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Offshore firms took 50% of H-1B visas in 2013
Data from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shows clearly that the largest users of H-1B visas are offshore outsourcing firms. Read More


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Office for iPad arrives: A look inside
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Mozilla steps up damage control as pressure for CEO Eich's ouster mounts
Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, went into damage control mode over the weekend in response to criticism that its new CEO had donated to a California anti-gay marriage ballot proposition in 2008. Read More

Microsoft cuts Azure prices, adds basic tier
Microsoft said Monday it was cutting prices of its Azure cloud services to match the prices of competitor Amazon Web Services in the latest in a price war in cloud services. Read More

Banks withdraw data breach claim against Target
Two banks that took legal action against Target over its recent data breach have withdrawn their claims, apparently due to an erroneous allegation against a security vendor also named in the suit. Read More

Oracle overtakes IBM as second-largest software vendor, Gartner says
Oracle has overtaken rival IBM as the world's second-largest software vendor by pulling in $29.6 billion in software revenue during 2013, according to analyst firm Gartner. Read More

The best tech-related April Fool's pranks of 2014
What is April Fool's without a few online pranks? Here are some of the companies having a little fun today. Read More

Yahoo reportedly launching YouTube rival
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Intel plays defense against ARM with Cloudera stake
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Bing adds context to people, places with 'snapshot' feature
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FCC opens the door for faster Wi-Fi
U.S. regulators are opening up spectrum that could allow for Wi-Fi services with speeds of one gigabit per second and faster. Read More

SAP customers can't figure out firm's mobility strategy
It's been nearly four years since SAP got into enterprise mobility with the acquisition of Sybase, but many customers still don't quite understand its mobile product strategy, according to a new survey by the Americas' SAP Users' Group. Read More

Jury is selected for Apple-Samsung patent trial
Lawyers for Apple and Samsung spent most of Monday selecting a 10-person jury for their latest patent infringement trial, and they're now set to make their opening arguments Tuesday morning. Read More

Richi Jennings: iPhone 6 release date in September, but 5.5-inch phablet delayed [updated]
[You're fired -Ed.] Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is starting production on the iPhone 6. Japan's biggest business daily 'newspaper' says so, telling us their 'sources' now 'expect' the device to be 'likely' released in 'September.' An update from Reuters adds credence to the rumor, giving us hints about production problems: Cupertino has apparently decided on two screen sizes, both bigger than the current generation. However, the larger of the two has been delayed until... uhhh... squirrel! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers rank the rumors against reality. Not to mention: Hank and John Green finally realize they've been ripping off Ian Shoales for all these years… Read More

Darlene Storm: Untraceable $20 device can allow hacker to control a car 'from miles away'
A six-character password securing a Tesla Model S account was called a potential security threat that might allow an attacker to unlock the doors, but a scarier potential threat discussed at Black Hat Asia is a $20 'untraceable' device that could allow an attacker to remotely take control of a car from 'miles away.' Read More

Richi Jennings: iPhone 6 'Air' sexy pictures! (But is it an April fool?)
Leaked schematics, blurry spy photos, and now beautiful renders. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) doesn't want you to know about the iPhone 6. Or perhaps it does. Anyway, the alleged leaks keep dribbling out of Asia, and bloggers keep falling over themselves to 'report' them. We've already heard that manufacturing is about to start, but here's our clearest look yet at what some are dubbing the iPhone Air. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers check their calendars. Read More


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