If IBM's Watson machine defeats people on TV's Jeopardy this week, does that mean that computers are smarter than humans? Maybe not. But the performance could...Technology Review From ACM Opinion | February 15, 2011
Before Egypt turned off the Internet, the country had received increasingly high marks from leading analysis firms as a promising offshore outsourcing destination...Egypt's rapid descent into chaos contrasts with what analysts said just before it happened. From ACM News | February 2, 2011
In January 1986, Basit and Amjad Alvi, sibling programmers living near the main train station in Lahore, Pakistan, wrote a piece of code to safeguard the latest...The New York Times From ACM Opinion | January 28, 2011
With the amount of disk space available to the modern programmer, and the lack of parental supervision in most...George V. Neville-Neil From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2011
Revisiting the need to educate professionals to defend against malware in its various guises.George Ledin From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2011
Cyberterrorism is a concept that appears recurrently in contemporary media. This coverage is particularly interesting...Maura Conway From Communications of the ACM | February 1, 2011
While the secret for Apple's success seems patently obvious to most&meash;as obvious as the form and function of the iPhone 4—a more subtle reason is the company's...CNET From ACM Opinion | January 24, 2011
There is a growing sentiment among security researchers that the programmers behind the Stuxnet attack may not have been the super-elite cadre of developers that...Threat Post From ACM Opinion | January 19, 2011
Wolfram Research, a software company with deep mathematical and scientific expertise, is expanding to the broad education market with a range of mobile apps.CNET From ACM News | January 18, 2011
India's design industry is facing a "quality gap" with regard to talent, says Rahul Arya of Cadence Design Systems Inc. in Bangalore, India. The Hindu From ACM Opinion | January 13, 2011
High-frequency trading networks, which complete stock market transactions in microseconds, are vulnerable to manipulation by hackers who can inject tiny amounts...InfoWorld From ACM News | January 7, 2011
Here is how Jon Leibowitz, chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, describes the current state of affairs on the Internet: "Say I’m walking through a mall...Newsweek From ACM Opinion | January 4, 2011
You want to know how to get my attention?" Jason Kalich asked the audience rhetorically. "First off, don't bring me a good...Phillip G. Armour From Communications of the ACM | January 1, 2011
In the personal-computer industry, where things change fast, one fact has been a constant for years: There are two major, mainstream operating systems for consumers...The Wall Street Journal From ACM News | December 16, 2010
If there were a Mt. Rushmore of computer gaming, John Carmack's head would not only be on it, it would have the highest polygon count.Arstechnica From ACM Opinion | December 3, 2010