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Apple announces Q3 2012 earnings, tops analyst expectations

Apple yesterday announced its earnings for its third fiscal quarter of 2013 and posted a quarterly profit of $6.9 billion on revenue of $35.3 billion.

Illiri, Using Sound for Authentication

Illiri offers a novel method for authenticating mobile devices

Bitcasa for Android v.2 provides seamless cloud storage

Surveys show that enterprises tablet use is on the rise

Leave it to baseball Hall of Famer Ted Williams to create the best infographic ever

Colorful Cooperstown relic shows how high Red Sox outfielder would have hit pitches located across his strike zone

How Cisco’s Sourcefire acquisition impacts its security prospects

Cisco CEO John Chambers has identified security as an area for improvement for Cisco, and the Sourcefire acquisition is a strong step in that direction.

Bill Gates’s return may save Microsoft, but it’s not likely

Some talk has been going around about Bill Gates making a return to help Microsoft rebound from its recent mistakes, but don't hold your breath.

Siemens Enterprise Communications Joins NextPlane UC Federation

Zoom Video Communications Also Announces "Zoom Works" Ecosystem

Apple reportedly testing larger-screened iPhones and iPads

Apple executives have long spoken ill of devices with larger screens, but recent reports suggest that the company may be changing its tune.

Might Google introduce a smartwatch tomorrow?

Google's mysterious 7/24 announcement will not be for a smartphone, but maybe it will introduce an Android smartwatch

TV station using DMCA to scrub ‘fake pilot names’ clip

YouTube removing multiple versions; Colbert Report carried same footage

How ambitious is Canonical’s $32 million Ubuntu Edge crowd-funding campaign?

Canonical's Indiegogo campaign for the Ubuntu Edge smartphone has elicited quite the response, but is it actually out of line to set the bar that high?

HIPAA fines put pressure on health care to better secure patient data

Big fines send clear message

Cyber-Jacking Cars, Not in the Future but Now!

A few years ago researchers theorized that modern car control systems could be hacked. Hackers will demonstrate exactly that later this month.

PR pitch misses the mark by a country mile

With all due respect to Katie Armiger

Does F5’s ScaleN foreshadow the end of SDN controllers?

Application delivery controllers are on a collision course with SDN controllers.

Review: Sony’s Google TV player may harm your marriage

After six long, disappointing days with an Android-powered Google TV player (that I was really excited for), I brought it back to the store.

Geek-themed Meme of the Week: No. 5

Because you know you laugh at some of them

Apple’s developer site was hacked; customer information is safe

Apple on Sunday emailed developers and informed them of a security breach on Apple's developer site this past Thursday.

Unix: Looking for evil in your firewall logs

Firewall logs. There's never enough time to review them, but you can't ignore them. Here's one way to look for malicious connections without spending a lot of time at it.

Online Customer Service No Better Than By Telephone

In an effort to save money many businesses now use realtime online customer service

Product Review: AirTight Networks Wi-Fi

IDS/IPS leader AirTight is in the Wi-Fi systems business now, with a comprehensive and flexible offering that combines the best of access and assurance.

Siemens Enterprise Communications Unveils “Project Ansible”

Project Moves Beyond Today's UC Approach

3D integrated circuit technology used to grow human tissue

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Draper Laboratory use mobile phone tech to build human skin, organs

Microsoft’s reorg does accomplish one thing

It may not fix any problems or set Microsoft up for the future, but the reorg does one thing well: mask its failures.

About those iPhones that apparently didn’t electrocute anyone

A question the answer to which goes without saying

Breakfast at Google’s: Could a Nexus 7 update be on the menu?

Google has invited press to breakfast, leaving us to speculate as to what big announcements it could be serving up.

Cisco celebrates 10,000th patent

Latest award enables a way to indicate presence

Apple reportedly interested in purchasing 55 and 65-inch Ultra HD TV panels from LG

If there's one Apple related rumor that just won't die, it's the long-rumored Apple HDTV.

Scale Computing Puts its Go To Market Partners to Work

Scale Computing's Platinum Partner Program is designed to embrace Scale's charter members and enable them to grow their businesses more efficiently.