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Lawmakers say Facebook user tracking 'raises serious privacy concerns'
Rebuts analyst who said RIM planned to abandon the tablet business
Two government employees steered a $3.2 billion computing contract to SAIC and a subcontractor, a lawsuit alleged
Kaspersky Lab security experts are telling their side of the story on company blogs
If Apple hews to past practice, the most likely release dates are Oct. 11 or Oct. 12
RIM denies report, reaffirms its commitments to tablets
Sometimes security can find surprising places to connect and engage with others in an organization.
Two defendants face prison time and three more face a jury trial in February
Study says Romance scams have hit 200,00 in UK, US no better
Backup disk containing unencrypted personal data is missing
Cornell University social scientists use Twitter and Hadoop to study human behavior
The Life of George game represents a new venture into the app business
Fusion Applications, Exadata and cloud computing will be among the hottest topics at Oracle's annual party
Prediction comes just two weeks after RIM promised that PlayBook upgrades would come in October
DoD, FBI, DHS all very interested in rapid DNA systems
The new rule would compel online publishers to make corrections within 48 hours or face steep fines
Spotify adds Private Listening feature to let you hide guilty music pleasures
StatCounter's data points to a December 2011 take-over by Google's browser
University uses NAC for selectively educating students using peer-to-peer file sharing software
Ponemon says business benefits bring along security concerns
Video upgrades meant to help businesses capture and share video
Elcomsoft says its software can extract a master device password from an encrypted BlackBerry memory card
Japan's No. 3 carrier said the network will cover major cities in two years, and work with the growing TD-LTE Asian standard.
T-Mobile said a preliminary injunction on sale of Samsung products in the U.S. will affect its holiday sales
Meego netbook apps will work with Tizen, but Meego smartphone apps won't, Intel said
The cloud-based content management system will come pre-installed on the Xoom and HP PCs
White House opens door to online petitions
Report says the initial failure rate for PCI evaluations is about the same as last year
Improbable Research gets the spotlight
Some iPad owners say they are considering Amazon's tablet
Continues to support aged Firefox 3.6 with security updates
The tool aims to show how efficient a server is at different types of work
Fire wins points for price; iPad has more bells and whistles
The rules shouldn't separate mobile broadband from wired broadband, the media reform group argues
Firm also rolls out a new switch and a router that can consolidate LAN traffic; most new offerings will ship next year
Side effect of Kelihos botnet disruption kills domains used to spread MacDefender scareware
'No reason for Apple to worry' about $199 tablet
