20 Most Anticipated Tech Products of 2012

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	20 Most Anticipated Tech Products of 2012 From Apple's iPhone 5 to next-gen thermostats to OLED TVs, here are 20 tech products we're looking forward to seeing in 2012. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetGear 802.11n – The Next Generation in Wireless Technology The enhancements brought by 802.11n deliver many benefits. This primer dives deep into the improvements discussing how MIMO technology increases coverage area and reduces dead spots, what you can expect from increased channel size & higher modulation rates , and how frame aggregation reduces MAC overhead. Learn More! In this Issue Kindle Fire king of Android tablets A post-PC data "parable" reflects on rise of the iPad and mobility's meaning North Carolina's 'Super Wi-Fi' network being relegated to public spaces for now DMARC anti-phishing effort raises question about typo scammers Phoney iPads, iPhones put Apple engineers' trustworthiness to test NASA launches multi-player Facebook game End-of-Life Cisco Hardware - What Are Your Options? Apple employees will soon be eligible for steep Mac and iPad discounts SQL Server 2012 Coming on March 7 McAfee Mobile 2.0 moves beyond virus protection Java roadmap: Oracle's two-year plan WEBCAST: VMware & NetApp Path to Cloud: Virtualizing Business Critical Applications NetApp and VMware experts discuss how customers can virtualize business-critical applications leveraging common resource pools as key elements to delivering IT as a service. Learn More! Kindle Fire king of Android tablets Who could have predicted that an ultra-cheap tablet sold by the most popular online retailer in the world would be successful? Read More A post-PC data "parable" reflects on rise of the iPad and mobility's meaning The exponential rise of mobile platforms represents the eclipse of the PC era, but it will be a gradual eclipse. Read More North Carolina's 'Super Wi-Fi' network being relegated to public spaces for now So now that the first "Super Wi-Fi" network has gone live in Wilmington, N.C., we can expect the technology to quickly spread around the country and become available for residential use, right? Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware & NetApp Running Microsoft Enterprise Applications This document provides guidance on how to design and architect a scalable Microsoft applications mixed workload solution using highly available VMware virtual infrastructure and NetApp unified storage. Read Now! DMARC anti-phishing effort raises question about typo scammers There's essentially nothing but goodness in this latest anti-phishing effort -- called DMARC -- by the likes of Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Paypal and Bank of America. The idea is to increase public confidence in email received from household-name domains and others by preventing spoofed email from reaching customers at all. Read More Phoney iPads, iPhones put Apple engineers' trustworthiness to test One way Apple keeps details of anticipated products such as the iPad 3 or iPhone 5 under wraps is reportedly by ensuring its engineers are super trustworthy. Read More NASA launches multi-player Facebook game NASA said today it had launched what it called its first multi-player online game to test players' knowledge of all manner of space-related activities. Read More WEBCAST: VMware & NetApp The Key to Successful Disaster Recovery Paula Fortin of Green Mountain Power explains how disaster recovery of their IT environment, based on VMware and NetApp technology solutions, was rapidly recoverable during Hurricane Irene. View Now! End-of-Life Cisco Hardware - What Are Your Options? Has this ever happened to you? Your IT life is good. Your network is running smoothly. Then something or someone jostles something in your gray matter and you realize that some of your Cisco switches and routers are going end-of-life (EOL). It's definitely one of those "uh-oh" moments. In fact, many IT pros blurt out words that get bleeped on TV. Some just panic. Your Cisco hardware is... Read More Apple employees will soon be eligible for steep Mac and iPad discounts Last week was a watershed moment for Apple. Record breaking earnings resulting from all-time quarterly sales of iPhones, Macs, and iPads. A hat trick of success, so to speak. Following Apple's stunning earnings announcement, which again, completely blew away even the most bullish of Wall Street expectations, Tim Cook announced a new program at an Apple town hall meeting wherein Apple employees can... Read More SQL Server 2012 Coming on March 7 Microsoft has set March 7 as the launch day for SQL Server 2012, a.k.a. "Denali," the latest version of its relational database. There will be an online event to be held to kick off the product through the Web site SQLserverlaunch.com. Read More McAfee Mobile 2.0 moves beyond virus protection Intel-owned McAfee has released Mobile Security 2.0, which allows users of Android-based smartphones and tablets to keep better track of what applications are up to, the company said on Monday. Read More Java roadmap: Oracle's two-year plan The company is planning aggressive moves for the critical software platform in the next few years. Here's a rundown Read More
	SLIDESHOWS 2012's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries Network World's 6th annual collection of the year's "geekiest anniversaries" this time includes the births of pioneering companies such as UUNet and NEXTEL; technologies like OS/2 and SPARC; television classics topped by "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the first "Simpsons" shorts; disposable contact lenses; the first naked-eye supernova in four centuries; and, who could possibly forget The Woodstock of Physics? CISCO SUBNET Looking for a place where everyone understands your joy and pain with Cisco routers, switches and other gear? Check out our Cisco Subnet, a community of Cisco experts blogging on the latest network topics. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Stealing smartphone crypto keys using plain old radio First 'Super Wi-Fi' network goes live in North Carolina DARPA takes aim at "Achilles' heel" of advanced computing: Power Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Bank of America team to wipe out phishing Tips and tricks for upgrading your Android phone IPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Jan. 26 Juniper's financial challenges continue F5 says Big-IP is a network firewall New leaders emerging in WAN optimization market 802.11ac boosts buzz more than bandwidth
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