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	First look: Mozilla's new lineup of Firefox OS devices Seven new phones meant to hasten the spread of Firefox OS introduced at MWC Read More   WEBCAST: SAP SAP IT Transformation Forum On March 6, join us in an exclusive live event featuring Nolan Bushnell, a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, and scientist who's often cited as the father of the video game industry. This event will feature topics on laying the foundations for mobile, Big Data, and cloud applications that business teams require to stay competitive. Learn more In this Issue Google Easter egg leads to story behind 'blink' tag IBM bets $1 billion on PaaS to boost cloud apps Products of the week 02.24.14 Breaking down Microsoft's MWC announcements (so far) DARPA wants to scrub scourge of counterfeit computer gear Investor Icahn blasts eBay board, calls for company to spin off PayPal 6 lessons learned about the scariest security threats Verizon: Heavy Web users should pay more Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Task Manager Edition iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Feb. 21 US carriers said to have rejected 'kill switch' technology last year Ford unveils new Focus, packed with parking tech WHITE PAPER: Limelight Networks Why Web Site Performance Is an IT Imperative A slow or inefficient Web site can have a direct impact on your business. Recently, IDG Research explored the challenges enterprises face in delivering content across multiple devices. Find out how adjusting to these challenges while meeting performance objectives has become a top concern for senior IT managers. View Now Google Easter egg leads to story behind 'blink' tag A new Easter egg from the merry pranksters at Google performs an appropriate demonstration for anyone who searches on the word blink plus the acronym html. Read More   IBM bets $1 billion on PaaS to boost cloud apps Unsatisfied with the rate of cloud application development, IBM announced on Monday that it is putting $1 billion behind its platform-as-a-service (PaaS) strategy in hopes of encouraging software makers to build many more apps for the cloud and to migrate existing ones there. Read More   Products of the week 02.24.14 Our roundup of intriguing new products from companies such as Dell and Solarwinds Read More   Breaking down Microsoft's MWC announcements (so far) The smartphone world is gathering in Barcelona, Spain, for the annual Mobile World Conference show, and while Microsoft and Nokia will be there, there won't be any new hardware shown. However, that doesn't mean Windows Phone is slipping as a priority. Far from it. Read More   DARPA wants to scrub scourge of counterfeit computer gear   Few things can mess up a highly technical system and threaten lives like a counterfeit electronic component, yet the use of such bogus gear is said to be widespread. A new Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) program will target these phony products and develop a tool to "verify, without disrupting or harming the system, the trustworthiness of a protected electronic component." Read More   Investor Icahn blasts eBay board, calls for company to spin off PayPal Investor Carl Icahn has ripped into the eBay board of directors and called for the company to spin off its PayPal unit in a colorful letter to eBay stockholders released Monday. Read More   6 lessons learned about the scariest security threats Advanced persistent threats have garnered a lot of attention of late, deservedly so. APTs are arguably the most dangerous security concern for business organizations today, given their targeted nature. Read More   Verizon: Heavy Web users should pay more Heavy broadband users should help shoulder the cost of their traffic, but Verizon Communications does not give preferential treatment to some Web traffic, the company's CEO said Monday. Read More   Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Task Manager Edition No. 33 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series comes via a Reddit user who laments, "I really need a new computer." Want more? Check out the "Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive": Read More   iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Feb. 21 Sapphires are the iOSphere's new best friend when it comes to iPhone 6. It used to be quad-core processors and Liquidmetal bodies. Read More   US carriers said to have rejected 'kill switch' technology last year   U.S. cellphone carriers were offered a technology last year that supporters say would dramatically cut incidents of smartphone theft, but the carriers turned it down, according to sources with knowledge of the proposal. Read More   Ford unveils new Focus, packed with parking tech If you're bad at parking your car, whether it's parallel, perpendicular, backing in or backing out, Ford says its new Focus has technology that can help. Read More
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