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Microsoft moves closer to unifying Windows and Windows Phone

Microsoft has long planned on one store to bind them, and that is now getting closer.

Computerworld’s holiday gift guide 2013

5 year old genius Arden Hayes refuses a Sony Xperia tablet on Jimmy Kimmel Live in favor of an iPad

In case you missed it, Jimmy Kimmel had a great clip on earlier this week with the rather adorable five-year old genius Arden Hayes refusing a Sony Xperia tablet in favor of an iPad

Nvidia’s Tegra 4i certified for AT&T, first products due in early 2014

Nvidia's new processor for midmarket smartphones is marching toward launch in the first quarter of next year

Twitter rides high on IPO in stark contrast to rival Facebook

Twitter ends the day trading at $45.52 a share after smooth sailing on Wall Street

Report: CIA pays AT&T for international call data

The carrier turns over information about international calls on its network under a voluntary contract, The New York Times says

Lonely week for the Cisco Catalyst 6500

Insieme and Arista announcements target its replacement, and its caretaker leaves

Microsoft adds real-time joint editing to Office Web Apps

The company is also launching a partner program for its Yammer enterprise social collaboration suite

Cisco, EFF call on Congress to target patent-troll demand letters

Patent assertion entities are trying to extort settlements from small businesses, witnesses tell senators

PaaS market to reach $14 billion by 2017, IDC says

The platform-as-a-service industry will grow quickly due to high interest in faster application development and lower IT costs