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Almost all Android phones vulnerable to authentication attack
Researchers at the University of Ulm in Germany have identified a vulnerability in Android that allows an attacker to steal and use authentication credentials on 99% of the phones that are based on Google's operating system. Read More


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Cisco looks to reboot its business model
As Cisco prepares to embark on the largest workforce reduction in its history, company watchers openly wonder if its business model is collapsing. Core markets like switching and routing, with their fat profit margins, were helping fund Cisco's incursions into its 30 or so market adjacencies. Read More

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The coming mobile battle between Android and Windows Phone 7
Can Windows Phone 7 actually become the dominant mobile OS in less than three years? Yes, says Pyramid Research, and the reason is that the smartphone market is global and just beginning. Read More


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This paper looks at how healthcare providers are using wireless LANs creatively to improve patient care and to realize much-needed cost efficiencies. Read now!

Today's innovation smackdown: Diane Greene vs. Page & Brin
Diane Greene was the figurehead for the fledgling VMware as it grew into the market, highlighted by a buyout by EMC. Google's Larry Page and Sergey Brin are the next generation of college students who turned an idea into a billion-dollar enterprise, taking the baton from Bill Gates and Steve Jobs. Cast your vote now! Read More

G.hn home-network backers plan tests next week
The G.hn technology for wired residential networks should be a step closer to consumers' homes after interoperability tests taking place next week. Read More

Facebook fights California privacy push
California is considering legislation that would tighten Facebook's privacy practices, and the social network is not happy about it. Read More


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HP management suite gets more cloud-ready
HP earlier this week took the wraps off Network Management Center (NMC) 9.1, which includes support for multitenant clouds, more automated performance management capabilities and the ability to managed unified communications environments, among other key updates. Read More

iPhone rumored to be coming to Sprint and T-Mobile
A recent research note from Jeffries & Co. analyst Peter Misek last week stated that Apple's next-gen iPhone will be available on both Sprint and T-Mobile by the 2011 holiday shopping season. Read More

Microsoft software satisfaction rating hits record high
Americans are more enamored than ever with Microsoft's software, according to a national customer satisfaction survey released today. Read More

Microsoft adds Chrome support for online Office apps
Microsoft will release the first service pack for Office 2010 in late June, when it will for the first time support Google's Chrome running the suite's online applications using SharePoint 2010, the company said Monday. Read More

IT employment passes 4 million again, regains recession losses
IT employment passed the 4 million mark early this year for the first time in more than three years. Read More



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