Opinion

How Apple makes the iPhone 5s for the same price as the iPhone 5

The newest iPhone flagship packs advanced technology, yet costs just $2 more to build

Video: iPhone 5s vs. .50-caliber rifle

The iPhone 5s is a sexy piece of technology, but how well does it take a bullet?

Dance of the zombies: Why going private won’t save Dell or BlackBerry

Conventional wisdom says getting Wall Street off a failing company's back will save the day, but new research proves otherwise

Show of hands: Who hasn’t hacked Apple’s Touch ID?

Turns out that fingers (real and fake) are just one way to unlock an iPhone 5s; noses, toes, and other body parts also apply

Identity theft service planted botnets in LexisNexis, other data providers

Russian hackers have been stealing personal and financial data straight from information clearinghouses, reselling it in bulk

AMAZON catches Fire — HUGE IDENTITY heist — ELLISON blows off customers — REALNETWORKS back with video sharing

Microsoft’s big draw for Oracle on Azure: Simplified licensing

Rent Windows Server instances on Azure and get Oracle's database offerings too — but for how much?

It’s time to give Bing the respect it deserves

Microsoft reveals new redesign, improved features to Bing search. We may finally have a worthy rival to Google

If you want a job done right, don’t send the boss

An IT boss sets out smart, workable plans for a company's cabling job — then leaves a seasoned techie to take up the slack

Infoblox shows off the promise of OpenFlow

A clever new data collection application, Infoblox's Tapestry provides early example of the power of SDN and OpenFlow

Debunked! 5 myths of thin client computing

A 'terminal' hooked to a server sounds so last century, but HP chief technologist Tom Flynn says today's thin clients offer an attractive alternative

Apple’s 64-bit A7 is no gimmick

New iPhone 5s processor clocks big performance leap over its predecessors, proving its 64-bitness is more than a marketing ploy

FAA preparing to remove restrictions on in-flight electronic devices

Ban on device usage during takeoff and landing has long been believed to be based more on anecdotes than actual data

MICROSOFT answers Apple with, er, Surface 2 — BLACKBERRY bought for patent cudgel — FLIPBOARD approaches $1B valuation — BETAWORKS threatens VC model

BlackBerry’s future — or what’s left of it — is in messenger services, not devices

The former king of business smartphones needs to ditch devices entirely and focus on being the enterprise-grade messaging service provider it's always been

Oracle: We’re getting Java security under control

Most problems date back more than a decade and resulted from old versions of Java being run, a company official insists

Surface 2 branding, specs, and pricing: Wrong, wrong, and wrong

Microsoft could've hit several home runs; instead, Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 are largely marginal improvements to the originals

The (welcome) rise of the cloud middleman

A new breed of managed services providers are gearing up to be the cloud brokers and integrators of the future

7 hidden gems in iOS 7

You may not discover these features quickly on your own, but you'll be happy when you do

Nirvanix shutdown has cloud users wondering who’s next

Startups and small providers have the most to lose when one of their own goes under

Video: iPhone 5’s fingerprint scanner hacked already

German hackers have defeated Apple's new security measure, though it is a complicated process

Oracle’s in-memory database: Ripe for the picking by open source

Though snazzy and 'ungodly' fast, Oracle's in-memory database will inevitably give way to open source implementations

LinkedIn lawsuit exposes amateur moves of ‘professional’ network

LinkedIn denies hacking users' email accounts, as claimed in class-action suit, but its current policies aren't above reproach

Cloud storage provider Nirvanix is closing its doors

Two weeks' notice of service shutdown leaves customers scrambling to retrieve and move data to another cloud service

Apple sells record 9 million iPhones, blowing past expectations

Despite reports of manufacturing glitches severely hampering sales, Apple sells nearly twice as many new iPhones as a year ago

iPHONE sales break records, hackers break fingerprint security — Microsoft unveils Surface 2 — PAYPAL checks out Braintree — ELLISON goes to Plaid

Oracle claims Java SE, ME convergence is boon for developers

There's a stronger focus on Java use in embedded systems, plus praise for improving Java 8 via Project Lambda

What if Verizon succeeds in killing the Internet?

Poor Verizon, its free speech is being violated by laws and competition. Won't someone think of the children?

7 ways your company can support open source

Does your company benefit from open source projects? Then you should support them — and not just by donating money

The triumph of JavaScript

JavaScript is eating the world, with new tools and enhancements arriving at a breakneck pace. Is it time to accept the inevitable?

Video: Watch this Siri hack bypass iOS 7’s lock screen

Security vulnerability allows a third party to grab your iPhone and tell Siri to perform various functions even when locked

Why the gold iPhone sold out so fast

It really is about appearances

The new BlackBerry Z30 may be the last BlackBerry

Sadly, a lot of signs point to the demise of the mobile pioneer in 2014

This iPhone security flaw may give you paws

Yes, your cat can unlock your new iPhone 5s. But millions of Apple faithful will still robotically upgrade to the latest/greatest

Microsoft’s ambitions for Windows RT revealed: Phablets

The larger-than-a-smartphone, smaller-than-a-tablet market proved a boon for Samsung; looks like Microsoft wants to ride that wave too

BALLMER bets on PC as ‘device of choice,’ REGRETS missing the phone — New iPHONE hits street with barn door wide open — iOS7’s enterprise strategy — AllThingsD bolts Dow Jones

Patch Monday: A way to avoid more Microsoft Automatic Update fiascos

With a dozen Automatic Updates re-issued this month alone, it's time for Microsoft to re-imagine its botched patching process

How iOS 7’s new APIs change the game for business

Apple's new content-focused management APIs for iOS and OS X should further reduce security doubts of IT admins and CSOs, while keeping users empowered

Business — not IT — should make the case for cloud

Though the typical enterprise cloud budget is now $10 million, most in IT still don't understand its business case

Devops can take data science to the next level

For data scientists, creating a perfect statistical model is all for naught if the compute power required is prohibitive. We need tools to assess the performance impacts of modeling alternatives

Never mind the iPhone, here’s iOS 7

What a difference a week makes — after the tepid reception to the iPhone 5s and 5c, Apple makes waves with iOS 7

Canonical pursues Android users with Ubuntu Touch

Ubuntu Edge smartphone didn't pan out, but Canonical could still create a user base out of millions of Android ROM fans

Coming to a business near you: 3D printing

The technology for building prototypes and small items is taking off, and it could have a big impact on enterprises

Microsoft’s deal with AT&T shows the new path for cloud partnerships

Telcos offer new avenues of opportunity as big cloud vendors look for novel alliances

ORACLE’S bumpy ride — APPLE iOS7 adoption off charts — BLACKBERRY staff cut again — GOOGLE’S ‘Game of Thrones’ — RIP Nintendo’s Hiroshi Yamauchi

Video: Siri gains its voice

Voice interaction with computing devices has come a long way. Here's a look at how technology learns how to speak

The U.S.’s crap infrastructure threatens the cloud

Thanks to state-sponsored cable/phone duopolies, U.S. broadband stays slow and expensive — and will probably impede cloud adoption

Advice to iOS 7 developers: Push your app further with new UI

Beta developers like the thrust of iOS 7 and see a platform that gives them a chance to refresh their value to users

Want Android your way? Stay tuned for Cyanogen’s hardware partnerships

Makers of popular third-party Android ROM plan easier upgrade paths for existing phones, forthcoming deal with device maker

Young, self-made, middle class: How tech is changing the super rich

It used to be that you got rich by being born rich. Now you can get rich by being in tech