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	Android phones are connecting without carrier networks While the cellphone network in Haiti survived the devastating earthquake in 2010, the added load of international aid workers who arrived in the aftermath caused it to crash. Josh Thomas and Jeff Robble, both working at Mitre, saw this problem and created a working prototype backup network using only the Wi-Fi chips on Android smartphones. This capability won't be shipped on new mobile phones anytime... Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed End-To-End Application Acceleration Technologies Download this 7-page survey-driven analysis by Forrester to learn how to overcome cloud-related performance issues by extending optimization to SaaS applications. Read now. In this Issue 10 most excellent free Android games BlackBerry delivers, but the Z10 and Q10 face stiff competition Windows Phone 8 may have a fighting chance In-depth first look: Microsoft's Surface for Windows 8 Pro Falling for a phony iPhone cup holder WHITE PAPER: McAfee Defending Against Advanced Attacks Stopping denial of service attacks is imperative for business continuity, but the complexities of these attacks makes protecting the service infrastructure that much harder. McAfee recommends an integrated and layered approach. Read Now 10 most excellent free Android games No money? Need entertainment? No problem. Read More WHITE PAPER: AccelOps Unified Infrastructure Management Examined AccelOps' Unified Infrastructure Management Examined: How network and security administrators can monitor performance, availability and events with just one application. Managing a More Dynamic and Complex World. Read More>> BlackBerry delivers, but the Z10 and Q10 face stiff competition The newly rechristened BlackBerry delivered on its promise to breathe new life into an aging, iconic product line, but it still faces an uphill battle in a market dominated by Apple's iPhone and devices based on Google's Android operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: Raritan, Inc Deploying High Power to IT Equipment Racks With average rack power consumption still increasing, the deployment of high power to racks is becoming more of a necessity for data center managers. This white paper will help you learn about high power best practices, trends, common configurations, future industry speculation and more. Learn More Windows Phone 8 may have a fighting chance Gartner has released 2012 worldwide smartphone sales figures, and three companies have something to crow about: Apple, Samsung, and Microsoft. Well, Nokia and HTC by way of Microsoft. Regardless, WP8 now has real momentum. Worldwide mobile phone sales totaled 1.75 billion units in 2012, a 1.7% decline from 2011 sales. The last time that happened was in 2009, and for the same reason: a bad economic... Read More In-depth first look: Microsoft's Surface for Windows 8 Pro Microsoft's home-built ultrabook called Surface for Windows 8 Pro goes on sale Saturday and may be the Windows 8 device that best meets a wide range of corporate needs from tablet to desktop. Read More Falling for a phony iPhone cup holder An iPhone case that doubles as a cup holder? Looks positively ... well, ludicrous, doesn't it? Yet that detail didn't dissuade a fair number of journalists from covering the contraption's funding appeal on Indiegogo in an entirely too serious manner. Read More
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