| Sidekick implosion: Was it sabotage?
A blogger quotes inside sources who say the Sidekick meltdown was the result of sabotage given the improbability that anyone would attempt a system update without backing up data. The pros and cons of Windows 7 for business
Is your IT organization ready for Windows 7? You're running out of time. Microsoft will ship the new version of Windows on Oct. 22. Cisco bolsters routers to spur IPv6 migration
Cisco this week enhanced its IPv6 offerings for its carrier core and edge routers in an effort to ease the eventual migration from IPv4. News podcast: Network World 360
Cisco today announced its second multibillion dollar deal this month: a definitive agreement to acquire Starent Networks, a provider of IP-based mobile infrastructure for carriers, for about $2.9 billion. Also, after waiting for 51 hours for T-Mobile and Microsoft/Danger to bring clarity to the situation surrounding their service outage, Sidekick phone users at 8:15 pm Eastern time Monday were treated to 254 words that boiled down to "we're doing the best we can, and we're willing to pay you $100 to be happy about it." (4:46) Computer programmers ready for smash-mouth brain battle
A smart people smack-down is set to start next week where thousands of university computer researchers will pit their brains and machines in a grueling battle of logic, strategy, and mental endurance. Barracuda gobbles up SaaS security start-up Purewire
Barracuda Networks has acquired start-up Purewire in an effort to expand its footprint in the market for Web security services. Fate of some Sun technologies still up in the air
Despite earlier assurances that Sun's technology will live on, questions remain over Sun's app server, IDE, and cloud platform. T-Mobile's $100 Apology Angers Sidekick Victims
How much is your time worth? If you are a Sidekick user, T-Mobile apparently thinks "not very much." How else to explain a $100 gift card and a months' free data service as compensation for losing all of someone's smartphone data? Facebook Outage Silences 150,000 Users
For the past week and a half, several thousand Facebook users were unable to access their accounts because of a technical issue with a server. Software in HP laptops aims to help cut power costs
Hewlett-Packard is bringing new power management features to laptops that can help companies measure and cut energy costs, the company said on Tuesday. HP tries to find business use for touchscreen PCs
Hewlett-Packard sees businesses in the future adopting touchscreens, but the technology needs further development to be an alternative to keyboards and mice in corporate environments, a company executive said. Apple Working On Fix for Snow Leopard Bug
Apple is reportedly working on a fix for a widely-reported bug in the new Snow Leopard OS that can cause massive data loss. Apple on Monday acknowledged the bug, which can lead to the loss of all of a user's personal data when logging in with a "Guest" account. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Microsoft Expression Web 3 In Depth. Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Building Service-Aware Networks. Google Subnet is hosting many new bloggers. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet and Microsoft Subnet home pages. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are | 
Some of the cell towers that dwell among us are cleverly hidden; others, not so much.
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