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Adobe moves up Flash fix, will patch bug today
Adobe accelerated the delivery of a patch for a critical vulnerability in Flash and will ship the fix today, rather than next week as originally scheduled. Read More


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Visual tour: The new Twitter.com
Coming soon to a Twitter account near you: Embedded pictures and video, threaded replies and drill-downs. Look out, Facebook? Read More

Facebook quashes mobile phone rumors
Facebook said on Monday it is not building a mobile phone, dismissing a TechCrunch story that it is working on software for a device from a hardware manufacturer. Read More

Cisco overcomes supply problem in security
Cisco has apparently overcome the component supply constraint and long product lead time issues it's been grappiling with for the past few quarters - in security appliances, anyway. Infonetics Research reports that Cisco is shipping all security products with standard lead times now. Read More

Google Apps ups security with two-factor authentication
Google this morning has taken a step to shore up confidence in the security of its cloud computing products by introducing to them a two-factor authentication system. And you can't beat the price: free. Read More


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Virtual desktops: Use client-side or server-side hypervisors?
With so much progress made virtualizing servers, many observers say it's time to turn our attention to the desktop. But is it better to use client-side or server-side hytpervisors? Read the two sides and join the debate. Read More

Two more reasons why your computer sucks (Video)
In February, I wrote a blog entry discussing why most computers end up sucking after two or more years. One of my sources for that article was iolo, and I caught up with them at this week's Pepcom Holiday Spectacular. It turns out they've discovered two more PC system slowdown causes: program misalignment and redundant software installations. Watch the video that describes the issues. Read More

Ubuntu May 'See' and React to the Physical World
Canonical is experimenting with technology that could let users of future versions of Ubuntu control the operating system without an input device. Read More

Hack Delivers A Linux Tablet For Under $200
Hackers have created a sub $200 Linux-based tablet device, all thanks to a little tinkering with an Internet Media Display. Read More


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Ellison announces 'one big, honkin' cloud'
Oracle CEO Larry Ellison unveiled his company's entry into the private cloud computing system battles on Sunday, upping the competitive stakes between Oracle and rivals like IBM and Hewlett-Packard. Read More

Interpol chief has Facebook identity stolen
He's one of the most powerful people in world policing, but on Facebook Interpol chief Ronald K. Noble is just as vulnerable to identity theft as anyone else. Read More

Intermec launches smartphone-sized rugged mobile handheld computer
Intermec launched a small rugged mobile computer whose size is comparable to a typical smartphone. Read More

Yahoo opens 'chicken coop' green data center
Yahoo is opening a data center in upstate New York that uses a radical new design to reduce energy costs by 40 percent, the company said Monday. Read More

Google Voice returns to the iTunes App Store
Apple maintained that Google Voice apps hadn't been "rejected" from the app store, but rather that Apple needed time to make a more informed decision on the matter. Of course, Apple never actually made that informed decision, and Google Voice apps were, in essence, rejected out of hand. But then something funny happened. Read More

Cisco's Dividend Announcement and a Little Corporate Finance Shows How Cisco is Changing
Cisco has forever marketed itself as a hip, growth oriented, fun networking company. That image still remains, but Cisco's growth and acquisitions over the years have brought it to a size that delivering, financially, like a smaller tech company, is very hard. Read More



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