Opinion

When does free mean none?

Proposal to change how Internet is paid for may impact availability of most 'Net content in some countries

The iPhone 5: What’s Missing

Not much new or unexpected in the latest guaranteed winner from Big Red, but what’s still missing might be notable. On the other hand, maybe it’s time at last to think more about Layer 7 and less about toys.

ShoreTel Sky integrates with Salesforce.com

Maybe with help from Google and Adobe, Microsoft can kill Windows XP

Google and Adobe are ending Windows XP support with new products, which hopefully will accelerate its demise.

Denim Group’s ThreadFix: Open Source Application Vulnerability Management

New open source tools makes rhyme and reason of application vulnerability management

Emoticon to turn 30 despite Penn Jillette’s objections

Which means more interviews for the 'Father of the Emoticon'

Ayn Rand, IT silos and software-defined data centers

Why do IT silos still exist?

One more iPhone 5 video spoof — the “banned” edition

Video tweaks Apple for overplaying iPhone 5's size, LTE support

Twitter’s mixed bag of ‘users’ deal with a broken link

A few of Mashable’s 3 million Twitter followers flunk retweeting test

Watchdogs say tons of issues remain before unmanned aircraft can fly free in US

GAO report cites sense and avoid, privacy and technology concerns need to be resolved

Why WAN Optimization won over WAFS

Historically expensive private WAN bandwidth and storage costs, greater capabilities, made WAN Optimization the easy winner

En route to multi-user

Will the iPad increase your Microsoft licensing fees?

Microsoft gives itself the wiggle room to come down on any Apple-using customers.

iPhone 5 pre-orders hit 2 million units in just 24 hours

Apple earlier today issued a press release announcing that the company has processed over 2 million iPhone 5 pre-orders in just the first 24 hours of availability.

The hardware versus software debate

Identifying where the "software-ization" of IT may be applicable.

iPhone 5 for $449? No thanks!

No bargain, no deal for me on iPhone 5.

Emma Watson relishing crown as “Most Dangerous Woman on the Web”

Not that Harry Potter star wants you to get a virus for searching on her name

Cisco rival Juniper changes data center heads

R.K. Anand, employee No. 12, leaves to advise CEO; Jonathan Davidson takes over combined data center/campus branch unit

What Office for RT lacks

Office for Windows 8 ARM devices doesn’t do everything Office for x86 machines can do

Why Windows RT has a closed Windows 8 apps environment: power

Office apps are optimized to reduce draw on the battery, extend time between recharging

Video: Watch Anonymous spokesman Barrett Brown get arrested

Barrett Brown was raided for the second time this year on Wednesday night, and it just happened to occur while he was engaged in a video chat session. Anonymous has confirmed that Brown is in the custody of the FBI.

Acme Packet announces offerings to accelerate Microsoft Lync deployments

Windows Store opens worldwide with a modest stock of apps

Ok, so it's a few thousand. Even the Apple App Store had to start somewhere.

Never mind iPhone 6 through 9: Here’s iPhone 10

A tall tale about Apple's future beyond iPhone 5

Mitigating advanced persistent threats within industrial and critical infrastructure environments

Brocade ups the data center ante at Tech Day

Some notes on Brocade's definition of Ethernet Fabric and Software Defined Networking (SDN) following its annual Tech Day.

Cisco inspired SDN start-up targets I/O control

PLUMgrid explains a little bit more of what it's up to

Why innovative app developers choose Android first

Apple's iOS, being a consumer platform for consumer apps, Android's open nature makes for far more innovative mobile app possibilities.

eBay redesigns logo for no coherent reason

Original tossed to the curbside like an auction item no one bid on

iPhone 5 promotional video

In the wake of Apple's iPhone 5 announcement, the company has posted a new promotional video for the iPhone 5