Report: 50M tablets to sell in 2014


Energized by the debut of the Apple iPad, the global tablet market is poised to move some 50 million units in 2014, according to a new report.


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Google seeks four patents for Web app tech


Google has filed at least four patent applications for technology it is building into its Chrome browser to try to make the web a more powerful foundation for applications.



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Oracle releases emergency patch


Oracle has released a patch for a server flaw that can be exploited over a network without the use of a username or password.


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China breaks up Black Hawk hacking ring


Chinese authorities have broken a hacking-tool dissemination ring, according to state media.


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LHC to run for longest continuous period


The Large Hadron Collider is about to enter its longest continuous operational period, in preparation for full-strength particle-smashing.


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Report: Apple paying refund on broken 27-inch iMacs


Gizmodo is reporting several readers who've been given a 15 percent cash refund for having to return a broken 27-inch iMac.


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FBI wants records kept of Web sites visited


The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years.


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Apple accused of copying iPad design


The president of Chinese hardware manufacturer, Shenzhen Great Loong Brother Industrial, told reporters that the iPad was a copy of their own tablet PC.


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Aussie ISP, Pirate Party win BitTorrent file-sharing case


The Pirate Party Australia has welcomed an ISP's internet piracy victory over a coalition of film and TV studios, describing it as "a victory for common sense."


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Let compliance lead the way in preventing healthcare data breaches


With a number of security breaches last year - plus new regulations and security requirements - the pressure is on healthcare organizations to better control the security of their records.


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U.S. House passes cybersecurity research bill


The U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved a cybersecurity bill that calls for beefing up training, research, and coordination against cyberattacks.


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Linux developer explains Android kernel code removal


Greg Kroah-Hartman, a Linux kernel developer, has posted a blog explaining the decision to excise Google's Android code from the kernel.


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Mozilla weighs privacy warnings for Web pages


Unless you speak lawyerese as a second language, a Web site's privacy policy can seem as incomprehensible as the loudspeakers on New York City subways. But Mozilla may do something about it.


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Google aims to speed up DNS requests


Google and Neustar UltraDNS have proposed a extension to try to build some geographic awareness into the Domain Name System.


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