Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Pictures from the early, awkward days of "portable" computing

Getting chipped: Why one privacy-obsessed editor is testing an NFC chip implant

Exposing the source: 15 pieces of classic software whose code is now accessible

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October 28, 2014

Pictures from the early, awkward days of "portable" computing

You kids today are spoiled by your modern-day razor-thin ultrabooks. Come take a look portable technology that required some muscle.

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Issue highlights

1. Getting chipped: Why one privacy-obsessed editor is testing an NFC chip implant

2. Exposing the source: 15 pieces of classic software whose code is now accessible

3. Google shakeup puts Sundar Pichai in charge of...almost everything

4. FTC: AT&T promised unlimited data, but throttled mobile customers

5. Secretive, unblockable Verizon perma-cookies kick up privacy concerns

6. Twelve great features in Android 5.0 Lollipop

7. Is the $200 HP Windows Stream laptop a Chromebook killer?

8. 10 things you need to know about the Lenovo Yoga tablet

9. WIN THIS BOOK: Help Your Kids with Computer Coding

Getting chipped: Why one privacy-obsessed editor is testing an NFC chip implant

René Schoemaker got chipped together with nine other volunteers during the IT Innovation Day organized by IDG Netherlands. The group will spend the next 12 months testing the use of an NFC chip in their daily lives. READ MORE

Exposing the source: 15 pieces of classic software whose code is now accessible

The source code behind proprietary software doesn't always remain hidden forever. Here are a number of examples where the code behind well-known applications has come to light. READ MORE

Google shakeup puts Sundar Pichai in charge of...almost everything

Larry Page looks to invigorate the aging company, putting Pichai largely in control. READ MORE

FTC: AT&T promised unlimited data, but throttled mobile customers

Mobile customers who exceeded a monthly data cap had their connections slowed by as much as 90 percent, the agency says. READ MORE

Secretive, unblockable Verizon perma-cookies kick up privacy concerns

Verizon is messing with your web traffic sent via its wireless network, and that has security researchers troubled. READ MORE

Twelve great features in Android 5.0 Lollipop

In today's Android roundup: Twelve of the best features in Android 5.0 Lollipop. Plus: Google releases its Google Fit health app, and popular music app djay 2 is now available for Android. READ MORE

Is the $200 HP Windows Stream laptop a Chromebook killer?

Chromebooks have been the bargain-basement go-to for many budget-minded buyers. But that may change with the release of an HP $200 Windows 8 laptop that could be a Chromebook killer. We've got specs and details. READ MORE

10 things you need to know about the Lenovo Yoga tablet

Lenovo's Yoga Tablet 10 HD+ features an industrial design that makes it stand out from the crowd of other Android tablets. READ MORE

WIN THIS BOOK: Help Your Kids with Computer Coding

We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. But hurry! The drawing ends Friday. READ MORE

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