Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
11% price cut follows much larger reductions on the Surface RT, may signal overstock on the more expensive tablets, says analyst
As Firefox sheds share, Chrome gains ground; Google could bypass Mozilla on the desktop this month
'Apple is under no duty to allow other retailers to offer apps on the iPad,' company says in reply to DOJ's e-book price-fixing remedies
More cases based on patents from Harris are anticipated, according to new owner
Crossbar claims its RRAM is smaller, faster and more power efficient than flash storage
Flash cache on one server can be shared across a cluster with the company's software
The websites used the TOR network to provide greater privacy to users and people hosting the sites
Environment groups released a report critical of the suppliers last week
The actor came to see a social engineering talk as research for a movie, organizers said
A researcher has released a proof-of-concept Android app that can steal 'weblogin' authentication tokens for Google accounts
They plan to release a research paper and all the custom tools they developed
The Obama administration has vetoed a ban that affected certain iPhone and iPad models due to patent claim by Samsung
Teachers whose young pupils have iTunes accounts will get more control over their devices in the classroom
DigitalOcean has amassed more than 35,000 customers since its launch in 2011, and has taken residency in Google's New York City facility
The component forecast also looks good as smartphone sales boom
When Rockmelt launched in 2010, analysts said it was a long shot; they were right
'Younger users don't even think about the data they use'; and there's more trouble ahead as real-time wireless video chat emerges
Unbelievable that Microsoft did not see this coming, says expert, citing past Metro fiasco
Researchers see significant growth in number of malware writers using services like Google Code to distribute their malicious wares
As unemployment remains sluggish, Congress looks to curb call-center offshoring
The remedies would require Apple to end its e-book agreements with five major publishers
Hardkernel's Odroid-XU board is now available to hackers for a starting price of $149
Oracle believes the ads comparing its Sparc T5 server to IBM's Power7+ platform are 'fair and accurate'
If loaded on a BYOD device the spyware could spell trouble for businesses, Black Hat speaker says
The Google operating system is patched for now but is a rich field for similar mischief, researcher says
The new shareholder vote is set for Sept. 12
Companies that offer IT training and professional development have an edge when it comes to recruiting new tech talent
Microsoft labels Windows 8.1 an 'update,' not an 'upgrade,' to avoid deferring revenue
Rapid advances in math techniques signal the eventual demise of the currently standard crypto systems
Rival MediaTek is planning on releasing its own eight-core processor in the fourth quarter
China Mobile wants more control over its devices and wants to better promote its services, according to analyst
The attacks are possible because of UEFI security oversights by PC manufacturers, researchers said
Brill founded the Uptime Institute, invented the dual power supply for servers and was a spirited speaker at conferences
Incident response is a plan that evolves over time to keep your organization best prepared against likely threats.
Analysts say new embedded post program could boost Facebook's business users
Google's backing helped one unit from the original Motorola get back to chip design
The US trade body says it will complete its investigation of alleged patent infringements on Aug. 9
Investor Carl Icahn filed the lawsuit in an attempt to give Friday's shareholder vote on Dell-Silver Lake's buyout proposal a go
SuperSpeed USB 3.1 specification means products should be in full swing by 2015
The founder of the UpTime Institute was 69
Gains a third as much user share in July as it did in June, only half its nine-month average
Idea behind Synack is making bug-bounty experts from around the globe -- and the NSA -- available for hire
Still, the new smartphones custom features could help Motorola and Google
