Tech Tattoos: The Good, the Bad, and the R U SRS?! Would you tattoo the Apple Safari logo on your forearm? What about a USB symbol? Get ready to see some of the worst (and best) tech tattoos around. Ericsson enters bidding for Nortel wireless business Ericsson has joined the bidding for Nortel's CDMA and LTE wireless assets, joining Nokia Siemens and private equity firm MatlinPatterson. Another painful quarter: are Microsoft's cash-cow days over? As expected, Microsoft has posted one of the most painful quarters in the company's history and its year-end results were also bleak. New tool helps reconstruct attacks that don't leave traces on hard drives Certain attacks that leave no trace on computer hard drives may be discoverable using a new tool that will be demonstrated at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas next week. Do you have any idea how much money you're wasting on international wireless services? For a lot of companies, just a few users working or traveling overseas can rack up the bulk of cellular spending, for both voice and, increasingly, data. R&D 100 list features Intel netbook processors and artificial retinas R&D Magazine's annual list of 100 big tech advances isn't too heavy on network technologies, but Intel's netbook-powering Atom processors and RFinity's Mobile Open-Encryption Platform for securing mobile e-commerce did earn honors. 25% of firms suffer social-network phishing attacks Cybercriminals are increasing the number of attacks on social networks, says Sophos. Are Green Phones a Groundbreaker or a Gimmick? Cell phone manufacturers don't have the greatest reputation for environmental awareness, but now they are jump-starting programs to improve their standing by lessening their carbon footprint. Perhaps the biggest leap is the introduction of green phones--cell phones composed of recycled materials and designed for greater energy efficiency. July Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away 15 copies each of books on Enterprise Web 2.0 and Building a Greener Data Center; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons to one lucky reader and 15 copies of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Reporting Services Unleashed. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries July 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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