Opinion

Report examines TCO for desktop video solutions

Close the door for good on Web server backdoors

Facebook is just begging for spare change now

A new Facebook feature invites users to pay Facebook to move posts to the top of the newsfeed. But can't they do that for free?

Tim Cook never wanted to sue Samsung

While Steve Jobs talked of thermonuclear war, Tim Cook wasn't keen on suing Samsung.

Scientists push plan to ‘evaporate’ asteroids using lasers (for real)

‘All the components of this system pretty much exist today’

Survey says consumers support a federal cybersecurity policy

Results show the public wants the government to lead on cybersecurity

Guide to Choosing Enterprise Quality Open Source Software for Your Company

ECC and the CA Security Council, Making SSL and the Web safe today and tomorrow

The industry responds to the need for better SSL.

Does Surface Pro’s low ‘repairability’ rating even matter?

After iFixIt declared Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet the most unrepairable device it has seen, it's time to question whether it needs to be easy to open up.

First bionic eye gets FDA blessing

The pleasure of finding things out about Richard Feynman

25 years after the physicist’s death, Feynman’s legacy thrives online

Android on Everything

Gibbs looks at Android in a VM on everything and built in to a media system for a remarkably low price

Android on Everything

5 best business reasons to choose a hosted UC solution

Comparing the benefits of a cloud UC solution with the traditional premise-based deployment.

SUSE Studio: The lazy way to set up new system installs

For the lazy developer, SUSE Studio takes most of the work out of a system install setup.

Using Node.js to write RESTful web services

Windows Phone 8 may have a fighting chance

Microsoft's Windows Phone OS shows some momentum in its bid to overtake the No. 3 spot behind Android and iOS.

No good deed goes unpunished, Dolly Parton Edition

Surge of traffic from Reddit apparently knocks Imagination Library offline.

A peek inside Silicon Valley’s telecom startup ecosystem

Innovation in the telecom sector is guided by a driving force in Silicon Valley.

SDN meet sheds little light on Cisco ‘Daylight’

Participants in open source controller consortium tight-lipped at Network World conference

The Smartwatch: Apple and Beyond

Rumors of a wristwatch device from Apple are reviving interest in what should be a dead technology. Is the smartwatch about to (finally) hit the big time?

Open Source is Anarchy (In a Good Way)

Barack Obama references Apple during State of the Union speech

President Barack Obama referenced Apple during Tuesday evening's State of the Union speech

Earth-buzzing asteroid could be worth big bucks: $195B if we could catch it

Asteroid mining company estimates value of passing space rock, even though catching it would be out of the question

‘Embroidery Trouble Shooting Page’ has developers in stitches

Let this be a lesson to someone

GENBAND unveils strategy and new cloud offer

Android phones are connecting without carrier networks

A new prototype backup network connects Android phones through a mesh network established with the phones' Wi-Fi chips, which can come in handy during emergency situations.

Windows 8 Surface Pro could be an OS/2 victim

If it runs desktop Windows so well, who needs tablet apps?

Unlock a Phone – Go To Jail?

Unlocking, jailbreaking, and related activities are now criminal offenses. Before anyone gets tossed in the slammer, however, we ought to re-think this mess.

Bill Gates proves he’s Bill Gates … to Reddit’s satisfaction

Microsoft chairman the latest to conduct a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything)