Opinion

Inside the Boston Selfie-thon

Boston Marathon runners document it all

US developing public unmanned aircraft incident reporting system

Idea is to shape safe, effective, and lawful use of sUAS by law enforcement agencies.

Juniper opens arms to OpenDaylight

Once dismissive, member now submissive as it contributes plugin, steering committee rep

Microsoft Office vs Google Docs: The Fat Lady hasn’t sung yet

Office on iOS is great, but this isn't over yet.

Geek-Themed Meme: It’s a real pain in the neck

They all seemed like a good idea at the time

Risk and the Android Heartbleed vulnerability

Less than 10% of Android devices were affected by the Heartbleed vulnerability. Here is what you need to know

Unix: Counting chickens or anything else

Unix tools make it easy to find strings in files, but what if you want to find specific whole words, more complex text patterns, or every instance of a word?

Replacing the PSTN with VoIP: Not If, But When

Implications of the PSTN Retirement, Part One

Nike axes its FuelBand team, will get out of the wearable hardware market

iPhone 6 renders based on leaked schematics

New iPhone 6 renderings based on leaked schematics have surfaced

DARPA developing the ultimate auto-pilot software

DARPA program aims to cultivate automated assistant to help fly aircraft, overcome emergencies

Sookasa mitigates compliance risk of file sharing cloud services

Cellphone kill switches: Finally some good security news

The deal won't completely stop mobile phone thefts, but it will make a huge difference in mobile security and privacy.

Kubi: Really cool, effective, robotic telepresence

See and be seen in meetings with Kubi

Ex-Symbian, Psion exec crowdsources heartfelt song stemming from Boston Marathon tragedy

Crowdsourced "We Will Run Again" features nearly 100 voices

NASA Kepler spies Earth-sized planet in habitable zone

Kepler sighting is more reminiscent of Earth than other previously spotted planets

Bill Buckner is the butt of painfully funny 404 error page

Redesigned Boston.com dredges up misery of 1986 World Series

Americans are scared about the future of drones, robots, and wearables

And why we should be more scared about robots.

MongoDB 2.6 – NoSQL all grown up

New release has MongoDB living up to its potential.

OpenStack’s latest Icehouse release hits the streets

New features make OpenStack easier to install, manage

IDC’s Directions 14: Some Interesting Observations on Mobility – and Beyond

IDC’s annual Directions conference focused this year on the “Third Platform”, which has mobility at its core. But there’s a lot more to this concept, with huge implications for the future of IT overall.

The IRS uses computers?! The horror!

Vintage 1960s era short film shows IRS defending its use of computers

How users are fixing Windows 8.1 Update install problems

It wouldn't be a Windows release if there weren't problems, but some people are finding fixes.

Docker becomes de facto Linux standard

Default container in Red Hat is latest distro for Docker.

Mobile apps making Do-Not-Call Act obsolete

It once took an act of Congress to block unwanted calls, now it just takes a smartphone app.

Scam by Victoria’s Secret clerk highlights common risk

Credit-card skimmers: The identity-theft threat most of us face routinely

Aerohive’s new access points remove deployment barriers

With so many IT departments debating how to increase their Wi-Fi capabilities, Aerohive is targeting a growing market.

CorvisaCloud Delivers Contact Center Platform

Voice and SMS with First Delivery, Mobile and Video Support Coming Soon

Gadget lust o’ the week: Fantastic audio with Cambridge Audio DacMagic XS

Cold War sneakiness: CIA confirms using Dr. Zhivago as a weapon

“We have the opportunity to make Soviet citizens wonder what is wrong with their government…”