Hackers show off long-distance Wi-Fi radio proxy at DEF CON

From ComputerWorld: A talk about a radio-based privacy device dubbed ProxyHam that promised to allow hackers to connect to Wi-Fi networks from as far as 2.5 miles away was abruptly pulled from the DEF CON schedule by its creator a few weeks ago.

The incident, which some speculated was the result...

Once-declining Java cements its lead in language popularity index

From InfoWorld: Once-faltering Java is beginning to run away with the Tiobe language popularity index, with the language getting a shot in the arm from last year's Java 8 release.

Previously mired in second place behind the C language for more than a year, Java resumed the top spot in the Tiobe...

Datacolor Spyder5PRO Review (Page 1 of 4)

Here at APH Networks, we love to tell stories in the introduction of our reviews. I am not entirely sure how this started, but this tradition became one of our unique aspects after being in the industry for the last ten years. There are usually quite a number of sources for our inspiration; ranging from elements intrinsic to the product itself, to snippets of life with people around us. In my Datacolor Spyder4PRO review last year, I told of a...

SilverStone MS08 Review

Last weekend was our annual church-wide summer camp, and it was a great time of hanging out with friends, and getting away from the city. Editor-in-Chief Jonathan Kwan mentioned in his SanDisk Ultra II review about some of his conference traditions, but there were some differences this time around. For example, none of us had a case of missing identity by swapping nametags, nor did we buy engine oil for the fun of it. On the other hand, the...

Microsoft, Salesforce.com join $5.3 billion Informatica buyout

From ComputerWorld: Data-integration giant Informatica has made itself a private company in a $5.3 billion deal that includes investments from Microsoft and Salesforce.com.

The deal, said to be the biggest leveraged buyout this year, means Informatica's stock ceased trading on the Nasdaq on...

IBM's new $1B acquisition will help Watson 'see'

From InfoWorld: IBM plans to buy Merge Healthcare in a $1 billion deal that promises to bring new image-focused capabilities to its Watson Health platform.

Under the terms of the acquisition, which was announced Thursday and is expected to close later this year, Merge shareholders will receive $7...

Amazon cuts cost of running Oracle's database in its cloud

From PC World: Amazon Web Services now lets companies run Oracle’s database for about 3 cents per hour, while at the same time adding more options for enterprises that want to move high performance workloads to the cloud.

The offering that makes this possible is Amazon RDS (Relational Database...

IBM launches new services to help enterprises embrace Macs

From InfoWorld: IBM's year-long partnership with Apple took a new turn on Wednesday with the PC giant's announcement of new cloud services designed to help large companies incorporate Macs into their IT infrastructures.

With the new offering, which is part of IBM's MobileFirst services portfolio...

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