tracker

Rackspace follows in Facebook’s footsteps, plans to build own servers

Standards emerging from the Open Compute Foundation allow big businesses to take hardware into their own hands

Lands’ End, software vendor at contract impasse after 20-year relationship

An analyst says the companies' legal dispute over key software contract language contains an important lesson for all buyers

Samsung Galaxy S IV: What we (might) know so far

Best of Samsung's Galaxy series of Android smartphones likely to come out next month

Researchers find critical vulnerabilities in Java 7 Update 11

The latest Java update is also vulnerable to sandbox bypass exploits, researchers from Security Explorations say

Megaupload successor to offer 50GB free storage

New file-sharing site Mega to launch on Sunday

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Jan. 18

El Cheapo rising, home button fingerthingy, OMG specs

EU Commissioner Kroes won’t be bullied on net neutrality, says spokesman

A digital rights group had accused the EU Commissioner of bowing to telco lobbying