Opinion

Gartner: Top 10 strategic predictions for businesses to watch out for

Why Google hiring 200 security guards is a big deal

Many tech firms have two-tier employment systems that perpetuate inequality.

Secret ad beacon network uncovered, shut down in New York City

The discovery of secret beacons installed in New York City pay phone booths opens up some questions.

Gartner: Make way for digital business, risks or die?

Enterprises will spend over $40 billion designing, implementing and operating the Internet of Things just this year

Polycom RealConnect, G12 Incorporate Microsoft Lync Upgrades

Polycom Introduces RealConnect for Microsoft Lync,

Can’t fix it, can’t sell it: HP gives PC business to investors

HP has thrown in its printer business to give its PC spin out some cover while it restructures.

Russian hackers reportedly behind JP Morgan data breach this summer

HP breakup is only the beginning of changes coming

Hewlett-Packard is reportedly splitting into two companies. Taking apart the iconic company doesn’t make sense if it stops there.

Unix: The aftershock of shellshock

For more than 20 years, a very serious bug in our beloved bash simply went unnoticed. What have we learned?

Why did Microsoft skip Windows 9 and jump to Windows 10?

Samsung Galaxy Camera 2: A basic Point-and-Shoot made awesome with Android

Why you should use a digital camera even in the smartphone age.

DARPA delving into the black art of super secure software obfuscation

DARPA program seeks to develop security schemes that keep potential villains from the all-important code

Dubai police to use Google Glass for facial recognition

Despite Google's best efforts to keep facial recognition away from Glass, the two technologies are finding a way to work together.

Analysis: Government’s New Doctor Payments Website Worthy of a Recall

Good luck to the consumers heading to the Open Payments website to see if their doctors are getting money from drug and device makers. Or the doctors trying to check whether they or their colleagues are in it.

Pointing laser at police helicopter costs Texas man two years behind bars

Mesh networks and FireChat: How Hong Kong protestors are keeping communications alive

Smart Mobs are getting smarter. FireChat’s mesh network messaging app interconnects protestors independent of carriers, and Chinese authorities can’t shut it down.

Apple may unveil a gold-colored iPad this month

For SBCs, virtual is the way, but not the only way

Interest in virtual Session Border Controllers is rising, but not all virtual appliances are built the same.

Cooling and crops: US offers $60 million for radical new energy technology

Department of Energy looks to get cool, grow biomass alternatives quicker

Siri mum on Samsung acquisition rumors

Apple’s worldwide market share stalls as consumers await the iPhone 6

Can Apple grow beyond its installed base of loyal consumers?

Extreme Networks gets Lync qualified

Extreme Networks this week announced that it has completed the qualification process for its wireless, wired, and software defined networking (SDN) products.

A mixed eulogy for Lotus 1-2-3

4 Cool Free Tech Tools & Services Announced This Week

Google, CloudFlare, Zendesk and WWPass roll out freebies

Will Windows 10 address the operating system’s biggest weakness?

Ever try using a five-year-old PC to get anything done? That's because over time, the OS decays.

DARPA technology uncovers counterfeit microchips

DARPA partners are developing technologies and software that can certify circuits

Why did Ellison apologize? He’s not sorry

Plantronics’ Latest Headsets; snom’s New DECT Portfolio

Phones and headsets evolve to enhance UC and VoIP support.

How to encrypt an Android device in 5 easy steps

If FBI Chief James Comey knew how easy it is to encrypt Android devices right now, he would not have called Apple and Google’s default phone encryption perilous.

SDN Bandwagon Getting Ready to Move

AT&T’s SDN rollout signals a coming paradigm shift to programmable network management