The Big Tech Stories of 2015

Last week, we looked back at the largely untold, or under told, stories of 2014. This week, let's look ahead to some of the stories th...

Gadget Ogling: Budget Fitness Tracking, Focused Writing and Red-Hot Wearables

Gather around, friends, for another edition of the column that holds up just-announced gadgets to scrutiny, Gadget Dreams and Nightmares. ...

Flaws in Ancient Standard Enable Wireless Eavesdropping, Spying

Vulnerabilities in Signaling System 7, telephony signaling protocols used by carriers worldwide, allow third parties to listen to people...

Fraud-Proofing Credit Cards Through Quantum Physics

Researchers at the University of Twente and the Eindhoven University of Technology have come up with what they claim is an unprecedentedly...

The Curious Case of the Disappearing Distros

Well the holidays are pretty much upon us at last here in the Linux blogosphere, and there's nowhere left to hide. The next two weeks ...

Gadget Ogling: Budget Fitness Tracking, Focused Writing and Red-Hot Wearables

Gather around, friends, for another edition of the column that holds up just-announced gadgets to scrutiny, Gadget Dreams and Nightmares. ...

Flaws in Ancient Standard Enable Wireless Eavesdropping, Spying

Vulnerabilities in Signaling System 7, telephony signaling protocols used by carriers worldwide, allow third parties to listen to people...

The Untold Stories of 2014

It is time to look back at 2014, so I'll focus here on a series of stories I thought were interesting but didn't seem to catch muc...

The Curious Case of the Disappearing Distros

Well the holidays are pretty much upon us at last here in the Linux blogosphere, and there's nowhere left to hide. The next two weeks ...

Which Stars Will Shine Brightest in Apple's Brilliant 2015?

The end of the year is a natural time to look back -- and then forward to the year to come. Apple started 2014 slowly but more than made u...

Gadget Ogling: Budget Fitness Tracking, Focused Writing and Red-Hot Wearables

Gather around, friends, for another edition of the column that holds up just-announced gadgets to scrutiny, Gadget Dreams and Nightmares. ...

The Untold Stories of 2014

It is time to look back at 2014, so I'll focus here on a series of stories I thought were interesting but didn't seem to catch muc...

US Mulls Response to Sony Hack

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Thursday said the United States "is actively considering a range of options...

Which Stars Will Shine Brightest in Apple's Brilliant 2015?

The end of the year is a natural time to look back -- and then forward to the year to come. Apple started 2014 slowly but more than made u...

Defending the Free Linux World

The Open Invention Network, or OIN, is waging a global campaign to keep Linux out of harm's way in patent litigation. Its efforts have...

US Mulls Response to Sony Hack

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson on Thursday said the United States "is actively considering a range of options...

Docker CTO Solomon Hykes to Devs: Have It Your Way

Docker has moved from an obscure Linux project to one of the most popular open source technologies in cloud computing. Project developers ...

Google Rips MPAA For Allegedly Leveraging Local Government To Revive SOPA

Corruption in the American Hollywood style is something to behold. Today, Google published a short blog post alleging that the Motion Pictur...

Minecraft Players Will Get to Shape the Game's Story

Mojang has partnered with Telltale Games to create a brand new Minecraft game that will be narrative-driven. Dubbed "Minecraft: Story...

Experts Forecast the End of Privacy as We Know It

Privacy's future appears muddy at best, judging from a survey released Thursday by the Pew Research Center and Elon University's I...