Networking World: Last Days of Unix; Ugliest allegations of China-based IP theft

Red-handed: The 9 ugliest allegations of China-based IP theft

Microsoft restores Outlook.com after three-day outage -- sort of

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August 19, 2013

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The last days of Unix

Unix, the core server operating system in enterprise networks for decades, now finds itself in a slow, inexorable decline. IDC predicts that Unix server revenue will slide from $10.2 billion in 2012 to $8.7 billion in 2017, and Gartner sees Unix market share slipping from 16% in 2012 to 9% in 2017.

Issue highlights

1. Red-handed: The 9 ugliest allegations of China-based IP theft

2. Microsoft restores Outlook.com after three-day outage -- sort of

3. "Jekyll" test attack sneaks through Apple App Store, wreaks havoc on iOS

4. INSIDER VMware CEO talks software-defined data centers, OpenStack and dueling Amazon

5. 802.11ac in Depth: A Day with Matthew Gast

6. Facebook fixes timeline bug, cites language trouble in delay

7. Router IDs and the 7Ps

8. iPhone 5S may come with gold option; 128 GB of storage also a possibility

9. Cloud market destined to change following NSA leaks

10. Rumored Nokia Windows RT tablet plans called bizarre

11. Android now 'mobile world's equivalent' of Windows for hackers

12. 10 small devices. No, we mean really small.

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Red-handed: The 9 ugliest allegations of China-based IP theft

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Microsoft restores Outlook.com after three-day outage -- sort of

Microsoft on Saturday apologized for a three-day partial outage of Outlook.com and said the email service was back up and running, only to note hours later that problems still plagued some customers. READ MORE

"Jekyll" test attack sneaks through Apple App Store, wreaks havoc on iOS

Acting like a software version of a Transformer robot, a malware test app sneaked through Apple's review process disguised as a harmless app, and then re-assembled itself into an aggressive attacker even while running inside the iOS "sandbox" designed to isolate apps and data from each other. READ MORE

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VMware CEO talks software-defined data centers, OpenStack and dueling Amazon

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802.11ac in Depth: A Day with Matthew Gast

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Facebook fixes timeline bug, cites language trouble in delay

A Facebook engineer blamed language difficulties and documentation issues for a delay in fixing a bug that let a security researcher post directly to founder Mark Zuckerberg's Timeline, which is restricted if two users aren't friends. READ MORE

Router IDs and the 7Ps

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iPhone 5S may come with gold option; 128 GB of storage also a possibility

With Apple's iPhone 5S unveiling all but set for September 10th, typically reliable KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new research note wherein he anticipates Apple this fall will expand the color options for its revolutionary smartphone. While it's widely anticipated that the lower cost iPhone 5C will come in a variety of colors, this is the first solid rumor we've heard of Apple spicing... READ MORE

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Cloud market destined to change following NSA leaks

Forrester, which says $180B will be lost to U.S. firms over Snowden leak, sees an opportunity for countries open about their surveillance READ MORE

Rumored Nokia Windows RT tablet plans called bizarre

If true, reports that Nokia plans to release a tablet running Microsoft's failed Windows RT OS are "bizarre" and "highly surprising" according to analysts who think the company should focus on its struggling smartphone business. READ MORE

Android now 'mobile world's equivalent' of Windows for hackers

The difference between Windows and Android malware is that the latter is evolving much quicker, says Kaspersky Lab researcher READ MORE

10 small devices. No, we mean really small.

From the world's tiniest semiconductor laser to a bee-sized flying robot, these minuscule devices -- many of which cannot be seen by a human eye -- are changing our world. READ MORE

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