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It's time to split Linux distros in two

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:00

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Rotten Apple: Apple's 11 biggest failures

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:00
Apple sets the standard -- for both success and failure. Here's a look at 11 major screwups, some of which almost derailed the company Dek:  Apple sets the standard -- for both success and failure. Here's a look at 11 major screwups, some of which almost derailed the company External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/163363
Categories: IT General

Liquid computing: The next wave of the mobile experience

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:00

Your computing life began with a single screen. Today, you probably have three to five screens or more: a work computer, a smartphone, multiple home comput- ers, maybe a tablet. Soon, you may add a smartwatch and a new wave of mini-devices ushered in by the Internet of things. With this multiplicity, the idea that you have a “primary” device slips away. Instead, the heart of your compute experience rises to a cloud where you are at the center. For that ascent to be complete, however, each of your devices needs to be seamlessly connected with the others.

Categories: IT General

JHipster links Java and JavaScript for Web development

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:00

The JHipster application generator is enabling developers to blend their Java and JavaScript development skills on the same Web applications.

Categories: IT General

Compiler wars: LLVM and GCC compete on speed, security

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 09/08/2014 - 11:00

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21 weird and wacky wearables you'll actually want

Top Tech Stories - Sat, 09/06/2014 - 11:00
These 21 unique wearable devices are all worth a look — and some could genuinely enhance your life Dek:  These 21 unique wearable devices are all worth a look — and some could genuinely enhance your life External Source:  cio.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.cio.com/slideshow/162556
Categories: IT General

DigitalOcean spins up Docker-powered hosting with CoreOS

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 09/05/2014 - 13:00

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Nude photos, phone records, NSA data offer essential lessons for admins

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:00

As you've heard many times by now, someone with no life or ethics appears to have hacked into numerous celebrity accounts on Apple's iCloud service and copied private photographs wholesale.

Categories: IT General

Fixes flood in for iOS and Android email -- but they aren't broken

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:00

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Categories: IT General

Head-scratchers: 10 confounding programming language features

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:00
Programming languages are full of peculiarities but these oddities tend to confuse developers more than most Dek:  Programming languages are full of peculiarities but these oddities tend to confuse developers more than most External Source:  itworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.itworld.com/slideshow/163234
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FCC chairman steps up for citizens, competition, and a better Internet

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:00

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Categories: IT General

Scala founder: Language due for 'fundamental rethink'

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:00

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Categories: IT General

Hands-on with 10 JavaScript editors and IDEs

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 09/05/2014 - 11:00

JavaScript has taken over the Web, and it's creeping onto mobile apps and back-end services too. Programmers would be well-advised to get in on the JavaScript wave, and with today's surplus of editors and IDEs, they have no excuse to pass up the opportunity.

Categories: IT General

Video: What's next for JavaScript?

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 09/04/2014 - 19:07

ECMAscript 6, in development as the basis for future versions of JavaScript, will improve the language for complex applications and libraries and make it a better target for code generators, a programming expert reveals in the below video.

Categories: IT General

11 open source security tools catching fire on GitHub

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 09/04/2014 - 11:00
Malware analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics -- GitHub hosts a number of compelling tools for securing computing environments of all sizes Dek:  Malware analysis, penetration testing, computer forensics -- GitHub hosts a number of compelling tools for securing computing environments of all sizes External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/163151
Categories: IT General

How to screw tech workers and get away with it

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 09/04/2014 - 11:00

Credit: Ben Barbante

Categories: IT General

Rejected by the App Store? Apple finally reveals why

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 09/04/2014 - 11:00

If you've ever had an iOS app bounced from Apple's App Store, there's typically a good reason for it.

Categories: IT General

JavaScript adds Node.js validation library

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 09/04/2014 - 11:00

Tcomb, a validation library for Node.js and browsers, is being offered as a tool for domain-driven design and runtime checking for JavaScript.

Categories: IT General

When big data is truly better

Top Tech Stories - Thu, 09/04/2014 - 11:00

Many people assume that big data means bigger is always better. People tend to approach the "bigger is better" question from various philosophical perspectives, which I characterize thusly:

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