The writer of this article put that question to the test, subjecting a number of iPhones and other smartphones to tests you'd never want your own gadget to undergo. Long story short? The glass in modern smartphones is remarkably strong, so unless your phone leads a very rugged life, you can...
Ripples from last year's massive flooding in Thailand continue to hit the computer industry, and repercussions for business IT are forecasted to last throughout 2012. Thailand is home to much of the world's hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturing, but the major factories are located in an area...
According to quite a few rumors, there could soon be a version of Microsoft Office for the Apple iPad. Those who say they've seen a working prototype say it looks a lot like it is taking its interface cues from the Metro design style, a look and feel that Microsoft is developing for all new...
Last year the FBI busted an Estonian crime gang that had been hijacking computers and rerouting them to bogus websites. By infecting as many as half-a-million computers with the DNSChanger trojan, the crooks were able to reap advertising revenue. The FBI's last step in cleaning up after the group's...
Keen-eyed Google watchers are abuzz with speculation that the Google Fiber project, which will bring super high-speed internet to Kansas City, Kan. and Kansas City, Mo., will also bring more television options to the metro area. Google Fiber will deliver 1 gigabit internet speeds, about 20,000...
Smart businesses strategically plan. That's inarguable, right? And really smart businesses include IT in their strategic planning. All those big business plans, so carefully mapped out, can be thwarted if the right personnel aren't in place to carry them out. In today's world, other than human...
