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Dear Mr. Wheeler: Americans pour their hearts out over in-flight cellphones

As the FCC's official comment period begins, hundreds of people have already weighed in

By Stephen Lawson

Jan 15, 2014 5 mins

Government Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business

Micro-windmills can recharge cell phones

A Taiwan company is already working with researchers on designs

By Lucas Mearian

Jan 15, 2014 4 mins

Computers and Peripherals Data Center Small and Medium Business

US appeals court lets class-action status stand in Silicon Valley collusion case

The suit alleges companies including Google and Apple suppressed wages by agreeing not to hire each other's workers

By Zach Miners

Jan 15, 2014 3 mins

Adobe Apple Small and Medium Business

Spy agencies around the world use radio signals to tap data from targeted systems

NSA's program, dubbed Quantum, surreptitiously taps data from 100,000 systems worldwide, according to New York Times report

By Jaikumar Vijayan

Jan 15, 2014 5 mins

Cyberattacks Government Government IT

Google Drive gets an activity stream

Users will see a list of actions taken by colleagues on their files and folders

By Juan Carlos Perez

Jan 15, 2014 4 mins

Collaboration Software ERP Systems Small and Medium Business

Apple settles FTC complaint over charges in children’s apps

The company will pay at least $32.5 million to refund customers whose children paid for in-app items

By Grant Gross

Jan 15, 2014 3 mins

Apple Data Center Government

Tip of the Hat: Decoding the Net neutrality decision

Explaining why the U.S. Appeals Court ruling on Net neutrality really matters to users everywhere

By Computerworld Staff

Jan 15, 2014 1 min

Cellular Networks Government Mobile Device Management

Twitter now requires encrypted API communication

Third party Twitter apps must now converse with Twitter through the SSL protocol

By Joab Jackson

Jan 15, 2014 3 mins

Malware Network Security Small and Medium Business

An Overview of Malware Protection Techniques

How systems typically protect endpoints from malware

By Martin Roesch

Jan 15, 2014 1 min

Media and Entertainment Industry Network Security Security

Google stages coup against Windows 8 with Chrome OS-like update for ‘Metro’

Chrome 32 adds several major features previewed last fall, patches 11 security bugs

By Gregg Keizer

Jan 15, 2014 5 mins

Cellular Networks Mobile Device Management Small and Medium Business