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Microsoft reveals Windows 10’s administrative features

IT rejected Windows 8 a lot more harshly than consumers. Will these new features placate them?

Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter earnings tell very different tales

Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter are often lumped together as the kings of social media. They are also often unjustly compared. The reality is the companies have little in common, as evidenced by their recent earnings reports.

Intel doubles capacity of its data center SSD

Intel’s M.2 form factor S3500 SSD is no longer just a boot drive

Black Friday deals from Target, Best Buy on iPhones, iPads

For Black Friday 2014, Best Buy knocking down prices on iPhone 6, various iPads; Target bundling its gift cards with Apple smartphones, tablets

Say goodbye to Microsoft Lync, hello to Skype for Business

Lync customers will get to use the client interface familiar from the consumer version of Skype

Bill Gates sells $925M in Microsoft stock, still owns $13.6B worth

Sells another 20M shares, but his reduced holdings are worth more now than three months ago

When Outlook drag-and-drop stops working …

WireLurker malware threatens to destroy a key Apple advantage

The mere perception that WireLurker poses a credible threat to Macintosh and iOS systems would be a huge blow to Apple.

Pica8 blends SDN with traditional networking

As the SDN market shakes out, the companies that can help companies bridge the gap with traditional networks will be in a good position.

Drastic price cuts may damage PC industry, jeopardize Microsoft’s hopes for Windows 10

Microsoft's strategy to kill Chromebooks could come back to haunt it in 2015, says analyst