Industry

Far from Silicon Valley, a big bet on the Internet of things

In Australia, a twist on grid computing paves the way to the city of the future -- and creates new opportunities for developers

Apple and other tech giants now have to pay their fair share

Ireland puts an end to a tax loophole that saved Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Facebook billions in taxes

Building a Hadoop cluster? Start with these five vendors

If you're building a Hadoop cluster in-house and want more than the white-box experience, these hardware makers offer a gamut of Hadoop bundles

16Gb Fibre Channel Ensures Rackspace Has Their Customers Covered

Browser makers spell out anti-Poodle plans

Mozilla will disable SSL 3.0 in Firefox 34, but Google and Microsoft haven't set timelines for Chrome or IE

Four more botched Microsoft patches: KB 3000061, KB 2984972, KB 2949927, KB 2995388

Windows users are reporting significant problems with four more October Black Tuesday patches

Tablet sales growth slows dramatically

Tablet growth in the US will be just 1.5 percent this year, and will slow to 0.4 percent in 2015, IDC says

Startup builds on Wi-Fi chips for faster, cheaper ‘last mile’ broadband

Mimosa Networks wants to help service providers reach customers without laying fiber or copper

Oracle sued over employee no-poaching agreement with Google

The former Oracle employee charges the company with restraining competition in a bid to keep salaries low

Google’s Nexus 9 tablet, Nexus 6 ‘phablet’ first with Android 5.0

The devices can be ordered on Oct. 17, and will start shipping on Nov. 3