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• AMD's move could pave the way for ARM in future chips

  Advanced Micro Devices has loosened its commitment to the x86 architecture, announcing a new design strategy that could pave the way for using ARM technology in future AMD chips.

  Written by Agam Shah • 04 Feb. 12 11:36

• Engineer's wife 'ferocious' in Obama Q&A on H-1Bs

  The White House is following up on an offer made by President Barack Obama this week to help find a job for an unemployed semiconductor engineer in Texas. The offer was made during a live online town hall after the engineer's wife questioned the government's policy concerning H-1B visa workers.

  Written by Patrick Thibodeau • 04 Feb. 12 09:09

• The future of hypervisors

  The world of hypervisors is complicated by the fact that there are proprietary and open source tools, each with different strengths and weaknesses.

  Written by Network World staff • 04 Feb. 12 08:34

• How NOT to get a job 101: Hack Marriott, extort execs for work

  The Department of Justice today said a man who sent malicious code to Marriott International Corporation, threatening to reveal confidential information taken from the company's computers if Marriott did not offer him a job, has been sent to prison for his criminal endeavor.

  Written by Michael Cooney • 04 Feb. 12 08:27

• Facebook malware scam takes hold

  A "worrying number" of Facebook users are sharing a link to a malware-laden fake CNN news page reporting the U.S. has attacked Iran and Saudi Arabia, security firm Sophos said Friday.

  Written by Cameron Scott • 04 Feb. 12 08:25

• Social media fuels Planned Parenthood backers in Komen protest

  Fueled by a firestorm of outrage on Twitter and Facebook, the people behind the Susan G. Komen For the Cure Friday backed off their decision to cut funding of Planned Parenthood programs.

  Written by Sharon Gaudin • 04 Feb. 12 08:06

• Microsoft wraps up ads aimed at Google with IE9 pitch

  Microsoft today wrapped up a three-day campaign against rival Google by claiming its newest browser, Internet Explorer 9 (IE9), is superior in stopping users from being tracked by online advertisers.

  Written by Gregg Keizer • 04 Feb. 12 08:06

• Motorola, Woot 'fess up to reselling uncleared Xoom tablets

  Motorola Mobility is warning people who bought but then returned Android-based Motorola Xoom tablets between March and October last year that the devices might have been resold by bargain-of-the-day website Woot with the ex-owners' sensitive data still on them.

  Written by Bob Brown • 04 Feb. 12 07:35

• Micron CEO dies in plane crash

  Steve Appleton, chairman and CEO of memory and semiconductor maker Micron, was killed in a small plane accident in Boise, Idaho, on Friday.

  Written by Nancy Gohring • 04 Feb. 12 07:01

• Social media takes over the Super Bowl

  Remember the days when watching the Super Bowl meant eating lots of chips, hanging out with friends and, most importantly, being glued to the TV?

  Written by Sharon Gaudin • 04 Feb. 12 06:58

• Anonymous grabs email from firm that defended Marine in Haditha case

  In what's turning out to be quite a busy Friday for the hacking collective, Anonymous today said it has broken into the website of a law firm that represented a U.S. Marine accused of killing civilians in Haditha, Iraq.

  Written by Jaikumar Vijayan • 04 Feb. 12 06:52

• Office 365's Lync Online to gain interop with consumer IM networks

  Lync Online, the instant messaging, online meeting and PC-to-PC voice and video communications tool in Office 365, will gain interoperability with non-Microsoft IM networks.

  Written by Juan Carlos Perez • 04 Feb. 12 06:21

• Systems management, cloud services likely in Dell's software acquisition plans

  Dell's formation of a new software group, which was announced Thursday, could be the forerunner to a string of acquisitions by the vendor, with some observers predicting a focus on systems management and cloud services provisioning.

  Written by Chris Kanaracus • 04 Feb. 12 06:08

• Apple removes, than replaces products from German online store

  Apple on Friday removed some of its products from its online store serving Germany due to a court injunction in its dispute with Motorola, but shortly after it removed the products a suspension of that injunction allowed Apple to again start selling them.

  Written by Nancy Gohring • 04 Feb. 12 05:41

• German gov't endorses Chrome as most secure browser

  Germany's cyber security agency today recommended that Windows 7 users run Google's Chrome browser, citing the application's sandbox and auto-update features.

  Written by Gregg Keizer • 04 Feb. 12 05:26

• Smartphone shipments outpaced PCs in 2011 for first time

  Smartphone shipments overtook personal computers -- including tablets, laptops, netbooks and desktops -- for the first time in 2011, according to new research from Canalys.

  Written by Matt Hamblen • 04 Feb. 12 05:05

• Who really was behind the SOPA protests?

  Some critics have blamed Silicon Valley tech firms for the massive online protests last month against two controversial copyright bills. Other groups have trumpeted the grassroots nature of the protests.

  Written by Grant Gross • 04 Feb. 12 04:54

• Leaked EU memo highlights concerns over data retention law

  Digital rights groups in Europe have called for a ban on blanket data retention after a leaked internal memo from the European Commission admitted that there are significant problems with the current E.U. Data Retention Directive.

  Written by Jennifer Baker • 04 Feb. 12 03:06

• Anonymous releases recording between FBI, UK law enforcement

  The politically-motivated hacking group Anonymous released on Friday a 17-minute recording of a conference call between U.S. and British law enforcement agents coordinating an ongoing investigation into the group.

  Written by Jeremy Kirk • 04 Feb. 12 03:02

• FAQ about the VeriSign data breaches

  A VeriSign filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission reveals that the company suffered more than one data breach in 2010, raising questions about how secure the company's products are and what customers should do about it.

  Written by Tim Greene • 04 Feb. 12 02:25