Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
It's not clear Amazon can launch the device in time for the holidays
The U.S. still cracks the top five in global Internet freedom, as surveillance appears to be a common trend.
A weather forecast has a tropical storm or hurricane headed for the U.S. Gulf Coast
WHMCS developers released security updates to close publicly disclosed SQL injection vulnerability
More advanced processor and networks about to make travelling by car less boring
Past practice hints that Oct. 23 is the upgrade's likely launch date
Shameful stuff from some of the biggest names, plus further skullduggery from Samsung, possible specs for the Nexus 5
In wake of Facebook's tumultuous IPO, Twitter needs to come out strong
The penalty is equivalent to half the cost of a cup of coffee at McDonalds to the average American
Social startup's new Stories feature mimics Facebook's popular News Feed
The information may have included documents on Apple's patent licenses
The smartphone maker's sales are up 13 percent in the third quarter
The 13 persons were alleged to have been involved in DDoS attacks as a part of Anonymous' Operation Payback campaign
Who owns the company and the sources of its revenue are among the details disclosed
65 percent of Twitter's ad revenue comes from mobile devices
Source code for some Adobe products also was stolen
The company reported strong revenue gains in 2012, but also losses over the last several years
The latest version of NSN's operations software is designed to make mobile carriers more efficient and agile
Xtify will allow IBM customers to stay on top of new mobile and Web marketing channels
Eight updates will plug holes in IE, Windows, Office, SharePoint and Silverlight
Acquisition may also be a push to win over Apple users
Protein molecules, or peptides, automatically arrange themselves, making it easier to create memory at the molecular level
A second, low-cost phone running Fire OS is still in the works
The new Stories feature extends the lifetime of a Snapchat post to 24 hours
Users "check in" to store's Facebook page to gain free wireless access
Pays $27,000 in bug bounties to a baker's dozen of outside researchers
OpenID-related vulnerability could have allowed attackers to impersonate users on websites using Mozilla Persona authentication
Gartner says CSC is ahead of Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, Google, Rackspace and other competitors
Verizon will launch a new IaaS offering and object storage service by the end of the year
Malware was so sophisticated it could only have come from a nation state
Snowden's access to NSA data raises questions, the chairman of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee says
This 'certificate abuse' represents a growing threat, says McAfee researcher
The company hopes users will add missing streets, bridges and points of interest
Both smartphones are unlocked and cost less than others in their class, run on GSM networks
LG is hoping to get a larger piece of the enterprise market with new security features
In a Q&A with Mashable, an online drug dealer gives an interesting glimpse into the day-to-day life of an online drug dealer.
Starting Oct. 31, Yahoo will pay between US$150 to $15,000 for flaws, in line with bounties paid by Facebook and Google
Monitoring service company's founders hail from Juniper, Palo Alto Networks, VMware
Once believed to be an impact crater, volcano may have altered Mars' evolution
To reach enthusiasts, Intel is partnering with Arduino
A court in Texas passed an order dismissing the claims and counterclaims
Japanese companies are going all out to impress visitors to the 2020 games
Lavabit said in August it was shutting down its service rather than be complicit in crimes against Americans
Support for Apple's latest OS will be available from Oct. 11
Dish Network is likely to buy the bankrupt would-be LTE carrier
The low-power wireless technology will help to manage wireless charging
