| Microsoft adds quick fix tech to patching; Cisco lays off hundreds
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate short-term, quick fix technologies to thwart malware that is already actively exploiting vulnerabilities. Also, Cisco reportedly laid off up to 700 employees Thursday from its San Jose headquarters. (5:16) 10 iPhone Games You Gotta Have
Simply the 10 best iPhone/iPod touch games so far! Military spends $155M for the nucleus of future wireless networks
The central component to the military's bulletproof IP wireless network strategy is now in place. Raytheon this week was awarded $24.4 million of what could end up being a $155 million contract to develop the key technology, known as MAINGATE, that will link disparate military wireless networks. Microsoft working on quick-fix capability for IT patch tools
Under the dark cloud of recent zero-day attacks, Microsoft is quickly working to update its enterprise patching tools to incorporate short-term, quick fix technologies to thwart malware that is already actively exploiting vulnerabilities. China's Internet users outnumber U.S. population
China's Internet users have surpassed the U.S. population in number, and more Chinese than ever are using e-commerce and accessing the Web through mobile phones, according to official statistics. Why would Microsoft patent a 'butt hinge with butt straps'?
Not that I was losing sleep or anything, but the question in my blog headline -- "Why does the maker of Windows hold a patent on a door hinge? -- had gone unanswered since Dec. 14, 2006. Now, thanks to the inventor's grandson, we are able to put this mystery to rest. $27k to get close to Gundam!
A charity auction ends for the chance to meet the Tokyo Gundam eye-to-eye. High-tech toys at the Tokyo Toy Show 2009
From high-tech pets to a Doraemon robot, the Tokyo Toy Show 2009 has lots to attract the gadget fan. Twisted Pair: Power Users Have Big Hands
Comptuerworld's Matt Hamblen sits in the co-host this week and chats with Keith about the Twitter e-mail hack, whether Nokia can become Number 1 in the U.S, and the gadget that will revolutionize human relationships forever (it's not a cat or dog translator). (51:40) Latest wireless goings-on at Duke University
From cellular to Wi-Fi to two-way radio to FMC, Duke University is working toward consolidating its many and varied wireless networks and applications. In this way, the Durham, N.C., university is becoming a strong role model for making integrated decisions that span disparate wireless technologies across an enterprise. A present from Bill Gates: Physics videos
Bill Gates and Microsoft Research have joined forces on a new website featuring the physics lectures of Richard Feynman, as presented at Cornell University in 1964. The dapper and brilliant Feynman waxes eloquent on topics such as the Law of Gravitation and Symmetry in Physical Law. No mention of Windows from the ones I checked out. 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 | 
The number of botnets has grown from about 1,500 two years ago to 3,500 today.
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