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Phablets, transformers, and hybrid PCs steal the show at Computex
Just in case you haven't been keeping up with the doings in Taipei, Taiwan, this week at the Computex show, here's the scoop: Intel has ended the teasers over its fourth-generation Core processors,...
View ArticleAndroid antivirus products a big flop, researchers say
Android smartphones and tablets are under attack, but the most popular tools developed to protect them are easily circumvented, according to new research from Northwestern University and the University...
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10 funny videos about computer passwords
It’s no laughing matter when you can’t remember your passwords. Neither would it be funny if someone figured out your password and broke into your machines. But comedy writers and comedians these days...
View ArticleResearchers demo how apps, chargers can circumvent Apple iPhone, iPad security
Call it a case of Jekyll apps that can hide.Georgia Tech researchers have developed a proof-of-concept attack called Jekyll that involves using Trojan Horse-style apps to sneak malware past Apple's app...
View ArticleResearchers dare AI experts to crack new GOTCHA password scheme
If you can't tell the difference between an inkblot that looks more like "body builder lady with mustache and goofy in the center" than "large steroid insect with big eyes," then you can't crack...
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20-plus eye-popping Black Friday tablet, computer, and tech deals
Retailers large and small started leaking their Black Friday circulars even before trick-or-treating began this year. Websites like BFads.net do a great job of rounding up the deals, and we poked...
View ArticleThe 2013 computer crime blotter
Here's a rundown of those who got sent to the slammer this year for tech-related crimes (based on a compilation of reports from the IDG News Service and Network World's other sister sites):[ Find out...
View Article'Nobel Prize in Computing' goes to Microsoft Research principal
Leslie Lamport, a Microsoft Research principal, has been named the winner of the 2013 ACM A.M. Turing Award, also known as the "Nobel Prize in Computing."The computer scientist was recognized by the...
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Here's what's in the 2014 Google Graveyard so far
Google has started off 2014 by introducing plenty new, including a Chromebox conferencing system and greatly expanded plans for Google Fiber. But as new things pile up on its plate, the company has...
View Article25 cool cloud, security, and mobile startups to watch
There's no scientific formula behind this list: It's just a bunch of new-ish, mainly enterprise-focused computing and networking companies that have launched, received fresh funding of late or...
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The bloodiest tech industry layoffs of 2014 (so far)
The latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics numbers are positive: nonfarm payroll employment rose by nearly 300,000 jobs in June, while the unemployment rate fell to 6.1 percent. Separately, IT careers...
View ArticleFree app outs iPhone and Android phone energy hogs
Researchers from the United States and Sweden have launched free iOS and Android smartphone/tablet software that singles out which apps take the biggest toll on your device batteries and also...
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Crashing Apple's iOS 8 party
The many iPhone and iPad users that have held off downloading iOS 8 since it was released on Sept. 17, despite the promised benefits of Apple's new software, might be glad they did. Word is that crash...
View ArticleApple yanks buggy iOS 8 update
Within hours of releasing an iOS 8 update to address assorted bugs in the new iPhone and iPad operating system Apple has been forced to pull the patch, which itself was causing iPhone 6 and 6 Plus...
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The open source and free software graveyard of 2014
The good thing about open source projects getting killed off is that there always seems to be another to take its place. Here’s a look at this year’s carnage to date, including some free software and...
View ArticleFCC calls blocking of personal Wi-Fi hotspots 'disturbing trend'
The FCC on Tuesday warned that it will no longer tolerate hotels, convention centers or others intentionally interfering with personal Wi-Fi hotspots.This issue grabbed headlines last fall when...
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Top 11 oddball real-world tech job interview questions
OddballAs if it isn’t already tough enough to land a job in tech, how would you like to be hit up with one of these strange interview questions? Here are some of the best, collected by online...
View ArticleTop enterprise IT companies where people want to work
Poachable, a Seattle startup that specializes in connecting passive job-seekers with companies looking to hire, says enterprise network and IT companies such as Microsoft, IBM and Cisco are among the...
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What's behind Microsoft's not-so-crazy startup spending spree
Microsoft so far this year has been the most acquisitive company in enterprise IT, snapping up at least four firms on top of four others that it bought in the last two months of 2014. And while the...
View ArticleUtah researchers make light-speed computing breakthrough
University of Utah researchers are touting an engineering breakthrough that they say could have supercomputers working at the speed of light within three years and other computers including mobile...
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