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Friday, March 20, 2009

No business case for IPv6?; Searching for Conficker's 'Patient Zero'; Firefox May Already Be Dead

Researchers make wormy Twitter attack; Chinese high-tech spy case inches closer to trial
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No business case for IPv6, survey finds

Carolyn Duffy Marsan By Carolyn Duffy Marsan
Business incentives are completely lacking today for upgrading to IPv6, the next generation Internet protocol, according to a survey of network operators conducted by the Internet Society (ISOC). Read full story

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Researchers make wormy Twitter attack
Computer security researchers have devised a new Twitter attack that they say could spread virally, much like a worm on the microblogging service.

Firefox May Already Be Dead
This is an exciting time for Web browsers. Google Chrome is now available in alpha for Linux, and I downloaded it for Ubuntu. Despite the fact that I was running it on my rather underpowered Dell Mini 9, it started in the blink of an eye. Additionally, any JavaScript-heavy sites like Gmail or Google Docs were so responsive that it's almost unbelievable.

A search is launched for Conficker's first victim
Where did the Conficker worm come from? Researchers at the University of Michigan are trying to find out, using a vast network of Internet sensors to track down the so-called "patient zero" of an outbreak that has ...

Microsoft proud of its first 'post-Gates' OS, Ballmer says
Windows 7 is the first Microsoft OS developed away from the watchful eye of Bill Gates, and the technical leaders who built it had to adjust to life at the company without...

Chinese high-tech spy case inches closer to trial
Did software engineer Hanjuan Jin steal thousands of confidential documents from Motorola to share with the People’s Republic of China?

Time to cut back cell phone use, budget-conscious Americans say
If the economy does not improve, 39% of American cell phone users say they’ll cut their usage over the next six months.

AT&T reportedly to offer iPhone without 2-year contract
AT&T will shortly launch a new iPhone offering, allowing its existing customers to buy the phone without having to also sign a 2-year service contract, according to online...
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No-Commit iPhone Priced To Fail

Palm revenues plunge as Pre's launch draws near
Palm reported a continued steep decline in its smartphone revenues for the quarter ending Feb. 27, as it nears the launch of the anticipated Palm Pre with Sprint.

Today on Google Subnet
Browsers: Good, fast or secure. Pick one; Gmail's undo button far more useful than Goggles; Sony, Google play the free card vs. Amazon Kindle; and Google Blogoscoped: Google criticizes ISP "copyright infringement" takedown procedures.


Exchange alternatives: Pros & cons
Clear Choice Test: Microsoft Exchange alternativesTesting shows Microsoft's Exchange still tops for features and management hooks.

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03/20/09

Today's most-read stories:

  1. Rootkit to exploit Intel chip flaw to be posted 3/19/09
  2. Voluntary separation scheme for Dell's Malaysian staff
  3. Researcher cracks Mac in 10 seconds at PWN20WN
  4. Palm revenues plunge as Pre's launch draws near
  5. Tweeted out of a job: "Cisco Fatty" story
  6. Cisco buying flip video camera maker for $590 million
  7. Developer accidentally triggers iPhone tethering in 3.0 beta
  8. Cisco rivals size up UCS with usual reaction: caveat emptor
  9. Can Cisco sell 'unified' vision to a tough server crowd?
  10. IBM + Sun: How a merger would impact IT
  11. Students learn through robot battles


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