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On the defensive, Microsoft’s hand was forced in Nokia deal

No choice but to rescue Finnish phone maker, or see Windows Phone homeless

Schneier on NSA’s encryption defeating efforts: Trust no one

Some security professionals raise concerns about tech companies' potential cooperation with the surveillance agency

OS X Mavericks likely to arrive Oct. 30

A late October launch of the new OS would sync with Apple's habits

Android Trojans gain botnet distribution, new code

Hello from space! Kirobo takes huge step for robotics

Japanese robot speaks its first words onboard the space station

Samsung’s Note 3 and Gear smartwatch make a pricey package

Price range from $1,000 at T-Mobile unsubsidized, and $600 at Verizon with a two-year contract

Curved-screen TVs fall flat

Curved screens don't provide the improvements OLED and 4K do

Court bars Apple from making industry-wide e-book deals

Apple vows an appeal of the injunction

Apple testing iPhones with screens as big as six inches

Apple is reportedly considering a plan to release iPhones with screen sizes varying from 4.8 to 6 inches

Microsoft’s picture-authentication welcomed given password fatigue