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Syria disappears from the Internet again
Internet traffic to and from Syria, a country engulfed by civil war, again came to a halt on Wednesday, according to Internet monitoring company Renesys.
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Apple's Cook resets 3 popular, and wrong, Apple rumours
Three comments this week by Apple CEO Tim Cook should have led to a reset of popular iOSphere rumors about the upcoming iPhone 6, iPad 5, and iPad mini 2, but probably didn?t.
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US government's use of deep packet inspection raises serious privacy questions
To protect the federal civilian agencies against cyberthreats, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is preparing to deploy a more powerful version of its EINSTEIN intrusion-detection system that?s supposed to detect attacks and malware, especially associated with e-mail. But since this version of EINSTEIN is acknowledged by DHS to be able to read electronic content, it?s raising privacy concerns.
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Board maker's $45 PC tries to catch up with Raspberry Pi on price
Open-source board maker BeagleBoard.org has introduced a bare-bones PC starting at US$45, bringing it closer to the popular Raspberry Pi, which offers basic models for $25 and $35.
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Cloud fight keeps Amazon, Microsoft, Google and Rackspace clamoring for enterprise customers
Amazon Web Services is attempting to distance itself from other cloud providers by enhancing its services to incorporate the differentiating features of its competitors.
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Evernote CEO: We want to build hardware
The CEO of archiving service Evernote said his company will soon release branded hardware with partners, as it moves toward creating its own devices.
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IP protection startup Inquisitive Systems gets £500,000 to battle APTs
Promising Scottish security startup Inquisitive Systems has been handed £500,000 ($750,000) by angel investors to boost development of its innovative ZoneFox system designed to protect firms from the threat of having sensitive IP assets stolen by hackers.
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Compuware unveils free mobile app performance system
Compuware has unveiled a free on-demand mobile application performance management (APM) service.
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DDoS attack against Spamhaus overhyped, says website watcher Keynote
Much of the news reporting about the massive denial-of-service attack against anti-spam service Spamhaus over the past week or so went way too far in describing it as creating a slowdown on the Internet itself, says one company monitoring website performance.
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Massive broadband speed discrepancies revealed in UK's largest cities
Living in the centre of towns and cities is no guarantee of fast broadband speeds, according to a new study.
