Opinion

Adobe fesses up to hack but fudges on details

Two months ago hackers stole source code for Acrobat Reader, Publisher, ColdFusion, and data for 2.9 million user accounts. We still have no clue about user passwords

9 dumb differences between iOS and OS X Apple should fix

Many apps and services work almost the same, so the differences that do exist become major frustrations

Why CIOs should encourage rogue clouds

Though most CIOs hate the idea of their users moving to cloud computing without IT, there's a case for letting them experiment

Developers are just family guys, study reveals

Evans Data's demographics report also sees programmers over 50 facing employment issues

Beyond the bottom line: The true cost of patent trolls

The costs of patent trolling often aren't directly visible, but the benefits of fighting back are coming to light

Breaking bad: Drugs, bots, hackers, and cyber insecurity

Dread Pirate Roberts, the ZeroAccess botnet, and Russian data thieves all mark a big week in cyber crime

Verizon challenges Amazon with Verizon Cloud

Verizon's IaaS cloud promises more consistent performance and granular configuration than the competition using technology acquired from Terremark

Lessons learned from Microsoft’s botched KB 2859537 patch

Dust has settled on Microsoft's most destructive Automatic Update in recent history and one fact stands out: Registry cleaners can wallop your system

Feds nab SILK ROAD mastermind — DELL still kicking — Patent troll LODSYS defeated — Cerberus sizing up BLACKBERRY — GOOGLE grabs gesture startup

Internet Explorer 11 Release Preview now available for Windows 7

Microsoft claims IE11 is more standards-compliant and 30 percent faster than other browsers

Web app coders: Clean up your act!

When writing JavaScript front ends, is your workflow all over the place? Do you cling to repetitive actions instead of automating? Then this advice is for you

Profits or principles? Google, Apple, and Samsung have made their choice

Undermining Net neutrality with right-wing billionaires, gouging customers, gaming test results — witness tech's 'higher standards'

Microsoft investors hunt the biggest game: Bill Gates

Not even co-founder/chairman is safe at Microsoft as shareholders mount campaign to remove Bill Gates

Shareholders turn on GATES — Universal Rx rush crushes servers — Fake VC dupes ANGELLIST — SAMSUNG dupes benchmarkers — more BUBBLE signs

Enterprise-specific mobile apps, enterprise app stores on the rise

Appcelerator survey also shows most enterprises don't have internal chief of mobile development, despite rising number of OSes

Data-broker hackers SSNDOB also stole National White Collar Crime Center data

Unpatched Adobe ColdFusion servers at data clearinghouse used by law enforcement was point of entry for Russian thieves

You can’t spell ‘office politics’ without ‘IT’

An IT contractor is roped into a no-win situation by a manager who wants to find a tech fix to an office power struggle

Video: Cloud storage the OpenStack way revealed

A whiteboard demonstration shows how the cloud storage system handles and delivers data

Microsoft brand loyalty does not mean brand blindness

We all have reasons for sticking with our favorite brands, but ultimately, you have to choose the best tool for the task

Software-defined infrastructure: Cloud services do SDN one better

Adara Networks has been selling SDN equipment to service providers for years. Adara's chief software architect explains how SDN's advantages extend across the data center

Fear multicore apps? Reactive programming to the rescue

Java is fast becoming a platform for coding programs that react to events rather than simply executing a string of commands

Windows 7 growing slightly faster than Windows 8

NetMarketshare reports both OSes posted gains in September, but growth was slower than in August for the soft desktop system market

Apache CloudStack 4.2: Easier upgrades, faster installation, better scaling

What was once Citrix's private cloud deployment technology has now become a major Apache Software Foundation offering

The SHUTDOWN effect on tech — BITTORRENT building server-free message client — All FACEBOOK posts now searchable — SPACEX explosion — MCAFEE hallucinates secure network

Another bad Windows 8 decision reversed

Microsoft just announced it's backing off a Windows 8 policy that made no sense: limiting Windows accounts to five devices

