Looking Back and Springing Ahead
The following is a post from Frank X. Shaw, Corporate Vice President of Corporate Communications at Microsoft. — Last week was the official start of spring here in the Northern Hemisphere. While so...
Where in the World Are Windows Phones Outselling iPhones?
On Wednesday morning, Frank Shaw, the head of public relations at Microsoft, published a blog post tallying Microsoft's progress across several different product areas, including Windows Phone, its op...
One in Five BlackBerry 10 Apps Is Really an Android App
One of BlackBerry's key goals is getting developers to write apps designed to take advantage of its all-new operating system. — But, knowing that not all developers are ready to bet on a native app,...
Low-Cost Messaging Apps Threaten Giants
On a recent Saturday, Johan Dijkland, a 23-year-old student in Emmen, Netherlands, opened a free messaging app called Line on his iPhone. Then he tapped on a virtual sticker of a sleepy panda with a ...
Global internet slows after ‘biggest attack in history’
The row centres on the blocking of a web-hosting company alleged to be hosting spam websites — The internet around the world has been slowed down in what security experts are describing as the bigge...
Facebook gets OK to build second campus in Menlo Park
Facebook has obtained Menlo Park's permission to build a second campus west of Bayfront Expressway, near its headquarters on the other side of the road. — “Congratulations,” Mayor Peter Ohtaki told ...
How the Maker of TurboTax Fought Free, Simple Tax Filing
This story was co-produced with NPR. — Imagine filing your income taxes in five minutes — and for free. You'd open up a pre-filled return, see what the government thinks you owe, make any needed ch...
U.S. law to restrict government purchases of Chinese IT equipment
(Reuters) - Congress quietly tucked in a new cyber-espionage review process for U.S. government technology purchases into the funding law signed this week by President Barack Obama, reflecting growing...
The power of the RSS reader
With the decreasing use of RSS readers over the last few years, which will probably be accelerated by Google Reader's shutdown in July, many are bidding good riddance to a medium that they never used ...
That Internet War Apocalypse Is a Lie
You might've read some headlines today—in very reputable publications—saying that there's an online attack underway. The biggest in history. Enough to slow down the internet. This would be exciting...
New Amazon CloudHSM service vows enterprise-grade security
Amazon Web Services runs on tons and tons of shared hardware. That's a huge benefit in terms of cost but also spooks customers with strict regulatory requirements that prevent them from running their...
You Won't Believe How Adorable This Kitty Is! Click for More!
Companies Hire ‘Ethical Hackers’ To Dupe Employees; Crutches as Props — Employees beware: Don't fall prey to a cat named Dr. Zaius. — “Check out these kitties! : -)” read emails featuring the pho...
How are Java attacks getting through?
Were you aware that Java is increasingly being viewed as a security risk? Of course you were — recent high-profile attacks have firmly established the trend, so we're not going to do yet another roun...
Researchers create fiber network that operates at 99.7% speed of light, smashes speed and latency records
Researchers at the University of Southampton in England have produced optical fibers that can transfer data at 99.7% of the universe's speed limit: The speed of light.
Apple in court in China over ‘Siri’ claim
SHANGHAI — Apple appeared in a Shanghai court on Wednesday, accused by a Chinese firm of copying software used for the “Siri” personal assistant on its hugely popular iPhones. — The Californian comp...
Tablets to outship desktops this year, notebooks next year
According to the latest data from IDC, global shipments of smart connected devices exceeded a billion units in 2012, an increase of 29.1% from the previous year and representing a value of $576.9 bill...
Microsoft lands design patents for the Surface tablet's Touch Cover keyboard
Microsoft would certainly argue that its Surface tablet design is iconic. The company is doing more than simply extolling the virtues of kickstands and VaporMg casings, however.
E-commerce in China: The Alibaba phenomenon
China's e-commerce giant could generate enormous wealth—provided the country's rulers leave it alone Mar 23rd 2013 | From the print edition ON ITS way to becoming the world's biggest economy, China i...
Dark Sky developers launch Forecast, aim to bring weather predictions to your favorite app
The developers of Dark Sky — the short-term weather app that tells you exactly when it's going to rain — have released a new, more powerful version of the service called Forecast.