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How to get a hot job in big data
The big data revolution is creating a new breed of business-IT jobs -- and threatening to destabilize dyed-in-the-wool IT careers Read More


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Apple announces dividend and stock buyback plans
Following a frenzy of media speculation, Apple minutes ago announced what it intends to do with the enormous pile of cash it's been hoarding: Reward investors with a quarterly dividend and initiate a stock repurchase plan. Read More

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How GSA is securing its cloud apps
As the General Services Administration (GSA) migrates to a work-anywhere, work-anytime strategy, the real estate arm of the U.S. federal government is discovering that having an iron-clad security strategy is critical to its adoption of cloud-based applications. Read More


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Review: Android-based Wi-Fi stumblers (free registration required to view this Insider story)
Wi-Fi stumblers are handy when checking for channel usage, signal strength, security status, and detecting rogue access points, in situations where enterprise-level tools aren't necessary. We recently reviewed stumblers for your PC or laptop. Here's a look at a few Wi-Fi stumblers for your Android smartphone or tablet, which makes it even more convenient for quick and simple wireless checks. Read More

CIA wants to spy on you through your appliances
You know how sometimes you hunt for an item that you have misplaced? A really cool aspect of the 'Internet of Things' could allow you to ask, What did I do with my remote control? The computer could tell you precisely where it is. What did I do with my book? You might get an answer like, It's at Tom's house on his coffee table. Now think about the bigger picture and combine the Internet of Things with... Read More

Windows 8 raises concern for developers
The Ultimate Beer Ranger application written by Sonoma Partners for Ft. Collins, Colo., beer maker New Belgium Brewing points up a problem with Windows 8 that needs to be addressed before long: under what circumstances can such applications run on Windows on ARM devices? Read More


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Blue Coat unifies security reporting in cloud service, appliances
Blue Coat Systems today said it's unified the real-time reporting in its cloud-based security service with that in its full line of ProxySG security appliances so that enterprises receive real-time information related to both. Read More

Soon after release, latest iPad model is jailbroken
Hackers claimed to have figured out a way to bypass Apple's technical restrictions and install unauthorized applications on the company's latest iPad upon its release last Friday. Read More

Researchers find cellphones may harm offspring, help people with mental illness
Yale School of Medicine researchers have found in studies using mice that exposure to radiation from cell phones during pregnancy can lead offspring to develop hyperactivity. Read More

Apple Factory Scrutiny Likely to Continue Despite Critic's Fabrications
Apple factories in China will continue to be scrutinized despite a monologist's admission that he fabricated some of his reports on worker conditions there. Read More

It's a Great Time to be Looking for an IT Security Job
24 percent of companies say they didn't have a computer security incident last year. Who are these people? Read More



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