Monthly Archives: August 2013
Amazon Selling Fine Art Online
Amazon is adding fine art to the categories of items that shoppers can buy from the e-commerce giant, which already is the leader in...
Google Fiber Continues Kansas City Area Expansion
Google Fiber, the super-high-speed Internet and cable TV service that debuted in Kansas City, Kan., and Kansas City, Mo., in the fall of 2012,...
IBM to Furlough Hardware Workers to Cut Costs
IBM plans to furlough workers in its Systems and Technology Group (STG) as a cost cutting measure to help bring the software, services and...
Linux 3.10 Goes Long Term: Why It Matters for the Enterprise, Consumers
Linus Torvalds, the founder and creator of the open-source Linux operating system, releases a new Linux kernel every 10 to 12 weeks, but not...
New IBM Flex Systems Aim for Greater Density, Performance
IBM officials are unveiling new Power- and x86-based servers to the company’s Flex System lineup to help enterprises and service providers that are shifting...
Firefox 23 Adds Features, Security to Open-Source Browser
The open-source Mozilla Foundation is out today with its Firefox 23 Web browser for multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux and Android devices. The...
Black Hat, DEF CON Put Spotlight on Major Security Issues, Hacks
Black Hat, DEF CON Put Spotlight on Major Security Issues, Hacks
by Sean Michael Kerner
Black Hat on Caesar
For the past 16 years, the Black Hat...
Apple Now Settling $53 Million Suit With iPhone, iPod Touch Owners
Apple iPhone owners who believe they're entitled to a piece of the $53 million settlement Apple agreed to in April can now begin filing...
30 Years Ago: Networking in the 1980s Meant Ethernet vs. Token Ring
The Ethernet networking technology was already 10 years old when PC Week was growing rapidly in the midst of the IBM PC boom.In May...
Icahn Increases Stake in Dell as Battle Over Future Continues
Carl Icahn may still be trying to spike Michael Dell's bid to buy his namesake company, but even if the deal goes through, the...