Firefox — the flag bearer of free software
Mozilla's browser is taking market share away from Microsoft. Sometimes, slow and steady really does win the race.
Tuesday, Nov 16, 2004 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment Microsoft
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The Wal-Mart supremacy
The giant retailer's introduction of RFID technology is forcing other supermarket chains to catch up. But fiddling with data may not be the best survival strategy in the Wal-Mart future.
Monday, Sep 20, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Wal-Mart
When machines breed
Evolvable hardware -- gadgets that design themselves -- can get the job done, even if humans have no idea how they do it.
Thursday, Aug 12, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment
Computer, heal thyself
Why should humans have to do all the work? It's high time machines learned how to take care of themselves.
Monday, Jul 12, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment
Invasion of the spambots
From blog spam to pornbots, new strains of computer programs aimed at pumping up Google page ranks just keep on coming.
Tuesday, Jun 8, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment
Everyone is an editor
In the wacky wiki world, a Web browser is all you need to start contributing. But when the goal is to create an encyclopedia, such democracy has some pitfalls.
Tuesday, Apr 27, 2004 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment
When offshoring goes bad
Not all trips to India are blessed by Krishna: A case study of outsourcing gone awry.
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The curse of the biometric future
There's a market for software that recognizes your face and fingerprints, but also increasing fear that Big Brother will be the one staring hard at your eyes and nose.
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SCO, open source and the world
While a small Utah company launches a frontal assault on free software, the rest of the globe is saying: Gimme some of that!
Monday, Dec 22, 2003 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment Linux
Prowling the ruins of ancient software
Famous programs from just a generation or two ago are in danger of disappearing from human ken, forever.
Wednesday, Jul 30, 2003 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment Copyright
Radio Free Software
Call them hackers of the last computing frontier: The GNU Radio coders believe that any device with a chip should be able to do, well, anything.
Wednesday, Dec 18, 2002 8:30 PM UTCEntertainment Copyright
Profits from piracy
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Thursday, Sep 26, 2002 7:30 PM UTCEntertainment China, Microsoft, Linux, Copyright
“Same job. Different cubicle”
With the promise of stock riches now a distant dream, VA Linux's former programmers keep the open-source faith.
Wednesday, Jul 31, 2002 6:37 PM UTCEntertainment Linux
Totally awesome software?
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Wednesday, May 29, 2002 7:28 PM UTCEntertainment
A unified theory of software evolution
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