Opinion

Off to brave the San Diego weather for a week

Heat wave? What heat wave?

DARPA program targets 20-fold increase in robot range, endurance

Power supplies, in part limit today’s robots

Microsoft’s Azure test: Sometimes you need to eat the dog food sooner

Microsoft decided to give Azure a whirl from a customer's perspective, and didn't like what it saw.

Cutts cuts out email after 9 p.m. … for 30 days

Latest of his 30-day challenges wouldn't be a challenge here, but ...

Rumors of a 7.85-inch iPad Mini ramp up; Mass production reportedly slated for September

The past few days have seen an influx of iPad rumors all pointing to a 7.85-inch iPad set for release late this fall.

iPad3.com domain name transferred over to Apple’s lawyers

After filing a complaint with the WIPO last week, the iPad3.com domain name has already been transferred over to Apple's lawyers

Free as in freedom, not free as in beer

Open source embodies freedom, celebrate it this July 4th

The “bring your own tablet” trend emerges

Cisco’s cloud faux pas

Forget the cloud -- can we trust cloud vendors?

What BYOD really means for some

Proving once again that virtually everything is about the money

UK government NOT invading anyone’s privacy with new MitM black boxes

Not at all that you know about.

Microsoft’s Security Information Report shows lax practices allow malware, like Conficker, to thrive

Before you complain about all the malware out there, make sure you aren't providing an assist in the process.

Ciena’s software-defined networking play adds breadth to the cloud

Connecting the dots between SDN and a more capable cloud.

Microsoft’s Surface tablet announcement causes controversy where there is none

Speculation that Microsoft developed its Surface tablets because of a lack of confidence in OEMs is far overblown, as are the predictions that Microsoft will manufacture its own smartphone.

nCircle security trends report shows security pros still not optimistic

Expectations remain low about information security despite more cybersecurity awareness

Researchers flag security flaw in Ice Cream Sandwich

Watch a video demonstration

Court rejects Samsung’s motion for a stay regarding Galaxy Tab 10.1 injunction

Last week, U.S District Court Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple's motion for a preliminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 based on the D'889 design patent. Samsung was quick to appeal and U.S. District Court Judge Lucky Koh on Monday eveni

What is ISO 27001?

NASA: Spacecraft fireworks on Mars will herald and ensure lab landing

NASA Mars Science Laboratory will need to set off 76 charges to make sure all systems are go for landing

The Black Swan of the MPLS business

WAN Virtualization used by Cloud Services Providers, IT outsourcers a boon to enterprises, a threat to telecom SPs

Gluster Lives On In Red Hat Storage Server 2.0

New Storage Server part of Red Hat's plan to own Hybrid Cloud storage

With Economic Uncertainty Will Popularity of Pre-Owned Cisco Hardware Increase?

A Look At Cisco Hardware, The Economy and Human Nature

Apple and Proview settle iPad trademark dispute

After a few months of negotiations, Apple and Proview have finally settled their trademark dispute regarding the iPad name.

Apple wins another injunction against Samsung, this time against the Galaxy Nesus

Apple last week scored two important legal victories as its ongoing battle against Samsung rages on. Just days after US District Judge Lucy Koh granted Apple's request for a prelminary injunction against the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, Koh this past Fri

Google unveils Nexus 7 tablet at affordable $199 pricepoint

Google a few days ago unveiled a new 7-inch tablet that looks like it wants to give the Kindle Fire a run for its money

NYT takes umbrage with wages for Apple retail store employees

Apple in the last few weeks has upped the salary of its retail store employees by as much as 25%, a move which will go into effect in just a few weeks.

Is your boss an idiot?

Siri still not up to par with Google, says analyst

Piper Jaffray's Gene Munster recently put Siri through some paces and came back with some interesting results

Apple seeks to gain control of iPad3.com domain name

Recently, Apple introduced its next-gen iPad, and though it's not officially called the iPad 3, it wants a domain squatter in posession of the domain to hand it over.

If security were the only factor, a Windows 8 upgrade would be a no-brainer

Windows 8 benefits from a decade of Microsoft security focus