MUST READ Windows Phone Tops BlackBerry In U.S. By Eric Zeman Windows Phone sales exceeded BlackBerry sales in the U.S. during the fourth quarter of 2012, says Strategy Analytics.
Anonymous Claims Wall Street Data Dump Hacktivist group publishes 4,000 passwords as part of Operation Last Resort campaign seeking revenge for the treatment of Internet activist Aaron Swartz.
SAP Plugs Profit Hole With Support Price Hike SAP increases Standard Support maintenance contracts by 5.5% to 19% of the software's original cost each year. That could reopen old support price-hike wounds.
Dell Goes Private: What's Next? Dell is going private with the help of $2 billion from Microsoft. Going forward, how much will Microsoft influence operations?
White House Seeks Tech Innovation Fellows Program recruits innovators and entrepreneurs to work on "high impact" federal IT projects during six- to 12-month tours of duty.
Can Social Media Sell Cars? A car dealer discusses what social media optimization means in the automotive business -- and whether it helps move vehicles off the lot.
U.K. Students Not Lining Up To Study IT New figures show sharp decline in the number of British teenagers taking up IT as a subject. The government says it has a solution, but will it come too late?
Hacking, Privacy Laws: Time To Reboot Recent cases highlight serious flaws in current privacy and cyber abuse legislation, allowing prosecutors to wield a hammer when a stick will do.
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Samsung Galaxy S IV: What To Expect Samsung's Galaxy S phones have become the closest thing to the mythical "iPhone killer" of Android fans' dreams. Here's a look at the next version's likely features.
Anonymous Claims Wall Street Data Dump Hacktivist group publishes 4,000 passwords as part of Operation Last Resort campaign seeking revenge for the treatment of Internet activist Aaron Swartz.
Dell Goes Private: What's Next? Dell is going private with the help of $2 billion from Microsoft. Going forward, how much will Microsoft influence operations?
12 Best iPhone, iPad Apps Of 2012 You already know about Skype, Instagram and Angry Birds. Check out these business-friendly iPhone and iPad apps you may not have tried, plus an amusing diversion or two.
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