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The aged OS has 18 months until retirement, but it's not going quietly into the night, say analysts
Underground forums provide insider access to enterprises
SANS survey of more than 650 IT and security professionals shows access control and VPNs favored for mobile
Use of weak DKIM signing keys could allow spoofed email messages to look legitimate, US-CERT warned
Samsung enlisted Kanye West to plug its new device, a 'phablet' that's somewhere between a phone and a tablet
The app lets subscribers use Direct Connect without a dedicated button
Among CIOs and IT executives surveyed, 13% expect to see salary cuts in 2013, reports the Society for Information Management (SIM)
AMD says between six to 10 tablets with its Z-60 tablet chip will be announced between now and CES in 2013
Enterprises can't avoid dealing with it so they'd better know what it's all about
The code for the proof-of-concept rogue browser extension will be released on GitHub
A new report offers guidance to countries dealing with cybercrime and terrorism
At MIT's EmTech conference, Rethink Robotics demonstrates its friendly solution to industrial manufacturing robotics problems.
Researcher envisions crypto-based content management for local hard drives, flash drives
Optical network company Sycamore Networks exploded onto telecom scene in 2008, but petering out in 2012
Whitman makes it clear to gathering of IT execs that HP won't enter the smartphone business next year
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
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