IDG Contributor Network: OpenStack launches a new, more broadly relevant, release
OpenStack, the oft-discussed open source cloud computing platform first developed by Rackspace and NASA a few years ago has just…
How Google Home's 'always on' will affect privacy
Google this week took the wraps off Google Home, its smart speaker and home entertainment hub, but questions remain about…
Cable and telecom are rivals again with new IoT networks
Comcast and the biggest U.S. carriers are taking their long-running rivalry to the internet of things. The country’s largest cable…
Drones could help with disasters like Hurricane Matthew
Weather disasters like Hurricane Matthew are pushing wireless carriers to test drones and other unmanned aircraft that can act as…
Rooftop solar installation prices drop as does payback time
The cost of rooftop solar installations continues to decline but not as quickly as it did in previous years, according…
Some important things to know about Google's Pixel phone and Verizon
The relationship between Google and Verizon is best summed up with the age-old adage: “It’s complicated.” Things started off well…
FCC to vote on strict privacy rules for ISPs in late October
The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will push forward with controversial privacy regulations that would require broadband providers to get customer…
New Microsoft support scheme scraps decade pledge
More than a month ago, Microsoft quietly added a new support policy that dropped the company’s decade of technical support…
Why being a data scientist 'feels like being a magician'
The data scientist role was thrust into the limelight early this year when it was named 2016’s “hottest job,” and…
IDG Contributor Network: Dell looks inward to integrate its properties post-EMC merger
When Dell acquired the integration vendor Boomi a few years ago, no one knew exactly what its intentions were. That…