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Stone, Evan Williams to focus on Obvious Corp. and philanthropy
'Legal Intercept' would allow it to silently record VoIP communications.
Next generation of LTE likely to start deploying in 2013
Overall IT spending barely rises above last year
In a legal filing, Oracle defends its legal expert on damages in the Java-Android lawsuit
Feds want 'layered security' and fraud monitoring to better protect against cybercrime
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer played up how Microsoft's new cloud office service could help small businesses
Email address, names snatched from DefenseNews make great fodder for spear phishing attacks, says expert
Early interoperability testing to start in fall 2011
Support for TRIM command will move data reads from random to sequential
Retailers offer laptops from Hewlett-Packard, Toshiba, Samsung, Acer and Lenovo
After months of rumors, Google takes the wraps off its own social network
The microblogging site is in the midst of a massive phishing campaign that some say harvested thousands of user credentials
Romonet's software aims to cut energy bills by helping engineers design the most efficient data center
FedEx and the N.Y. City Fire Department have joined a group fighting GPS interference
IDC predicts that people will download more than 182 billion mobile apps in 2015
Facebook, FourSquare and Google all claim vigorous consumer protections
Adds Chrome support for online apps as Office 365 launches
U.S. agencies could force AT&T to build out its mobile broadband network as part of the deal, a consultant says
IT execs will likely have trouble finding enough people with the skills and experience to manage it, analysts say
Astronauts seek shelter in Soyuz spacecraft when space junk hurtles toward the orbiter
Microsoft Office 365 exits beta, available worldwide
Upgrade to Firefox 5 working, but not as quickly as Chrome's silent service
Is GPS tracking without a court warrant a violation of the Fourth Amendment?
The demonstration used three times as much spectrum as current systems to reach over 900M bps
Oracle wants software vendors and partners to run their data centers and applications on Exadata
Android chief Andy Rubin says Android activations growing 4.4% week-over-week
Apple, Google mobile software built from ground up for security, but still might fall short for enterprises
Intel's Light Peak will bring external graphics and extra device connectivity options to the new Vaio Z-series laptop
The cloud communications and collaboration suite is available in 40 markets globally
The company's FP3 chip will power four-port 100-Gigabit interface cards for carrier services
Groupon said the problem has been resolved and did not compromise financial information
Apple's iOS wins in most categories, but neither offer protection against phishing
French search company 1plusV has followed up an antitrust complaint to the European Commission with a claim for damages
But user argues Microsoft's message of inclusivity doesn't extend to Windows XP
Kenneth Joseph Lucas II ran a network of money mules to wire stolen funds to Egypt
Widespread adoption of personal health records is still five years out
Country's IT official in U.S. meeting with tech firms across the country
The group creates one last bit of chaos as it ends its 50-day hacking rampage
Goal is to give software developers, enterprises more information on finding and fixing very dangerous programming errors
Microsoft said it's committed to the service, after Google said it would shut down a similar offering
Move could be good news for self-driving car backers Google, GM
Careful use of online sites can track down hard-to-find information and leads
Do-it-your-self backup may be cheaper, but not necessarily easier
YGN Ethical Hacker Group says it will disclose 'issues' on developer website if Apple doesn't fix them
Android, other open source software appeals to federal agencies, group says
