Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
The political mood may be more favorable to smart gun safety technology
Warnings of impending expiration will start showing up Jan. 1, 2013
Though it backtracks from proposed policy change, damage has been done
The commission files a formal objection to Samsung's lawsuits seeking injunctions against Apple
Amazon's new High Storage EC2 package is customized for jobs with large volumes of data and high throughput
Wyden's legislation would require the FCC to set standards for ISPs' data measurement tools
New report bares conflict as healthcare struggles with mobility
Security researchers expect attacks against industrial control systems to increase next year
Open source in a 'second golden age,' some say
It's the most wonderful -- and dangerous -- time of the year, most information security experts agree
National Strategy for Information Sharing and Safeguarding to begin the process of government entities setting up data-sharing mechanisms
The Finnish phone maker will receive an undisclosed one-time payment as well as on-going payments
Instagram reverted the advertising section of its new policy to its original version in use since October 2010
More than 150 carriers are evaluating BlackBerry 10 now, the company said
The company will shift away from its all-in-one model when it introduces BlackBerry 10
May be smarter to search for new PC with older OS rather than deal with Windows 8
The new group will focus on educating children and seniors about online scams and counterfeits
Hopes for spring, pre-shattered touchscreens, cool duals
Protocol can be used for network address virtualization; will be added to Cisco ONE
Facebook releases a series of changes to its messaging platform today, including a trial that allows users to pay to have a message delivered to a user's priority inbox
Multiscreen phones, M7's chips, Polaroid returns, and a partridge in a pear tree.
Electronics retailer Crutchfield says cites crypto complications, PCI rule changes as factors
FCC publishes 10-step plan for securing mobile devices and their data
Problem with VMware View product could allow hackers access to in-network files
Brand measurement firm links John McAfee's bizarre behavior to nosedive of security company's 'Buzz' score
National Security Division of Department of Justice is creating a new position called the National Security Cybersecurity Specialist
The vulnerability, which could allow access to the entire memory of a device, affects a range of Samsung devices
Through a patent license, Arris might build new links between the boxes and Motorola phones
The flaws could allow remote code to be executed, one of the most severe kinds of vulnerabilities
Exadata, cloud revenues and surprisingly strong European results make fodder for discussion
Presents problems for Mac owners running Snow Leopard and earlier versions of OS X
The 'quantum spin liquid' state could lead to new technologies, but not for years, a researcher said
The new rules require websites targeting children to get parental permission before collecting geolocation data and photos
One exception, report says, are low-level "CAPTCHA Breaking" jobs
Creator of FB Purity says he's about to be booted from the social network.
Zscaler releases Internet Explorer version of the Firefox and Chrome "HTTPS Everywhere" browser security extension
The U.S., U.K., Japan, China and South Korea will drive the growth
Point-of-sale malware may have compromised 'tens of thousands' of credit cards
While Java applications can now be prevented from running in browsers, one analyst said the process for applying the settings makes it 'useless'
