Opinion

Valentine’s Day Patch Tuesday: Microsoft to issue 9 patches, 4 critical

Progress continues as Microsoft will issue fewest February patches since 2009

No, Wikipedia has not forgiven GoDaddy for backing SOPA

Lack of follow-through on promise to sever ties causes consternation

IBM spins ultrasharp nanomanufacturing tool 100,000X smaller than a pencil tip

The new IBM tip offers lower wear rate than conventional silicon tips and is 100X stronger company claims

Google to users: “Hey dummies! Don’t root your Android phone and expect Google Wallet to be safe!”

With great freedom comes greater chances of having your cash stolen

Steve Jobs’ FBI file touches on past drug use and ability to “twist the truth”

Upon request, the FBI released their file on Steve Jobs which highlights the Apple co-founder's past drug use and ability to "twist the truth"

FBI opens thorny Steve Jobs 1991 investigation file

FBI found myriad good, bad, indifferent opinions of the icon

Two SOPA post-mortems: one dead-on, one brain-dead

Former New York Times editor makes sense; head of the RIAA not so much

NeuroSky MindWave: Fun with Brainwaves

NASA wants green rocket fuel

NASA wants a green alternative to the ubiquitous hydrazine, but will it have enough money to develop it?

Another survey that shows vendors think you’re stupid

And don't get me started on the use of 'first' with 'annual'

Windows 8 Power Efficiency Also Includes Apps

When you think power efficiency, you usually think hardware, but Microsoft is also working to make apps less of a battery drain.

IRS pumps up iPhone, Android app for tax savvy

IRS2Go Apple, Android smartphone app has had 350,000 downloads adds YouTube news features

Revamping Text Files with awk and sed

BBC shines light on ‘RIP troll’

Video offers insight into the mindset of an unspeakably cruel individual

Matchmaking sites short on the science? … Get out

A pre-Valentine's Day cautionary tale from The Institute of What Did You Expect

Digium introduces new family of HD IP phones

iPhone 5 release set for Summer 2012 – Report

The iPhone 5 will reportedly be introduced at WWDC 2012, likely setting the stage for a Summer launch

My favorite Android browser is… something you may not have heard of!

Dolphin is what a good Android browser should look like

In this case, I’m fine with seeing spam in my inbox

Use of the word in subject lines sparks email etiquette discussion

Europe cares about privacy, so you must too

Proposed European data privacy rules would require significant changes in the way U.S. companies that deal with non-U.S. customers operate

Nicira peels back the curtain on the future of networking – Interview with Nicira CTO Martin Casado

Stealth networking startup Nicira Networks issued their first press release this week, I sat down with Nicira co-founder Martin Casado to discuss

Controlling Liquor Loss with Linux

What does Linux have to do with the Replay Lounge's success? As it turns out, a lot.

Anonymity bites Anonymous in attempt to extort Symantec

Ransom negotiation was actually with law enforcement, not company

Without It’s Own Horse HTC Could Be On The Sidelines

One time high flyer has crashed and headed for tough times

Powerline Carrier – Close, but Likely No Cigar

Using a home’s AC wiring as a LAN is tempting, but, as we found during a recent testing exercise, likely not substitute for wireless.

Amazon said to be planning retail stores

First outlet would be opened in Seattle, according to report

DataBase As A Service With Support

DBaaS from EnterpriseDB for PosgreSQL

Navy wants electromagnetic railgun to pump out 100s of rounds per minute

Navy taps industry expertise for the high-energy power needed to drive multi-shot electromagnetic railgun

Are 68 Open Source Licenses Enough? Or Too Many?

Hey, at least the Patriots topped the Giants at something

Google tells us what the world was searching for during Super Bowl