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Security researchers have found a way to beat NuCaptcha video-based security tests that websites use to stop spam bots
The demand for Wi-Fi technology in mobile networks will continue to grow over the coming years
Samsung adds more speed, storage and bigger screens in upgrades of its Ace and mini models
Microsoft had earlier charged Google with bypassing privacy protections in Internet Explorer
McAfee threat assessment report: PC-based malware said to be dropping while Android malware rising
White House budget for exascale offers 'peanuts for U.S. effort
Businesses can use the new AMPchroma hosted service to design, publish, manage and analyze mobile apps
Appliance-based product provides real-time threat intelligence
Will patch Windows 7 until 2020, Vista until 2017
A researcher said Facebook and many others also use a loophole to get around browser privacy policies
LightSquared says it won't pay until Inmarsat answers unresolved contractual questions
Customers of Canadian operator Telus can now charge Microsoft Marketplace apps to their mobile phone bill
Mozilla asks CAs to revoke all sub-CA certificates that are used for SSL traffic interception, or face penalties if found out later
Apple and Chinese firm Proview are locked in a legal battle over the iPad trademark in China
With lots unknown about Apple's upcoming operating system, we fill in some of the blanks
Stand-alone and embedded industrial robots are taking their place alongside humans
The lawmakers are concerned that Google may have violated a consent agreement it reached with the FTC last year
The threat from the hacktivist group is unlikely to be successful, said an expert
Proview wants Apple to pay US$400 million for the iPad trademark in China
Foxconn's assembly line workers in China will now make between US$350 and $400 a month
Ratchets up heat in patent war as cases proliferate
Intel is working on building Wi-Fi and other capabilities into the processors, which could lead to lower mobile device prices
Intel is looking to drive down processors' power consumption
Tomorrow's road intersections may be controlled by computers instead of traffic lights
Apple grants network exclusive access to Shenzhen iPhone factories
Philip Falcone of Harbinger Capital partners might sue the FCC and GPS industry or swap spectrum with the Defense Department
The judge has said he won't set a trial date until Oracle submits an acceptable damages report.
Tech groups praise a compromise that allows the FCC to set aside spectrum for unlicensed uses
U.S. Air Force seeks up to 18,000 tablet computers to create 'electronic flight bags'
iPhone 5: Weighty evidence, the mystery of iOS versions, 3D magic
What Google did and why it matters to Safari users
Privacy advocates say Google's circumvention of antitracking controls could violate a privacy settlement with the agency
IRS list includes identity theft, phishing, other scams
Sundar Pichai said Google still sees great promise for the Web apps store that launched in 2010
Lenstra: 'If the environment cannot provide enough entropy during key set-up, then RSA becomes a tricky choice'
Again touts IE9 as an alternative for Google-fearing users
Microblogging site adds features to Twitter.com, offering more information on tweets, profiles
Big high-definition screens and quad-core processors in thin form factors expected to be trendy at Mobile World Congress
Symantec says that Google and other browser vendors should help fix OCSP instead of giving up on it
University of Minnesota research spots privacy problem with GSM wireless networks
Issues with the SAP-based Kentucky Human Resources Information System are being addressed, according to officials
Google planted cookies on millions of iPhones despite settings in place from Apple
Tech-heavy Nasdaq hits 11 year high in wake of strong earnings season
Phase change memory could be key to better smartphone performance, researchers say