VMware acquires Desktone: Is your next desktop going to live in the cloud?
VMware announced that it was acquiring Desktone at its VMworld Europe in October. My colleague Charlie Osborne discussed this move
Software, Technology
Technology
The Xbox One and PS4 share similar specs, but the devil’s in the details
In the past, it’s been difficult to do truly apples-to-apples performance comparisons between game consoles because of the vastly different
Security, Social Media
Beware scammers gathering data via fake social net IDs
Spear phishing is one of the most effective ways to break into a corporate network, and recent studies show that
Technology
This Week in Tech 431
TWTR story, NSA smiley, Oprah’s first nontweet, money for math, and more.
Microsoft, Software, Windows
Firefox for Desktop/Modern UI to share a single profile
As development of Mozilla’s Windows 8.1 Modern/Metro UI version of Firefox continues in its beta stage, one of the programmers
Microsoft, Software, Windows
Google dumps Windows Vista support from Google Apps
Google’s policy of discontinuing support for aging versions of Internet Explorer will nearly cut out businesses and consumers who run
Networking, Technology
Los Angeles to bring free fiber-based internet to city residents and businesses
Los Angeles is planning to roll out fiber-based Internet to every residence, business and government entity within the city limits.
Hardware, Technology
Samsung’s growth isn’t in your hand, it’s in your laundry room
Analyst events aren’t something we often cover, as they largely feature tedious talk about revenue and dry terms like “compound
Security, Technology
Just how bad are the top 100 passwords from the Adobe hack? (Hint: think really, really bad)
It’s well-known that people often pick easy to remember but easy to crack passwords to protect their accounts. Thanks to
Linux
Linux 4.0 may have only bug fixes, no new features
Linux operating system creator Linus Torvalds has proposed that Linux 4.0, an upcoming release of the open-source software, should be