Friday 15 July 2011

Latest iPhone 5 rumors: The more we hear, the less we know

The Best of 'Damn You, Autocorrect' | MaaS confusion: "As-a-service" gets out of hand

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Latest iPhone 5 rumors: The more we hear, the less we know
The iPhone 5 will be two phones. It will be cheaper. It may not be ready in September. It will be on Sprint. And T-Mobile. It will have prepaid voice plans. It will be red. Read More


RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO Perspective

Redraw Your Technology Roadmap
Get inside the trio of mega-trends in mobility, IT consumerization and cloud computing. "Cloud" has transformed from last year's buzzword to this year's reality. You will hear Boston IT leaders' advice on how to adapt to the demands of our new hyper-connected world at CIO Perspectives Boston – July 20, 2011. Click to continue

WHITE PAPER: Lumension

Think Your AntiVirus Software is Working? Think Again
Even though most organizations use anti-virus (AV), more and more are succumbing to attacks. Before you think about simply renewing your AV subscription, you might want to stop and think again. Download this white paper to learn more. Read More Today!

The Best of 'Damn You, Autocorrect'
Smartphones try to predict or correct words in the text messages people type, sometimes with disastrous results. Here are some of the best text-messaging gaffes submitted to damnyouautocorrect.com. Read More

MaaS confusion: "As-a-service" gets out of hand
While researching a story on cloud computing and management, I was reintroduced to the term "management-as-a-service," and I had to laugh. Read More

Anti-rantifesto: Why free software and free culture aren't the same
Nina Paley, a professional illustrator and animator, has produced a fairly energetic rantifesto arguing that the "four freedoms" of the Free Software Foundation (FSF) should apply to free cultural works as well. While that might be nice, I think Paley is way off base. Read More


WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies

The Most Important Metric for your VMs
The management tools selected to support virtualization is essential to the ability of IT to grow the virtual environment without proportionately increasing the staff to manage all of the new physical host servers and their guest VMs. Learn More

Digitally altered broadcast of fireworks sparks debate in Boston
Maybe you watched the CBS telecast of Boston's Fourth of July fireworks and enjoyed the shots that showed pyrotechnics exploding behind Fenway Park, Quincy Market and the State House. Well, those shots were not real; CBS created them through digital sleight of hand. Read More

New college grads doing better at the pay window
Of course, many a recent college grad would be unfamiliar with the concept of a pay window, but that's neither here nor there. Read More

Imagine the consequences of this blog post not being saved!
We've all seen reports on the zettabytes of digital data now in existence, but the really imposing challenge is how to keep that stuff (or at least the most useful stuff) safe for later reading, including the oodles of data on the Web and Internet. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Five Steps to Successful IT Consolidation
Download this paper by Riverbed and discover a clear 5-step approach to making sure every consolidation project is successful. Read Now.

A conversation with Jayshree Ullal CEO, Arista Networks
I decided to reach out to a few CEO beginning with Jayshree Ullal, CEO of Arista Networks. I appreciate that she took the time to answer my questions. I hope it provides some perspective on the market, company and the CEO herself. Read More

Ballmer, Branson headline Microsoft's partner conference
Windows Phone, cloud and office product updates on tap from Microsoft. Read More

They ARE Listening: Law Enforcement Wiretapping Jumps 34%
They are listening. They are intercepting more phone calls, text messages, and computer transmissions than ever. In fact, 96% of all authorized wiretaps in 2010 were for "portable devices." The 2009 wiretap report showed that police wiretaps shot up 26%, but law enforcement authorized wiretapping jumped another 34% in 2010. Read More

HP calls Oracle's secrecy claim a 'cheap shot'
Hewlett-Packard and Oracle continued to throw mud at each other in an ugly court battle over Oracle's decision to drop support for Itanium, in which each side has accused the other of publicity stunts and unwarranted secrecy. Read More

Mobile Payments: Don't Buy into It
Hackers are counting on all of us to use our smartphones for purchases, so don't buy into this ill-equipped technology, writes Bill Snyder of CIO.com. Mobile phones are simply not secure enough yet to be used like a credit card. Read More



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Where do you think cloud computing is headed? This survey enables you to share your views on some potential future events, trends and technology changes driven by cloud computing. By compiling the shared knowledge, opinions and insights of survey participants, everyone will get a clearer view on which changes and trends are more, or less, likely to actually occur. That knowledge will be invaluable in helping you shape your private, public and hybrid cloud strategy and plans for the future.Take the survey.

GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS
Up for grabs from the Subnets: Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of IPv6 for Enterprise Networks books. Microsoft Subnet: A set of classes for a Microsoft Cert from Webucator and Polycom videoconferencing system. Enter here.

SLIDESHOWS

Five potential Facebook killers
The social networking scene is constantly in flux. Facebook is at the top of the heap right now, but challengers are springing up all the time, hoping to leverage the next big wave into a lucrative IPO. Here are five social media sites that are creating a buzz.

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  6. IETF mulls IPv6 for home networking
  7. Google warns businesses: Hands off Google+ ... for now
  8. Microsoft patent division taking cash from at least 5 Android vendors
  9. PDFs that exploit iPhone, iPad zero-day available on the Web
  10. Verizon grabs nearly a third of iPhone market share, analytics firm says

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