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• Google Defends Efforts Against Rogue Pharmacies

  June 18, 2013

  Under fire from law enforcement officials, Google insists it has been making progress in its effort to deny advertising to rogue pharmacies.

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• Britain: The New 'Silicon Island'?

  June 18, 2013

  The U.K.'s recently launched Information Economy Strategy could take off, but it will require a skilled workforce and a strong infrastructure.

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• BYOD: Why You Will Lose

  June 18, 2013

  Restrictive BYOD policies will fail because humans have a compulsive attachment to mobile devices.

• Amplify Brings Gamification To Middle-School Students

  June 18, 2013

  Collection of educational games aims to motivate students to expand learning beyond the school day.

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• FBI Driver's License Photo Searches Raise Privacy Questions

  June 18, 2013

  Facial-recognition software advances allow law enforcement and government agencies to match images of unknown suspects with government-issued ID...

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• HTC One Gains Share, Smaller Version Coming

  June 18, 2013

  HTC sits in third place behind Apple and Samsung. Meanwhile, the company is developing a smaller version of the One, called the One Mini.

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• LG Racks Up 1M Optimus G Pro Sales

  June 18, 2013

  LG's phablet device is popular in its home market of Korea. Elsewhere? That's another story.

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• 10 Tools To Beat Email Overload

  June 18, 2013

  New tools and services promise to help you put more love into your love-hate relationship with email. We check out the contenders.

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• Privacy Concerns: Big Data's Biggest Barrier?

  June 18, 2013

  Businesses must be up front with consumers about what data they're using and why. Opting out should be easier, too.

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• HP's Turnaround: Why I Believe

  June 18, 2013

  Not only does CEO Meg Whitman seem to have a solid strategy, but there's plenty of evidence it's starting to work. Maybe it's time for skeptics...

• Oracle Wins Case Against Third-Party Support Provider

  June 18, 2013

  Judge finds in Oracle's favor against ServiceKey and its CEO, Angela Vines, in case involving Solaris operating system support.

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• MySQL Cluster Adds NoSQL Option

  June 18, 2013

  MySQL Cluster 7.3 brings a JavaScript connector, foreign-key support and a wizard-driven auto installer to a highly scalable database.

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• Google Triples Chromebook Retail Presence

  June 18, 2013

  After two years of slow sales, Chromebooks are beginning to catch on.

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• CrowdStrike Falcon Traces Attacks Back To Hackers

  June 18, 2013

  Startup that encourages playing offense on security launches cloud-based service to help businesses identify adversaries, mitigate attacks and...

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• Big Data Reveals Weather-Related Shopping Patterns

  June 18, 2013

  Google BigQuery and Tableau Software's visualization tools show how weather affects shoppers' behavior, help retailers prepare for spikes in demand.

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• Forrester Rates Public Cloud Choices For Developers

  June 17, 2013

  Forrester examines IaaS and PaaS options for developers, as the line blurs between these two types of public clouds.

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• Google Balloon Project: Crazy Like a Loon

  June 17, 2013

  Google's latest experiment, Project Loon, uses high-altitude balloons to bring Internet access to undeveloped areas.

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• Microsoft, Virgin Media Back U.K. 'Digital Maker' Initiative

  June 17, 2013

  Microsoft links its Kudo game developers' site to U.K. IT educational initiative Make Things Do Stuff; meanwhile Virgin Media, others help create...

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• Zombie IT Contract Refuses To Die

  June 17, 2013

  In Britain, terminating a multi-billion NHS project in 2011 hasn't stopped more money from being poured into the ill-fated program, say critics.

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• Google Launches Attack On Online Child Pornography

  June 17, 2013

  Google pledges millions to charities and software developers to help it eliminate online material that endangers children.

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• China Boasts World's Fastest Supercomputer

  June 17, 2013

  While it doesn't hold the No. 1 spot, the U.S. still dominates the latest Top500 list of the world's fastest supercomputers.

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• Apple, Facebook, Microsoft Detail Surveillance Requests

  June 17, 2013

  Newly published information details the total number of government surveillance requests received; Google abstains, citing "a step back for users."

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• BlackBerry's Turnaround Hinges On Q10

  June 17, 2013

  Strong early sales of the keyboard-packing Q10 give BlackBerry's resurrection a chance.

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• Android 5.0: What To Expect

  June 17, 2013

  Next version of Google's smartphone and tablet OS debuts this fall, along with new Nexus-branded smartphones.

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• NSA Prism: Readers Speak

  June 17, 2013

  NSA's Prism program has sparked debate about protections versus privacy. Network Computing readers weigh in.