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July 04, 2013

Apple iPhoneys: the iPhone 6 & 5S edition

The iPhone 5S or iPhone 6 will absolutely, positively, definitely be released this summer or fall, maybe, according to industry experts (Follow our weekly rumor roundups for more details). The only thing we're not sure about is what the latest Apple smartphone will look like and what features it will include. Artists, designers and others have wracked their brains and sources to come up with some pretty spectacular ideas though, just in case Apple is listening. Here's a sampling:

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1. Top 10 colleges for tech CEOs

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3. Are software testing certifications harming the profession?

4. 10 shocking ways the Feds are spying on you

5. Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c gears up for the private cloud

6. Opera 15 launches with WebKit backbone

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8. Hey Amazon: Where's your private cloud?

9. Alleged Shadowcrew member extradited to the US nine years after forum takedown

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Top 10 colleges for tech CEOs

(From the NW archives) Which U.S. college produced the most high-tech CEOs? Surprisingly, it isn't one of the nation's premier technical universities: California Institute of Technology or Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Nor is it a top-three Ivy -- Harvard University, Yale University or Princeton University -- known collectively as "HYP." Indeed, none of the top CEOs in the U.S. tech industry graduated from Yale -- or other elite schools such as Brown University, the University of Chicago or Johns Hopkins University. We analyzed the educational backgrounds of the 50 highest-paid and most powerful CEOs in the U.S. tech industry. Here's what we discovered. READ MORE

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Are software testing certifications harming the profession?

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Capacity utilization data supports network expansion planning. With InterMapper in place, network managers have increased uptime, save money, and maximize network ROI. Learn more.

10 shocking ways the Feds are spying on you

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Oracle Enterprise Manager 12c gears up for the private cloud

For the latest update of Oracle Enterprise Manager, the company has taken additional steps to help organizations set up their own private clouds, using Oracle systems, software and even non-Oracle products. READ MORE

Opera 15 launches with WebKit backbone

Opera Software on Monday released a final version of Opera 15, the first of its desktop browsers to rely on the open-source Chromium engine. READ MORE

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US police go high tech to tackle Fourth of July celebratory gunfire

Police in some U.S. cities will have a high-tech advantage this July 4 in their battle to deter and detect those who celebrate the country's birthday by firing bullets into the air. READ MORE

Hey Amazon: Where's your private cloud?

The public cloud computing market is becoming increasingly competitive with new entrants focusing on hybrid offerings that combine public and private clouds. That's leaving some asking the market-leading public cloud provider, Amazon Web Services, where its private cloud offering is. READ MORE

Alleged Shadowcrew member extradited to the US nine years after forum takedown

A 30-year-old Bulgarian was extradited to the U.S. from Paraguay in order to face charges related to his alleged involvement in Shadowcrew, a large cybercrime forum that was dismantled by U.S. authorities in 2004. READ MORE

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