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iOS 7.1 released with CarPlay support, enhanced Siri functionality, Touch ID improvements and more

Apple this afternoon finally pulled the wraps off of iOS 7.1, the first major update to iOS 7 since it was first released nearly six months ago.

Embarrassing stories shed light on U.S. officials’ technological ignorance

One U.S. official asked what an ISP is in preparation for cybersecurity negotiations with China.

How to make the most of Minnesota winter

All you need are plastic bins and frigid temps

Why IBM thinks Windows Phone is best for the enterprise

As BlackBerry fades out, Microsoft's phone is the choice of enterprises to replace it.

5G Won’t Be What Most Are Expecting

Think 5G means gigabit throughput? Nope. 5G will be all about capacity, not throughput.

Why does Eric Schmidt have so much trouble dealing with Google’s role in The New Digital Age?

At SXSW, Eric Schmidt and Jared Cohen talk about the New Digital Age, but ignore Google’s own responsibilities.

Rare glimpse into Apple HQ as Israeli Prime Minister visits Tim Cook

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Apple CEO Tim Cook last week with a tweet from Netanyahu's Twitter account suggesting that discussions may have centered on cyber defense issues.

Unix: Pranks that sysadmins play

Unix systems administrators tend to be very serious about their responsibilities -- except when they're not. And, when they're not, the pranks that they play on each other and some of their more annoying users might surprise you.

Not enough data scientists? Use AI instead.

Mitel Acquires OAISYS, Magor enhances its Service Delivery Platform

OAISYS deal marks Mitel’s second acquisition to enhance contact center solutions

Focus on fundamentals to reduce data breaches, expert advises

Internet pranked by ‘Facebook for Drunks’ app

Don’t hold your breath waiting for Livr’s Breathalyzer-based ‘social network’

VCs invest in the cloud; Google welcomes partners. Cloud news for week of 3/3 to 3/7

A Storify of all the news that's fit to share about the cloud this week

NASA radar system could help predict sinkholes

Sinkholes threaten life and property; could they be spotted ahead of time?

CA moves from ‘constantly acquiring’ to innovation factory

Mobility, security and DevOps form a triad of innovation at CA.

A3CUBE claims eight times storage performance for one third the cost

Take back the network

Enterprises need SDNs so they can control their own networking destiny

Next-gen iPhone to reportedly feature quad-core A8 processor

Apple's upcoming iPhone will reportedly feature a quad-core A8 processor

Is the tablet era already coming to an end?

Tablet sales growth is slowing, and discounts are starting to appear. What role will tablets play going forward?

Calligra 2.8: The Office Suite I am stupid for not using

Why do I ignore good, useful software?

NASA: Hubble telescope catches asteroid death

The asteroid has broken into ten smaller pieces, each with a comet–like tail

Readers pillory Newsweek for ‘outing’ Bitcoin creator

Deluge of complaints follow story about mysterious Satoshi Nakamoto

If you’re carrying Bitcoins, the TSA will get you

Breach! Defending Point of Sale Networks and Systems

At RSA Conference, Android security chief discusses how Google fights malware

Android Security chief discusses new technology that "looks for the malware needle in the haystack" during a retrospective of the Masterkey Vulnerability.

Long live PaaS – CloudBees gets $11M infusion

About that whole PaaS is dying thing...

Readers react to RadioShack closing 1,110 stores

No one seems surprised by the news

US intelligence group wants software to decide who is trustworthy

IARPA opens $50k public competition to build “trust” algorithms

Comcast is turning Chicago homes into public Wi-Fi hotspots

An important step for public Wi-Fi, Comcast tries to steer customers to its Wi-Fi when they leave their homes.

Microsoft can make the walls of your room display webpages

A research project shows how Microsoft will turn your surroundings into a display.