iPhone 4 "bursts into flames!" (Maybe); No more Mr. Nice IT Guy

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	iPhone 4 "bursts into flames!" Probably the antenna. The Boy Genius Report reports that an iPhone 4 "burst into flames".They have photos, helpfully provided by "One of our very close AT&T sources" [translation: a retail store clerk] of the melted USB cable and the scorched 30-pin dock connector at the bottom of the phone. The phone was connected via its USB cable to the owner's computer. Read More WHITE PAPER: Shoretel TCO Whitepaper Comparing competing solutions on equal footing can be difficult. We also know that a system with the lowest purchase price may not have the lowest total cost of ownership (TCO) over the lifespan of the IP unified communications system. To help with your comparison, learn the 12 cost components that must be incorporated in any TCO analysis. Read more! In this Issue No more Mr. Nice IT Guy Kicking distracted driving up a notch Researchers tout new weapon in Internet censorship arms race RIM patent antagonist NTP sues Apple, Google, others over wireless email technology Microsoft beefs up MS Office Doc.com Facebook app Cisco warns attendees that the Cisco Live database was hacked Cisco Considers IOS for Cert Self Study Supreme Court on patents: "less than pellucid" VIDEO: IBM Smarter Data Management Integrated Data Management provides the capability to manage systems that require integration across different environments which span technologies, combine custom and packaged applications that may vary significantly in age, and are managed by a team of individuals who may or may not be in the same building. Learn More No more Mr. Nice IT Guy Today IT mostly finds itself in an uncomfortable situation. To recycle a much over-used metaphor, IT has been caught in a perfect storm created by budgets that are collapsing or barely staying level, increasing internal demand for solutions to improve line of business financials, and external services that undermine IT's authority and the integrity of internal solutions. Read More Kicking distracted driving up a notch Headed west on the Massachusetts Turnpike, I pass a car being operated by a young woman who has both hands firmly on the steering wheel, just like they teach when you get your license. Rather than the classic 10 o'clock-2 o'clock positioning, however, hers are clamped more like 11:45 and 12:15, or the optimum setup for thumb-texting on whatever device it was she had balanced in between. And texting... Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper A New Look at Defragmenting While advanced storage infrastructures add additional layers of abstraction between applications and devices, they do not eliminate the need to solve fragmentation. This paper reviews different strategies for eliminating fragmentation and details a new approach that prevents fragmentation from occurring in the first place. Read Now Researchers tout new weapon in Internet censorship arms race Trying to get out in front of what they call a censorship arms race, a team of researchers has come up with technology that lets users exchange messages through heavily censored networks in countries such as China and North Korea in hidden cha Read More RIM patent antagonist NTP sues Apple, Google, others over wireless email technology The patent company that forced RIM into a XXX dollar settlement is now taking aim at much bigger targets: Apple, Google and other smartphone makers.NTP is a company that acquires and holds patents, but doesn't build anything, except legal cases against those it charges with infringing its intellectual property inventory. Read More DOWNLOAD: Brocade 802.11n and Higher Education WLAN Opportunities The introduction of 802.11n provides a holistic opportunity for universities to upgrade the network edge. Discover how higher education institutions can: * Maximize the value of their wireless networks. * Significantly reduce CapEx and OpEx. * Remain confident in their wireless LAN performance, security and reliability Read more! Microsoft beefs up MS Office Doc.com Facebook app If you haven't checked out Microsoft's beta project, Docs.com, the time has come to do so. Today, Microsoft greatly expanded the capabilities of this app that allows Facebook users to upload and share Microsoft Office Web documents. Docs.com was first announced in April, but today the team added some heavy-duty features to bring it from interesting to truly useful.Specifically, Docs.com users can... Read More Cisco warns attendees that the Cisco Live database was hacked I, along with thousands of others, received an interesting e-mail from Cisco this morning warning me that details about me seem to have wound up in the hands of unauthorized people. Cisco Subnet editor, Julie Bort, also received an e-mail tip from a reader about the situation. You know I have many thoughts and opinions to share, but before I get into that, here's the e-mail in full. Please note that... Read More Cisco Considers IOS for Cert Self Study Most of you regular readers probably remember a post from a few weeks ago, when we collectively listed questions for me to ask of the folks at Learning@Cisco, while at the Networkers conference. The very next day, I heard from someone in that group, offering an interview with Fred Weiller, director of marketing with Learning@Cisco. Wow! Really Wow! I was surprised and pleased. Today I'll hit the answers... Read More Supreme Court on patents: "less than pellucid" U.S. Supreme Court patent decision in Bilski case satisfies no one, except perhaps patent lawyers. Read More
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