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Between The Lines Columnist 8 Things Microsoft Should Fix In Windows Blue
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Windows 8 has left a lot of folks fuming. Can Windows Blue win them back?

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Company founder denies that Huawei employees would ever be forced to spy for China.

FCC To Boost Wi-Fi On Planes
The FCC wants faster internet service available to airline passengers traveling at 30,000 feet. But this plan will take a while.

8 Indicted On $45 Million Bank Cyberheist Charges
U.K. government provides grants to University of Oxford and Royal Holloway, University of London to fund doctoral programs in cyber security.

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Amazon Web Services offers more customers Direct Connect private-line access to AWS data centers.

Google Glass Etiquette: A Work In Progress
Can you stop recording me now? That's one worry early Google Glass users say they're trying to soothe while creating social norms for the groundbreaking gadget.

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In an important move toward an open government, President Obama orders agencies to make their data available to the public in open, machine-readable formats.

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Higher ed technology leaders are still most commonly hired from within academia. Take a look at some interesting demographics.

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I hope Verizon can do justice to the 928 because quite frankly, Windows Phone is THE best overall phone OS on the market right now. This is especially true if you have an Office365 account to pair with it.
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Windows 8 Users See Red: Is Microsoft Listening?
Microsoft's Windows 8 update, Windows Blue, must give PC users a more familiar way to work. Microsoft used to manage transitions better -- instead of opening the door for its rivals.

 

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