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AT&T bringing the network closer to the cloud

AT&T's CTO Krish Prabhu says that the company is also resolving bandwidth and coverage issues to bring the cloud closer

Asus ships quad-core Transformer Pad 300 tablet for $379

Asus's Transformer Pad 300 has a 10.1-inch screen and Android 4.0

Venture capital poured into enterprise software in Q1

IT was the only big industry to gain in both deals and dollars, while consumer Internet investments fell

Flashback botnet not shrinking, huge numbers of Macs still infected

Russian AV firm says rivals got the numbers wrong, botnet still controls 650,000 Macs

Microsoft Windows RT tablets will be more security friendly than iPad, Android devices

Client software will talk to management infrastructure, download custom Metro-style apps

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending April 20

Blame Qualcomm, liquidmetal bounces back, most awesomest phone among iPhone 5 rumor highlights

Tech groups push for cyberthreat information-sharing bill

CDT and other civil liberties groups continue to raise privacy concerns about CISPA

2012: The year LTE becomes a standard, not a luxury

U.S., along with Japan and South Korea, are at the tipping point for LTE ubiquity, says ABI analyst

Social predators still gaming the system on Facebook

Barracuda researcher says 1 in 60 Facebook posts is malicious or spammy

Proof-of-concept Android Trojan app analyzes motion sensor data to determine tapped keys

Researchers design an app that analyzes subtle smartphone movements to infer what's being typed on touchscreens

Social events calendar shown off at DEMO, prepares to branch out from Boston

SCHEDit, the so-called 'Twitter for events,' has potential for socializing local events

Amazon CTO: ‘You should be able to walk away’ from cloud providers

But fears of vendor lock-in is one of top hurdles to cloud computing adoption

LightSquared wins two-year reprieve for spectrum payments to Inmarsat

LightSquared will use the extra time to focus on obtaining U.S. regulatory approval for its planned LTE network, it said

Can advanced technologies really help curb highway congestion?

Better wireless, analytics and system integration technology can help growing highway congestion problems

Are Zombies Sucking the Life Out of Your Data Center?

How Arqball met Cinsay: Startups merge products at DEMO 2012

Two young companies presenting at the DEMO Spring 2012 conference found common ground for their products, and put it to action in less than five hours

Apple, Google and others to face former employees’ antitrust suit

The companies are accused of making agreements not to poach each other's employees

Apple in talks with iPad trademark challenger to try and settle dispute

A Chinese court has recommended the two companies hold talks to try and resolve the iPad trademark dispute

Symantec: ‘VeriSign Trusted’ mark out, ‘Norton Secured’ in

New Symantec trust-mark branding means website has to have passed daily security scans

Berners-Lee: Demand your data from Internet companies

Would giving users access to the data companies collect on them improve digital privacy?

Microsoft Q3 revenue grows almost across the board, beats Wall Street expectations

However, profits dipped slightly in the quarter

Workers did not exceed authorization when data stolen, says appeals court

Ninth Circuit offers unique take on Computer Fraud and Abuse Act

Laptops with AMD’s ‘Trinity’ chips coming this quarter

AMD's new chips code-named Trinity and Brazos 2.0 will offer more performance-per-watt than predecessors

AMD reports Q1 loss on GlobalFoundries charge

AMD recorded a net loss of $590 million in the first quarter, thanks mostly to one-time manufacturing and acquisition charges

Rush Limbaugh, Siri, and the wrath of the technocrati

Talk show host sparks new frenzy by describing an iPhone glitch

Microsoft System Center 2012 overhauls licensing, focuses on apps

Latest Microsoft management platform supports server application self-service deployment

Apple offers free OS X upgrade to prep for switch to iCloud

Ships free copy of Snow Leopard to MobileMe customers

Tablets and Mobile App Resuscitate UK Hospital’s Workflow

Does timing of Facebook IPO matter?

Social network's IPO may launch May 17, reports say

Greenpeace’s sign to Amazon, Microsoft: ‘How clean is your cloud?’

Environmental group ramps up criticisms of pollution against leading tech companies

EMC sees ninth quarter of double-digit growth in Q1

Revenues hit $5.1B

Amazon cloud set stage for rapid Pinterest growth

The rapid increase in Pinterest use wouldnot have been possible without AWS, a company engineer says

Yes, IT departments should worry about Google Drive

Without certain upgrades it's probably not something you want on your network

Microsoft evangelist corrects comment that Windows Phone 7 devices will get upgrade to Apollo

Issue leaves some Nokia Lumia 900 buyers wondering

Security, privacy ideas emerge at Demo Spring conference

Amid the companies presenting are startups doing two-factor authentication, Facebook profile-cleaning and clearer terms of service

NY AG sues Sprint for allegedly under-collecting $100 million in taxes

Sprint denies the charges, saying the state is trying to collect more taxes than it is due

Verizon revenue up on mobile, broadband growth

Mobile data revenue up more than 21 percent compared to the first quarter of 2011, the company says

Top mobile apps showcased at DEMO 2012

DEMO 2012 led off with mobile products. Here are the most interesting.

Windows 8 Enterprise holds bag of goodies

Boot from a USB stick; side load custom apps among the exclusive features of Microsoft Windows 8 Enterprise

Nokia reports loss in face of stiff competition

The company is planning to make changes to both its feature phone and smartphone portfolios

Linus Torvalds named a finalist for Millennium Technology Prize

Linux kernel creator and co-laureate Shinya Yamanaka join exclusive list of honorees

Cisco tries to head off software-defined networks

Multipronged approach intended to stake leadership, stave off threat from all angles

DEMO 2012: Better conference calling and ‘how to’ guides

Voxeet shows 'naturual conferencing' and Dozuki

Compliance isn’t security, but companies still pretend it is, according to survey

Workday update pushes it deeper into Oracle, SAP’s turf

Improvements to the SaaS (software as a service) vendor's financials package could land it deals with large enterprises

Android malware writers exploit Instagram craze to distribute SMS Trojan horse

Fake Instagram websites distribute Android Trojan horse that sends SMS messages to premium-rate numbers

BYOD battle: A tale of two opposing IT viewpoints

Enterprise Mobile Device Management software plays a big role in BYOD acceptance

What to consider before signing up for Google Drive

Think about where your data lives now and the apps you use

MIT and others launch a tech education revolution

Four programs deliver traditional -- and nontraditional -- education options for techies

Samsung claims Apple infringed eight patents in reply to Apple suit

Samsung filed a response to Apple's complaint in a federal court in California