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Forget iPhone 5: 10 Top Apple Alternatives

iPhone 5 in the enterprise: Pain or gain? | Tech Policy 2012: Comparing the Democrat's and Republican's Platforms

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Forget iPhone 5: 10 Top Apple Alternatives
You may have heard: Apple just unveiled a shiny new iPhone, the iPhone 5. But there's so much more to the smartphone world than just iPhones. Here's a list of 10 of the best currently available or coming-soon smartphones to make you forget all about Apple. Read More


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iPhone 5 in the enterprise: Pain or gain?
If the new iPhone 5 with LTE wireless sells as well as analysts predict, its impact on IT shops already wrestling with the Bring-Your-Own-Device trend could be dramatic. Read More

Tech Policy 2012: Comparing the Democrat's and Republican's Platforms
In the presidential campaign, cybersecurity and Internet freedom won't get top billing as the candidates spar over their plans for creating jobs and cutting deficits, but the two major parties have included positions on several technology policy issues in the platforms ratified at their recent conventions. Read More

Hurricanes, floods, fiber cuts keep IT pros on their toes
Many companies are prepared for a disaster, with plans and technologies in place to help sustain operations in the wake of severe weather, hardware failures, human error, and accidents. But not every company is covered. Read More


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Expert Advice to Mitigate BYOD Risks
Long derided as an overhyped concept, network access control (NAC) has emerged as an important solution for mitigating the risks of consumerization. Network and security managers will need NAC to retain control of the network in a "bring your own device" (BYOD) environment. Read now.

How did Android users, celebrities and the rest of Twitter react to the iPhone 5 announcement?
While it seemed like everyone with an internet connection was running or reading a live-blog of Apple's iPhone 5 announcement today, plenty of people took to Twitter to respond to what they were hearing. Samsung was the first and most obvious Android supporter to crash the iPhone party. The company appeared to have purchased promoted Tweets to show up when people searched both the term "iPhone 5" and... Read More

iPhone 5: How does it stack up?
When the iPhone was first released in 2007, there really wasn't anything like it on the market, with the greatest respect to BlackBerry. Apple's iconic smartphone quickly carved out its own niche, and woe betide the OEM that tried to compete directly. Read More

Undercover journalist lands job building iPhones at Foxconn, confirms fears about working conditions
A journalist working for Chinese news agency the Shanghai Evening Post might bring the Apple-crazed public back to reality on the day of the company's iPhone 5 announcement, releasing a report based on one of its reporters' 10-day stint working at the infamous Foxconn factory where the iPhone 5 was assembled. Read More


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Amazon Web Services allows users to sell reserved instances
Amazon Web Services (AWS) has announced an online marketplace where users of its cloud computing services can sell their reserved server instances to other companies, the company said on Wednesday. Read More

Short Take: Is iPhone 5 a game-changer?
Short Take: Is iPhone 5 a game-changer? Keith Shaw and Ken Mingis discuss the features of Apple's iPhone 5 smartphone, and whether the larger screen, 4G LTE network and other features will excite the legions of Apple fans. From: networkworld Views: 41 7 ratings Time: 07:37 More in Science & Technology Read More

The new iPhone 5, Foo Fighters and an excited crowd dominate Apple product announcements
The new iPhone 5, Foo Fighters and an excited crowd dominate Apple product announcements An enthusiastic crowd of analysts and reporters cheered when the iPhone 5 was announced Wednesday in San Francisco. The new iPhone is thinner and lighter than its predecessor, the 4S. From: networkworld Views: 22 4 ratings Time: 01:53 More in Science & Technology Read More

Which Information Security Services are Most Popular?
Enterprises are increasing their spending on professional and managed security services. According to ESG Research, 58% of security professionals say that their organization's use of managed and/or professional services for information security has "increased substantially" or "increased somewhat" over the past 2 years. Just what types of services are they consuming? The list is long and... Read More



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