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Twitter faces a tough IPO process

The fast-growing company must put years of steep losses behind it and learn how to attract new users.

By Sharon Gaudin

Oct 21, 2013 3 mins

Collaboration Software Facebook Small and Medium Business

Microsoft yanks Windows 8.1 update for Surface RT after ‘Blue Screen of Death’ reports

Long-awaited update 'bricks' some tablets after it corrupts boot configuration data file

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 20, 2013 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Microsoft

Restricted by LinkedIn for doing what they wanted me to do

LinkedIn encourages you to make connections in bulk but may well penalize you for doing so

By Mark Gibbs

Oct 20, 2013 2 mins

Data Center LinkedIn Social Networking Apps

First iPhone 5s commercial hits the air

Apple on Sunday began advertising the iPhone 5s on TV.

By Yoni Heisler

Oct 20, 2013 1 min

Apple Smartphones Wi-Fi

An open letter on user account security to Condé Nast, AT&T, and…well, lots of companies

Account security isn't that hard so why do you guys make it over-complicated?

By Mark Gibbs

Oct 20, 2013 5 mins

AT&T Data Center Security

What’s New with Operations Manager in System Center 2012 R2

R2 brings updates to Operations Manager 2012

By Kerrie Meyler

Oct 19, 2013 2 mins

Microsoft System Management

New iPhone 5C theory: Apple missed out on China’s ‘Golden Week’ carrier subsidies

NPD DisplaySearch analysts forward theory that iPhone 5C sold poorly in China during national holiday

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 18, 2013 5 mins

Apple Data Center

iOS 7 infiltration nearly 75% of active iPhones, iPads after one month

iOS adoption pace is a bit slower than iOS 6

By John Cox

Oct 18, 2013 4 mins

Apple Smartphones iPhone

AMD hints at faster, more power-efficient Xbox, PS4 chips

Industry observers estimate the new chips could be ready for the Xbox One and Sony PlayStation 4 in about two years

By Agam Shah

Oct 18, 2013 4 mins

AMD Microsoft Sony

Small biz admins squawk over Windows 8.1 updates

Complain they must point each device to the Windows Store to download the update

By Gregg Keizer

Oct 18, 2013 5 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Microsoft