It's not easy to give over 1.3 billion people access to the internet—especially if that population is spread across a vast area that ranges from hinterland to sprawling...New Scientist From ACM News | September 18, 2012
New ICANN CEO Fadi Chehade recently announced his plans to restructure the organization, including the selection of two new senior managers. .nxt From ACM TechNews | September 18, 2012
The near-term future of phones is fairly well-established. The iPhone 5 was released Wednesday and its similarity to every Apple phone since 2007 serves as a reminder...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | September 14, 2012
Military commanders, government officials and members of Congress have long wrangled over which weapon systems are needed. Now, there's an argument over what computer...NPR From ACM News | September 14, 2012
The Internet tools of the Arab Spring have become the weapons of a new Arabian nightmare playing out at American diplomatic missions across North Africa and the...Politico From ACM News | September 14, 2012
The U.S. National Science Foundation recently announced an organizational realignment, including plans to integrate the Office of Cyberinfrastructure within the...CCC Blog From ACM TechNews | September 13, 2012
Cybercriminals have opened a new front in their battle to infect computers with malware—PC production lines.BBC News From ACM News | September 13, 2012
The NYPD has for the first time laid out rules for using social media during investigations—but critics say the guidelines raise questions about privacy issues.New York Daily News From ACM News | September 12, 2012
Last May when Mark Zuckerberg wed his Chinese-American girlfriend, Priscilla Chan, a joke began to make the rounds on China's version of Twitter, a microblog—or...Fortune From ACM Opinion | September 11, 2012
Technology tends to cascade into the marketplace in waves. Think of personal computers in the 1980s, the Internet in the 1990s, and smartphones in the last five...The New York Times From ACM News | September 11, 2012
Spalding railway station in Lincolnshire is not a big place. It takes me about two seconds to scan the platform and spot who I'm looking for: Jake Davis, aka Topiary...The Guardian From ACM News | September 10, 2012
One or more insiders with high-level access are suspected of assisting the hackers who damaged some 30,000 computers at Saudi Arabia's national oil company last...Reuters From ACM News | September 10, 2012
Marko Ahtisaari spreads out several models of Nokia's new smartphone with the self-assurance of a Tiffany diamond salesman.Wired From ACM News | September 7, 2012
As we head into the election homestretch, it seems a good time to ask: What is the top watched online ad of the 2012 election cycle so far?The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | September 7, 2012
Paul Baran set out to build a means of communication that could survive a nuclear war. And he ended up inventing the fundamental networking techniques that underpin...Wired From ACM News | September 6, 2012
There was a time, not all that long ago, when the U.S. military wouldn't even whisper about its plans to hack into opponents' networks.Wired From ACM News | September 5, 2012
It was a tweet that fired the imagination like few others. On May 10, 2011, at 1:35 in the afternoon, Eric Brewer told the world he was redesigning the most important...Wired From ACM Opinion | September 5, 2012
Imagine if, in addition to all the things your smartphone does now, it could also act as your keys to the real world.Time From ACM News | September 4, 2012
For a center of cutting-edge scientific research, Caltech's Jet Propulsion Lab seems to be a pretty wacky place. Luke Johnson, a graphic designer at the lab, set...The Atlantic From ACM Opinion | September 4, 2012