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Verizon vs. AT&T: Which offers better iPad 2 plans?

GNOME creator respects proprietary software, can't wait for iPad 2 | Major quake shakes Japan

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Verizon vs. AT&T: Which offers better iPad 2 plans?
Verizon and AT&T kicked off their campaign for the hearts, minds and dollars of iPad 2 users today by releasing their 3G data plan options. Here's a look at how they stack up. Read More


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IT Roadmap Denver - April 28, 2011
IT Roadmap Denver returns April 28 to the Colorado Convention Center! Through executive keynotes, ROI workshops, technical tutorials, strategy sessions, networking opportunities and a private IT expo, attendees will gain insights into the latest IT issues, trends, challenges and solutions from top IT analysts and practitioners. Register now to attend!

WHITE PAPER: Dell

Foundations of Security Information Management
This guide examines the details of each of these processes and provides best practices to build a foundation for SIM. Learn more.

GNOME creator respects proprietary software, can't wait for iPad 2
"If you are not planning on getting an iPad 2 on Friday at 5 p.m., the terrorists win." So said open source icon Miguel de Icaza on his Twitter feed this week, and he wasn't joking. "I'm going to be the first one in line Friday," de Icaza confirmed in an interview with Network World. Somewhere, free-software purists shook their heads, as one of de Icaza's Twitter followers pointed out to him. Read More

Major quake shakes Japan
A large earthquake shook the Japanese capital Tokyo on Friday afternoon knocking items from shelves and sending people under tables. Read More

Macworld: iPad 2 review
Macworld editorial director Jason Snell reviews Apple's latest gadget, the iPad 2. Read More


WHITE PAPER: VeriSign

The State of Internet Vulnerability
What's being done to alleviate Internet vulnerabilities? Are you, or your company, susceptible to threats such as man-in-the-middle attacks and cache poisoning? This white paper reports the results of recent research and examines who is affected by Domain Name System insecurities. Read Now

iPad 2: Come and get it Friday
Apple has started taking online orders for the iPad 2 tablet Friday morning and its stores will begin sales at 5pm EST today. Read More

Symantec's Salem: Cloud was game-changer for us
Symantec Corp. CEO Enrique Salem outlines why 03 is such a critical initiative for the company, and how cloud and virtualization changed the security threat landscape and the business opportunities for Symantec. Read More

Clearwire loses CEO, two other top leaders
Three top executives of mobile WiMax operator Clearwire are leaving the company, including CEO Bill Morrow, who will be replaced for the time being by Chairman John Stanton. Read More


WHITE PAPER: PacketMotion

Frost & Sullivan Internal Segmentation
Internal Segmentation has been a growing trend over the last ten years. These solutions control data within the corporate network and actively enforce data access policies for internal staff and systems. This white paper outlines Internal Segmentation, and the benefits of using PacketSentry for Virtual Segmentation. Read now!

Can you go to jail for link aggregation?
The complaint is based on the fact that Channelsurfing was guilty of link aggregation which, as far as I know, isn't illegal. Read More

iPhone, BlackBerry tumble to Pwn2Own hackers
Apple's iPhone 4 and RIM's BlackBerry Torch 9800 both succumbed to hackers today at Pwn2Own, but two other smartphones running Android and Windows Phone 7 were unchallenged, the contest's sponsor said. Read More

Researcher chains three exploits to take down IE8 at Pwn2Own
A British security researcher today said it took him six weeks to craft a three-exploit package that brought Microsoft's Internet Explorer 8 (IE8) to its knees at Pwn2Own on Wednesday. Read More

Open Source is socialism at its best
Open source is a system where the line between a project's users and its owners blur. It is socialism at its best. Read More

Now what starts with the letter C?
Little did Netscape's Lou Montulli know, when he sat down in June 1994 to create a way for a server to keep track of a user's visits, that his invention would become one of the most despised objects in the Web-based services world. Read More



GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS
Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here.

SLIDESHOWS

Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs
Many tech vendors have shied away from extravagant perks, but there are still plenty worth highlighting. Like a $1.5 million tab for home security. Or how about the $36,619 one company paid to reimburse its CEO for the taxes he had to pay on the $106,589 he gained by using company aircraft for personal flights? Read on to find out which tech CEOs enjoyed the priciest perks in 2010 and which ones went to work perk-free.

First look at Google Chrome 10
Google has released the stable version of Chrome 10 and users are now being automatically updated. As always, Chrome's new features focus on security, speed and simplicity, with greater JavaScript performance, sandboxing technology for Adobe Flash, password encryption and an easier-to-use settings interface. Here's a look at the new features.

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