Security

The background on Apple’s ‘103-degree data center’

Data center experts say the high intake temps at Apple's data center, affirmed on NBC's Today show, now fall within industry guidelines

Four growing European startups to keep an eye on

Starting a tech business in Europe is still harder than in the US, but things are looking up, an investor said

Activism’s slippery slope: Anonymous targets children’s hospital

California phone kill-switch bill fails vote in state senate

The telecoms industry scores a win, but the bill could return later in the session

Apple users put at risk by 3-week delay between OS X and iOS patches, researchers say

IOS users were kept vulnerable for three weeks to known security issues previously patched in Safari for OS X, a former Apple employee said

Online black market designed to evade feds

Unlike the Silk Road, the DarkMarket is designed as a peer-to-peer network, which would be more difficult for law enforcement to shut down.

New iPad rumor rollup for week ending April 23

Integrated in-cell is in, Touch ID, A8, calls for a hybrid

Tip of the Hat: Heartbleed prompts chastened tech giants to fund OpenSSL

Ars Technica explains how a potential disaster finally convinced top tech firms to fund development of open source software they have been using for years.

Microsoft Surface Mini seems likely to ship soon

A third-party vendor is advertising a Surface Mini case that’s available May 18

How F5 Networks countered the Heartbleed bug

F5’s iRules proved critical in the fight against Heartbleed, enabling the company to issue a patch within hours of the bug’s discovery.