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	Meraki adds routing to Wi-Fi cloud portfolio Cloud networking is taking off and could help enterprises unify their wireless and wired network operations in new, economical and convenient ways. Read More WHITE PAPER: Lumension 3 Strategies to Protect Endpoints from Risky Applications The next generation of critical threats besetting IT organizations are originating within the application layer. To truly address the risks posed by these applications, organizations need to adopt a layered strategy that includes antivirus, patch and configuration management, and application control. Read More In this Issue "Stealing Wi-Fi" isn't about Wi-Fi Bold move: BlackBerry Dakota photo, specs leaked 12 geekiest snow and ice sculptures Jon Stewart: Long national iPhone nightmare is over 2011's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Sprint issues mysterious, magical invite for Feb. 7 Survey finds big 2011 surge in enterprise mobile apps RIM plans cloud-based BlackBerry Enterprise Server BlackBerry PlayBook tablet poses big challenge for RIM iFixit tears apart a Windows phone and finds Nexus One hardware Android's on-screen keyboard alternatives Android: The next generation All iPhones reported to get Personal Hotspot with iOS v. 4.3 Verizon iPhone impact on Android may be a wash FAQ: What you need to know about the Verizon iPhone 4 Wi-Fi network designed to tackle Sundance crowds Is this a BlackBerry "Dakota" I see before me? WEBCAST: IBM How much network downtime can your business tolerate? Join this IBM broadcast to learn how to manage and improve network configuration activity to keep your networks running, in compliance and generating revenue. View Now "Stealing Wi-Fi" isn't about Wi-Fi Helen Rubenstein wants everyone to be neighborlyThe New York Times has an Op-Ed "contribution" from Helen Rubenstein, who fondly reminisces about how, for years, she piggybacked on her neighbors unsecured Wi-Fi connection to tackle her first freelance writing assignments, file her taxes, stream episodes of "Friday Night Lights," and, "speedily reply to student e-mails, video-chat with my sister, keep abreast of the latest literary hoo-ha, 'like'... Read More Bold move: BlackBerry Dakota photo, specs leaked Boy Genius Report has published an exclusive look at a new RIM BlackBerry smartphone dubbed the Dakota that strikes a resemblance to the original BlackBerry Bold device in terms of design style. Read More 12 geekiest snow and ice sculptures When the going gets cold, the Linux, Mac, Star Wars and other geeks get creative Read More Jon Stewart: Long national iPhone nightmare is over The Daily Show led off Tuesday night's episode with a segment during which host Jon Stewart celebrated the "Freedom!!!" now being offered Apple iPhone users who want to switch from AT&T's network to Verizon's. Read More 2011's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Read More WEBCAST: Adobe Turn Unrealistic Deadlines into Realistic Deadlines Adobe Acrobat X can help give your team the power to turn unrealistic deadlines into realistic deadlines.Join the Adobe Acrobat X software webinar and go from under pressure to overachieving. Learn More Sprint issues mysterious, magical invite for Feb. 7 The one-upmanship between carriers will continue Feb. 7, as Sprint has issued an invitation to a press event in New York City featuring magician David Blaine and "yet another industry first" from Sprint. Read More Survey finds big 2011 surge in enterprise mobile apps A survey of 250 IT managers finds that 9 out of 10 are planning this year to dramatically expand the number of mobile applications deployed at their companies. Read More RIM plans cloud-based BlackBerry Enterprise Server Research in Motion will launch a cloud-based capability for its popular BlackBerry Enterprise Server by the end of 2011, RIM officials said. Read More BlackBerry PlayBook tablet poses big challenge for RIM Research in Motion showed off its upcoming 7-in. PlayBook tablet today in Boston, arguing that the device can bridge the consumer and enterprise market for tablets. Read More iFixit tears apart a Windows phone and finds Nexus One hardware In the iFixit Teardown, the HTC Surround (a device based on Microsoft's new Windows Phone 7 mobile operating system) was found to contain hardware similar to the Android-based Nexus One. Read More DOWNLOAD: Qualys Inc. QualysGuard Security & Compliance Suite Trial The 14-day Trial includes: • Unlimited network mapping and discovery • Unlimited network perimeter scans • PCI Compliance scanning • Web application security scanning • IT security policy creation, scanning and reporting Sign up for your free trial today! Learn more! Android's on-screen keyboard alternatives There are many ways to get text into your Android device; here are the best Read More Android: The next generation CES 2011 was a sea of Android smartphones and tablets, but only a few stand out as the technology innovators Read More All iPhones reported to get Personal Hotspot with iOS v. 4.3 All iPhones will reportedly have the Personal Hotspot capability similar to what Verizon Wireless announced on Tuesday for its iPhone coming Feb. 10. Read More Verizon iPhone impact on Android may be a wash Some analysts say the iPhone 4G on Verizon Wireless will cannibalize Google Android smartphone sales across various carriers including AT&T early on, while others disagreed. Read More FAQ: What you need to know about the Verizon iPhone 4 After years of rumors, there finally really is a version of the iPhone that runs on Verizon Wireless's network. Verizon announced today that the iPhone 4 will be available beginning Feb. 10. In most respects, it's the same iPhone 4 that AT&T has sold since last summer. But there are some differences in the phone as well as in the Verizon network and capabilities. Read More Wi-Fi network designed to tackle Sundance crowds When the annual Sundance Film Festival lands in Park City, Utah, the movers and shakers of Hollywood demand a lot more wireless capacity than the mountain town of 8,000 residents normally needs. Read More Is this a BlackBerry "Dakota" I see before me? Photos and spec of a beefed-up Bold appear onlinePhotos of what reportedly is the next BlackBerry smartphone, code-named Dakota, have surfaced on BoyGeniusReport.com, along with the handheld's purported specs. Essentially, Dakota seems to be a beefed up BlackBerry Bold. The handset is for GSM/GPRS/EDGE and UMTS networks; includes a 5-megapixel camera with HD video recording. The photo shows a device very like the current Bold product family, with... Read More
	BECOME AN INSIDER Get premium content, in-depth reviews, practical tips and exclusive research. All for just signing up. Sign up for free today. SLIDESHOWS 12 geekiest snow and ice sculptures Not all tech weenies hunker down indoors when the snow starts piling up and the ice coats the streets. Some put on their mittens and boots and go to work creating fantastic snow and ice sculptures celebrating their tech favorites. 2011's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Our fifth annual collection of the year's "geekiest anniversaries" kicks off with The Mentor's "Hacker's Manifesto" and includes such memorable characters as Captain Midnight and Ferris Bueller, institutions the likes of the IETF and Spy magazine, and inventions like the Super Soaker and disposable camera. MOST-READ STORIES Windows on verge of dropping below 90% market share Verizon iPhone antenna redesign may thwart 'death grip,' says expert Facebook, Google, Yahoo commit to 'World IPv6 Day' trial Apple is professional Linux Android OS in 2011: 12 developments to keep Apple nervous Microsoft guy slams "President of the United States of Google" Google pays record bounty for Chrome bug Facebook wants to issue your Internet driver's license Investment firm dumps Cisco stock over human rights issues Is this a BlackBerry "Dakota" I see before me?
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