IBM Marks 60 Years of Magnetic Tape Innovation

This year marks the 60th anniversary of IBM's magnetic tape innovation that solved the brittle tape dilemma and catapulted data storage from paper punch cards into the era of modern computing. On May 15, <a href='http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Data-Stora...

Google Patches 20 Chrome 19 Security Vulnerabilities, Adds Tab Synching

Google plugs 20 security holes in its new Chrome 19 release and adds a new tab synchronization feature into the mix. It also handed out $16,500 to security researchers who ferreted out the flaws.

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook Is Ready for Its Close-Up

Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Ultrabook officially debuted May 15, perhaps indicating that- despite jokes to the press about being the world's second-largest PC maker but having little brand-name recognition in the United States- it's ready f...

Attackers Hit Human Rights, Foreign Policy Web Sites With Drive-by Exploits

The Shadowserver Foundation reported that attackers are leveraging Adobe Flash Player and Java vulnerabilities to target human rights groups and political think-tanks with drive-by exploits to infect visitors.

Google's Android Strategy Looks to Limit Wireless Carriers: Report

Google plans to sell unlocked Android smartphones directly to customers and cut out wireless carriers. The company also plans to work with several manufacturers at once on new Nexus devices, according to a report.

MongoDB Driver Delivers Effective Support for Node.js

In this review eWEEK Labs takes a look at the features and performance of the MongoDB driver for Node.js and finds that experienced developers will benefit from the 1.0 release.

Cisco: Enterprises Are Embracing BYOD

Executives see significant business benefits of the consumerization of IT, though they admit there also are security and IT support concerns as well, according to a Cisco study.