7 simple rules for better systems testing

Whether you're testing DR procedures or double-checking backups, these tips help you get the most out of those tests

Don’t laugh: Oracle could be a serious cloud contender

Last week's OpenWorld announcements were surprisingly impressive, but Oracle must do more to lead, not just follow

Microsoft can’t even get IT interested in its mobile platform

Three years after Windows Phone and a year after Windows 8, businesses are testing — and using — rivals instead

John McAfee wants to save us from the NSA

Between posting saucy videos and juggling girlfriends, world's most interesting geek debuts D-Central, an anti-spying device

How the government shutdown will affect tech

Here's the list of which tech-related government functions will go offline if the plug is pulled and which will continue to work

Ravello helps shift software development and testing to public cloud

Cloud virtualization startup brings application portability at an hourly rate

HP’s Open Ecosystem for SDN isn’t just about SDN

App store ecosystem allows new ways to monetize and distribute apps for HP's SDN solutions

Microsoft admits Security Essentials offers bare-bones protection by design

The company has exerted little effort in advising vulnerable users to look to third-party offerings for greater protection

More reason for optimism about Windows 9

Unexpected signs of intelligence in new Windows development effort could point toward a long-overdue renovation

The moment of truth: When new eyes meet old code

Have you ever churned out fairly extensive code, then returned to it many years later? Did you like what you saw?

BlackBerry and Nokia: The perils of a closed strategy

Had Nokia or BlackBerry countered Apple's closed ecosystem with an open strategy, things might have worked out differently

You’re already living in the cloud

There's nothing like a hardware meltdown to remind you that the cloud is already your home base — and that arbitrary barriers stand in the way of a seamless cloud experience

Welcome to Larry Ellison’s lifestyle of the rich and shameless

Love or hate him, Oracle's CEO/co-founder can make a splash, whether at OpenWorld, America's Cup, or points in between

Google’s new ‘Hummingbird’ algorithm is about queries, not just SEO

Tweaks to the way the search engine processes questions as queries show Google's evolution into natural-language AI system

MICROSOFT eyes Ford’s Mulallay, new app store — BALLMER cries, dances, screams — GOOGLE releases new mobile Search — Tired: Yachts, Wired: Submarines

Hoard cloud talent now — while you can still get it

There's a sharp increase in demand for cloud computing skills, so buying talent in advance of your needs is a good strategy

Bad news: iOS 7’s HTML5 is full of bugs

'This is the buggiest Safari version since 1.0,' says one HTML5 development expert

Don’t mess with Martha (Stewart): Patent troll’s suit met with countersuit

Lodsys got a nasty surprise when it sued Martha Stewart Living, and other firms are opting to fight back too

Congrats, Team Oracle — now let’s get back to technology

Larry Ellison's OpenWorld no-show was not the vote of confidence customers needed in Oracle's race for in-memory databases and the cloud

Apple’s next revolution may be Bluetooth-powered iBeacons

The Bluetooth Low Energy-based tech allows for all sorts of interactions in public spaces, from stores to museums to first responders

Carbon nanotube computer hints at silicon’s super-low-power successor

Swapping carbon for silicon is still a long way off, though, and processor makers have plenty of tricks left

T-MOBILE drops BlackBerry — GATES admits control-alt-delete ‘a mistake’ — GOOGLE supports #hashtag search — EBAY eliminates/buys PayPal rival — Counting TWITTER’s investor winnings

There’s reason to hope Windows 9 will be better

Microsoft's new head of operating systems group, Terry Myerson, gets it. But will he have the fortitude — and backing — to build a better Windows?

How to provision users in a cloud world

When subscribing to multiple SaaS offerings serving many users, it gets complicated quickly. Here's how to address the problem now and in the future

Tech sector picks up 103,000 jobs in first half of the year

On the whole, tech jobs are up since 2011, but those clamoring for STEM education may be confounded by slow job growth