2009's most awesome Android apps The apps that won big in this year's Android Developer Challenge. Google changes rules for Google News to placate publishers Google has decided to limit the amount of copyrighted material owned by publishers that it gives away for free in an attempt to placate publishers who are, understandably, not happy with the situation. Previously, Google would offer for free content a publisher wanted to gate and charge for. H-1B demand spike may signal improving outlook for skilled pros Demand for H-1B visas has accelerated over the last six to eight weeks after being flat for months. This comes as the number of companies planning to increase college hiring is also on the rise. Together, the trends may be early indicators of an improving economy for skilled professionals. Cisco's worldwide Routing and Switching CCIE count falls Brad Reese: The new CCIE R/S test is clearly slowing down the number of successful candidates. The worldwide CCIE count grew by just 18 over the past 37 days. Black screen of death: A lesson in FUD The reports of the Windows "black screen of death" seem to be greatly exaggerated and hardly worth mentioning. AT&T, Verizon drop suits Expect to see more of Verizon's "there's a map for that" advertisements. New lifeline for NASA hacker McKinnon NASA hacker Gary McKinnon's battle to avoid extradition to the US has been given new hope, after Home Secretary Alan Johnson said he may grant extra time for a judicial review of the case. Cisco's FlipShare TV lets you watch your videos on TV Cisco's pocket-size Flip camcorder line achieved widespread popularity by making the process of capturing video and posting it to YouTube incredibly easy. Now, a companion set-top box seeks to make viewing those videos almost equally effortless. Why privacy concerns are ruining facebook Facebook was built as a powerful social connector, allowing users to befriend others with similar interests, locations, schools, and more. But as privacy concerns mount and users demand more protection, the social networking site's philosophy has started to go down the toilet. Verizon gets into cloud consulting Verizon Business today launched the Verizon Cloud Computing Program to help IT departments transition their applications to a cloud environment. Today from the Subnet communities On Cisco Subnet: Why IBM Bought Guardium and Cisco extends Tandberg deadline again; On Microsoft Subnet: Microsoft moves to hands-on certification tests; On Google Subnet: Chrome OS will rely on not-yet-finished HTML 5 spec for offline app access Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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