Monday, November 21, 2011

Do you give up a reasonable expectation of privacy by carrying a cell phone?

Barnes & Noble Blows The Lid Off Microsoft's Android Patent Squeeze | Users prefer older iPhones over newer Android devices

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Do you give up a reasonable expectation of privacy by carrying a cell phone?
As seen at a secret conference open only to law enforcement and intelligence agencies, vendors offered cell phone capturing equipment and lessons about location tracking via mobile phones. Does it, however, violate the Fourth Amendment? Read More


WEBCAST: Quest Software

The Business Impact of a Poor User Experience
Don't miss this informative webcast exploring the value of monitoring web application performance from the user perspective and gain access to a free whitepaper "Monitoring Web Application Performance from the User Perspective" at the end of the presentation! View Now!

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed

Business Value with Network and Application Visibility
In this white paper, IDC analyzes the ROI that customers can expect from Riverbed Cascade, based on interviews with Cascade customers. Additionally, IDC lays out the business case for proactively managing network and application performance. Get the visibility you need to achieve your IT objectives. Read Now.

Barnes & Noble Blows The Lid Off Microsoft's Android Patent Squeeze
Make no mistake about it, there is a war going on in the mobile OS market and the weapons are patents. Read More

Users prefer older iPhones over newer Android devices
Apple's iPhone continues to be the most popular smartphone on the market according to data recently released by the NPD Group. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

Get Ahead of the Post PC Era
New devices, mobility, video, the cloud - learn how these powerful market forces are transforming business and the IT industry today. Learn More

Busted! DOJ says you might be a felon if you clicked a link or opened email
We may be doomed and you are probably a felon if you ever used a fake name online, used a bogus birthday to register on a site, or fibbed about your height or weight on an online dating profile, named a different town or city in a profile, or basically didn't tell the exact truth anywhere online. Never done that? Read More

Got a spare $8,400? The Microsoft Surface 2.0 is for you
What a bargain! Microsoft will be releasing its second version of its touchscreen table,the Microsoft Surface 2.0, for pre-order in 23 countries in 2012. And it has reduced the price to a mere $8,400. Read More


WHITE PAPER: Citrix

Investment Protection and Elasticity for your Network
NetScaler Pay-as-You-Grow. 5x capacity on-demand. No new hardware. Investment protection and elasticity for your network. Read more

"There Would Be No Cloud Without Open Source" - Simon Crosby
I first became aware of cloud security issues listening to Simon Crosby, fresh off of taking in millions and millions of Citrix dollars when they bought XenSource, speak with my friend Chris Hoff at several conferences, podcasts and blog posts. In many ways Crosby and Hoff brought cloud security and even cloud computing itself to the forefront in many peoples minds. Read More

No Matter What the FCC Says, Bandwidth Is Not Speed
In its recently published Measuring Broadband America report, the FCC erroneously uses the terms 'bandwidth' and 'speed' interchangeably. The FCC should know better. Read More

Cisco SmartNet smarts
A rather interesting IOS licensing situation has cropped up, chronicled here by CCIE Ethan Banks of Packet Pushers, a site recognized by NW. Read More



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Geekiest holiday cards
Holiday decorations appeared before the last of the Halloween skeletons were even boxed up. An endless loop of seasonal music is already playing in stores. Retail commerce forecasts are piling up. The countdown is on, and it's not too early to start thinking about holiday cards. Here are some clever geeky options for inspiration.

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