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Microsoft’s CEO search and the art of non-denial denials

Once the practice of politicians, temporizing by the likes of reported candidate Alan Mulally is now the norm

Dec 16, 2013 6 mins

CIO IT Jobs Microsoft

Review: Apple’s 15-in. MacBook Pro delivers on speed, battery life

The move to faster PCIe flash storage offers a noticeable boost in performance

Dec 16, 2013 11 mins

Apple Computers and Peripherals Data Center

US NSA debates amnesty for Edward Snowden

The NSA is worried about the unknown amount of information Snowden may have collected from NSA computers

Dec 16, 2013 3 mins

Cybercrime Data Center Government

China lands rover on moon’s surface, a first for the country

First Chinese craft to land on an extraterrestrial body will study moon's surface before China sends astronauts there

Dec 16, 2013 2 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Government

Google dives headfirst into robotics with Boston Dynamics buy

With robots like Atlas and BigDog, Boston Dynamics makes Google a big robotics player

Dec 15, 2013 4 mins

Government Productivity Software Small and Medium Business

Unix: Book review — Perl one-liners

If you get a secret thrill out of a well crafted Perl one-liner, but only have a few that you can pull out of your mental pocket and use, this book may be just what Santa should be leaving under your tree!

Dec 15, 2013 7 mins

Data Center Open Source Operating Systems

The Lumen, a smart LED bulb that’s more of a novelty

The Lumen LED bulb is clever, entertaining but a closed system

Dec 14, 2013 3 mins

Data Center

Google buys maker of fascinating, creepy robots

Boston Dynamics' robots move like humans, four-legged animals, and one shifts its shape to fit through tight spaces

Dec 14, 2013 2 mins

Data Center Robotics

Marissa Mayer ‘very sorry’ for Yahoo Mail outage

Access has been restored to almost everyone, the CEO said

Dec 14, 2013 3 mins

Collaboration Software Email Clients Small and Medium Business

Report: Sprint looking at buying T-Mobile

The third-largest US mobile carrier might bid for its smaller rival next year, The Wall Street Journal says

Dec 13, 2013 2 mins

Enterprise IPv6 Small and Medium Business