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	Google, FTC settle antitrust case Google has agreed to change some of its business practices, including allowing competitors access to some standardized technologies, to resolve a U.S. Federal Trade Commission antitrust complaint against the company. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World Technical Seminar SDN, Openflow and Network Virtualization event comes to NYC Attend and learn how SDN works, its potential in the enterprise, and why leading, bellwether organizations are leveraging it for data center and large-scale networking efficiency- Learn more and register for this free event. February 12, 2013 – Grand Hyatt, NYC Click to continue In this Issue 16 most anticipated tech products of 2013 Cop claims martial law starts in 2013; Nazi-like police state starts in tiny town Big Space: There are at least 100 billion planets in our galaxy alone Megaupload claims it was asked by US to keep infringing files Hitachi acquires Celerant Consulting How to talk security so people will listen (and comply!) 33 Best & Worst Celebrity Tech Moments of 2012 Cloud computing is the new rage in the wireless world. But will it really fix your Wi-Fi problems? Year One of the PPC (Post-PC) Era Internet Explorer had a very good 2012 IT investments will increase in 2013 thanks to software and device spending App downloads set one-week record of 1.7B WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Delivering Exceptional Applciation Experience Enterprises can achieve customer advantage by monitoring the quality and timeliness of mission-critical applications. Read this whitepaper to learn how with CA Technologies Application Performance Management solutions. Learn More 16 most anticipated tech products of 2013 We're not sure some of them are even on the drawing board, but they'd be great to see Read More Cop claims martial law starts in 2013; Nazi-like police state starts in tiny town A privacy-conscious and concerned reader sent me to watch a Cybertribe News Network video in which North Carolina Police Lieutenant McCoy warned that preparations are in the works for martial law in early 2013. Whether or not it is a hoax or a truth, it is disturbing to hear a cop say that his superiors told him that law enforcement is "training to take us down" and are training to do so with the aid... Read More Big Space: There are at least 100 billion planets in our galaxy alone Astronomers have, since they could see stars a night, tried to figure out how many planets were in the sky - and the latest count from scientists is massive - 100 billion just in our own Milky Way galaxy. Read More Megaupload claims it was asked by US to keep infringing files The U.S. government misrepresented facts when it approached a court for search warrants against Megaupload, according to a filing Wednesday by counsels of the file-sharing site. Read More Hitachi acquires Celerant Consulting Hitachi Consulting has acquired global business consultant Celerant Consulting to help expand its European, North American and South American presence. Read More How to talk security so people will listen (and comply!) Sure you want users to comply with security edicts, but would you phish your own employees or share your company's hack history? At least some CIOs say yes. Insider (registration required) Read More 33 Best & Worst Celebrity Tech Moments of 2012 Playing Steve Jobs, Gaga over social networking and more tech endorsements than you can shake an iPhone at Read More Cloud computing is the new rage in the wireless world. But will it really fix your Wi-Fi problems? With the increased performance and reliability of Wi-Fi technology, businesses are tossing Ethernet connections aside. As Wi-Fi gains favor and usurps wired access, Wi-Fi capabilities are changing quickly, causing significant disparity in WLAN architectures and implementation models. Read More Year One of the PPC (Post-PC) Era Well 2013 is here. I am not the first or only one, but I am declaring this year to be year one of the PPC (Post-PC) Era. We have truly but the trusty old PC behind us. Today everything is mobile and an app. The days of having the ball and chain of a traditional computer tying us to a desk are officially over. Like the Apple 1984 commercial, the hammer has smashed that screen and we have been set free.... Read More Internet Explorer had a very good 2012 It was a good year for Microsoft's Internet Explorer. According to the latest data from Net Apps, IE gained only slightly in December, but overall it reversed its fortunes from 2011 and recaptured a fair amount of lost market share in 2012. Read More IT investments will increase in 2013 thanks to software and device spending Enterprises buying new mobile devices and investing in security and storage management will give IT spending a boost in 2013. Read More App downloads set one-week record of 1.7B Smartphone and tablet owners downloaded a record 1.76 billion iOS and Android apps during the week of Dec. 25 to Dec. 31, a mobile analytics company said Read More
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