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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
Sprint's proposed $2.1 billion acquisition of the other half of Clearwire is almost bound to happen eventually, analysts say
Banks are likely to be better protected against this wave of attacks, Arbor Networks researchers say
McAfee has detected malware activity linked to an online fraud operation allegedly planned by cybercriminals
Largest US wholesale plumbing supply company, Ferguson Enterprises, needed rugged handset to support route optimization and customer service apps
Out come the knives as Motorola (Google?) goes after Samsung
Adobe's decision to fix Flash on Patch Tuesday forces Google to update Chrome the same day
Rackspace rolls out Database as a service tool Cloudant weeks after Amazon Web Services launches a data warehousing product for its cloud
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement will start a pilot deployment in early 2013
Dell appliance secures, controls iOS, Android devices in enterprise
Clearwire's spectrum, SoftBank's cash will power Sprint's LTE push
Oracle was the biggest loser as users remain skeptical of the company's long-range commitment
The operation exemplifies how deep technical knowledge is not needed to run a lucrative botnet
Microsoft finds widespread piracy in PCs sold in China, warns consumers in new campaign
Japan's National Police Agency has posted a US$36,000 reward for a case in which it wrongly arrested men with hacked PCs
Contrail was in stealth with a network virtualization controller
The Internet Society raised an alarm over the ITU meeting amending and passing an Internet resolution
The decisions should help new or existing carriers boost their mobile capacity
Government's forecast for next 15 to 20 years gives tech a big role; including big data, robotics, smart cities and anarchic social networks
Microsoft may be motivated to bow to Apple's demands, says analyst
The sharing plan could lead to innovation in small cell technology, FCC officials say
Twitter sends social manager to Rome to help the Vatican with its social media presence
Men trust online information more than women
Industrial design rights applications are also rising -- but Apple, an aggressive asserter of such rights, files relatively few applications
Oracle Audit Vault and Database Firewall have been combined for easier deployments
It was a busy year for Cisco.
Also at issue is whether human rights should be addressed
