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Whistleblower lawsuit involving city of San Diego vendor contract says alleged network arrangements with India, Pakistan were deceptive and a security risk
The recommendations from an FCC advisory committee target botnets, domain name fraud and Internet route hijacking
Aruba's AirGroup controls MDNS discovery traffic
No longer just a place to tweet about your favorite gym, Twitter becomes social force
Sixth security update for Chrome 17 since its debut on Feb. 8
An enterpreneur wants to print the texts of the two controversial bills on toilet paper and sell the rolls
Top Windows 8 pixel density is actually greater than for Retina displays
63% of webmasters whose websites get hacked don't know how the compromise occurred
Warranty provider notes similarities in case design, glass used in new model and the iPad 2
The agency accuses AT&T of overcharging the government for IP Relay service for the hearing impaired
Look for incumbent vendors like Cisco, not standards, to win in customers
A Nasscom team visiting the U.S. will highlight the direct and indirect jobs created by Indian outsourcers
Is Georgia or its enemies spying on its citizens? Or is it cybercriminals out to steal secrets?
In theory Google could listen in on phone conversations and serve ads based on background noise
Rory Read, an ex-IBM executive, wants to look past Intel
Google's new privacy policy is already under scrutiny in the U.S. and Europe
Megaupload's hosting provider, Carpathia, wants to get rid of it, saying it costs US$9,000 a day to maintain
Verizon research shows hactivists stole more data from corporations worldwide than criminal gangs last year
Verizon notes vulnerabilities commonly used in politically-motivated hacking attacks
The CEO faced a few tough questions at HP's annual shareholder meeting but said she has a plan to get HP back on track
"Gigantic" battery, lots of glue found inside new iPad
Windows development blog shows how to translate iPad apps into Metro apps
Company insists agreement is different from failed AT&T/T-Mobile merger
Months after Google, Intel and other big names rallied around Cloud Security Alliance registry, only three vendors have submitted results
With no love lost between Google and China, negotiations could be tough
Association for Financial Professionals survey notes online payment fraud attacks are common too
Google revealed more about its data analysis service at the New York GigaOm data conference
The agency also takes a step toward smartphone interoperability in the 700MHz spectrum
Accidental online leak involved more than 6,800 students; another 22k may also be affected
Firefox is used by more than 20 percent of all Internet users
It also plans an open-source initiative around Greenplum
Microsoft Azure, Rackspace follow
As the licensing of patents becomes more contentious, the development of standards has become more important
Hackers trick Tibetan activists into visiting exploit pages by baiting them with a legitimate report from AlienVault
StatCounter reports that Chrome overtook Internet Explorer on Sunday, although Chrome's use of prerendering may bias the results
Cisco supports VMware platform support now, Microsoft Hyper-V and open-source Xen in future
New LulzSec video promises to resume operations April Fool's Day
Microsoft is partnering with Nokia, HTC, Samsung and ZTE to launch Windows Phone devices in China
But, in time, companies will run out of jobs to offshore.
Plans to announce its own public backup service within three months
Oracle tries to soften the hardware blow, emphasizing the company's focus on specialized systems, not commodity boxes
Apple says the new iPad operates well within operating thermal range of up to 95 degrees Fahrenheit
Still, surveys show fewer want to build apps for Android
WalkSafe keeps pedestrians from walking into cars; SpinLoc lets you twirl to figure out where you are
The U.S. government and privacy businesses need to work together better to drive up adoption, a TechNet study suggests
SharePoint will gain more enterprise social features and be part of an integrated collaboration platform including Office, Lync
People aren't willing to pay for mobile connectivity for their tablets
New president of Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise looks to lift fortunes with focus on key market niches in Ethernet switching, data centers
HP will make its Printing and Imaging Group a part of its Personal Systems Group, sources told the Wall Street Journal on Tuesday
An Arkansas couple is seeking class-action status for themselves and other taypayers
