WordPress Distressed by Massive DDoS Attack
No one has taken "credit" for the attack, which temporarily knocked out the popular home of almost 18-million blogs.
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Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols, aka sjvn, has been writing about technology and the business of technology since CP/M-80 was the cutting edge PC operating system. SJVN covers networking, Linux, open source, and operating systems.
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Juniper Networks Introduces new Internet Service and Content Provider Architecture
Wondering how your network's core is going to be able to handle tomorrow's ever higher data demands? Juniper Networks thinks it has an answer.
Internet Explorer gains Web browser market share from Firefox
But, at first glance it appears IE 6 (!) that gains the most, while Firefox loses the most. A closer look reveals the truth.
BlackBerry's Android?
No, RIM isn't giving up on its own operating system plans, but there is a report that RIM will be bringing Android applications to its Blackberry PlayBook tablet.
Wires? We don't need no stinking Wires! Gigabit Wi-Fi
Sure, Intel's Thunderbolt with 10Gbps speeds and protocols that support both data transfer and displays sounds great, but why worry with wires connections at all with Gigabit Wi-Fi on its way?
Libya turns off the Internet and the Massacres begin
Once more a country, Libya this time, turns off the Internet and brings out the bayonets. For now, though, Web services, such as bit.ly, which use Libyan domain names, will continue to work.
Bahrain's death toll grows and its Internet slows
Arbor Networks speculates that Bahrain is censoring its Internet as the strife torn nation's death toll climbs.
Freedom Box: Freeing the Internet one Server at a time
Eben Moglen, renowned free-software attorney, has proposed a new open-source software-based approach to the Internet to avoid censorship, network restrictions, and centralized control.
MPEG-LA targets Google's VP8 Video Codec
The Web standard video patent wars heats up as MPEG-LA starts to load its patent gun to shoot at Google's VP8 codec.