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Developer interest in Android slowly eroding, survey finds

Android still the clear second-favorite for mobile developers but fragmentation challenges taking their toll

Ads in mobile apps aren’t just annoying — they’re risky, too

North Carolina State University researchers say ads in mobile apps pose privacy, security risks

FAA ‘exploring’ use of devices like iPad during flights

No timeline or meetings with industry are set, however

Cloud-based single sign-on: A business perk for customers?

Convenience of SSO solidifies customer Web relationships, eliminates a tier of passwords

Georgia Tech researchers’ NCAA hoop picks looking good so far

Computer ranking system has Kentucky going all the way in men's NCAA basketball tournament

Privacy regulators: US and EU will take different approaches

Both governments push for new online privacy standards, but EU officials question US enforcement efforts

The new iPad: A roundup of post-release news

First-time buyers driving demand, AT&T sees record activations

Duqu trojan built by ‘old school’ programmers, Kaspersky says

Researcher cites choice of Object Oriented C programming language for critical Duqu component

Citrix releases desktop as a service improvements for providers

Automation, optimization of DaaS offerings leads to better services for end users, company says

Microsoft plans Q4 debut for Dynamics ERP on the Azure cloud

But the company is still ironing out pricing and subscription details, which won't be discussed at Convergence

NetZero offers free WiMAX… but only if you use 200MB per month or less

Prepaid plans cheaper relative to Verizon's and AT&T's, however

Computer viruses could cross frontier into biological realm, researchers say

Attacks based on designed viruses could interest bioterrorists

MDM: Part of the mobile security solution?

Apple to issue dividends, repurchase shares from $98B cash balance

Apple wants to attract new investors with dividends of $2.65 for every shareholder per quarter

Microsoft pitches IE9 as the browser for reaching ‘a few sites’

‘The Wide Lens’ explains how to innovate successfully

A new book by consultant and professor Ron Adner offers advice for developing products that will succeed and keeping them on the right track

Stolen encryption key the source of compromised certificate problem, Symantec says

Kaspersky Lab's discovery of Mediyes malware signed with Conpavi digital certificate sets off search

How GSA is securing its cloud apps

Single sign-on, 2-factor authentication prove effective for Google Apps, Salesforce deployments

PayPal plans to enter China, India online payment markets

PayPal is expected to face tough competition in China's online payment market, according to analysts

Microsoft blames security info-sharing program for attack code leak

Trying to figure out how exploit example shared with AV partners ended in hackers' hands

Defiant LightSquared says FCC action would violate its rights

The FCC needs to let it launch LTE or offer compensation, LightSquared says in a filing due Friday

Sprint cancels LightSquared LTE deal

The end of the planned 15-year partnership leaves LightSquared without its main network partner

Leaked exploit prompts researcher to publish blueprint for critical RDP vulnerability

The leaked exploit for a critical Remote Desktop Protocol vulnerability originated with Microsoft, a researcher says

Verizon’s new iPad can run over AT&T’s 3G data network

Change requires an AT&T SIM card

Intel ready to take on tablet chips

Analysts: Microsoft didn’t cut Office 365 prices just to be nice

Reasons for the price reduction include competing better against Google and boosting sales among large enterprises, they said

Microsoft may have leaked attack code for critical Windows bug, says researcher

Hackers rushing to create an exploit for worm-ready RDP flaw may have gotten help from Microsoft or one of its AV partners

Cisco incubating software-defined network startup?

Insiemi being pitched by 3 star Cisco engineers who also worked on SAN, Nexus switches

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending March 16

Thinner touch screen, The Date, misspeaking Verizon, the beer can phone

Windows 8 roundup: Apps for beer and remote cop cars

Everything you want to know about Microsoft Windows 8 news and rumors

Android phones will keep getting exploited, researchers say

Jail-breaking a smartphone is not a secure practice

tuCloud criticizes Microsoft, OnLive for virtual desktop licensing debacle

tuCloud releases cloud-hosted virtual desktop tool to capitalize on OnLive's licensing clash with Microsoft

Windows 8 wants developers to fall into Metro lockstep

A unified approach to applications will make things easier on users

FAQ: How to score an iPad today

Missed the pre-order train? Here's how to get one of Apple's new tablets when they go on sale

IBM battles dire mainframe myths

Mainframes still pack a ton of bang for your buck, IBM says.

Hundreds of Apple faithful line up in Tokyo for launch of new iPad

Preorders sold out and online orders now need weeks to fill, but the company made sure some were available for launch day

New iPad Teardown: Big Battery, Bad Repair Rating

Microsoft cuts the prices of some Office 365 plans

Prices of plans for midsize companies and enterprises fell as much as 20 percent

New iPad wins rave reviews

Early reviews highlight screen, battery life, LTE, whole "user experience" thing

Google works to overhaul its search

Company wants its search engine to better understand the words in queries

Q&A: Chris Melissinos on curating Smithsonian’s ‘The Art of Video Games’

Game designer, collector and former Sun exec behind exhibition opening March 16

Poll: Users diss ‘new iPad’ name for Apple’s next tablet

By a 53%-to-47% margin, vote against generic name for higher-resolution third-gen iPad

Are you paying too much for cloud services?

Experts say overprovisioning cloud resources is a widespread corporate problem

Study: Expansion of IT trade pact would bring huge benefits

Tech groups call for the U.S. and other countries to add dozens of products to the tariff-busting Information Technology Agreement

Via keeps battling Intel and AMD even as its x86 chip market share shrinks further

Via's x86 processor shipments totaled only 80,000 in the fourth quarter last year, a fraction of the 97 million units shipped

Public safety sees opportunity, pitfalls in social media

Social media can prove useful in investigations, but the use of Twitter and other tools by authorities has backfired at times

Mozilla will start Firefox silent updates in June

Patches Pwn2Own bug; also announces end of updates for Firefox 3.6

No unified stack soon for big data

Hadoop and other big data tools need a standardized software stack to deploy more easily, experts agreed at a GigaOm panel

Digitally signed malware is increasingly prevalent, researchers say

Malware authors are signing their malicious creations with stolen digital certificates to bypass antivirus detection and defense mechanisms

‘Insatiable demand’ for streaming video puts pressure on providers

As consumers' expectations for live streaming video rise, "everyone just has to get better."