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Gloomier PC forecast means more trouble for Windows
IDC today drastically lowered its forecast for PC shipments in 2013, a prediction that if accurate means more bad news for Microsoft's Windows 8 operating system. Read More


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Yahoo goes after younger, mobile users with reported Hulu bid
With Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer taking steps to transform the company back into a top-tier player, reports are out that Yahoo is in talks to buy Hulu for as much as $800 million. Read More

Next for Opera: Minimalist design, engine switcheroo
Opera Software today released the first beta version of its flagship browser that uses the open-source WebKit rendering engine, making good on a pledge from February. Read More

US weapons system designs were reportedly viewed by Chinese hackers
The designs for over two dozen advanced U.S. weapon systems, including missile defenses, combat aircraft and ships, were reportedly accessed by Chinese hackers. Read More

Another tweeting NASA astronaut is about to head into space
Three astronauts are preparing to blast off later today for a speedy six-hour trip to the International Space Station, where they will join another three astronauts already living and working in space. Read More

DOJ indicts Liberty Reserve for $6B in money laundering
The U.S. Department of Justice has indicted online payment processor Liberty Reserve for laundering $6 billion in a series of global transactions, which the agency charges may be the largest international money laundering prosecution in history. Read More

Dell and Cisco grow despite tough server market in Q1
As overall server market revenue and shipments declined in the first quarter, both Dell and Cisco Systems managed growth while enterprise stalwarts Hewlett-Packard and IBM struggled in the headwinds. Read More

Dell Foglight update shines on transactions
For the latest release of its Foglight application performance management (APM) software, Dell has provided a new view that summarizes how transactions perform across a system. Read More


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EU will likely seek more concessions from Google
The European Commission is likely to require more concessions from Google in an ongoing antitrust probe, the European Union's Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said. Read More

Taiwan faces resistance over SOPA-like anti-piracy proposal
A proposal in Taiwan to enforce copyright laws by blocking access to top piracy sites is facing concerns that the measures could impinge on Internet freedoms on the island. Read More

Jonny Evans: Uh-oh: Now Apple threatens the banking system, a banker warns
A senior banker has warned that the banking system is looking nervously to Apple and other tech firms, who it expects will eventually threaten the financial services industry -- so, will Apple take on the banks? Read More

Darlene Storm: Protect American IP by deploying malware to lock hackers, pirates out of PCs?
Chinese government hackers infiltrated defense contractors working on critical weapon systems, but were also accused of 50 – 80% of intellectual property theft. Although stopping other countries from stealing American trade secrets sounds like a good idea, suggestions by the "Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property" could also go after file-sharers with pirated content. The commission recommended "not yet legal" actions such as deploying malware on the offender's computer, locking down or destroying computers with illegal copies, and even "photographing the hacker using his own system's camera." Read More

Preston Gralla: Is it time for Microsoft to dump Xbox and Bing?
Microsoft just unveiled its next generation of Xbox, but there's a call from a prominent analyst for Microsoft to sell it off, along with the Bing search engine. Has the analyst been smoking something funny, or is his call the right move? Read More

JR Raphael: The problem with the 'Google Edition' Galaxy S4 (or HTC One)
The idea of a stock Android Galaxy S4 or HTC One sounds great on paper, but the reality of the new "Google Edition" phones looks a little less rosy. Read More

Robert Vamosi: So many Android devices. Too few updates.
Only 25 percent of Android handsets have Jelly Bean installed, according to developer.android.com. But nearly ten months after its initial release, shouldn't that adoption figure for Google's latest and most secure Android OS be much higher, especially given all the malware now targeting Androids? Like most things it's complicated. Read More

 

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