Issue highlights 1. If the 49ers and Ravens Were Tech Companies ... 2. Super Bowl Bust: US takes down 313 websites, snags $13.6M in counterfeit NFL merchandise 3. Press, bloggers fall for iPhone cup holder 'joke' 4. Lesson learned in cyberattack on The New York Times 5. US ITC to investigate Samsung, Nokia phones for patent infringement after InterDigital complaint 6. 6 Hot Offshore IT Outsourcing Markets Offer New Options 7. Macworld/iWorld 2013 Best of Show winners 8. Oracle database 12c close to general release, sources say 9. HP's building an avatar to manage your mobile connections 10. Employment verification, ID rules could be a hard sell for immigration reform 11. Video: World Tech Update, Jan. 31, 2013 |
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Are the red-hot 49ers the Samsung of football? Is Apple the tech version of the Patriots? Do Microsoft and the Cowboys share the same fate? With Super Bowl Sunday coming this weekend, we've been thinking about NFL teams and tech companies that have had similar histories, expectations, triumphs and defeats. Here's our list. READ MORE |
In what is becoming as much a tradition as the Super Bowl itself, federal law enforcement officials, in conjunction with the NFL, said today they snatched up $13.6 million in fake merchandise and shuttered 313 websites as part of a third-annual sting against NFL-related counterfeit items dubbed Operation Red Zone. READ MORE |
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Hate to say I told you so ... No, wait, I'm fine with saying I told you so: That combination cup holder/iPhone case (right) that was mocked here on Friday is indeed a joke, or a publicity stunt if you prefer (and I do), according to the Dutch marketing firm that pitched it to reporters and the crowdsourcing site Indiegogo. READ MORE |
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The New York Times' description of a cyberespionage campaign waged against the newspaper by Chinese hackers demonstrates the importance of assuming criminals will eventually break into a computer system, and the best defense is to detect the intrusion as soon as possible. READ MORE |
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The U.S. International Trade Commission plans to investigate the smartphones of Samsung, Nokia and Chinese vendors Huawei and ZTE for patent infringement, after wireless technology provider InterDigital filed a complaint. READ MORE |
Typically, when you think offshore IT outsourcing you think, India. However, many emerging countries are getting aggressive offering a variety of perks in order to win new IT outsourcing business. Here are six IT and business process outsourcing destinations worth a look in 2013. READ MORE |
Tons of products are on display in the expo hall at Macworld/iWorld, and with over 250 exhibitors, finding the products that stand out is a challenge--a challenge the Macworld staff takes on every year. READ MORE |
The general availability of Oracle's long-awaited, next-generation 12c database will likely occur within weeks or possibly even days, the IDG News Service has learned. READ MORE |
Hewlett-Packard researchers are developing a cloud-based "avatar" to manage all of a user's mobile devices and wireless networks. READ MORE |
Mandatory employment eligibility verification and identity vetting requirements in recent proposals for immigration reform could prove to be a tough sell. READ MORE |
What happened in the world of technology this week? Take a few minutes to find out in this week's segment of the IDG News Service's World Tech Update. In this week's episode, Nick Barber discusses the new OS from BlackBerry, Nintendo refusing to cut the price of the Wii U, and Google adding new locations to its mapping application. READ MORE |
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