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Is Android Really Open Source?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Posted: 2013-08-08
The leader of the Android Open Source Project quits as he raises questions about the limitations of Google's open-source phone efforts inside the proprietary world of mobile handset hardware vendors.
Cyan Makes Some Headway in SDN
By Jeffrey Burt | Posted: 2013-08-08
The startup, which completed its IPO in May, says it has 85 new customers since December 2012, officials say.
Is Google's Chrome Browser's Password Security Strategy 'Insane'?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Posted: 2013-08-07
A Web developer questioning the security of Chrome's password manager has reignited the debate over the use of browser-based password management systems. Are they safe?
Tor Privacy Network Breached: I Told You So
By Sean Michael Kerner | Posted: 2013-08-06
The privacy-focused anonymizing network is breached by way of a vulnerability it could have patched six weeks ago if it hadn't forked from Firefox in 2011.
DEF CON Reminds Us of the Importance of Physical Security
By Sean Michael Kerner | Posted: 2013-08-05
Lockpick and Tamper Evident Villages take aim at the physical lynchpins of our modern world, issuing a wake-up call for physical security.
Def Con 'Crack Me if You Can' Contest Picks Apart Passwords
By Sean Michael Kerner | Posted: 2013-08-02
A hacking contest challenges Def Con attendees to break the cryptographic hash on passwords in a bid to help raise awareness and improve security.
NSA Leaker Snowden Wins Black Hat Pwnie for 'Epic 0wnage'
By Sean Michael Kerner | Posted: 2013-08-01
Hackers at the Black Hat conference awarded former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden the top Pwnie award and remembered the renowned hacker Barnaby Jack.
Why Isn't Charlie Miller Speaking at Black Hat This Year?
By Sean Michael Kerner | Posted: 2013-07-30
Many Black Hat attendees will be disappointed that big name hacker Charlie Miller won’t speak at this year’s conference.
IT Market Forecasting Gets Dicey in Cloud Services, BYOD Era
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2013-07-17
NEWS ANALYSIS: Measuring customer sentiment can mean more than trying to predict spending these days when enterprises are moving to cloud services and supporting more mobile devices.
Cell Phones With X-Ray Vision, Mega-Speed WiFi Feasible: MIT
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2013-07-10
Cell phones that can detect movement through solid walls and WiFi networks that run 10 times faster than current speeds are possible, said an MIT researcher.
Microsoft Builds Up Relationships at Build 2013 Developer Confab
By Darryl K. Taft | Posted: 2013-06-26
Hoping to reach out to San Francisco Bay and Silicon Valley developers, Microsoft is holding its Build 2013 dev conference in SF – its first there in over 15 years.
Yahoo Closes Its $1.1 Billion Acquisition of Tumblr
By Chris Preimesberger | Posted: 2013-06-20
Tumblr is a popular hub of user-generated content because users can simply sign up and start using it in minutes for free.
'Journey Management' Becomes Part of CIO Job Description
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2013-06-17
Fox's CIO outlines his company's ongoing journey to a hybrid private-public cloud infrastructure.
A Microsoft Upgrade Worth Considering
By Eric Lundquist | Posted: 2013-06-06
Most of the upgrades Microsoft unveiled at Tech Ed are worth looking at, but the one that seems to offer the most bang for the buck is SQL Server 2014.
Apple, Amazon, Walmart and the Art of the Killer Deal
By Michelle Maisto | Posted: 2013-06-04
As the Apple trial gets under way, the idea of readers being robbed of the opportunity of devastatingly cheap books provides food for thought.
