Apple buys Beats for $3 billion
The headphone and streaming music outfit also brings Apple the swagger of rapper Dr. Dre and recording impresario Jimmy Iovine
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Microsoft's new mobile plan: Free Windows 8
Taking a page from Google's mobile strategy, Microsoft is betting a no-cost operating system will build market share
Apple betting on smart homes?
A new rumor claims that Apple will announce a smart home system next week at its annual developers' conference
This may be the answer to cybersecurity, or not
Two states are about to launch pilot programs of a national online ID scheme. But the potential impacts remain cloudy
Sony PlayStation to go on sale in China
Sony partners with state-owned Chinese company to sell popular game system in vast new market
eBay data breach: What you need to do now
eBay has been slow to warn users, but if you have an eBay account, you should change your password today
Latest Firefox browser proves divisive, but can be "fixed"
Mozilla's newest version of Firefox angers many users with its Chrome-like design, but an add-on lets you roll back
Facebook users will get a spring privacy cleaning
New users' sharing default will be "friends only," and all users will get a new checkup tool. But nothing is changing radically
CEO: Sony needed to act sooner, but will reform
Kazuo Hirai vowed a turnaround centered on core technologies, such as image sensors, cloud-based services and wearable devices
Microsoft's Surface Pro 3: Laptop killer?
Microsoft's new Windows 8-based tablet is taking aim at laptop users with a powerful, lightweight, and thin multipurpose PC.
BlackBerry rolls the dice with new strategy
Struggling mobile device maker hopes that outsourcing manufacturing and introducing a cheaper phone will spur turnaround
China: No Windows 8 for government computers
Government is the biggest buyer of computer software in China, so its purchasing decisions can have a significant impact on sales
YouTube considers billion-dollar deal for Twitch game site, report says
YouTube is reportedly in talks to buy Twitch, a popular live-streaming site for video gamers
AT&T faces regulatory gauntlet to buy DirecTV
AT&T hopes that it can increase its size and importance, but regulators will have other concerns
Top tech CEOs offer advice to grads
Entrepreneurs behind Reddit, MakerBot and HUGE have some strong ideas about how to approach the job market
ICE crackdown prompts some Texas Latinos to turn away from Trump
DOJ sues to block Alaska Senate certification if Sullivan loses
2 ex-FBI officials charged with lying about Hunter Biden's laptop
Intel Democrats on how they'll react if Trump alleges election meddling
Israel vows major West Bank operation after attack kills 2 troops
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Trump's U.N. envoy says Iran war could drag on for another year
Kushner pushes back on report involving phone, spies, transfer
Trump lifts tariffs on some Canadian goods in boon to Sen. Susan Collins
