Here comes 'Desktopgeddon'
You don’t hear much about the so-called “Mobilegeddon” anymore. On April 21, Google changed its search engine to prefer sites…
A long time ago in an IT shop far, far away…
It’s late May in 1999, and the first new Star Wars movie in years has hit theaters — hit them…
U.S. predicts zero job growth for electronics engineers
Two occupations long associated with innovation — electrical and electronics engineering — has stopped growing, according to the U.S. government.…
President Obama calls again for tech help to spot terrorist messages
On Friday, President Obama repeated the need to bring high-tech leaders together with law enforcement and intelligence officials to better…
Cybersecurity bill approved, but what does it accomplish?
It may have been easy for Congress on Friday to approve the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA), despite past controversy…
IDG Contributor Network: What autonomous vehicles will <em>really</em> do for us
The hype is almost deafening: Self-driving cars are coming. The debate no longer surrounds if, but when. All of the…
LifeLock pays $100M to settle FTC complaint of more false advertising
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday announced that the anti-identity-theft company LifeLock will pay a record $100 million to…
Microsoft pursues analytics goals with Metanautix acquisition
Microsoft has furthered its pursuit of enterprise analytics with the acquisition of Metanautix, a company that makes it possible for…
Big data gets its first official standard at the ITU
The United Nations’ International Telecommunication Union (ITU) agency has long worked to promote global cooperation in a variety of technical…
Future LTE networks could set up shop in your office
Your next enterprise wireless network might use LTE — if Qualcomm and some powerful partners succeed in pushing cellular beyond…