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HP GM says cloud is a 'big deal' for turning around the struggling tech giant
Open redirect vulnerabilities on .gov websites allow spammers to abuse .gov URL shortener service, Symantec researchers say
In spite of legal threats from adware firms, Trend names Top 10 Most Aggressive Android Adware
Acer had expected revenue in the quarter to remain flat due to the imminent release of Windows 8
More expensive models join $499 tablet on backorder
E-voting technologies have gotten more reliable since 2000, Caltech-MIT Voting Technology Project says
Earlier investors such as Sistema and Etisalat stayed away from the auction
Two users are seeking for a court to order Apple to unlock their phones, which were tied to AT&T Mobility's network
Free copy of Office 2013 -- or sub to Office 365 -- now comes with purchase of Office 2010
It will take three to five years for the technology to become common in the U.S., a Google executive said
For $79.99, students and staffers get a 4-year license to use Office 365 University; buying a perpetual license will not be an option
Microsoft, Google, Advanced Micro Devices, Intel and IBM turn in disappointing results
Collaboration could cut the cost of attack mitigation between similar companies, suggests a Homeland Security official
You won't see the phrase 'Windows 8 upgrade cycle' become common, Benioff says
Latest on Apple iPad mini: Goodbye iPad 2, comfy with 4:3, playing defense
Common architectures between public and private clouds makes managing hybrid clouds easier, Cloudscaling says
New Google Nexus! Or not! But definitely SOMETHING! Let's all get indiscriminately excited!
FTC already has the law on its side but wants new tech ideas to back it up
But vendors have to agree on a video codec before a standard can be defined
CDMI allows data to be moved around private and pubic clouds
Virtual Machine Converter converts virtual machines from vSphere to Hyper-V formats
Agency says mobile version of spyware that was sold to law enforcement and governments is a worrying trend
Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth doesn't want to spoil the surprise when it is ready
Microsoft experienced a rough quarter, with a 22 percent decline in net income and an 8 percent decline in revenue
Dell has announced a new family of Active Systems, but it will also retire its vStart line
AMD's revenue fell in the fiscal third quarter on poor demand for products
CIO Mott wants HP workers who had worked on GM IT operations under outsourcing pacts to become 'well-integrated' into the GM team
Wall Street analysts say company could be in play but don't see a fit for the storage titan
Verizon average monthly bill now $145
What's a Wii? Why is Skype called Skype? And what does eBay mean? Here are the real stories behind some of tech's strangest-sounding brands.
But Linux users will pay even more, a US website is finding
Virtual networking grabs spotlight at OpenStack events
Defense Secretary warns the government would tap new forensics abilities, and experts say the time is right to use new tech to strike first
Adobe Reader and Acrobat XI have a better sandbox and new security features that can block more attacks, Adobe says
The company's net loss balloons from a!68 million to a!969 million
7 of 10 will have Super Wi-Fi in 2015, research firm says
The operator now owns 50.8 percent of Clearwire and may buy it outright, according to an analyst
But smaller Apple tablet will add millions of new users, analysts say
One computer-generated film is made up of as many as 120,000 frames and requires 200TB of disk storage
Bundled apps on Surface RT cannot be used for work without tying them to another Office license, Microsoft confirms
