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Apple's iPad mini build quality, lightness, display, performance singled out
Big data will change training in all corporate units, says Michael Rappa, who created the first U.S. post graduate program in data analytics
U.S. officials blame Iran but some familiar with attacks say it's likely cybercriminals
Payment terminals at 63 stores in eight states compromised; unknown number affected
'Weird,' says an analyst of Apple's move to eschew pre-orders, even as it pulls older iMacs from its e-store
Linux has Linus. Does open source cloud computing effort OpenStack need a marquee name too?
Legislative body wants to stop 'dual-use' technology going to repressive regimes
Declines in wireline voice revenue offset mobile and broadband subscriber gains
SAP saw strong demand for its newer technologies including HANA, mobile, and cloud
The company says it will change Windows 8 before launch next week
40 startups expected to launch new products at Nairobi's version of Silicon Valley innovation showcase
The court ruled in line with other European courts considering the same patent
President attempts to pacify hardliners and privacy advocates, report says
Accused of creating the Kelihos botnet, Andrey Sabelnikov makes peace with Microsoft
Two ad networks, AIRPUSH and ADWLEADBOLT, indicative of the trend toward privacy abuse, says Trend Micro
The company took a number of steps to improve its mobile products during the quarter
That makes four, as Dyckerhoff is replaced by Rahim in Juniper Platform Systems Division
Size, price and support for iPad apps matters to workers -- and to IT
Has Apple really created a new state-of-the-art in small tablets?
iPad Mini pricing, 4th-generation model pricing spark tweets
The way BlackBerry 10 implements work and personal partitions set it apart from the competition
From mobile device battles to enterprise app stores, the challenges in the coming year are at hand, Gartner says
What you need to know to understand all the commotion about Microsoft's new OS
Third outage in two years is mostly resolved but brought down Reddit, Imgur, other popular sites
Long-awaited update could help AMD compete with Intel in high-end desktop market
A labor group is criticizing Apple supplier RiTeng for labor abuses including excessive overtime
Dell's XPS 10 tablet will be available for $499 and will ship in the coming weeks
Learning curve, satisfaction with Windows 7 cited by experts
Content creators say online alert system aims to educate users; analysts not so sure
It's already lost its once-dominant spot in operating systems, firm argues; now it's all about holding on to what it has
Hackers who sell the servers to Dedicatedexpress.com are paid a commission
Experts call for better filters, but urge users to 'be suspicious'
The contract valued at US$2.1 million is to supply iPhone devices and services to over 17,600 users
This Web-hosted version of Office also features enhanced performance and improved editing, formatting and collaboration features
A well-run IT help desk is key to reputation
New CEO Marissa Mayer called the quarter 'solid' and said she was satisfied with a 'stabilization' of revenue
Buy-back firms say jump is much smaller than for last March's roll-out of the iPad 3
The agency releases a list of guidelines and best practices for the use of facial recognition technology
Software-defined networks, data explosions, hybrid clouds will test IT prowess
Cloud outage in US East zone impacts sites across the Internet
Windows 8 is cloud friendlier, embraces Skype
Debate, speculation intensify on eve of expected small-iPad announcement from Apple
CTOs at Blackstone, Hearthstone favoring Apple iOS, wary of Google Android
California State replacing 3,316 switches with Alcatel-Lucent gear