Android to surpass Windows as top OS by 2016, report says
PCs aren't going away, but IDC projects they'll be overshadowed by the growth of smart phones and tablets, a trend that's also creeping into government enterprises.
Beyond rugged: Plastic 'bleeds' when damaged, then heals itself
Researchers' self-healing plastic, which turns red when damaged, could eventually be used in everything from smart phones and tablets to aircraft and bridges.
Microsoft-led raids disrupt 'some of the worst' Zeus botnets
The company's Digital Crimes Unit, with an assist from the U.S. Marshals Service, confiscates servers and IP addresses and files civil charges against 39 unknown defendants.
Smart phones for multiple networks? FCC mulls changes.
The commission is considering rule changes that would make smart phones and tablets interoperable with different networks.
Navy's 'Hunger Games' lab will put robots to survival tests
The multiclimate LASR research facility features desert, rain forest and other environments for testing robots and unmanned vehicles in harsh climes.
To hackers, government users are phish in a barrel
Attacks against government systems rose again in 2011, and phishing campaigns were by far the most common source of security incidents, according to US-CERT.
Scrap the warp drive: New test shows neutrinos not faster than light
Experiment finds that neutrinos can keep up with light, but can't go faster, refuting an earlier controversial claim and upholding Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity.
See something, tag something: Crime-reporting app uses images, GPS
West Virginia has released a smart-phone app that lets users take pictures of suspicious activity, add a GPS tag and text, and send it to the state's fusion center anonymously.
Many Megaupload files belong to US gov users, Dotcom says
The file-sharing site's founder, out on bail, says U.S. government officials are among the customers whose files were frozen after the Megaupload bust.
Why so many bad passwords? Because the rules allow them.
In many systems, "Password1" meets the same complexity requirements as "X$nc*(2^4." If you had to remember it, which would you use?
China suspected in Facebook scam against NATO officers
A fake profile for NATO's senior commander lured other officers into accepting a friend request, compromising personal information in the process.
Can simulated attack on NYC power grid bridge the partisan divide?
The demonstration for senators is designed to stress the urgency of passing cybersecurity legislation sooner rather than later.
New Apple tool helps configure, manage iPhones and iPads
The Apple Configurator is designed to help organizations manage large deployments.
5 LulzSec/Anonymous members charged after leader helps FBI
The hacker group's purported leader began helping investigators after his arrest last year, leading to five members being charged March 6.
Anonymous supporters fooled into downloading Zeus malware
A modified link to an attack tool used by the group also delivered the Zeus botnet malware, which steals online banking and Web mail credentials, Symantec reports.
Successful hacks, lost laptops plagued NASA in past year
In 2011 hackers gained "full functional control" of systems at JPL, and a lost laptop held unencrypted control codes for the International Space Station, NASA's IG tells Congress.
25 alleged Anonymous hackers busted in international crackdown
The suspects were arrested after an Interpol-backed investigation. Other Anonymous members retaliated quickly.
DARPA's $40K 'quest' tests social media's ability to help in emergency
The CLIQR Quest Challenge asks participants to use their social media skills to locate QR codes that represent resources crews would need in an emergency.
'Janitor satellite' would clean up space junk
The Swiss Space Center's CleanSpace One project aims to help sweep the orbital paths of dangerous debris, but let's hope it's not one piece at a time.
Can spectrum auction prevent the looming bandwidth deficit?
The plan to auction broadcast spectrum for wireless Internet use benefits just about everyone, but broadcasters might not want to give up their licenses.
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