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5 no-bull facts you need to know about the 'no-Internet-fast-lane' bill
The Washington Post reports that a new bill is about to be put before Congress
The iPad is Apple's surprising blind spot in its iOS/OS X vision
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Last stand? Microsoft fights a U.S. warrant for the future of the cloud
Microsoft is challenging a federal search warrant that targets private email communications located in the company's facility in Dublin, Ireland. Microsoft took this action to a higher court after a judge quashed the company's opposition to the warrant in April.
The iPad is Apple's surprising blind spot in its iOS/OS X vision
Credit: Apple
Last stand? Microsoft fights a U.S. warrant for the future of the cloud
Microsoft is challenging a federal search warrant that targets private email communications located in the company's facility in Dublin, Ireland. Microsoft took this action to a higher court after a judge quashed the company's opposition to the warrant in April.
Project Panama builds a bridge between Java and C/C++
Advocates of open source Java are moving forward with an effort to let Java programmers access non-Java APIs, including many interfaces used by C programmers.
Video: John Oliver lays a dingo trap for FCC chairman
In the midst of a piece about the FCC and Net neutrality, comedian John Oliver unflatteringly compared FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to a dingo (though one wonders if there's a flattering way to compare someone to a dingo). It was a good metaphor that doubled as a quality joke, and we all had a good laugh. Then came an unexpected turn: A reporter asked Wheeler if he had heard Oliver's metaphor, and Wheeler replied with a denial that he is, in fact, a dingo.
IE11 patches blocked until Windows 7 users install KB 2929437
The situation isn't as dire as it was (and is) with the forced march of users to Windows 8.1 Update 1
The Java IQ test: Round 2
Can anyone truly get their head around Java? Seven major revisions; untold minor ones; hundreds of official APIs; thousands of third-party libraries, some of which, like the Apache Commons, might as well be part of the language -- given Java's breadth and ongoing dominance, it's entirely possible that no one person knows more than 2 percent of the stack, regardless of what anyone claims during a job interview.
[ More InfoWorld quizzes: Programming IQ test: Round 3 | "Hello, world": Programming languages quiz | The JavaScript IQ test | The Java IQ test | The 2012 InfoWorld geek IQ test | Microsoft Windows IQ test round 2 | InfoWorld's Linux IQ test: Round 2 | Malware IQ test: Round 2 | The Google IQ test | The Android IQ test ]
Of course, that's not going to keep us from quizzing you again about the seemingly infinite world of Java. You may have aced our first Java IQ test, but let's see how you do as we further probe your knowledge of this incredible universe of code.
Windows 2003: Microsoft's next support sinkhole
Quick: Name a Microsoft operating system whose end of support will soon create major problems for the businesses that depend on it.
The Java IQ test: Round 2
Can anyone truly get their head around Java? Seven major revisions; untold minor ones; hundreds of official APIs; thousands of third-party libraries, some of which, like the Apache Commons, might as well be part of the language -- given Java's breadth and ongoing dominance, it's entirely possible that no one person knows more than 2 percent of the stack, regardless of what anyone claims during a job interview.
[ More InfoWorld quizzes: Programming IQ test: Round 3 | "Hello, world": Programming languages quiz | The JavaScript IQ test | The Java IQ test | The 2012 InfoWorld geek IQ test | Microsoft Windows IQ test round 2 | InfoWorld's Linux IQ test: Round 2 | Malware IQ test: Round 2 | The Google IQ test | The Android IQ test ]
Of course, that's not going to keep us from quizzing you again about the seemingly infinite world of Java. You may have aced our first Java IQ test, but let's see how you do as we further probe your knowledge of this incredible universe of code.
The open source way of being
Open source software is now the shortest route to bringing innovation to market.
Windows 2003: Microsoft's next support sinkhole
Quick: Name a Microsoft operating system whose end of support will soon create major problems for the businesses that depend on it.
Intel pushes JavaScript changes to support parallel processing
Looking to speed up JavaScript applications, Intel is leading efforts to enable SIMD (Single Instruction Multiple Data) capabilities in the official specification underlying JavaScript, although it could be a while before their
Watch 'The Daily Show' skewer Google Glass wearers
Remember when that annoying PR person made news because she went into a San Francisco bar while wearing Google Glass, ran afoul of the regular clientele, then fabricated hysterical charges like "assault" and "hate crime" to describe what happened to her? Didn't you think, "Man, 'The Daily Show' would have fun with that kind of stupidity!" Well, "The Daily Show" has obliged, as shown in the video below.
The Java IQ test: Round 2
Can anyone truly get their head around Java? Seven major revisions; untold minor ones; hundreds of official APIs; thousands of third-party libraries, some of which, like the Apache Commons, might as well be part of the language -- given Java's breadth and ongoing dominance, it's entirely possible that no one person knows more than 2 percent of the stack, regardless of what anyone claims during a job interview.
[ More InfoWorld quizzes: Programming IQ test: Round 3 | "Hello, world": Programming languages quiz | The JavaScript IQ test | The Java IQ test | The 2012 InfoWorld geek IQ test | Microsoft Windows IQ test round 2 | InfoWorld's Linux IQ test: Round 2 | Malware IQ test: Round 2 | The Google IQ test | The Android IQ test ]
Of course, that's not going to keep us from quizzing you again about the seemingly infinite world of Java. You may have aced our first Java IQ test, but let's see how you do as we further probe your knowledge of this incredible universe of code.
