Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
A new optional feature broadcasts people's locations to their friends
ThetaRay monitors critical infrastructure
The Tor Project banned 380 vulnerable entry and exit relays and is eyeing 1,000 more
A strongly worded letter from Oracle's co-president says Cover Oregon's woes are the state's fault
Red Hat has successfully grown Linux into an enterprise platform, now it's looking to do the same with OpenStack
Google Glass could be useful for tasks like cutting up a car to free a trapped person, the fire department said
The company had a dip in software revenue in the first quarter as the cloud business took off
The AC-300 charger can give users an electric shock, but no incidences have been confirmed so far
A computer Trojan injects messages into Facebook to trick users into installing Android malware, researchers from ESET said
The smartphone maker is increasingly relying on content to differentiate its products
Organizations now have until Aug. 12 to move from Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2
ER doctors at Beth Israel hospital use Glass to connect with information and patients
Since February, Qihoo 360 has been rolling out Windows XP security software to 200 million users
IBM's profit fell by 21 percent due to a workforce realignment and hardware woes
Research at SLAC's Linac Coherent Light Source is used to develop future data storage systems and electronics
Wearables with LTE and broadband capabilities are part of its network strategy
Pioneer audio systems will offer an upgrade to include Apple's CarPlay
Questions around the government's legal right to encrypted communications must wait for the next case
Google Fiber's arrival in the metro area prompts a groundswell of interest in connecting more homes to the Internet
'Not changing,' counters Google
McAfee seen as speediest in adding blocking protections to stop malware
Participating businesses can now distribute their Google+ posts across the Web
Customers raise concerns about electrical outages and mobile phone radiation in comments to the FCC
The court's ruling raises questions about the FCC's authority to require VoIP providers to compete calls, carry all traffic
The service has started accepting registrations for its upcoming beta testing period
IHS says Samsung's new phone costs $251 for materials, $51 more than the retail cost of a carrier-subsidized unit
Oracle also shipped 104 patches as part of a regular quarterly update
The Camera Remote SDK allows access to settings such as touch autofocus and exposure
Reduces after-retirement support costs for large enterprises as much as 95%
The Indian outsourcer expects to do better in the current fiscal year
China recently ended its foreign-made videogame console ban, opening the door for Microsoft to sell its Xbox
Anything that hurts trust between countries sets back global Internet efforts, the cybersecurity pioneer said
Intel projects Android will be in 80 percent to 90 percent of the tablets it expects to ship with its chips this year
Be careful patching the bug and restarting, or attackers could slip in, Kaspersky says
Carriers, phone makers and a lobbying group announce a voluntary agreement, but it might not be enough
Intel's revenue during the first fiscal quarter goes up by 1 percent
Red Hat plans to incorporate advanced Linux tools such as systemd and SELinux into Docker
Corning's new 10-meter USB 3.Optical Cable is priced at $109.99 on Amazon
The company reported an increase in search revenue, with flat results in display
They're being used to attract younger subscribers
Four months into sales and the backlog's still 4 to 6 weeks; beats iMac debacle of 2012-13
Microsoft has a new service for capturing machine data and has updated its data warehouse software for Hadoop
The flawed OpenSSL Heartbleed problem is putting many security firms in the hot seat
