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	NW's holiday gift guide: Be a hero for the holidays Peruse through Network World's 2012 version of the cool yule tools. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems BYOD: Fueling Mobile Growth, Employee Innovation A recent Cisco survey shows that 89% of IT departments worldwide enable BYOD--proving it's a global trend for which IT must prepare. What are the security challenges? The benefits? Learn why the world is drawn to a more flexible network. Read Now In this Issue The 4G ad wars: Evaluating AT&T and Verizon Wireless Calling BS on McAfee's 'pre-written' blog posts Methanol can power mobile networks when electricity is out, says Nokia Siemens Exascale unlikely before 2020 due to budget woes LIVE: Home and style gadgety gift ideas Women in IT: How deep is the bench? Boston's commuter rail rolls out mobile ticketing system Murder suspect/fugitive John McAfee defends himself via blog Users see random reboots on two Windows Phone 8 smartphones 'Bring your own services' is the next big thing not to worry about 17 Eye-Popping Black Friday tablet, computer and smartphone deals RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! The 4G ad wars: Evaluating AT&T and Verizon Wireless Wireless carriers are battling in print, TV and Web commercials that focus on having the biggest 4G network or the most 4G coverage. All these commercials create a phony issue that doesn't relate to the actual reasons for choosing 4G service or choosing a given carrier to provide it. Read More Calling BS on McAfee's 'pre-written' blog posts There is so much about the John McAfee soap opera that is unbelievable that it might seem pointless to highlight a single slice of malarkey, yet allow me to flag what I consider to be the fishiest tidbit in a tale that just reeks of low tide. Here's a blog post, allegedly written by McAfee, about what is purported to be his new blog chronicling his run from the authorities in Belize; it's headlined... Read More Methanol can power mobile networks when electricity is out, says Nokia Siemens Nokia Siemens Networks and Ballard Power Systems want methanol-powered fuel cells to keep mobile networks running in the event of an electricity outage and are working with NTT DoCoMo to test the technology. Read More Exascale unlikely before 2020 due to budget woes The U.S. Dept. of Energy, which builds the world's largest supercomputers, is now targeting 2020 to 2022 target for an exascale system, two to four years later than earlier expectations. Read More LIVE: Home and style gadgety gift ideas OK, we'll admit up front that this Cool Yule Tools category used to be "Miscellaneous", for those items that didn't quite fit into other groupings. But the more we thought about what we're putting in here, the more we realized that these are homey gadgets as well as things that make you more stylish - things you wear. Read More Women in IT: How deep is the bench? Superstar women lead IT at some of the biggest global corporations, yet the path to the top isn't clear for the next generation. Read More Boston's commuter rail rolls out mobile ticketing system Boston's MBTA commuter rail riders can now avoid ticket lines and fumbling with cash thanks to a new mobile ticketing app rolled out last week. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More Murder suspect/fugitive John McAfee defends himself via blog John McAfee, the security software pioneer who is wanted in connection with a murder in Belize, appears to have launched a blog to defend himself while on the lam. Read More Users see random reboots on two Windows Phone 8 smartphones Hundreds of early users of two Windows Phone 8 smartphones have complained of recurring and random reboots on Nokia's Lumia 920 and the HTC 8X smartphones. Read More 'Bring your own services' is the next big thing not to worry about CIOs often complain that the bring-your-own-device (BYOD) movement is undermining their ability to keep their infrastructure and data secure. Every employee who comes to work with his or her smartphone or tablet and pulls up sales reports, help tickets and other corporate data creates a small hole in the armor companies have spent billions to build. Over time, the argument goes, the holes become a dangerous sieve. Read More 17 Eye-Popping Black Friday tablet, computer and smartphone deals Apple iPads and iPod touches, Windows 8 laptops, Android tablets, plus TVs, e-readers and more highlight Black Friday tech deals Read More
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