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The Tech industry just can't seem to get a break, losing  Dennis Richie, the father of C. Plus, the air force states there's nothing to worry about with regard to that virus attacking their drones. Unrelated, but stress-inducing none-the-less, The LA Times reports on the rise of BYOD - unless you're in Australia which just put a block on Galaxy tablets. At least there is one sigh of relief - BlackBerry service are now fully restored. Get all the details after the jump.

Dennis Ritchie, Father of C and Co-Developer of Unix, Dies - Wired

Linus Torvalds once said, in reference to the development of Linux, that he “had hoisted [himself] up on the shoulders of giants.” Among those giants, Dennis Ritchie (aka dmr) was likely the tallest. Ritchie, the creator of the C programming language and co-developer of the Unix operating system passed away on October 8 at the age of 70, leaving a legacy that casts a very long shadow.

Air Force says drone computer virus poses 'no threat' - LA Times

Concerns last week that combat drone aircraft were compromised by a computer virus were dismissed by the U.S. Air Force.

CTIA: Bring your own device to work - ZDNet

If you still can't use your own iPhone or Android smartphone for work, things may be changing.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Blocked In Australia By Courts - Information Week

Apple has managed to score a preliminary injunction against Samsung that prevents the Korean company from selling its Galaxy Tab in Australia.

BlackBerry: 'We've now restored full services' - CNN

All BlackBerry service has been restored following the largest network outage in that smartphone's history, Research in Motion executives said in a conference call on Thursday morning.