Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Not likely to ship a rush patch before March 11, says security expert
Protesters mark seven-day demonstration in Tokyo amid withdrawal suspension
Facebook has been blocked in China, but WhatsApp can still be downloaded
Facebook sees opportunity in real-time conversations carried out using WhatsApp
Most of the power consumed by phone and tablet storage is from software, according to a UCSD-Microsoft paper
The mobile messaging app has 450 million monthly users
The costs of data breaches remains stubbornly high, but there are steps organizations can take to keep costs down
A shift to cloud computing may be helping with Linux demand
Informatica 9.6 borrows a few techniques from agile development to hasten the delivery of business intelligence
Hardware needs software more than ever, CEO Brian Krzanich said
AT&T and Comcast seem to support Wheeler's move to re-establish net neutrality rules
Wallpaper Dragon Ball and Finger Hockey were cited as among the most downloaded malicious apps
The cities across the US aren't guaranteed service, but gigabit-speed Internet could be coming
Though analysts are mostly dismissing reports that Apple may be interested in buying Tesla, here's a look at what such a combination could bring
Vendors and operators will show how LTE can get to 450Mbps
Samsung to use an early-to-market Tizen-based product in an effort to distance itself from Google
The agency also has decided it will not ask for further judicial review of the matter
Analysts say Itanium is alive mainly to meet contractual obligations
Chinese phone makers BQ and Meizu will make the first handsets
The telecom vendor is demonstrating virtualized Voice over LTE at Mobile World Congress with China Mobile
Risk of malware infection could be severely reduced if companies weren't as generous with granting administrative privileges, says study
Offers try-me incentives, including 100GB for a year to the first 100K customers who access renamed storage service
The joint venture between Salesforce.com and Unit 4 heads to battle with NetSuite, SAP and others
The vendor has built up its Marketing Cloud through a series of acquisitions
Bluebox Security, Cyphort, Elastica and Forter make their debuts
The accessory starts shipping in April and will cost about $30
Plant different malware on hijacked Windows PCs, but use the same exploit code, says Seculert's CTO, Aviv Raff
Sensors, the Internet of Things, and hackathons will also have a role in historic drought
KPN said it has the exclusive right to offer Silent Circle services in the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium
The glove and a head-mounted display could, for example, hasten cabling jobs with NFC tags
Navigating by augmented reality can be useful in dense cities like Tokyo
Regulators are also investigating U.S. company InterDigital for overcharging clients
In response to a petition, the White House said the Federal Communications Commission is an independent agency
The appeal court, however, ruled that the sending of copies of data seized to the U.S. was unauthorized
Security vendor Adallom warns it's seeing the Zeus banking malware turned to use to attack in new ways
Glass wearers should turn their devices off in places that ask people to turn off cellphones, the company said
Chip cards can help eliminate counterfeit fraud, Visa exec says
Samsung, Google and Microsoft round out the top 5
Forums and status updates could greatly reduce service tickets, BMC promises
The system could also control mobile devices through gestures
One-third of Americans think it could happen within a decade
Experts say takes time, training and collaboration to thwart APTs. But with these best practices, you can keep your defenses high
About seven in 10 voters would agree to a $4-a-year fee on their mobile phone service, a survey says
Intel's Xeon E7 v2 chips will go into servers with up to 32 sockets
When a device re-establishes connectivity, the software synchronizes changes with a remote database
