Articles by Dice Staff
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iPhone, IE10 Suffer 'Monster' Hacks
[caption id="attachment_17344" align="aligncenter" width="499"] iOS flaw lets attacker take over messaging; IE 10 flaw lets attacker pwn the PC.[/caption] Security researchers announced yesterday… -
Game Developers Crossing the Uncanny Valley
Meet "Ira." Ira isn't an actual human being—he's just a computer model—but you'd be forgiven for not being able to tell the difference. "Not only does Ira look real, but this is all generated in… -
Should This Contractor Have Quit Apple?
Mobile designer Jordan Price thought he’d scored his dream job when he was hired as a design contractor at Apple. He viewed the job as a resume-builder, worthwhile even if he was making less mone… -
HTML5 Development Is on the Upswing
Is it surprising that developers say they love the latest version of HMTL5? That’s what seems to be happening. According to a survey from Sencha, a provider of open source Web application framewo… -
‘Exploding’ Job Offers Fail to Draw Candidates
At a time when more IT professionals are confident about their place in the job market, some employers are trying to nail down candidates with aggressive offers – aggressive as in “make your deci… -
Digital Risk to Cut Up to 745 Fla. Workers
Digital Risk, a Florida-based mortgage risk-analysis software maker, is planning to cut up to 745 full-time positions in the state on April 12, according to the Jacksonville Business Journal. The… -
Silk Road 2 Hacked, $2.5M in User Bitcoin Stolen
Though it crowed about relaunching after FBI raid, Silk Road 2 still struggles. One day after news that darkweb drug-marketplace Utopia was seized by Dutch police comes word that the latest incar… -
Layoffs Hit Bank of America’s Tech Unit
Bank of America is laying off a number of its technology and operations workers, many of them in Charlotte, N.C. The company didn't disclose the number of positions affected, but this is the seco… -
Microsoft’s Diversity at the Top Isn’t a Sea Change
Microsoft, the world’s biggest software company, now has an Indian CEO and African-American board chair, points out Joel Dreyfuss in the Root. But that’s no indication that their appointments sig… -
Google, VMware Put Windows on Chromebook, Cloud
[caption id="attachment_17267" align="aligncenter" width="588"] Google and VMware are trying to take PCs off the desk and leave Windows in the cloud.[/caption] Google and VMware announced a new s…