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	Google's 2012 April Fools' Day Pranks From Nintendo Maps to YouTube DVD collections, Google struck again on April 1 Read More WHITE PAPER: Oracle Oracle TimesTen In-Memory Database This white paper describes configuration considerations, best practices and performance results of TimesTen running on Exalogic. Learn More! In this Issue Cisco poaching rivals for SDN spin-in iPhone 5 Rumor Rollup for the week ending March 30 Dell agrees to buy thin-client company Wyse Technology 20 April Fools' Must-See Websites From Google to Sony to YouTube April Fools: Google fills HUGE gap with 8-bit Google Map New iPad opener: Forego finesse with this April Fools' Day special First LTE-enabled Windows Phones due to arrive April 8 New "bootkit" Android malware infects more than 50 apps, 1600 devices Is New Legislation Needed to Protect Online Privacy? WHITE PAPER: Limelight Web Acceleration: The Rules Have Changed Optimizing your web page loading time is essential for retaining your website visitors. Download Web Acceleration: The Rules Have Changed to learn how front-end optimization can improve Time to Action for your web and mobile content, and how it can be done in front of your existing CDN with minimal integration required. Learn More! Cisco poaching rivals for SDN spin-in Insieme Networks - the proper name of the SDN start-up that may be spun into Cisco - is actively recruiting people from around the Valley, according to two posts in the blogosphere this week. The recruits are not just coming from Cisco: SDNs start-ups Nicira and Big Switch have reportedly been hit, and Arista is targeted but says it hasn't lost anyone yet. Read More iPhone 5 Rumor Rollup for the week ending March 30 The first days of spring found new iPhone 5 rumors soaring on eagles' wings into the iOSsphere. Read More Dell agrees to buy thin-client company Wyse Technology Dell has signed an agreement to acquire thin-client hardware and software company Wyse Technology, to expand its desktop virtualization offerings, Dell said Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Antenna Mobile strategy—what are 1,000 businesses planning for 2012 The Mobile Business Forecast 2012 surveyed 1,000 global businesses on their current/future plans for mobile. The report offers insight into how companies are using mobile to address the needs of consumers and their own employees. In addition, find tips on how to avoid chaos in the rush to mobilize. Learn More 20 April Fools' Must-See Websites From Google to Sony to YouTube Web surfers are getting a glimpse of fake Google products, pictures of cats instead of ads and a purported Sony laptop the size of a quarter -- all spurred by April Fools' Day. Read More April Fools: Google fills HUGE gap with 8-bit Google Map Google kicked off its usual April Fools' Day barrage of gags early with a least a temporary option to turn Google Maps into 8-bit images remindful of those from Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games. Read More New iPad opener: Forego finesse with this April Fools' Day special Just in time for April Fools' Day, the repair experts iFixit have come up with a slick new way to get at the innards of an Apple iPad: the iPad Fubar – by Stanley. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Software IDC Vendor Spotlight Your company needs backup and recovery that supports a tiered-recovery model. This IDC Vendor Spotlight examines the modern forces driving the advancements in today's data protection technologies, and a complete backup and recovery solution that works across physical, virtual and cloud environments. Read Now! First LTE-enabled Windows Phones due to arrive April 8 Although Windows Phone is showing signs of life abroad, Microsoft's smartphone OS has failed to grab the attention of the U.S. market, where iOS and Android currently dominate. We have hypothesized that at least part of the reason for Windows Phone's lack of success stateside are the devices themselves. Read More New "bootkit" Android malware infects more than 50 apps, 1600 devices Another week, another story of potentially major Android malware out in the wild. The latest batch comes to us courtesy of Dr. Xuxian Jiang a professor at North Carolina State University and the chief scientist for NQ Mobile. The new malware strain is known as "DFKBootkit" and is described by Jiang as "the closest attempt by malware authors to create a full-fledged bootkit on Android." NQ says... Read More Is New Legislation Needed to Protect Online Privacy? Administration officials insist they're not after heavy-handed regulatory approach, but if self-regulation can work, a baseline privacy law might still be needed. Read More
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