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	Can Firefox get its mojo back? Firefox was once the cool alternative to Internet Explorer. Then Chrome emerged as the hot, new thing in browsers, while Firefox lagged in performance and mindshare. However, Firefox is fighting back with a new version that's currently in beta and is slated to ship early this year. We tested Firefox 4, Beta 8 and found that this new version puts Firefox back at the cool kids' table. Here's why. Read More WHITE PAPER: Diskeeper Defragmentation in Virtualized Environments Performance corrupting file fragmentation is severely compounded on virtual platforms and threatens to undo most of its efficiency benefits. Coordinating defrag resources between VMs was an insurmountable barrier until recent innovations eliminated conflicts. Learn More In this Issue Cisco compacts Catalyst switches Verizon iPhone Expected Tuesday WiMax update set for go-ahead this year IBM snares 5,896 patents, Apple debuts among top 50 patent winners Verizon iPhone: What It'll Look Like Inside and Out Digg founder: Don't buy an iPad now -- iPad 2 on the way Facebook's leaked financials show possible $1B profit in '11 CES: Wireless power beginning to catch on Dreaming of an Open-Source CES 2012 Looking toward the network of 2020 DOWNLOAD: LogMeIn Remotely manage hundreds of computers From a single, web-based console, LogMeIn Central lets you remotely deploy, implement and automate tasks on all the computers in your system. Update software, run scripts, install patches – all with just a few clicks. Try Central free now! Cisco compacts Catalyst switches Cisco this week is rolling out two lines of Catalyst Ethernet switches in compact form factors intended for deployment in workgroups closer to users vs. wiring closets. Read More Verizon iPhone Expected Tuesday Once again someone "familiar with the matter" is confirming what everybody suspects: Verizon will announce it's getting a version of the iPhone at a Tuesday event in New York. Read More WiMax update set for go-ahead this year A faster, more secure and energy-efficient update to the WiMax wireless Internet standard will get final approval and see commercialization within a year, industry officials said on Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Virtualization Reduces Costs and Complexity The paper explains virtualization in the context of mid-sized businesses and shows how they can reduce costs, improve services and simplify management. Click to Continue IBM snares 5,896 patents, Apple debuts among top 50 patent winners IBM earned more U.S. patents in 2010 than any other company, topping the list of patent winners for the 18th year in a row. Apple broke into the top 50 for the first time with 563 patents. Read More Verizon iPhone: What It'll Look Like Inside and Out The long, long, long awaited Verizon iPhone is very probably going to be announced by Verizon and Apple at an event in New York on Tuesday. Of course nothing is official, but the time is certainly right. Read More Digg founder: Don't buy an iPad now -- iPad 2 on the way Digg founder Kevin Rose blogged this week that Apple will announce the iPad 2 in the next 3 or 4 weeks, maybe even Feb. 1. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quantum Corporation Long-Term Data Retention – Key Considerations Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long-term business requirements. Recent technological developments in disk backup have had a positive impact on short-term data retention strategy. This tool provides key topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans. Read Now Facebook's leaked financials show possible $1B profit in '11 Facebook reportedly generated $1.2 billion in revenue in the first nine months of 2010, according to a document distributed by Goldman Sachs that leaked today. Read More CES: Wireless power beginning to catch on At this year's CES wireless power took a step forward with the first cell phones incorporating the technology. Read More Dreaming of an Open-Source CES 2012 It's been an interesting week watching all the many products coming out of this year's CES, with all their shiny new features and innovative appeal. Read More Looking toward the network of 2020 The last several newsletters have focused heavily on a look backward and forward. In this process, we've put forward our long-range predictions that the future of corporate IT will be "in the Cloud" and accesses by fixed and mobile devices of all types. We also postulated that security will continue to increase in importance. Read More
	BECOME AN INSIDER Get premium content, in-depth reviews, practical tips and exclusive research. All for just signing up. Sign up for free today. SLIDESHOWS The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 It's hard to pick the weirdest and wackiest tech stories of 2010 considering there is so much nuttiness to choose from. But we'll give it a shot. Here we take a look at a number of stories that gave us pause in 2010. 2010's most popular iPad apps As the iPad celebrates its first birthday, it should raise a glass to Apple's App Store, which has provided users with an array of innovative applications. Late last week, Apple released a list of the 10 most popular iPad applications, with productivity apps making up the bulk. MOST-READ STORIES The 5 coolest things to come out of CES The stripping of freedom: EPIC vs. DHS on TSA body scanners The problem with Windows 7 tablets: They still run Windows Apple, Linux welcomes you to 1998! Verizon unveils 10 mobile devices with LTE built-in Cisco unveils Internet TV and more at CES Polar shift shuts down airport runway in Tampa Android Honeycomb: A detailed tour of Google's Tablet OS CES 2011: Gadgets galore EMC testing engineer stole nearly $1 million in duffel bag
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