A second spring of cleaning  —  We're living in a new kind of computing environment.  Everyone has a device, sometimes multiple devices.  It's been a long time since we have had this rate of change—it probably hasn't happened since the birth of personal computing 40 years ago.

In Rare Move, Apple Goes on the Defensive Against Samsung  —  Apple Inc. is on the defensive.  —  In a rare interview a day before Samsung Electronics Co. announces a new flagship smartphone in New York, Apple marketing chief Phil Schiller on Wednesday played down the expected competition …

Supposed Galaxy S IV leak resurfaces in high-res pics, lists more features and specs  —  What is purported to be a dual-SIM equipped engineering sample of Samsung's Galaxy S IV a few days ago in pictures and video on a Chinese forum, and now it's back for a better look.

Android Chief Andy Rubin Moves to Other Google Projects While Sundar Pichai Takes Over  —  In a surprise announcement, Google just switched around its top leadership.  Andy Rubin, the creator of Android, will no longer manage that team.  Sundar Pichai, the company's head of Chrome and Apps, is adding Android as well.

Welcome Twitter for Windows 8  —  Today, we are releasing Twitter for Windows 8, a new app that makes it easier than ever to share and discover content on Windows 8 devices.  In addition to familiar Twitter features, including the Home, Connect, Discover, and Me tabs, this app introduces …

Apple now offering iMacs with built-in VESA mount adapters for $40 premium  —  Apple recently updated its online store to reflect availability of a new VESA mount-compatible iMac, with the tweaked version of the thin all-in-one costing in at $40 more than standard models.

US national vulnerability database hacked  —  Malware infection forces government vuln catalog offline  —  The US government's online catalog of cyber-vulnerabilities has been taken offline - ironically, due to a software vulnerability.  —  The National Institute of Standards …

Twitter acquires We Are Hunted, readies standalone music app  —  SCOOP: Twitter is preparing a music discovery app built on technology from a recent acquisition.  It could be released by the end of the month.  [Read more]

Twitter Now Supports Line Breaks in Tweets  —  Twitter added support for line breaks Wednesday, a new feature that lets you spread your 140 character message over several different lines.  —  Supported on Twitter.com, as well as through Twitter's official mobile app, the feature can be used …

Um, That's What My Kid Watches, Not Me - With User Profiles Still In Testing, Netflix's Social Sharing Feature Makes No Sense  —  Great news.  You'll now know the viewing preferences of your friends' kids on Netflix, thanks to the service's foray into social sharing via opt-in Facebook integration, announced earlier this morning.

Facebook's About Page Redesign Is A Graph Search Data Grab  —  Years ago Facebook made a wildly successful data grab by putting About details at the top of the profile.  Now with its Timeline redesign's “Suggested” sections, Facebook could fill out Graph Search by making it easy to select …

Networking Battles to Run the World  —  Cisco has a simple message: the world has bought so much of its equipment, why stop now?  —  Both Cisco Systems and one of its biggest competitors, VMware, talked about ambitious strategies Wednesday.  The powerful data centers and networks they want to build …