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Business News Murdoch machinations mean Microsoft must rename SkyDrive Any suggestions from readers? Fed watchdogs sniff around IBM's cloud revenue reporting It's official: Big Blue coughed up 'about' $2bn for SoftLayer Dell committee says 'no way' on takeover vote change Willing to extend the vote deadline on a sweetened deal, however HTC warns of likely loss next quarter Shares tumble to a nearly eight-year low How did Microsoft get to be a $1.2bn phone player? Hint: NOT Windows Phone +Comment Bill Gates anticipated Android in 2004... and they're cashing in now SAP's cloud sets on-premise bods free from licence fees... Oh, hang on Better read the fine print Apple FINGERED our personal packages every day, claim shop staff Hired fanbois demand thousands of dollars in sueball Wall St 'Likes' Facebook again: Shares edge up to pre-IPOcalypse price Show me the money ... bitch Kevin Bacon avoids slapped wrist after TV pipe-fatness claims EE done over for saying same thing on tinterwebs, though Amazon adds 5,000 warehouse workers in the US Shiny new faces at 'fulfillment centers' just in time for President Obama's visit Scalpers gouge China's fanbois for Genius Bar appointments Where there's a yuan there's a way... Channel News Dell: Gov's cost-cutting mania is driving away suppliers UK biz losing interest in gov contracts, warns PC giant Cloud News Cloud upstart ProfitBricks tries to undercut Amazon on price Grocery store takes on Walmart Google Glassholes can't take long walks off short piers thanks to Merc app Flash motor giant's new in-vision satnav mingles driving and dawdling Data Centre News Microsoft morphs HPC efforts into 'Big Compute' More than traditional supercomputing, and all about big gobs of CPU Symantec: We've lopped off half our heads, but look how well we're doing now Only 76 of 'top 146' senior officers remain, but revenues are up Upstart chip chef Diablo's DIMM yum dumplings cram NAND in RAM Solid-state storage wired into DDR3 bus CommVault gives Simpana the share 'n' sync treatment Another take on cloudless Dropbox for the enterprise Hardware News USB accelerates to 10 Gbps Version 3.1 signed off, Intel doesn't see it as unwelcome thunderbolt You mean it's not perfect? Google to ship first Chromecast software fix Invisible update to bring hardly noticeable changes Wii U sales plunge: Nintendo hopes Mario and Zelda will shift some kit Weak yen saves gaming firm's profit So, who here LURVES Windows Phone? Put your hands up, Brits Well, one in ten of you shunned Landfill Android, anyway Panasonic claims world's first ReRAM-equipped product Non-volatile RAM debuts in tiny packages, helping sensors to remember Magic Quadrant for enterprise backup and recovery Gartner published this report to help organizations navigate the myriad of solutions available to address their backup and recovery needs. Download now Networks News And the new ISP for US Starbucks stores is ... Google? AT&T ousted in nationwide Wi-Fi upgrade plan You're 30 years old and your PIN is '1983'. DAMMIT, biz mobe user Staffers hardly ever use alphanumerics, let alone complex passwords - report Move over, Freeview, just like you promised: You're hogging the 4G bed Digital TV tosses and turns as UK cleared for high-speed mobe internet Policy News Oz sets $AU900 million reserve for remaining 700 MHz spectrum Emergency services shunted to 800 MHz Google Glassholes to be BANNED from UK roads Drivers warned to keep eyes on road, not on YouTube Bipartisan senator group goes to bat for Apple in Samsung dispute Letter to Obama & Co. doesn't mention fruity firm, just plugs 'innovation', but... WikiLeaks: Manning guilty verdict sets 'dangerous precedent' Leaker faces up to 136 years topping up stripey suntan Airports' passport controls SHUT DOWN by 'malware' - report Think Heathrow queues are long? Take a gander at Istanbul Ha ha, Osborne, these Gov 2.0 web wranglers have wiped out UK debt Behold Jeffrey, George, whatever: The power of infographics Security News Snowden's XKeyscore revelations challenged Job ads for latest NSA horror ran in 2010 Hackers crack femtocells to pwn then clone phones Black Hat 2013 "You should be ditching femtocells altogether" Malicious JavaScript flips ad network into rentable botnet Black Hat 2013 Enslaved machines helplessly press Apache's buttons NSA headman: 'Don't worry, our watchful analysts TAKE EXAMS' Black Hat 2013 Puzzle palace prince wishes more countries would hop on the intercept train New NSA tool exposed: XKeyscore sees 'nearly EVERYTHING you do online' Makes PRISM look tame Software News No fondleslabs please, says Microsoft as Office 365 hits Android Bored fandroids now have no excuse not to work 24/7 Breaking bad: Oracle's Unbreakable Linux website takes a break What's in a name, eh, Larry? Pick the best code control system for you - or you'll be crying into your source Don't be an IT fashion victim Science News Beam me up? Not in the life of this universe Student boffins find walking to the moon would be faster than teleportation Bootnotes News May the fourths be with you: Muso John Williams returns to Star Wars Da-DA, da-da-da-DA-da, da-da-da-DA-da, da-da-da-DA German guardsmen growing mono-boobs from drilling with Nazi-era rifles Tits & Guns Nazigewehrvorge- wölbtenkrügesmacht Magic Quadrant for enterprise backup and recovery Gartner published this report to help organizations navigate the myriad of solutions available to address their backup and recovery needs. Download now

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