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Qualcomm Atheros Switches Aimed at Small Businesses
Qualcomm Atheros, a subsidiary of networking and communications specialist Qualcomm, announced the release of the QCA871x series of high port-count Gigabit Ethernet switch solutions...
Microsoft, IBM, Oracle Dominate Application Software Development: IDC
The application development and deployment software market is expected to generate revenue of $80.6 billion in 2012, growing 3.7 percent over the 2011 revenue...
Instagram Back-Pedals, Restates User Content Policy
Facebook's popular online Photoshop-like sharing app, Instagram, released updated terms of service on Dec. 17 that said in a 5,160-word statement that the service...
Google Maps Are More Popular Than Ever: 10 Reasons Why
Despite getting kicked out of iOS, Google Maps is still wildly popular on the mobile platform. After one week in the App Store, Google...
Samsung’s New Galaxy Grand Offers Dual-SIM, 5-Inch Display
Samsung has added the Grand, a new midrange smartphone, to its Android-running Galaxy lineup. At a glance, it strongly resembles the Galaxy S III,...
Microsoft Urges Free Gmail ActiveSync Orphans to Jump to Outlook.com
Microsoft is issuing an open invitation to Gmail users that were left smarting by Google's decision to drop Exchange ActiveSync support for free accounts....
DOE Cyber-Security Audit Shows Incident Reporting, Management Hurdles
An audit of the Department of Energy's Cyber Security Incident Management Program found that duplicative efforts and the inconsistent reporting of cyber incidents are...
Google, Facebook Fuel U.S. Mobile Ad Revenue Rise
Google and Facebook have been raking in mobile ad revenue in the United States at a higher rate than was expected earlier this year,...
HTC Cancels New Windows Phone, Blaming Resolution: Report
HTC reportedly is canceling plans to create a Windows Phone-running smartphone with a 5-plus-inch display because Microsoft's mobile operating system can't support a resolution...
Banks Back Under Attack by Claimed Hacktivists
A second round of distributed denial-of-service attacks against financial institutions has not yet had the dramatic impact predicted by the attackers, likely because defenders...