| Latest Cool Tool blogs: Space debris cleanup: We need Homer!
I know this is a serious story, where the Russian and U.S. satellites collided in outer space. The Associated Press is now reporting that the debris from the collision could orbit the Earth for 10,000 years, endangering other satellites. But I couldn't help chuckling when I thought of two possible solutions to this problem. When I saw the image of all of the debris in space, I couldn't help but think of The Simpsons episode where Homer went into space and opened up the bag of chips in zero gravity ("Careful Homer, they're rippled!"). If only debris were as easy to clean up as potato chips. Latest from The video library: HTC launches new Touch devices
HTC launches the Touch Pro 2 and Touch Diamond 2 at this week's Mobile World Congress show in Barcelona.
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At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung showed off the Omnia HD phone, which now can play video files. Latest Twisted Pair podcast: Every day is your birthday on Facebook
Keith and Jason talk about colliding satellites, ATM heists, and whether they're excited by the Amazon Kindle 2. (43:09) Latest Newsmaker of the Week podcast: The bright side of high-tech layoffs
Newsmaker Frank Scavo, president of IT research and advisory firm Computer Economics, won't buy into all the doom and gloom around the economy -- at least not when it comes to the IT industry. Scavo says things aren't as bad as they may seem and shares why he remains optimistic about IT going into 2010. (11:57) Latest Network World Panorama podcast: Preventing downtime with configuration management
What causes virtual data center downtime? According to our podcast guest, Rich Miller, CEO of Replicate, most downtime can be attributed to configuration errors in a server or application. (17:35) Latest DEMO podcast: Will e-books be the death blow for print?
Carla and Keith talk about the buzz over e-books, why kids don't want to become engineers, and whether Steve Wozniak will be able to tango his way to super-stardom. Also, alumni updates on ZINK Imaging, TimeTrade Systems and MixMatchMusic. (25:33) Latest cool news from Microsoft Subnet Windows Mobile 6.5 - Is It Enough To Become "iPhone Cool"? Microsoft Subnet blogger Mitchell Ashley writes, "Windows Mobile 6.5 was has been unleashed in Barcelona sporting a new touch screen more similar to LG touch phones than the iPhone. But still 6.5 is still a new, sportier, sexier user experience. February giveaways from Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet
Up for grabs: One American Express gift card worth $250 from Global Knowledge; One Microsoft training course worth $2,995 from Global Knowledge; 15 copies each of the hot book titles Voice over IP Security, and CCNA Wireless Official Exam Certification Guide and 15 copies of Exchange Server 2007 How-To: Real Solutions for Exchange Server 2007 SP1 Administrators. Get all the entry details here. | 
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