Opinion

iPad with 12.9-inch display reportedly in the works

The latest Apple rumor out of Asia points to a larger-screened iPad on the horizon

Law enforcement, a non-geeky use for Google Glass

Nope #ididntgetglass but the Byron, Ga., Police Department did and I'm envious

Xbox One’s potty-mouth crackdown suggests Microsoft snooping

Gamers claim they are getting banned because the Xbox heard them swearing, suggesting Microsoft may be listening in on users when it shouldn't be.

APT: The security attack everyone loves to hate

Beyond the hype, APT defense is required.

Why tablet market growth will drop off in three years

Speech recognition and screen casting could explain tablet growth's predicted stall in 2017.

Electric car owner arrested for ‘stealing’ 5 cents of power

Police: ‘He broke the law. He stole something that wasn't his’

Miley Cyrus kicking techies’ butts in TIME Person of the Year voting

Google, Yahoo, Netflix among outfits with horses in this race

Google Compute Engine’s biggest challenge

Is Google serious about the level of enterprise customer service needed to make its cloud computing service successful?

Get ready for TX: Tester Experience

Proposing a new concept for the software testing process.

Vonage Acquires Vocalocity

Acquisition Kicks-Off Vonage Business Solutions Brand

Gaming company caught building Bitcoin mining botnet from users’ computers gets off light

Is a $325K fine adequate punishment for subverting paying users' machines to mine Bitcoin?

Steve Jobs initially wasn’t a fan of white Apple products

With the advent and popularity of the iPod, Apple's white iPod and accompanying headphones soon became iconic symbols. Interestingly enough, a new book profiling Apple design guru Jony Ive reveals that Jobs initially wasn't on board with Apple's desi

Amazon’s nightmare: Software hijacks drones mid-air

Wikipedia kicks off fundraiser … again without wall-to-wall Wales

The CG Story – A must have for computer graphics fans

"The CG Story" is a lavish and engaging tour through the history of computer graphics

How to shove 50 meters of optical fiber into a microchip

DARPA program develops two photonic chips for variety of cutting-edge applications

BlackBerry CEO’s Open Letter to Enterprise Customers: The Word Cloud edition

Turning BlackBerry chief John Chen's memo into graphic art

Containers: The new Hypervisors

Will Containers do for PaaS what Hypervisors did for IaaS?

Jeff Bezos’ future plans for Amazon include 30-minute delivery via drones

Jeff Bezos' future plans for Amazon are interesting to say the least

Cisco has this SDN thing covered

Opportunity in automated IT provisioning vs. threat of cheap hardware; Threat will be from SDN competition, IT administration

Amazon might have last laugh with Prime Air drones, but in the meantime…

...social media is having a field day with drone delivery plan

Amazon’s Delivery Copters – They’re Kidding, Right?

Did you see 60 Minutes last night? Or any of the news channels today? Everyone’s ga-ga over small-package delivery by helicopter drone. It’s not going to work. Here’s why…

Geek-themed Meme of the Week: iPhone Fingerprint Edition

I’m actually more concerned about my own print

Why openSUSE, Arch, and elementary each need a mobile distro

My reasons may be selfish, but that doesn't mean more options for mobile Linux wouldn't be good for everybody.

The best new parody Twitter account to follow: Amazon Drones

Need a package in 30 minutes or less? Who you gonna call?

Rumored Microsoft CEO plan is a very bad idea

The next CEO needs authority. Don't make him a lame duck on his first day.

Video: Sneak peek at unmanned drone-based Amazon Prime Air delivery

Amazon R&D busy working on technology for when regulations will allow it

New life for Snowden the Snowman: Ultimate anti-NSA Christmas gift?

Holiday decoration, purposely or not, seems to pay homage to famed document leaker

Unix: Sorting information that isn’t quite numeric

Sorting data numerically and alphanumerically isn't generally much of a challenge on Unix systems, but sometimes .5 is smaller than .11.

UC Business Case, SIP Trunks, and Enterprise SBCs

Reader resources look at issues and solutions