Opinion

Beware those Apple terms and conditions

UPDATE: Christian Bale reportedly bails on Steve Jobs movie role

The versatile actor is confirmed in October to play Jobs in new biopic from Aaron Sorkin, but in November the word is that he is out

Ebola crisis brings out another sickness: Vile scammers

Phishing, false advertising, cybercrap pervade as Ebola fraud grows

Startup Instart Logic ushers in the era of software-defined application delivery

The term "software-defined" is very overused in IT these days, but for Instart Logic, it's actually accurate.

How Sony, Intel, and Unix made Apple’s Mac a PC competitor

Recent numbers show Apple's Mac as a rare bright spot in an otherwise bleak PC industry. It's come a long way.

FTC gets $10M from massive text spam, robocalling schemers

FTC said the payments were the result of an effort to crack down on the perpetrators of unwanted text messages, robocalls

Digium Now Offers Cloud-based SIP Trunks

The oil used to fry your eggroll for lunch might fly you to the coast in the afternoon

Boeing and Commercial Aircraft Corp. of China to build cooking oil-to-biofuel plant

How to get started on a solar power project

Whether as a weekend hobby or for powering a data center, dropping solar panel prices will ultimately make solar a viable energy source.

Industry reacts to Cisco cutting stake in VCE, EMC taking control

We've rounded up articles and social media commentary on the big changes taking place with the VCE converged infrastructure joint venture

Microsoft already delivering a new Windows 10 beta update

Some fixes and improvements are introduced, and the company offers an update on initial feedback.

Why EMC acquired VCE from Cisco

What motivated EMC to take over VCE, and why Cisco saw it as a good move.

26% start holiday shopping before Halloween?

Ransomware takes malware from bad to worse

To thwart attacks like CryptLocker, you need a multipronged defense; new technology doesn't hurt either

US Justice Dept. focuses new squad on cybercrime combat

Cybercrime gets greater focus on emerging cyber-threats

The connected car: Tech’s next gold rush

A potentially massive market is showing signs of progress.

Twitter’s timestamp bug, Alec Baldwin and me

Carnegie Mellon: Bigger may not be better with battery makers

Carnegie wondering if money would be better spent on more and better battery research

Microsoft partners with Docker to bring containers to Windows Server

Docker has up to now been only on Azure and Linux.

Why do cell phones still suck for calling?

The IEEE Spectrum magazine goes in-depth on the problem

Android 5.0 ‘Lollipop’ is everything I hoped it would be

Google's most recent Android upgrade includes the exact features and improvements that I had hoped it would add.

Armed with $100M investment, OpenStack consultant Mirantis eyes an IPO

The OpenStack market is growing up fast

Facebook sues law firm that represented Paul Ceglia

100G Ethernet bringing Large Hadron Collider closer than ever to U.S. researchers

ESnet builds on 100Ggps foundation with transatlantic links

Apple Pay won’t replace your wallet any time soon

The ability to make purchases with Apple Pay in the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus might be useful, but it's not likely to make the wallet obsolete.

Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst on the impact of cloud and mobile

Where the cloud is winning, and where it isn’t. Plus, how mobile drives infrastructure demand.

Diversity in Technology

What a photo does and doesn't tell you

Apple takes jab at Android over platform fragmentation

In search of killer meetings

Air Force’s super-secret space drone comes home

Air Force's unmanned X-37B was in space for 674 days