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Everybody loves their smartphone, but no device is perfect – just ask iPhone owners how they feel about relying on AT&T as their carrier. But what if you could take the best parts of every smartphone currently on the market and combine them to make the world's greatest mobile device? What would you choose? News podcast: Network World 360
AT&T reversed course today, announcing that it would "take the steps necessary" so iPhone owners could run voice over IP applications, presumably including Google Voice and Skype. Also, Compuware today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Web application performance management vendor Gomez for $295 million. (5:54) Harvard's robotic bees generate high-tech buzz
Harvard researchers recently got a $10 million grant to create a colony of flying robotic bees, or RoboBees to among other things, spur innovation in ultra-low-power computing and electronic "smart" sensors; and refine coordination algorithms to manage multiple, independent machines. The Seven Deadly Sins of Security Policy
Are your security policies really managing your organization's risks? Or are they just 'check-the-box' rules? We detail common policy mistakes security pros often make. Extreme fills out the edge
Extreme Networks this week unveiled an extension to its edge switching portfolio with three new modules for its BlackDiamond 8800 chassis. Cisco rival Juniper moves to NYSE
Juniper Networks said it's leaving NASDAQ for the New York Stock Exchange but it's just business -- nothing personal. NYSE became a big Juniper customer earlier this year.As part of the divorce settlement with NASDAQ, Juniper is keeping the "JNPR" symbol. CIA endorses cloud computing, but only internally
One of the U.S. government's strongest advocates of cloud computing is also one of its most secretive operations: the CIA. The agency has adopted cloud computing in a big way, and it believes that the cloud approach makes IT environments more flexible and secure. Careless downloading makes BlackBerry users spy targets
IPhone lovers and other smartphone users should take heed: A security researcher showed ways to spy on a BlackBerry user during a presentation Wednesday, including listening to phone conversations, stealing contact lists, reading text messages, taking and viewing photos and figuring out the handset's location via GPS. Compuware to acquire Gomez for $295 million
Compuware plans to boost its application performance management technology with Gomez's Web application expertise. What's Behind AT&T's New VoIP Policy?
It looks like you'll be able to use Skype on the iPhone over a 3G connection after all. AT&T changed course on Tuesday by allowing skype to connect over the carrier's 3G network. The new decision is a complete reversal of a previous policy that restricted VoIP applications to use the iPhone's Wi-Fi connectivity only, and not the device's cellular capability. Google celebrates anniversary of bar code patent
Google's "doodle" Wednesday on its search home page is a bar code that presumably translates into the word "Google". Another Look at 802.11g and 802.11n Coexistence
I recently had the opportunity to examine the coexistence opportunity enabled by .11n, to wit, the possibility of supporting a .11g client and a .11n client in the same channel on the same AP simultaneously. I've always thought this is a bad idea, largely based on experience with trying to do the same thing with .11g and .11b. Both clients are slowed to a very significant degree. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
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