Hackers took over Director of National Intelligence's phone and personal email
If you were Director of National Intelligence James Clapper and confused colleagues inquire as to why they keep reaching the…
IDG Contributor Network: No more heroes: View problems as solvable together
You must have felt it, if you have worked in IT for even a few years — that creeping sense…
EFF says Cisco shouldn't get off the hook for torture in China
Cisco Systems built a security system for the Chinese government knowing it would be used to track and persecute members…
Microsoft: Upgrade to IE11 even if you dump our browser
Users of the Internet Explorer (IE) browser should update to the newest edition for their operating system — in most…
Google virtual reality reorg reveals surprising worry
Google is super-keen on virtual reality. That’s the obvious conclusion of a management shuffle that saw Clay Bavor told to…
Microsoft offers developers free tools for its R programming language software
Microsoft is giving developers and students a free crack at its new server software for the R programming language. […
SDN pioneers gain visibility, control over bandwidth
Public school teachers in Enfield, Conn., are active grant-getters. But while the technologies they bring into the classroom from those…
Pricey gaming desktops and laptops thrive in slumping PC market
In a declining PC market, high-priced gaming desktops and laptops are thriving. PC shipments totaled 71.9 million units during the…
Why we love power users
Pilot fish arrives at work one morning to find a severity-2 trouble ticket on his plate — and it’s a…
IDG Contributor Network: Unlocking data from the Web: import.io raises cash to further its quest
The Web is big. Really, really big. While Wikipedia may be the go-to place for high school students wanting to…