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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
Apple could overtake Intel as the world's top mobile processor company by the end of the year.
Attacks regulatory environment at Free State Foundation telecom conference
The Duqu authors are continuing their mission despite public awareness about the malware
The company is also expanding its offerings to enterprise data centers
Ease of use of consumer file sharing offerings aren't optimized for enterprises, but Egynte says it has fixed that
Laptop hard drives could have up to 20TB of capacity
McAdam saw pay triple even as he pushed sacrifice from wireline workers
Enterprise security officials are more optimistic about security controls
Analyst remains skeptical, believes date-driven release would be major mistake
Apple's iOS continues to dominate, while Android and RIM OS flounders
Sambreel has charged Facebook with bringing pressure on its advertisers and users
Data breaches caused by malicious attacks add to the cost of doing business -- but not as much as they used to, a study finds
Apple Configurator streamlines initial setup
The Chinese firm has been increasing its investment in enterprise products
Mozilla had avoided the video codec until now because it is heavily encumbered by patents
Analyst says HP has taken 'a good first step' into the mobile app development and deployment market with its Application Transformation Solutions
The GSMA and WBA expect to harmonize different approaches to automatic mobile handoffs in nine months
IBM introduces new analysis packages for financial fraud, consumer behavior and risk management
AMD launches new Opteron 3200 chips for servers used in Web hosting and cloud applications
