Stories by Network World staff

In Pictures: Forget iPhone 5 - 10 top alternatives to Apple

You may have heard: Apple just unveiled a shiny new iPhone, the iPhone 5. But there's so much more to the smartphone world than just iPhones. Here's a list of 10 of the best currently available or coming-soon smartphones to make you forget all about ...

In Pictures: Hot products at VMworld 2012

Click through all the products being released at VMworld in San Francisco this week

In Pictures: What if tech stars lived in the Batman universe?

Photoshop Fun: When technology and comics merge in an alternate universe

How Android stacks up

Android device activations have skyrocketed lately, and now average around 850,000 a day. That's quite a leap from the first quarter of 2010, when Android activations were averaging a mere 65,000 per day. Android is currently the most popular mobile ...

In Pictures: Looking back at the Windows XP era

The tech world has changed out of all recognition since Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system’s release

In Pictures: A look back at future tech - Vintage Commodore computer ads

Recalling classic computers upon the passing of Commodore International founder Jack Tramiel

In Pictures: 15 MIT research projects that will make you say ‘whoa’

Transportation, healthcare, fashion and more get the MIT treatment

In Pictures: Critical milestones in Cisco history

Cisco: From its Catalyst 6500 Ethernet switch rollout to 2011's 'transformation,' the networking giant has a rich history

In Pictures: First look at Firefox 11 browser

No earth-shaking changes, but Mozilla’s minor Firefox upgrades could add up

In Pictures: Useful security threat data advisory tools

Check out these browser-based tools to keep up on the latest cyber security threats

In Pictures: First look at the new iPad - What's new, unchanged and still missing

A rundown of the Apple tablet's key features

Web sites are stealing browser histories

Certain Web sites probe visiting browsers for data that can be used to help criminals craft phishing attacks that compromise the accounts of online banking customers, researchers have found.

Novell through the years

1979: Novell Data Systems is founded in Provo, Utah, as a maker of computers and disk operating systems.

2010 Cool Yule tools - Top 11 portable entertainment gift ideas

The days of having multiple devices for listening to music or watching movies is basically over – Apple dominates the market so much so that it’s hard to find interesting devices that don’t immediately compare themselves to the iPod or the iPad. So a...

2010 tech industry graveyard

An ongoing list of IT companies, technologies and ideas killed off or headed for the end of life (with maybe an occasional one that comes back to life).