
Bob Brown
Bob Brown is the former news editor for Network World.

Toshiba expands recall of laptop battery packs due to burn/fire risk
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an alert warning of laptop battery packs that can overheat, melt

How to find out if your iPhone 6s is eligible for free battery replacement
Certain Apple iPhone 6s devices shutting down even though battery life indicator shows 30 percent

50-plus jaw-dropping Black Friday 2016 tech deals
iPhones, Amazon gadgets, Android tablets, Windows 10 computers, Xbox bundles, big cheap TVs, and other Black Friday 2016 bargains

Bloodiest tech industry layoffs of 2016 so far
IBM, Intel, Microsoft, and VMware are among those that have been cutting their workforces

Blame the smartphone: Injuries pile up, from cat bites to shocks to broken bones
An examination of emergency room reports to Consumer Product Safety Commission tells a hurtful story of people and their smartphones

UC Berkeley makes third data breach disclosure in past 15 months
The institution prides itself on cutting-edge cyber security research

FCC strikes again on Wi-Fi blocking
Hilton and a big electrical contracting company are fined thousands for blocking consumers' Wi-Fi connections

Microsoft researcher: Why Micro Datacenters really matter to mobile's future
And why Distinguished Scientist Victor Bahl says enterprise IT pros should be getting ready for 'cloudlets'

Harvard CISO shares 5 pearls of IT security wisdom
Chief Information Security Officer Christian Hamer, who is responsible for policy and awareness across Harvard University and whose team handles security operations and incident response, took part on a panel last week at the Campus...

Americas are just 2 weeks away from running out of IPv4 addresses
IT pros are urged to upgrade their public-facing websites to IPv6 as soon as possible