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Google's Next Nexus Is Nowhere In Sight

If you are waiting to get your hands on the latest and greatest of Google"s Nexus Android smartphones and tablets, the last month or so has been both exciting and disappointing.

Pinterest Developers, After Years Of Waiting, Can Take Hope

Ever since March 2012, the image-sharing network has promised developers an API. And it's in demand - according to ProgrammableWeb, the Pinterest API profile is the most frequently viewed page on the site, revealing the community"s anticipation for the feature.

Microsoft's Most Wanted: A Convicted Child Molester Worked At Yammer

A few years ago, a fast-growing startup, adding staff at a breakneck pace, hired a facilities manager as a contractor without asking too many questions.


That startup was Yammer, now part of Microsoft.

Yahoo Reports Its Data Request Numbers

Yahoo has joined the ranks of Internet technology companies demonstrating their commitment to openness - and trying to rebuild trust with their users - with its own revelation of data requests received from law enforcement agencies.

Enabling The Mobile-First Enterprise

It has taken more than five years, but the first phase of integrating mobile into enterprises is almost over. 


Enterprise mobility is evolving.

Radical iOS 7 Design Is Threat To Some Existing Apps

iOS 7 is a truly audacious re-design of Apple's chief operating system. I have been using the beta version since last week and it's abundantly clear that Apple is determinedly focused on ensuring that iOS - the force behind iPhone and iPad - remains the simplest, purest OS on the planet.

Death By Lawsuit: SCO Resurrects And Insanity Is Restored

If ever we needed confirmation that markets, not courtrooms, should decide the technologies we use, witness SCO Group's reborn dream to sue all of UNIX-dom into its wallet. It was a specious lawsuit in 2003 when SCO Group (now Xinuos) first launched its $1 billion broadside against IBM.

Apple Denies PRISM Knowledge, Explains Releases Of Customer Data

Apple today released a statement revealing that it, too, has received requests for consumer data from Federal, state and local authorities in the United States, even as it denied participation in the alleged PRISM program conducted by the NSA.

Zelda Goes To The Symphony

Editor's note: This post was originally published by our partners at PopSugar Tech.

I'm ushered into my seat as the conductor takes her place on the podium but an ordinary night at the symphony this is not.

Tech Firms And Others Are Sharing A Lot With U.S. Spies And The Pentagon

PRISM may only be the tip of the iceberg. A new Bloomberg report reveals that a vast array of companies - many of them in the tech sector- have close working relationships with U.S. intelligence agencies and the military.