News (Taxonomy Page)

Featured Blog:

First!

Posted Apr 20, 2010 - 7:30 pm by

First posts are always awkward. They're like first dates when you know something about the person, but not a lot, or enough. But, they're one of the few chances you get to make introductions and set expectations. So, introductions...

Offbeat, Careers, first post
Tweet

More Blogs »

The Best of News (Taxonomy Page)

PC Era says, 'I'm not dead yet. Getting better.'

Posted August 23, 2011

When HP announced they were getting out of the PC business, the "PC Era Is Dead" stories started popping up all over the place. Why? The tech world, full of people looking for the newest toys (ooh, shiny), has always been unhappy with what is doing work today and yearns for what is new.
- 2 comments
- Like
  
  8
- Tweet
MS Office alternatives: Many are trying, few are buying

Posted May 12, 2011

When it comes to deploying Microsoft Office alternatives such as Google Apps, Zoho or Lotus Symphony, enterprise IT managers are in a state of intense curiosity but are still not ready for widespread adoption, according to a new Forrester research report entitled "Market Update: Office Productivity Alternatives."
- Like
  
  6
- Tweet
Lock down your Wi-Fi or the FBI might come knocking

Posted April 25, 2011

A New York man learned the hard way that leaving your wireless router open to the general public can have some very negative consequences, and that the authorities tend to act first and ask questions second.
- 2 comments
- Like
  
  316
- Tweet
8 security questions to ask before building mobile apps

Posted April 18, 2011

Enterprise organizations are rushing to build iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry applications to deepen their customer experiences and extend the ways their customers can purchase from them.
- Like
- Tweet
5 ways you waste money on virtualization

Posted March 31, 2011

More than three quarters of U.S. companies virtualize at least some of their x86-based servers, but few get their full money's worth out of virtualization efforts--due to management blunders, analysts say.
- Like
- Tweet

More Best of News (Taxonomy Page) »

Researchers identify Stuxnet-like cyberespionage malware called 'Flame'

Posted May 28, 2012 - 2:31 pm

A new, highly sophisticated malware threat that was predominantly used in cyberespionage attacks against targets in the Middle East has been identified and analyzed by researchers from several security companies and organizations.
- Quick Read
- Like
  
  1
- Tweet
Apple, Microsoft create patent troll Rockstar

Posted May 28, 2012 - 11:35 am

Nortel patents bought by Apple, Microsoft fuel new troll claiming control of technologies such as 3G.
- Quick Read
- Like
  
  1
- Tweet
Cisco Cius, biz-only tablet, declared dead

Posted May 28, 2012 - 11:23 am

Remember the Cisco Cius, a 7 inch Android tablet optimized for business use? Neither does your purchasing agent, and Cisco is burying their mistake.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Anonymous India calls for non-violent protests against censorship

Posted May 28, 2012 - 8:35 am

The Indian arm of Anonymous is planning what it describes as non-violent protests against Internet censorship in various Indian cities, after some Internet service providers blocked file-sharing sites in the country.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
LG working on Retina-beating 5-inch smartphone display

Posted May 28, 2012 - 5:17 am

LG Display has introduced a 5-inch full HD LCD panel for smartphone displays -- the highest resolution mobile panel to date, the company said on Monday.
- Quick Read
- Like
  
  2
- Tweet
Information of U.S. federal employees exposed

Posted May 28, 2012 - 3:10 am

A hack in July last year of a computer used by third-party services provider Serco to support the Thrift Savings Plan run by the U.S. Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board resulted in unauthorized access to the personal information of about 123,201 TSP participants and payees, FRTIB said Friday.
- Quick Read
- Like
  
  1
- Tweet
RIM said to plan to lay off 2,000 staff

Posted May 28, 2012 - 12:29 am

Research In Motion, the ailing maker of the BlackBerry, is planning to cut at least 2,000 staff as part of a global restructuring plan, according to reports.
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet
Report: Facebook bolsters efforts to build smartphone

Posted May 27, 2012 - 7:13 pm

Facebook is revitalizing its effort to create a smartphone, recruiting engineers who have experience with mobile devices, according to a story in the New York Times Sunday.
- Quick Read
- Like
  
  2
- Tweet
6 essential desktop apps to make your Android Phone device a work or play powerhouse

Posted May 27, 2012 - 7:54 am

The power of an Android phone or tablet already makes a desktop PC, or even a laptop, seem a little old-fashioned--but you can enhance your smartphone or tablet even more. Here are six applications that allow you to use your desktop computer to get more functionality, and more fun, from your Android device.
- Quick Read
- Like
  
  1
- Tweet
JRuby gets speedier in version 1.7

Posted May 27, 2012 - 7:45 am

JVM-based Ruby variant also features support for different character encodings
- Quick Read
- Like
- Tweet