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On the defensive, Microsoft's hand was forced in Nokia deal
Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia was a defensive move to keep the Finnish phone maker from going under or falling into the hands of an Android-first rival, several analysts argued this week. Read More
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OS X Mavericks likely to arrive Oct. 30
Apple appears likely to release OS X Mavericks, its next edition of the Mac operating system, near the end of October. Read More
IT offshore outsourcers are top L-1 visa users, U.S. says
The IEEE-USA is calling for reform of the L-1 visa program following release of a government report that identified IT offshore outsourcers as its major users. Read More
NASA's lunar mission could lead to Internet in space
With the launch of NASA's lunar mission tonight, the space agency is taking a big step in an effort to create an outer space Internet. Read More
Samsung's Note 3 and Gear smartwatch make a pricey package
Early adopters who want to get their hands on the latest Samsung smartwatch and phablet will have to plunk down some major coin based on what U.S. carriers announced today they will be charging for bundled deals. Read More
Google previews Chrome app launcher for Macs
Google added an App Launcher preview to Chrome on OS X that lets Mac owners run the company's new packaged apps from the Dock. Read More
Hello from space! Kirobo takes huge step for robotics
A small robot says, "Good morning," and with that one phrase, takes a huge step forward in robot-human cooperation in space, as well as robotic companions. Read More
Yahoo got more than 12,000 U.S. data requests, disclosed info more than 11,000 times
Yahoo received 12,444 requests from the U.S. government for user data in the first half of this year, resulting in 11,402 instances of data disclosure, it said Friday in its first transparency report. Read More
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Court bars Apple from making industry-wide e-book deals
The federal judge presiding over the U.S. electronic books case against Apple has barred the company from striking deals that would ensure that it could undercut prices of other retailers in the e-book market. Read More
Hands-on with Acer's DA241HL all-in-one Android desktop
Acer has chosen a different approach to the all-in-one PC, installing Android instead of Windows on its upcoming DA241HL, but the problem is that Google's operating system isn't a desktop OS. Read More
Breaking the 4K bottleneck, getting content to the home at IFA
There's no doubt that TV makers are excited about 4K television. The sets, which offer four times the detail of today's high-definition sets, are appearing in increasing numbers and consumers too seem convinced by the technology, which must be a relief to the industry after the cool reception that 3D TV got a few years ago. Read More
Antone Gonsalves: Crooks use botnet-for-rent to target Android users
Creators of the most sophisticated Android malware to date are renting part of a mobile botnet to spread their brainchild to Android smartphones. Read More
Preston Gralla: Is the Surface 2 another disaster waiting to happen?
If the rumor mill about the specs for the next generation of Surface tablets is true, you can expect a replay of the disaster that was the original Surface. Unless Microsoft makes big changes to the lineup, it faces serious trouble. Read More
Michael Horowitz: Did Google goof with the Flash player in Chrome?
Yesterday I wrote about a small mystery. A couple instances of the Chrome browser on assorted Windows computers were using version 11,8,800,115 of the embedded Flash player. The mystery was that neither Adobe nor Google had said anything about this version of the Flash player. Today I noticed that an instance of the Chrome browser that had been using the undocumented Flash player version was now using the officially documented version, 11.8.800.97. Did Google mistakenly let loose a version of the Flash player and then withdraw it? Read More
Jonny Evans: Apple preps OS X Maverick release for October, Mac Pro imminent
The lengthy Apple product drought is becoming a deluge this Fall, with September's new iPhones and iOS 7 releases set to be followed by an October release of OS X Maverick, likely in conjunction with new Mac hardware. Read More
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