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Microsoft will launch its Xbox One video game console on Nov. 22 in 13 countries, the company announced on Wednesday. Among the first nations to receive the widely anticipated device are Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Spain, the UK and the U...

The Internet is abuzz with news that Google has teamed up with food giant Nestle to name the next version of Android after the latter's famous chocolate bar -- KitKat -- rather than continue its tradition of nonbranded nomenclature with the name "Key Lime Pie." KitKat will be Android 4.4 and not And...

Any time the U.S. government signals it is embarking on a program to invest tens of billions of dollars, potential vendors take notice -- especially during a time of spending restraint. The federal government, through the General Services Administration, has launched a new program for the procuremen...

Microsoft on Tuesday announced that it will pay more than $7 billion to buy all of Nokia's devices and services business and to license Nokia's patents as it seeks to make some headway in the mobile market. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2014 subject to approval by Noki...

Viewers in New York, Los Angeles and Dallas will be able to watch the US Open tennis tournament and the final episodes of the hit serial-killer drama Dexter on Showtime this week thanks to a new agreement between CBS and Time Warner Cable that ends a monthlong blackout. CBS programming, which includ...

Because of the rapid pace of SaaS adoption, many security practitioners have found themselves scrambling to ensure the security of the specific technologies their enterprises want to employ. However, the dynamics of SaaS can make this a challenging exercise. This is because most of the options for s...

If you're perusing Staples' website anytime soon looking for boring old printer cartridges or what have you, you may be surprised to see a listing for 3D Printers. A 3D printer, for the uninitiated, is a device that's capable of producing a three-dimensional object from a digital design. It employs ...

Despite being hit by a lawsuit from T-Mobile over its use of the color magenta in its marketing materials, AT&T subsidiary Aio Wireless has announced plans for a nationwide online rollout starting mid-September. The Aio no-contract mobile device service is currently available to customers in Flo...

Despite being hit by a lawsuit from T-Mobile over its use of the color magenta in its marketing materials, AT&T subsidiary Aio Wireless has announced plans for a nationwide online rollout starting mid-September. The Aio no-contract mobile device service is currently available to customers in Flo...

JumpStarter aims to use its new JumpStartFund platform to help Elon Musk's Hyperloop project draw the attention and investments it needs to get off the ground. Musk's design for a high-speed transportation system that could transport people between San Francisco and Los Angeles in a little more than...

One short year ago, Facebook had virtually no presence on the mobile platform, at least in terms of ad activity and monetization. Today, it's not only flourishing but showing real signs of leading the pack one day. The latest indicator comes from eMarketer, which on Wednesday released upwardly revis...

Google executive Hugo Barra, one of the leading public faces for Android, has left for up-and-coming Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi. "In a few weeks, I'll be joining the Xiaomi team in China to help them expand their incredible product portfolio and business globally -- as Vice President, Xiaomi Gl...

Flailing Taiwanese smartphone maker HTC may be developing its own mobile operating system for the China market in the hope of reviving its fortunes. Likely slated for introduction by the end of the year, the OS reportedly will be closely integrated with services such as China's popular Twitter-like ...

Windows 8 is the torpedo that sunk Steve Ballmer, the headlines have been screaming. The news we were all expecting finally arrived last Friday with the announcement that Steve Ballmer would step down as Microsoft's CEO. Now the question is who will replace Ballmer -- and will that person be the rig...

Twitter has hired former Ticketmaster CEO Nathan Hubbard as its first head of commerce, with the goal of adding an online shopping component to its offerings. Twitter plans to provide partners with tools to more effectively offer their goods and services, perhaps then taking a commission on any tran...