The former Windows chief argued that “empowered knowledge workers” will acquire whatever tools needed to be successful — regardless of IT rules and regulations…….

‘Forbes 400’ combined wealth double that of a decade ago, now totaling … guess……

Mobile device makers taking a more active role……

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory 201309-9 – Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in LibRaw and libkdcraw, the worst of which may lead to arbitrary code execution. Versions less than 0.15.4 are affected…….

People are getting on social networks, e-mailing, and surfing the Web from their mobile phones at an increasing rate…….

An anonymous reader writes in with a story about the advocacy group “Peers”. The group says their goal is to “mainstream, protect, and grow the sharing economy.” “The growth of the ‘sharing economy,’ a loosely defined term generally referring to the internet-enabled peer-to-peer exchanges of goods, has brought with it a shift in the way…

According to the Washington Post, the two social networks, largely dark in Iran since 2009, are once again available to some users…….

Nerval’s Lobster writes “As noted by CNET, Apple hasn’t released data on the number of iPhone 5C units it presold in the device’s first 24 hours of availability—a first for the iPhone since 2009. Why is that? Reporter Josh Lowensohn speculates that iPhone 5C sales ‘may not be as impressive when stacked up against tallies…

Splunk said Bugsense will help it analyze machine data directly from devices and then combine it with other information from sensors and IT gear…….

The Web giant buys the tap-to-share app right before Apple launches the AirDrop feature on iOS 7. Also, Sprint gets into the early upgrade game with the new One Up plan…….