Tuesday, April 02, 2013

iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending April 3

Meet the guy who made the first cellphone call 40 years ago

The tech canon of today is the IT of tomorrow

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April 03, 2013
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iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending April 3

If you don't know what the Next iPad will be like, you can at least know when it's going to be announced. This week: the iPad 5 Dating Game, iOSphere-style.

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Issue highlights

1. Meet the guy who made the first cellphone call 40 years ago

2. The tech canon of today is the IT of tomorrow

3. Cisco plans to buy UK femtocell maker Ubiquisys

4. Google transfers license for 3LM Android security technology to MDM vendor BoxTone

5. Maybe Microsoft should go private

6. IT Career Tips to Avoid the Job Hopper Label

7. A tribute to re-inventors of the wheel

8. BlackBerry Earnings, Sales Numbers Show Forward Progress

9. 12 LinkedIn mistakes IT pros make

10. Apple apologizes to China over warranty policies

11. INSIDER Fave-Reads: 6 must-read books to ignite your IT career

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Meet the guy who made the first cellphone call 40 years ago

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The tech canon of today is the IT of tomorrow

From cyberspace to regular expressions, these are the books that that shaped the brains and culture of today's tech pros -- and forecast future directions for the industry READ MORE

Cisco plans to buy UK femtocell maker Ubiquisys

Cisco is planning to buy femtocell maker Ubiquisys for US$310 million in cash and retention-based incentives, the company announced on Wednesday. READ MORE

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ValueOps Helps Align Incident and Service Request Management

I&O organizations that are challenged to keep pace with quickly changing business needs should rethink their use of service design and delivery standards. ValueOps gives IT service organizations a way to quickly categorize and prioritize actions according to business value. Learn more.

Google transfers license for 3LM Android security technology to MDM vendor BoxTone

Mobile-device management software firm BoxTone says Google has transferred the license for the 3LM technology used to provide Android-based security capabilities to it under an arrangement in which BoxTone is given exclusive rights to 3LM features development. READ MORE

Maybe Microsoft should go private

Should Microsoft go private? Don't dismiss the question, it's a valid one, even if it would be extraordinarily difficult. The stocks of most of the old guard of the tech industry have been stagnant for years, even though the companies have done reasonably well or even very well in some cases. Yet they get no appreciation from Wall Street and are taken for granted. At this point, they have to ask what... READ MORE

IT Career Tips to Avoid the Job Hopper Label

Times have changed in the IT job market. It used to be that being labeled a "job hopper" could have serious effect on your career potential, but in today's economy with corporate downsizings, big business bankruptcies and startup failures even some of the best employees have had the rug pulled out from under them. And it's not unusual for it to happen more than once to good IT workers. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems

Mobilize: A unified IT approach to the mobile workspace

Why does unification matter for today's enterprise? The answer can be found by looking to today's defining trends. The consumerization of IT, BYOD, mobility-based business models--they're all transforming how employees work and customers engage. Read Now

A tribute to re-inventors of the wheel

As I was preparing for this blog post, I was planning to whine again. I've been picking up speed, you know, complaining about bad testing practices, excessive automation and crumbing quality assurance. Now I was going to shift gears and start to complain about those pesky, good-for-nothing, arrogant re-inventors of the wheel. You know, those guys and gals who spend valuable time solving problems... READ MORE

BlackBerry Earnings, Sales Numbers Show Forward Progress

Today BlackBerry released its latest fiscal earnings, and the report is largely positive. A return to profitability and promising sales numbers, among other things, indicate the company is slowly regaining relevance. READ MORE

12 LinkedIn mistakes IT pros make

Don't wait until you decide to leave your current job to update your LinkedIn profile. Start today, and avoid these mistakes. READ MORE

Apple apologizes to China over warranty policies

Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized to Chinese consumers over concerns about its warranty policies after government-run media attacked the company for its customer service. READ MORE

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Fave-Reads: 6 must-read books to ignite your IT career

With companies running lean and mean, professional development has increasingly become an individual sport. IT workers have learned to fend for themselves to develop needed skills and gain new mindsets for managing more effectively and adding more value to the workplace. READ MORE

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Good APM Practices Get Results

According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More.

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