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Quiz: So you think you know technology logos?

Test your inner design geek and take a look under the hood at some of tech's most famous logos.

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2. 20 free PC apps to ease daily tasks

3. Motorola's Moto G will kick-start Android's Latin American invasion

4. Security Threat Landscape: Bad BIOS malware concept and CryptoLocker update

5. AWS re:Invent showcases Amazon's cloud leadership

6. NASA, Boeing flaunt high-tech wing that could alter future aircraft design

7. People's ignorance of online privacy puts employers at risk

8. PlayStation 4 midnight launch attracted thousands of die hard gamers

9. Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback

10. IBM Will Beat Amazon Web Services Because Process Beats Product

11. INSIDER 6 ways social media can boost your business

12. Cybercriminals target Silverlight users with new exploit kit

13. Wi-Fi's latest speed boost: 802.11ac client radios

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AWS re:Invent showcases Amazon's cloud leadership

The AWS re:Invent conference out in Las Vegas has evidently become the "must-attend" event in the cloud world. READ MORE

NASA, Boeing flaunt high-tech wing that could alter future aircraft design

NASA and Boeing this week showed off new technology that could go a long way toward reducing the size, weight and drag of future, greener aircraft. READ MORE

People's ignorance of online privacy puts employers at risk

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PlayStation 4 midnight launch attracted thousands of die hard gamers

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IBM will eventually beat Amazon Web Services, writes CIO.com columnist Rob Enderle, but not because AWS has an inferior product. In many ways, AWS is better than IBM's cloud offering. But Big Blue's experience with enterprise customers, not to mention the federal government, shows that great businesses processes often beat great products. READ MORE

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Cybercriminals target Silverlight users with new exploit kit

The creators of a Web-based attack tool called Angler Exploit Kit have added an exploit for a known vulnerability in Microsoft's Silverlight browser plug-in to the tool's arsenal. READ MORE

Wi-Fi's latest speed boost: 802.11ac client radios

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