Koreantoast writes “As part of a broader, chilling Chinese crackdown on Internet dissent, Chinese blogger Charles Xue appeared on Chinese state television in handcuffs on Sunday, denouncing his blog and praising government censorship. He ‘confessed’ to becoming drunk on the accumulated power of his Weibo blog, which peaked at 12 million followers, and confessed to…

Retail media and downloads will no longer be upgrade-only……

You can move your account’s home directory to a new location on your hard drive, or to a different drive altogether…….

Rising open source tide carries all boats, IBM hopes……

Justin Shaffer, who arrived at the social network after his startup was acquired in 2010, is leaving as the company purportedly struggles to figure out how to run video ads without alienating users…….

Adobe has partnered with Adonit to create cloud pens and rulers to facilitate Creative Cloud usage on tablets…….

Researchers soon will unveil an imaging method that documents developing tumors at the molecular level…….

New submitter urdak writes “At CloudOpen in New Orleans, KVM veterans Avi Kivity and Dor Laor revealed their latest venture, a new open-source (BSD license) operating system named OSv. OSv can run existing Linux programs and runtime environments such as a JVM, but unlike Linux, OSv was designed from the ground up to run efficiently…

Angry Verizon customers attack Verizon for refusing to activate SIM cards for their LTE-ready Nexus 7 tablets…….

If you’re in the market for a new microwave, but feel overwhelmed by the choices — don’t despair. We’re here to break it all down for you…….