Opinion

Microsoft moves closer to unifying Windows and Windows Phone

Microsoft has long planned on one store to bind them, and that is now getting closer.

5 year old genius Arden Hayes refuses a Sony Xperia tablet on Jimmy Kimmel Live in favor of an iPad

In case you missed it, Jimmy Kimmel had a great clip on earlier this week with the rather adorable five-year old genius Arden Hayes refusing a Sony Xperia tablet in favor of an iPad

Drones map the Matterhorn

senseFly maps a really big mountain to an accuracy of better than 8 inches

Lonely week for the Cisco Catalyst 6500

Insieme and Arista announcements target its replacement, and its caretaker leaves

Android KitKat could be a strong deterrent to cybercrime and spying

Is this a viable business for Google-owned Motorola?

What Google killing IE9 support means for software development

Google's announcement that it won't support Internet Explorer 9 is a sign of a broader move toward rapid iteration in software development.

Windows 8.1: Update or upgrade?

Two out of three of my machines upgraded easily.

Bizarre six-tailed asteroid dumbfounds scientists

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spots yet another weird asteroid

5 disturbing BYOD lessons from the FAA’s in-flight electronics announcement

The FAA has unwittingly created a perfect guide of what NOT to do when creating a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy.

Internet Archive seeking donations after fire

Blaze in scanning center causes $600,000 worth of equipment damage

What is Pivotal? EMC and VMware want it to be your platform for building big data apps

Pivotal is just getting started, but it's in a crowded field

Cisco, Juniper, Arista: The data center networking stories just keep coming

Investigating what could make the "perfect" networking solution for the data center.

802.11ad: Progress at Last

I had high hopes for 802.11ad two years ago – and with Cisco now in the game, it looks like my faith has not been misplaced.

Who supports Cisco’s ACI, and why?

Breaking down Cisco's Application Centric Infrastructure and why it's gained so much early support from the company's data center partners.

Activision sells $1Bn worth of “Call of Duty: Ghosts” in 24 hours

Beats record set by Grand Theft Auto 5 by a factor of three

DB Networks’ new core IDS aims to stop SQL injection attacks

NASA: Eight amazing facts about Russia’s exploding meteorite

NASA and international team find remarkable detail of meteorite that exploded over Russian city of Chelyabinsk in February

Investors want Microsoft to dump Xbox and Bing, and they have a point

The firm handling Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's share wants Microsoft to ditch Bing, a flop, and Xbox, a massive success. Here's why he may be right.

VDI: Has the time arrived?

Apple to bring back removed iWork features in future updates

Apple reassured iWork power users that removed features will be returning in future iWork updates

Cisco/Insieme news: The industry reacts

Cisco formally unveils its much anticipated response to SDNs

F5 Networks answers a complex SDN question

With the recently released Synthesis, F5 Networks attempts to answer a complex question in the age of software-defined networks - what role will application delivery controllers play?

Georgia Tech takes direct approach to boosting WiFi on campus

School augments Cisco WiFi gear with high-gain directional antennas

The SR-71 Blackbird’s successor – twice as fast!

Lockheed has announced the SR-72 (and you thought the SR-71 was fast)

8×8 Cloud Expands to UK, NTT Cloud Expands in USA

8x8 Signs with Interxion, NTT Buys Virtela

As IPO nears: Do Twitter’s active user claims add up?

One expert’s analysis of 1 million accounts says not even close

Who’s using OpenStack?

Really small and really big businesses, so far

FBI adds five lawbreakers to Cyber Most Wanted list

FBI offers rewards of up to $100,000 for information leading to arrests

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