Java’s HotSpot virtual machine could be fitted with a race-detection tool and other monitoring capabilities, under a proposal being floated in the OpenJDK community. A data race in a Java program makes the program incorrectly…
Cisco predicts nearly 5 zettabytes of IP traffic…
Cisco foresees a massive buildup of IP traffic – 4.8 zettabytes per year by 2022, which is over three times the 2017 rate – lead by the increased use of IoT device traffic, video, and…
WhatsApp at work: Companies grapple with a popular…
Popular consumer technology often makes the jump from the personal to the professional. AOL Instant Messenger, the iPhone and Facebook, for example, started off as consumer apps and devices and quickly gained ground in the…
Best Bluetooth speakers: Reviews and buying advice
There was a time when Bluetooth speakers were like jelly beans: They were cheap, they all looked the same, and they were invariably of dubious quality. Times have changed. Every major audio manufacturer has at…
Mozilla’s 2017 expenses grew twice the rate of…
Mozilla's revenue in 2017 increased by 8% over the year prior but expenses shot up more than twice that, by 17%, during the same period.Most of the $562 million in revenue for the Mozilla Foundation…
Best VPN services of 2018: Reviews and buying…
Choosing the right virtual private network (VPN) service is no simple task. A VPN should keep your internet usage private and secure, but not every service handles your data in the same way. Just look…
AWS adds blockchain and time-series databases
Amazon has spent more than a decade trying to free itself of Oracle’s “one database to rule them all” approach, something Amazon snidely calls “clunky” and “old guard.” Not content to unshackle just itself, Amazon…
WeWork halts rollout of Alexa for Business
One of Amazon's flagship Alexa for Business customers - office rental company WeWork - has reportedly called time on its trial of the virtual assistant technology.WeWork was highlighted as an early adopter of the technology…
Chrome OS: Tips, tools, and other Chromebook intelligence
Google's Chrome OS platform sure has come a long way.From the early days, when Chrome OS was little more than an experimental "browser in a box," to today — with the platform powering first-class hardware…