Networking World: Look back at Apple's 6 previous iPhone debuts

Fed says tech demand outstripping supply in Boston, San Francisco

IT Resume Makeover: How to Showcase Your Strengths

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September 09, 2013

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Look back at Apple's 6 previous iPhone debuts

Video reports on the keynotes that brought us the first six iPhones

Issue highlights

1. Fed says tech demand outstripping supply in Boston, San Francisco

2. INSIDER IT Resume Makeover: How to Showcase Your Strengths

3. Service lets companies manage Amazon Web Services encryption keys

4. Report: UK and US spies have cracked BlackBerry's BES encryption

5. Why Microsoft should have bought BlackBerry instead of Nokia

6. The real problem blocking Linux support for apps and games

7. Apple's management team: Before & after Steve Jobs left

8. Unanswered questions lingering after VMworld 2013

9. Government-funded P2P surveillance fallout: Tell-all book, lawsuit, FTC complaint

10. Geek-themed Meme of the Week: End monotonous ads

11. Google celebrates Chrome's 5th birthday with desktop/mobile Chrome Apps

12. Security experts question if Google's Chrome Apps is worth the risk

13. WLAN enterprise growth slows after 802.11n upgrade rush

14. Could the smartwatch one day reach 100 million units?

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Fed says tech demand outstripping supply in Boston, San Francisco

The IT employment outlook has provided nothing but mixed signals. Tech employment is showing signs of slowing, but not everywhere. Now the Federal Reserve is saying that in some markets -- Boston and San Francisco -- demand for certain types of tech skills is outstripping supply. READ MORE

INSIDER

IT Resume Makeover: How to Showcase Your Strengths

Your resume needs to be more than a description of the roles you previously held. It needs to tell the story of you. Learn what it takes to showcase the skills that will get you hired. READ MORE

Service lets companies manage Amazon Web Services encryption keys

KeyNexus, a division of Dark Matter Labs, today announced a secure encryption key-management service that lets organizations store, manage and audit the encryption keys they use in the cloud. READ MORE

Report: UK and US spies have cracked BlackBerry's BES encryption

The U.S. National Security Agency is able to read messages sent via a corporate BlackBerry Enterprise Server (BES), according to a report by German news magazine Der Spiegel. The purpose of this spying is economic or political, and not to counter terrorism, the magazine hints. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks

Cloud-based UC: A Foundation for Business Transformation

CIOs are turning to cloud-based UC to reduce IT costs and focus resources on projects that deliver the greatest strategic advantages. Read Now

Why Microsoft should have bought BlackBerry instead of Nokia

Microsoft should have bought BlackBerry, not Nokia. And Nokia is the company that should be casting around for a buyer. READ MORE

The real problem blocking Linux support for apps and games

GOG.com announced that it won't support Linux for its games, and the community's reaction does nothing to help change their minds. READ MORE

Apple's management team: Before & after Steve Jobs left

Tuesday's big Apple announcements will spark a fresh round of Tim Cook vs. Steve Jobs-tinged analysis, as industry watchers weigh the magicalness of the latest iPhones and whatever else Apple has in store vs. what Steve Jobs would have done. READ MORE

Unanswered questions lingering after VMworld 2013

It's been about a week since VMworld ended, but a handful of important questions remain unanswered. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks

F5 makes Citrix App Delivery better

As Cloud, VDI, and BYOD converge upon IT, it can be challenging to meet performance and security expectations. Learn More

Government-funded P2P surveillance fallout: Tell-all book, lawsuit, FTC complaint

Lawsuits are about a penny a dozen, but this one snagged my attention. READ MORE

Geek-themed Meme of the Week: End monotonous ads

Have you tried making one of these things? Not as easy as it looks. I have started publishing what I consider to be the better ones here once a week. Here is No. 12. If you'd like to see more, here is the "Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive". READ MORE

Google celebrates Chrome's 5th birthday with desktop/mobile Chrome Apps

Google's Chrome browser, in its five years of existence, has blossomed into one of the cornerstones of the company's online empire, boasting its own stable of Chrome Apps for the browser and even forming the foundation of Chrome OS, Google's netbook operating system. READ MORE

Security experts question if Google's Chrome Apps is worth the risk

Worry based on security issues with cross-platform tech such as Flash and Java, which 'pioneered the write once, infect everywhere model' READ MORE

WLAN enterprise growth slows after 802.11n upgrade rush

Because many enterprises have already upgraded their networks to the 802.11n standard, sales growth in the enterprise wireless LAN sector was cut in half during the second quarter, according to Infonetics Research. READ MORE

Could the smartwatch one day reach 100 million units?

With Samsung's Galaxy Gear officially joining the smartwatch market, let's look at what manufacturers have to do to make the technology a major category in the mobile market. READ MORE

WEBCAST: IBM

IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager: Online Product Demo

Intelligent Investigation Manager optimizes fraud investigation and analysis and it dynamically coordinates and reports on cases, provides analysis and visualization, and enables more efficient and effective investigations. Learn More.

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10 Sorriest Technology Companies of 2013

Microsoft, Apple and Samsung among those issuing mea culpas.

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