Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Up, up and away! Google X takes on lack of Internet access around the world
Brings updated S4 to South Korea this month; U.S. carrier networks not yet ready for any device that supports speedy LTE-Advanced technology
The British intelligence agency targeted email accounts, computers and phones used by foreign delegates, leaked documents allegedly show
Snowden repeats his accusations after U.S. agencies deny they listen to phone calls or read emails without warrants
With Clearwire backing Dish's bid, the outcome for four major service providers is up in the air
The company had a 9 percent market share in this year's first quarter for the Chinese market, 10 percentage points behind Samsung
But CIOs and other tech executives say the spying scandal underscores the need for strong corporate security measures
Latest Samsung flash card exceeds SATA 6Gb/s bandwidth
Plans to beat the July 1 deadline with more than a week to spare
The EU Digital Agenda Commissioner expressed similar views, saying more transparency is needed from US authorities
Red Hat hopes freshly-announced commercial OpenStack cloud computing distribution will propel it through next decade of growth
Corporate policies vary on who buys the devices and who covers the monthly fees
Investigating robberies or searching for missing persons are among the most common reasons for requests, Apple said
A surprise entrant on the list, China's Tianhe-2 generated 33.86 petaflops
They might have received FISA requests, but they're still not allowed to say so
The leading smartphone maker is opening startup accelerators as it seeks to gain an edge over the competition
The nonprofit group proposed a set of principles aimed at improving IP discussions
And it's 'baloney,' says one analyst, fed up with what he calls 'artificial advantaging' that's not helping Windows on tablets
'A small team has been working on a big idea,' a letter to the media says
Details about surveillance programs in the UK, Germany and India are sketchy, but the US is not alone in electronic data collection
Company sends out press invitations, though no word on what's coming
Other techie words like 'live blog,' 'flash mob,' 'search engine optimization' and '3d Printer' are also added
Glass eyewear could be helpful for sales, maintenance, health care and law enforcement
State-of-art optical scanners that $95M are too impractical for upcoming mayoral elections, officials say
'Big win' for the retailer, argues analyst, because no matter what happens, Best Buy stores gets free remodel
Encrypting data may not guard against surveillance, some experts say, while others argue in favor of taking steps to protect privacy
With a new set of acceleration technologies, DB2 10.5 could replace data warehouses or stand-alone in-memory databases, IBM claims
Hazy on details, for iPhone 5S, ginormous screens
Our analysis of 49 tech CEO pay packages shows Apple's Tim Cook taking the biggest hit, Michael Dell getting one of the biggest bumps
A presidential memo directs agencies to take new steps to share spectrum with commercial services
An EU-US committee will be set up to look into Prism's activities with regard to the EU
Instart Logic speeds delivery of content to wireless devices
US cloud providers will have a harder time in Europe following NSA revelations
But the chipmaker could face fierce adversaries in cable and ISP providers who control bandwidth and content
Optimized, prematurity, the power of could, Retinaization
Their call metadata could still be collected further upstream, from the telecommunication infrastructure operated by other US companies
Htoo Myint Naung has been selling popular fortune-telling and dictionary apps in his home country
Office Mobile is only available for iPhone, iPad users can use Office Web Apps for now, Microsoft said
Nokia Siemens Networks' successful restructuring has made it more attractive, an analyst said
