Rotten Apple: Apple's 12 biggest failures Apple sets the standard -- for both success and failure. Here's a look at 12 major screwups, some of which almost derailed the company Activision donates $1 million to help U.S. veterans Activision Blizzard will make a $1 million donation to unemployed military vets through their Call of Duty Endowment, a charity foundation intended to help veterans find gainful employment. Oracle/Sun: Why European Union jurisdiction matters Previous cases show that European regulators have broad powers over American companies that do business in Europe. 92% of firms don't care about PC recycling Nine out of ten businesses don't care whether their old PCs could be reused elsewhere, says Remploy. Windows 7 may be secure, but are Windows users safe? Windows 7 users got a nice surprise on Tuesday when Microsoft released its first set of security patches since unveiling the new operating system last month. Of the 15 bugs patched, none affected Windows 7. Samsung's new smartphone OS: It's Bada news Today brings news of Bada, a new smartphone operating system from Samsung, product of corporate fantasy that second-tier brands can really change the world. New iPhone malware steals data from jailbroken phones Another piece of dangerous code that attacks iPhones has been found, although it puts at risk only a very small subset of the smartphone's users. Panda launches free 'cloud' antivirus scanner After seven months in beta, Panda Security has released the first version of its cloud-based antivirus product, which will be free to consumers with a paid-for managed service for SMBs. CES 2010 preview: Gloom, but not doom "Green" is the new "black, "flat" is the new "up" and the watchword for 2010 is "apps." And there's no need to wait for Black Friday; it's here already. Clearwire claims 173,000 WiMax users Wireless broadband provider Clearwire had about 173,000 WiMax subscribers at the end of September and should be able to offer service to 120 million potential subscribers in the U.S. by the end of next year, the company says. November giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away free books on VMware vSphere security. Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from New Horizons and free books on Exchange Server 2010. Google Subnet is giving away free books on Android app development. Entry forms can be found on the main contest page. Trivia answers are revealed on each main Subnet page. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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