IDG Contributor Network: Canonical lines up more partnerships — positive Juju abounds
Canonical is best known for two things. Firstly, the wildly popular Ubuntu open source operating system that is one of…
Petition condemns Windows 10 upgrade practices, asks EFF to investigate
A petition launched Friday asks the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) to investigate Microsoft’s aggressive moves to convince and cajole users…
Troubleshooting AirPort and Mac Wi-Fi problems
Many of us are addicted to the extent that we get depressed and moody if we go without it. What…
Hackers breach social media accounts of Mark Zuckerberg and other notables
Over the weekend hackers managed to access Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg’s Twitter and Pinterest accounts, as well as the social…
CIOs and the politics of technology
At just about any technology conference — be it a conference addressing social media, mobility, analytics and big data, cloud…
Facebook doesn't spy on you (except when it does)
Is Facebook listening to every word you say? The company says it doesn’t use your phone’s microphone to target advertising…
5 trends shaking up multi-factor authentication
Perhaps the biggest surprise in our review of nine multi-factor authentication products is that physical tokens are making a comeback.…
IDG Contributor Network: Amazon's arbitration attack of its own merchants is system gaming at its best
Online product reviews are one of the most powerful e-commerce sales tools, and it’s in the interest of every major…
A former NASA chief just launched this A.I. startup to turbocharge neural computing
A new company launched Monday by former NASA chief Dan Goldin aims to deliver a major boost to the field…
Lawsuit seeks to replace H-1B lottery with a filing-date-based system
Two firms whose job candidates lost the H-1B visa lottery have filed a lawsuit that seeks to end the current…