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BlackBerry believes that square smartphones are the future

Jul 9, 2014

While BlackBerry’s squat Passport smartphone probably won’t win any beauty pageants, BlackBerry is pretty confident you’ll choose it over something...

Microsoft has fixed a total of 29 vulnerabilities in its latest patch

Jul 8, 2014

Microsoft today fixed a total of 29 vulnerabilities across six bulletins as part of a relatively light July 2014 Patch...

Using Linux can get you targeted by the NSA

Jul 4, 2014

Linux Journal is reporting that apparently the NSA considers it an "extremist forum" and the NSA may also be targeting...

Samsung is shutting down its redundant Video and Media Hub

Jul 3, 2014

After shutting down its in-house book and music services, Samsung  is closing the company’s Video and Media Hub, which hasn’t...

The source code for Android L has been released by Google

Jul 2, 2014

Google's source code for Android L has been posted by the company and can be found at Google's Android Git...

ProtonMail’s crowdfunding account has been frozen by PayPal

Jul 1, 2014

In another example of why Bitcoin is probably best for online transactions, the mercurial PayPal has shut down ProtonMail’s account,...

Microsoft id reportedly replacing the “Surface” brand with “Lumia”

Jun 29, 2014

The next Surface tablet you see from Microsoft might instead be rebranded as a Lumia device, as the Redmond company...

Cloud platform startup Assemblage has been acquired by Cisco

Jun 28, 2014

Cisco announced that it has acquired cloud platform startup Assemblage, as the company continues its focus on enterprise collaboration. Financial...

Facebook’s open-source library now includes over 9.9 million lines of code

Jun 27, 2014

As children, many of our parents instructed us to play well with others. It not only helped us build relationships,...

Apple users are being offered $650 if they switch over to Microsoft

Jun 23, 2014

After offering $200 for an iPhone or iPad, Microsoft is back with another promotion designed to tempt Apple hardware owners...

Bing is getting a massive performance boosts thanks to processor upgrades

Jun 17, 2014

Microsoft is planning to use programmable chips to boost the performance of the servers for its Bing search engine, by...

The EU and South Korea are working together to develop 5G technology

Jun 16, 2014

South Korea and the European Union will work together to develop 5G wireless network technologies and to reach global consensus...