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Apple has also been denied a permanent injunction on some Samsung products
Security vendor Cloudmark says it is the first time they've detected a botnet that abuses other people's phones to send spam
Shareholders say Sprint isn't paying enough, but there are limits on the value of Clearwire's frequencies, analysts say
Career experts offer advice on retaining your highest-quality talent so they don't leave to work for your competitor
Union brings together security technology firms
Apple, Google execs among those in the running for 2012 honor
'Unrealistic,' counters company that crafts browser management tools; 'hollow victory,' adds analyst
A growing set of services allow customers to more easily track their cloud usage
Carberp authors are developing custom scripts for U.S. and Canadian banking websites, Group-IB researchers say
Worldwide chip revenue to hit $298B this year, down 3% from 2011
Facebook CEO doesn't like HTML5, but mobile developers have set out to prove platform can beat native apps
TIA trade group says NIST preference for hardware-based security might mean vendors either make drastic changes or leave federal market altogether
SpongeBob Diner Dash collects personal information from children in violation of U.S. law, the complaint says
IBM researchers say cognitive systems will be capable of learning from their interactions with data and humans
Research in Motion sets aside 5 hours to make the case for its new BlackBerry 10 smartphones
The deal would give Sprint significantly more spectrum in the top U.S. markets
New malware Batchwiper is unsophisticated, but can cause a lot of damage, researchers say
Startup Talko is a mystery, but seems likely to be about collaboration, cloud
Connecticut State Police warn they will prosecute anyone posting false info, threatening
Cost-per-gigabyte is down more than 300% in three years
China Labor Watch said it found three underage workers at one Chinese supplier that builds Samsung handsets
Payments will be made through a new organization called Freedom of the Press Foundation
This is the first time Apple has addressed weekend sales for the Chinese market
The hacker, who calls himself 'Virus_Hima,' says he's gained the respect of vendors now from previous security work
YouTube's Vitess helps MySQL use less memory and run more efficiently
Incidentally, all four issues cropped up after Google eliminated its free Google Apps edition
U.K. analytics firm returns fire Friday, alleges Microsoft downplays the security, privacy threat
Fear U.S. Senate will reauthorize warrantless surveillance of U.S. citizens before year's end
Analysts: Oracle cloud services customers should be mindful of the fine print
The treaty's language on spam and security may give governments cover to censor the Internet, critics say
GPS, real-time data, a website, wireless networks would make life in 'The Hobbit' so much easier
The apps were designed to steal mobile transaction authentication numbers from Russian online banking users, Kaspersky Lab says
The issue is that the option to share location data is on by default, says the Independent Centre for Privacy Protection Schleswig-Holstein
Batman's 3D sonar, bendy bodies, 5S yes and 5S no
63% of CIOs polled said it's challenging to find skilled professionals today
Users worried about regulatory compliance or network latency no longer need a Premier account to gain access to the European data center
Strikes this week failed to disrupt banks' online operations -- but gave enterprises a better idea of how to tighten defenses
The Taobao sites removed 63 million infringing product listngs last year
The treaty is to be formally signed on Friday, with the U.S. threatening not to sign
Microsoft says the impact of the issue has been exaggerated by a company seeking to portray its competitors in a bad light
The company has used "scenario analysis" software to developed simulations to help retailers optimize their checkout layouts
Apple finally launched its iPhone 5 in China on Friday
