This Week in Tech 399: Look At That Codpiece
Doodle talk, art of Bioshock, Comedy Hack Day, Glass report, difficulty of discovery, and more.
Technology
Networking, Security
Brace for more mega-DDoS attacks, security experts warn
Distributed Denial of Service attacks like the one that resulted from an altercation between a Dutch company and Spamhaus last
Software, Technology
Mozilla to bring Unreal Engine 3 to the web without plug-ins
Epic has teamed up with Mozilla to bring Unreal Engine 3 to the web with Firefox, plug-in free. The announcement
Networking, Technology
Fiber cables made of air move data at 99.7 percent the speed of light
Researchers say they have created fiber cables that can move data at 99.7 percent of the speed of light, all
Linux, Microsoft, Technology, Windows
Microsoft under fire in Europe over Windows 8 UEFI Secure Boot
Fresh from a €561 million fine for failing to comply with a previous antitrust agreement, Microsoft is once again being
Hardware, Microsoft, Technology, Windows
Five reasons why the Windows desktop isn't going away
I really didn’t want to write about Windows Blue this week. For one thing, it’s the last day of my
Hardware, Technology
Tablets to outship desktops this year, notebooks next year
According to the latest data from IDC, global shipments of smart connected devices exceeded a billion units in 2012, an
Security, Software
Websense: Most Java-enabled browsers vulnerable to widespread Java exploits
Most browser installations use outdated versions of the Java plug-in that are vulnerable to at least one of several exploits
Hardware, Technology
What is false disk failure, and why is it a problem?
I’ve spent a lot of time with mega datacenters (MDCs) around the world trying to understand their problems – and
Microsoft, Software, Technology, Windows
Windows Blue leaks online, includes smaller Live Tiles, new side-by-side Snap Views, and IE 11
An early build of Windows Blue, the next version of Windows, has leaked online on the same day that Microsoft