Computer Science and Software Engineering
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Students often ask for a list of interesting websites providing articles on IT, internetworking, and security.I hope that you find something interesting here. If you have another IT news website, that you think would interest others, please let us know.
Chris McDonald.February 2020.
- Slashdot -
News for nerds, stuff that matters.
About 30 articles per day, on science, technology, critiques of contemporary IT practices, and IT's impact on society and the law. - Hacker News
(a.k.a. Y-Combinator)
About 500, yes 500, articles per day, on just about anything related to computing and technology. Not curated, many articles are repeated throughout a day, and you could waste a lot of time here. - AndroidCentral News -
news and reviews about Android hardware, software, and rumours.
About 50 articles per day, mostly focused on smartphones and Android apps. - Appleinsider -
news and reviews about Apple hardware, software, and rumours.
About 15 articles per day, often showing their bias toward all things Apple, and having to fight battles with similarly over-excited Android users. - Ars Technica -
(not a typo) Both a daily news website, and one providing exceptionally detailed reviews of new products. - cnet -
a general IT news site.
About 100 articles per day, often focusing on bigger companies, such as Apple, Google, IBM, Microsft; and IT product reviews. - Engadget -
...the definitive guide to this connected life.
About 50 articles per day, focusing on gadgets, smartphone, devices, new hardware releases, emerging uses of technology. - Google's Technology news
About 30 distinct news stories per day. Automatically generated ranked lists of headlines and links to IT news, no commentary. - Linux Today -
news about the Linux operating systems and applications.
About 15 articles per day, a bit too much Microsoft bashing. - The Register -
Networks section,
Security section
News about Internetworking, computer security, and government policies. About 50 articles per day, not too technical. - Whirlpool
An Australia Forum website with many categories of discussion, including broadband, the NBN, Australia's IT industry, and ISPs. - ZDNet (Australia) -
a general IT news site.
About 30 articles per day, often focusing on bigger companies, such as Apple, Google, IBM, Microsft, NBN; and the changing IT and online security/privacy landscape.
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