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When it comes to keeping the data on their smartphones and tablets secure, consumers are playing a game of cat-and-mouse with cybercriminals.
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When it comes to keeping the data on their smartphones and tablets secure, consumers are playing a game of cat-and-mouse with cybercriminals.
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Hewlett-Packard's effort to reshape its business has begun to bear fruit, CEO Meg Whitman told CNBC.
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Twitter used to be cool, but the media has screwed it up, the actor and angel investor Ashton Kutcher says.
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Following a spate of high-profile security breaches, Twitter has introduced a two-step login and cleared the way for tougher security measures in the future.
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Clearwire says its special committee and its board of directors approved Sprint Nextel's sweetened offer to take over the company and is advising shareholders to vote for the deal.
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More women in the U.S. would rather give up sex than their mobile device for a week, according to a recent survey.
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When disaster strikes, communication can be a lifeline. That's made phone chargers a new addition to the emergency preparedness kit.
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Teen use of Twitter has grown significantly, a new report into social media networks shows, while Facebook is losing market share to its quick-messaging rival.
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We can thank the app economy for a boom in cyberattacks aimed at mobile devices, security experts said Tuesday.
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Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer tells CNBC the $1.1 billion deal for Tumblr is "part of enhancing our growth story" and the company will remain independent, even under Yahoo's ownership.
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If Facebook wanted to buy Tumblr, it would have bought Tumblr. But Tumblr has a mobile problem.
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As investors and analysts size up Yahoo's latest $1.1 billion acquisition, it is worth reflecting on the GeoCities deal, which has many similarities, the NYT reports.
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Watson, the IBM computing system that conquered "Jeopardy!" on television, is launching an app business called the Watson Engagement Advisor that can be used to help consumers get answers on mobile devices.
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In the wake of Yahoo's announcement on Monday that it's snapping up Tumblr for $1.1 billion, the attention has shifted to which companies could be next.
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Ireland said on Tuesday it was not to blame for Apple's low global tax payments after the U.S. Senate said the company paid little or nothing on tens of billions of dollars in profits.
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Hackers working for China's army appear to have resumed their attacks on U.S. companies. The NYT reports.
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The board of Yahoo agreed on Sunday to buy the popular blogging service Tumblr for about $1.1 billion in cash, a signal of how the company plans to reposition, the NYT reports.
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Dell Inc. tells suitors Carl Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management that the company would not provide more information about itself.
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ZenoRadio takes advantage of a loophole in the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to provide a radio service to mostly immigrant customers.
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Tim Cook says he'll propose tax changes to encourage firms to bring home more of their offshore funds when he faces congressional queries over Apple's overseas cash holdings.
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Email: tech@cnbc.com
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Working from Los Angeles, Boorstin is CNBC's media and entertainment reporter and author of CNBC.com's "Media Money" blog.
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Fortt is CNBC's technology correspondent, working from CNBC's Silicon Valley bureau and contributes to "Tech Check" on CNBC.com.
