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	Ultimate cloud speed tests: Amazon vs. Google vs. Windows Azure A diverse set of real-world Java benchmarks shows that Google is fastest, Azure is slowest, and Amazon is priciest 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 9 wireless battery chargers: No power? No problem! FTC: Identity theft is the plague of the country INSIDER Is Your IT Shop a Scrambler or a Leader? 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Read More FBI expects to roll out malware-analysis system to help businesses identify attacks     The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said this week his agency plans to introduce a malware-analysis system later this year that will let businesses and the public, report newly identified malware attacks, upload malware samples and receive reports on them. Read More Intel kills SSD overclocking, unleashes its fastest-ever consumer drive Intel won't be releasing an SSD whose performance can be customized by overclocking after all. Instead, it announced plans today to overclock a new flagship drive and begin selling that in March. Read More Video tutorial: What is Conficker? Today's advanced malware threats are capable of changing behavior to block attempts to discover and remove them from systems. One of the most successful examples of malware deploying these techniques in recent years was Conficker. Conficker was an unusually successful piece of malware that first surfaced in November 2008. It exploited a vulnerability in Windows server operating systems and went on... Read More iPads, smartphones on the front lines in Syria War-torn country involved in high-tech conflict Read More Life at an iPhone factory in China Foxconn is transforming the area around its factory in Zhengzhou, China. Here's a visual tour of the scene. Read More     Cloud security concerns are overblown, experts say Security concerns should not deter enterprises from using public cloud technologies when it makes business sense. Read More UK man charged with hacking US Federal Reserve A British man faces new charges in the U.S. for allegedly hacking into the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank's servers and stealing names, email addresses and other personal information of the bank's computer users. 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