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Didn’t ask for Windows 10? Your PC may have downloaded it anyway

Microsoft may auto-download Windows 10 files whether you ask for them or not.

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Wireless testers reveal shape of the network to come

Virtualized networks, small cells, LTE-U and lots of millimeter-wave capability are the waves of the future network, according to the wireless testing companies that help shape them.

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FireEye takes security firm to court over vulnerability disclosure

A spat between two security companies shows just how sensitive reporting software vulnerabilities can be, particularly when it involves a popular product.

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Android ransomware changes a device’s PIN code

Researchers at security company ESET have found a type of malware that changes an Android device's PIN, the first of its kind in an ever-evolving landscape of ransomware attacks.

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Apple’s iPhone installment plan threatens carriers’ ties to customers

Apple's announcement Wednesday of its own iPhone installment plan, tucked toward the end of the company's "monster roll-out," could come back to haunt wireless carriers.

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Ellen Pao drops appeal in discrimination case

Ellen Pao will no longer be appealing the discrimination case she filed against venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers.

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T-Mobile wants you to buy an iPhone 6s for $20 a month

The carrier is slashing the retail price of the new iPhone 6s and 6s Plus through its Jump On Demand installment plan

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DARPA shows off a crowd-sourcing radiation detector

In the quest to make a better radiation detector, engineers at DARPA are taking a leaf from crowd-sourcing and have developed one that's compact and cheap, integrates with a smartphone and sends its data...

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Think your meeting’s important? 25 years ago, this one spawned Wi-Fi

The IEEE 802.11 Working Group began meeting 25 years ago to develop the standard that became the basis of Wi-Fi.

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New iPhone 6S could let Sprint network shine

Apple gave Sprint a little gift this week with the new iPhone 6S, which can take advantage of faster wireless speeds via carrier aggregation.

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