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The federal agencies in charge of awarding broadband stimulus funds say that they've received roughly 2,200 applications for the $4 billion worth of grants available for broadband projects in the United States. Also, a Windows analyst says corporate users will more likely move to Windows 7 on a piecemeal basis as they replace PCs, rather than look for big budget outlays to cover a mass migration. (5:27) Windows 7 user rollouts could come in pieces
Corporate users are more likely to move to Windows 7 on a piecemeal basis as they replace PCs rather than looking for big budget outlays to cover mass migration, says analyst Michael Cherry. China game boss sniped rivals, took down Internet
An attack by a Chinese online game provider meant to cripple the servers of its rivals ballooned to cause an Internet outage in much of the country in May, according to police. Security test prompts federal fraud alert
A sanctioned security test of a bank's computer systems had some unexpected consequences this week, leading the federal agency that oversees U.S. credit unions to issue a fraud alert. Snow Leopard: Five Reasons to Upgrade Now
After a year of hype, Snow Leopard is finally here. But does it have claws? Apple's newest Mac OS has been billed as an under-the-hood upgrade-a necessary evolution of the operating system. But it's a little light on new features that Mac users can touch, see and feel (except, of course, for the mouse that responds to multiple finger gestures). The Future is Now? Augmented Reality Comes to the iPhone
If you're traveling to Paris, France anytime soon, consider taking Metro Paris Subway 3.0 along for the trip. This 99-cent iPhone app integrates an augmented reality feature (called Your New Eye) that will show you where the closest Paris subway stations are, relative to your current location, as an overlay atop a live video feed from the iPhone's built-in camera. It's Official - The iPhone is finally coming to China
After a number of false starts and roadblocks in neogitations, Apple finally struck a deal to bring the iPhone to China via China Unicom, the regions second largest mobile carrier behind China Mobile. August Giveaways
Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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