Monday, December 09, 2013

iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 6

Microsoft backtracks on when it will stop selling Windows 7

Review: Best tools for mobile device management

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December 09, 2013
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iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 6

Temperatures plunged everywhere in the U.S. last week but not in the iOSphere, where heated speculation and anticipation of the iPhone 6 being able to detect and recognize your face kept spirits buoyant. Though why remains a mystery.

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Issue highlights

1. Microsoft backtracks on when it will stop selling Windows 7

2. Review: Best tools for mobile device management

3. Cloud pricing: It's (really) complicated

4. Dutch minister to question US Embassy about rooftop antennas

5. Silver Peak's new WAN feature could be essential

6. Here's what Facebook users were liking and linking to in 2013

7. A clear-eyed guide to Android's actual security risks

8. Google Doodle geekier than ever in honoring Grace Hopper

9. It's official: IT hiring has slowed

10. Documents leaked again amid secret trade negotiations

11. Real-Time Big Data Security Analytics for Incident Detection

12. The Mother of All Demos: The 1968 presentation that sparked a tech revolution

13. Review: Xbox One has mountains of untapped potential

WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks

Application Performance in a World of Cloud and Mobility

Cloud, mobility, and networking have shifted the dynamics of application performance. As a result, IT is under more pressure than ever to improve application performance. Learn how to ensure that employees and customers can access applications effectively without being forced to expend more resources on network upgrades. Read more >>

Microsoft backtracks on when it will stop selling Windows 7

Microsoft has waffled over the past few days about how long it will continue to sell Windows 7, initially stating that it had already stopped shipping the operating system to retailers and OEMs, but shifting the status over the weekend to "to be determined." READ MORE

Review: Best tools for mobile device management

Mobile device management tools make sense when you are trying to control who can access your enterprise network and applications from particular phones and tablets. But to effectively evaluate these products, you should first identify what you're trying to control: the apps on particular devices, the pairing of a user with his device, the device itself, or the files on each device. READ MORE

Cloud pricing: It's (really) complicated

In theory, cloud computing offers a fairly straightforward model for consuming compute and storage resources. Customers request capacity, it is provided by a vendor and it is paid for. Customers should be able to spin up and down resources as they need to and only pay for what they use. READ MORE

Dutch minister to question US Embassy about rooftop antennas

The Dutch Minister of the Interior and Kingdom Relations will question the U.S. Embassy over the purpose of its rooftop antennas, the minister wrote in a letter to the House of Representatives Monday. READ MORE

WEBCAST: IBM Corporation

Make your business smarter with cloud-based analytics

Learn how sales, finance, investment, risk, marketing, and procurement leaders are using SaaS-based business analytics to become more agile, serve the customer better, and deliver business results. Learn More.

Silver Peak's new WAN feature could be essential

With Dynamic Path Control, Silver Peak brings real-time updates to the 'GPS for hybrid WAN.' READ MORE

Here's what Facebook users were liking and linking to in 2013

Facebook users spent much of 2013 talking about the new pope, elections around the world and, of course, relationships. READ MORE

A clear-eyed guide to Android's actual security risks

If you're an Android user -- or want to be -- you've likely heard about all the security risks of Google's mobile operating system. But how real are these threats, and how much damage can they do? Despite the fears, are Android devices actually a safe bet for an enterprise mobility strategy? READ MORE

Google Doodle geekier than ever in honoring Grace Hopper

The Google Doodle on the search giant's main page today honors Grace Hopper, the American computer scientist and Navy Rear Admiral whose work led directly to creation of the COBOL programming language as well as to advances in computer networking. Hopper, who has had everything from a Navy destroyer to a supercomputer named after her, would have been 107 today, Dec. 9. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: AT&T

Transforming Your Organization with Mobility

This whitepaper intends to help organizations understand the critical elements of a mobilization solution, the value and inter-dependencies, and important enablement assessment questions. Learn More

It's official: IT hiring has slowed

After a decent start earlier this year, IT hiring is slowing down. READ MORE

Documents leaked again amid secret trade negotiations

Global intellectual property (IP) legislation continues to be negotiated behind closed doors this week in Singapore where discussions are underway on a secretive international trade treaty that could have far-reaching effects on Internet services, copyright law and civil liberties. READ MORE

Real-Time Big Data Security Analytics for Incident Detection

I've spent the last year or so doing research on the burgeoning field of big data security analytics. Based upon the time I've spent on this topic, I'm convinced that CISOs are looking for immediate help with incident detection, so they will likely focus on real-time big data analytics investments in 2014. READ MORE

The Mother of All Demos: The 1968 presentation that sparked a tech revolution

On December 9, 1968, Dr. Douglas Engelbart addressed a packed theater at the Joint Computer Conference in San Francisco, demonstrating a new computing platform that heralded advancements from the computer mouse to videoconferencing. Forty-five years later, we're still reaping the benefits of his vision. READ MORE

Review: Xbox One has mountains of untapped potential

If Microsoft executes on the software front, the Xbox One could be the first step toward true ubiquitous computing—in your home, at least. READ MORE

WEBCAST: ForeScout Technologies

Continuous Monitoring & Mitigation: the New InfoSec Frontier

Join CSO publisher Bob Bradgon and a panel of experts as they discuss how new solutions help to leverage existing security solutions through bi-directional integrations. View now >>

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