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Tighter security coming in Firefox 4
At Black Hat, a trio of security representatives from Mozilla detailed how the company plans to push the browser to be more secure for users while nudging developers toward safer coding practices.

Rare ruling favors Intel pricing policy
A preliminary ruling rejected a claim that Intel's pricing practices hurt consumers.

How to use App Tabs in Firefox (video)
Mozilla has given tabs some long-overdue love in the second Firefox 4 beta with App Tabs, a feature that annihilates your scramble to search for that one elusive open tab. Watch what it does in this How To video.

Week in review: Jailbreaking goes legit
Copyright office says bypass is legal, while Wikileaks publishes classified documents on the war in Afghanistan. Also: New Apple desktops.

Samsung profit, sales up on TV and chip demand
Second-quarter earnings shoot up 83 percent to record levels while sales rise 21 percent as the company sees surging demand for computer chips and TVs.

Justice Department sues Oracle, alleging fraud
Lawsuit claims government agencies, under a contract that involved "hundreds of millions of dollars in sales," got deals "far inferior" to those Oracle gave its commercial clients.

Ballmer says Microsoft at work to rival iPad
Though short on details, Microsoft's CEO said it is "job one" to make sure that Windows 7 is an attractive option for slates and tablets.

Graphics chip market seeing big changes
As Nvidia falters, AMD's ATI graphics unit is on the rise, spurred by "radical" shifts in a notoriously fickle market, says Mercury Research.

Ballmer talks up Microsoft's consumer business
Microsoft's CEO takes the stage at the company's financial analyst meeting. CNET's Ina Fried is in Redmond with coverage live from the event.

HTC revamps key management staff to spur growth
Taiwan mobile phone maker announces series of new jobs and promotions in management staff as part of ongoing effort to drive future growth.