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Microsoft joined Samsung at CES to show a research project that works with Xbox Kinect
CEO Ballmer's praise for ARM chips doesn't mean it is an exclusive partnership
While ideal for security, it would inhibit critical information sharing in integrated systems
The agency will act starting next month to accommodate more users and demand for video
Pincus was fourth on the annual five-person list, with Zuckerberg and Groupon's Mason garnering dishonorable mentions
Only 9 percent of corporate account takeover cyberattacks resulted in money being transferred in early 2012, a survey says
The attacks are very sophisticated, security researchers say
We're just years away from phones, PCs, cars acting like colleagues, says Justin Rattner
Intel makes only incremental smartphone chip improvements, while Nvidia and Qualcomm made power and performance improvements on ARM chips
The company plans to offer and support BlackBerry 10 devices within the first quarter of 2013
Uptick in attacks, bypasses of recommended workarounds will force Microsoft to fix flaw criminals already using to hijack Windows PCs
The dual-display Android device could be a major surprise hit, once it's on the market
Experts says the next security frontier is the contact center.
Business Roundtable made up of 210 CEOs from large U.S. companies says improved teamwork will help thwart cyberthreats
Products from Sony, Huawei and ZTE show where the smartphone market is heading
90 positions to go in restructuring at Ethernet switch maker
The service will be discontinued but users can switch to Skype
Confusion on the CES show floor, flaring tempers in the press room, mattresses and gaming mice.
Touch-enabled hardware in short supply, explains Tami Reller when asked about reports of slow holiday sales
In CES keynote, CEO McAdam proffers ways that wireless technologies can alter entertainment, autos and healthcare
Move is part of an ambitious plan that includes LTE rollout and Apple devices including the iPhone
CEO Lowell McAdam's keynote also promised $10 million in awards to people with new ideas
The EFF lauds Yahoo for adding HTTPS, but one expert criticized the move because the additional security was not required but only an option
Intel is promising a speed boost in response to the improvements in USB 3.0, but did not give a target release date
Wi-Fi Alliance and USB 3.0 Promoter Group demonstrate products using Wi-Fi and USB 3.0 specifications
Reports find real healthcare breach damage is not in the statistics
Tablets with AMD's upcoming Temash chips will be priced around $499 or $599
However, the company acknowledges some miscalculations in availability and distribution of Windows 8 computers
Wireless Power Consortium shows off Toyota arm rests, desk lamps and speakers that can be used to charge 34 Qi-enabled smartphone models
Claims latest is 25% faster with new IonMonkey JIT compiler
Chip maker talks about future of 'perceptual computing' at CES
Devices will be sold in Walmart in the US
Others, including Adobe, Google and Mozilla ride Patch Tuesday's coat tails
By his own account his approach was technically unsophisticated
Getting lost behind the scenes at CES 2013 in Las Vegas, waiting to see the good stuff
Father of the Internet reminds CES crowd that people now with gray hair 'invented this stuff'
Library of Congress has a 133TB file of every update ever posted to Twitter; now it has to figure out how to manage it
A new free wireless service in New York is the latest in Google's efforts to bring more Internet connectivity to people
Panasonic combines latest TV technologies in a 56-inch UltraHD OLED TV
Its BCM7445 silicon platform is designed for service-provider gateways that can deliver UltraHD
Microsoft says the problems aren't widespread nor systemic, and that it's actively fixing them
The Chinese man and his partner sold cracked software on their websites
The technology is also making its way into TVs and smartphones
But details sparse on what caused 'malfunctioning' iPhone
Second-generation models launched at CES are less expensive, more flexible and have longer battery life
Security ventures target cloud computing, mobility, malware detection, catching stealthy attackers
The 2003 browser replaced Microsoft's Internet Explorer as the default for OS X
