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Extra reading
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.
- 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 600, yes 600, articles per day,
on just about anything related to computing, technology,
and the computing's impact on society.
Not curated, many articles are repeated throughout a day,
and you could easily waste a lot of time here (I do).
- Ars Technica - (not a typo)
Both a daily news website, and one providing exceptionally detailed
reviews of new products.
About 15 new articles on weekdays.
- 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.
- 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.
- phoronix -
news about the Linux and open-source.
About 15 articles per day,
often with very detailed discussions on Linux source code.
- 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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