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	Cisco network really was $100 million more The $100 million price differential between the Alcatel-Lucent and Cisco proposals to refresh California State University's 23-campus network that we wrote about earlier this week was based on an identical number of switches and routers in various configurations. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Top 10 Benefits of Virtualization In this eGuide, Network World sister publications InfoWorld, and PC World examine some of the current uses of blade servers in today's data center, as well as how trends such as server virtualization are reshaping enterprise computing. Read Now! In this Issue 12 mad science projects that could shake the world So this guy's car breaks down in front of Steve Jobs' driveway Windows XP turns 11, still not dead yet Hottest Android news and rumors for the week ending Oct. 25 First 20-ton mega-mirror finished-off for massive Magellan telescope 'Password' is still the worst password, but watch out for 'ninja' Line blurs between insider, outsider attacks Note to Microsoft: Ending service packs would be a mistake NBA's LeBron James shows off his custom Samsung Galaxy Note II University researchers claim DNS boosting tool can speed Web performance by 40% Sprint Direct Connect Now makes push-to-talk an Android app 10 awesome new additions in Office 2013 WHITE PAPER: Symantec Taking the Leap to Virtualization Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization offers dramatic benefits for midsize companies, including efficiency, cost savings, and increased reliability and performance. Read Now! 12 mad science projects that could shake the world From robots that eat and shrink to invincible soldiers and smart drones, advanced science projects will alter our universe Read More So this guy's car breaks down in front of Steve Jobs' driveway Those of you who don't want to read another word about Steve Jobs are excused. Those still here should find interesting a collection of personal anecdotes posted to Quora that answer the question: "What are the best stories about people randomly meeting Steve Jobs?" Read More Windows XP turns 11, still not dead yet On the same day Microsoft loudly proclaims Windows 8 in New York, the aging-but-still-going Windows XP today quietly celebrated its 11th birthday. Read More Hottest Android news and rumors for the week ending Oct. 25 It's been a big week for tablet news, though most of that was due to non-Android stuff like Microsoft Surface and that other thing ... what was it ... oh yeah, the iPad mini. Read More First 20-ton mega-mirror finished-off for massive Magellan telescope One of the six giant -- 27 feet across, 20 ton -- circular mirrors that will be part of the 4,000 sq. ft., Giant Magellan Telescope that ultimately look for stars, galaxies and black holes has been polished and completed - now for the other five. Read More 'Password' is still the worst password, but watch out for 'ninja' Although the tech world is always changing, one thing remains the same: A lot of people use terrible passwords. Read More Line blurs between insider, outsider attacks The insiders strike again. But this time it's not the malicious insider, but insiders' access to corporate data, and it is for sale in the cybercrime underground. Read More Note to Microsoft: Ending service packs would be a mistake Just as Windows 8 hits store shelves, a rumor is making the rounds that Microsoft may do away with any more Service Pack discs, at least for Windows 7. This makes sense on some levels, but it's a mistake on others. Read More NBA's LeBron James shows off his custom Samsung Galaxy Note II Miami Heat star basketball player LeBron James got to cut line and has been sent a Samsung Galaxy Note II smartphone ahead of most everyone else looking to secure the latest hot Android device. Read More University researchers claim DNS boosting tool can speed Web performance by 40% Offerings such as Google Public DNS, OpenDNS and other public domain name system services promise increased security and privacy but can fall short on Web performance, according to a Northwestern University research team that has developed a tool it says can address that shortcoming. Read More Sprint Direct Connect Now makes push-to-talk an Android app Push-to-talk, once the killer app of Nextel's iDEN network and more recently a feature offered on certain Sprint Nextel phones, has finally made the transformation into a downloadable Android app called Sprint Direct Connect Now. Read More 10 awesome new additions in Office 2013 Read More
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