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Leaked Intel roadmap shows the company continuing to push its NUC platform

A new roadmap, supposedly leaked from Intel, shows the chip giant continuing to push its NUC (New Unit of Computing) platform — but that systems based on Broadwell won’t arrive...

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The White House is making another push to combat patent trolls

The Obama administration is making another push to combat litigious “patent trolls,” announcing a series of executive actions on Thursday aimed at reducing the number of bad patents granted by...

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SAP SuccessFactors chief Graham Younger gets hired by Box

Graham Younger, the head of SAP's SuccessFactors cloud HR software unit, is leaving the company to become the head of field operations for enterprise cloud storage/file-sharing upstart Box. The move comes less than...

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Attackers are scanning ther internet for systems vulnerable to a flaw in SEMP

Symantec Endpoint Protection, developed by the US-based Symantec Corporation, was shipped without removing several critical security vulnerabilities. The vulnerabilities were discovered in a routine '99er' security crash test by experts...

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The Nokia Lumia Icon is Verizon’s new flagship Windows Phone

Finally, with the Nokia Lumia Icon, Verizon Wireless has a $199 flagship Windows Phone 8 that can go head-to-head with the best Android smartphones out there. Hoping that the Icon...

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Upcoming Taco Bell app will come with a GPS locator

Ordering food right from your smartphone is nothing new. Even making restaurant reservations can be done with a smartphone. But later this year, the mobile market will achieve nirvana when...

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Kickstarter reports that is has been hacked

Crowdfunding website Kickstarter said in an email to its members on Saturday afternoon that hackers had broken into its platform and accessed the personal information of its users. The company said...

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Windows 7 Pro has been granted an extension to its life cycle

First, the good news: Microsoft has extended the end-of-life date for PCs that come pre-installed with Windows 7. Now for the bad news: It won't matter to you unless you're willing...

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Microsoft says that Office is coming to the iPad “sooner than most think”

Microsoft has been rumored for a number of years to be bringing its Office productivity suite to the iPad, and according to a new report from ZDNet, it is coming "sooner than...

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Twitter CEO promises that the website’s user count will grow this year

Twitter CEO Dick Costolo said on Thursday that he's confident in the company's road map for growth. Twitter is making content clearer on the platform while moving the technology, or "scaffolding"...

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Greenpeace gives Apple kudos for social and environmental responsibility

Apple has released its annual Supplier Responsibility report, detailing its monitoring of supply partner labor practices, compliance with regulations and Apple’s standards of business, the environmental impact of its product components...

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Microsoft has managed to sell more than 200 million Windows 8 licenses

Back in May, Microsoft announced over 100 million sales of Windows 8, but how much progress has the software made now that we're in 2014? Today the company reported shipment of more...

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