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CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say

Twitter's 10 most antisocial celebrities

Ethernet filters out porn, plus 9 other facts (?) we learned from Bob Metcalfe's Reddit Q&A

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May 23, 2013
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CIOs need to rethink their roles, MIT symposium panelists say

By now, it's become a tired old tech industry bromide: CIOs need to be business-savvy.

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Issue highlights

1. Twitter's 10 most antisocial celebrities

2. Ethernet filters out porn, plus 9 other facts (?) we learned from Bob Metcalfe's Reddit Q&A

3. 802.11ac Wave 2: Sooner, Not Later

4. HP profit falls 32 percent as PC and server sales decline

5. Top two-factor authentication tools

6. Why Google taught developers how to hack Glass

7. Microsoft's Windows release schedule is in need of a change

8. Privacy and penny-pinching points of view about Xbox One

9. A stinky onion blooms in the Senate, say H-1B critics

10. Verizon, Jennifer Lopez partner on Latino-focused wireless stores

11. Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in

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Twitter's 10 most antisocial celebrities

Followed by millions, they follow no one (or only one) in return READ MORE

Ethernet filters out porn, plus 9 other facts (?) we learned from Bob Metcalfe's Reddit Q&A

Bob Metcalfe, who 40 years ago invented Ethernet along with David Boggs, spent two hours this week regaling Reddit users with his thoughts on everything from software-defined networking to Internet porn. READ MORE

802.11ac Wave 2: Sooner, Not Later

A very hot topic of discussion at Interop this month was, of course, 802.11ac, and, specifically, when 802.11ac will become a force in the market. Some analysts are very skeptical of .11ac and believe that .11n has nothing to fear; even I have advised that continued purchases of .11n will almost certainly have positive ROI - I'm assuming that .11n systems won't be replaced en masse before 2018. Read... READ MORE

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HP profit falls 32 percent as PC and server sales decline

Hewlett-Packard reported a 32 percent drop in profit for its second fiscal quarter, due partly to slower sales of PCs and servers. READ MORE

Top two-factor authentication tools

Smartphones replace hardware tokens in latest generation of two-factor authentication schemes READ MORE

Why Google taught developers how to hack Glass

At Google I/O 2013, Google gave a presentation called 'Voiding Your Warranty: Hacking Glass,' which will ultimately benefit Google as much as third-party developers. READ MORE

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Microsoft's Windows release schedule is in need of a change

The Forrester report that's getting around makes me wonder if the three-year policy is a good idea. In a nutshell, IT has said that Windows 8 is not worth the enormous effort to migrate, and after getting off XP, IT is in no mood to go through that again. READ MORE

Privacy and penny-pinching points of view about Xbox One

Meet Xbox One which some fans are saying will be a killer; others are underwhelmed and saying it's a disaster. It goes after the TV watchers as well as gamers. Besides gaming, the Xbox One system "will allow users to watch live TV, make group video calls on the TV via Skype, and search the Web." Microsoft boasted, "This is the beginning of truly intelligent TV." But there is a long list of unanswered questions and speculation fueling the online rumor mill. READ MORE

A stinky onion blooms in the Senate, say H-1B critics

With the H-1B fight over and lost, Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa) lashed out, almost flailing in the minutes before the Senate Judiciary Committee's final vote Tuesday. READ MORE

Verizon, Jennifer Lopez partner on Latino-focused wireless stores

Verizon Wireless is partnering with singer and actress Jennifer Lopez in creating a U.S. retail distribution company that will offer Verizon's devices in stores and online destinations designed to appeal to Latino consumers. READ MORE

Twitter aims to become safer with two-step sign-in

Twitter, in a much-needed move to keep its users safer from cyberattacks, is introducing a more secure login process. READ MORE

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