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The "kill switch" for Windows Phone 7 apps
Microsoft has acknowledged that it has tools in place to "take action" against Windows Phone 7 malware or offending apps. Read More


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Can global customers that are not part of the world's largest global companies get the "business-class" service they deserve? Do these smaller globals have to lower their service expectations? Are there tactics to adopt that ensure you will get business-class service regardless of your size? Read More

A brief history of computer displays
From blinking lights and punch cards to LCDs and 3D flat panels, we trace the 70-year history of the tech that users rely on to see what a computer is doing. Read More

Why aren't Cisco software updates free?
HP, Microsoft, and other are offering free updates to purchased and embedded software. Why not Cisco? Read More


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This issue of Network World features the 2010 edition of Cool Yule Tools. We tried more than 140 products and present our findings in print and online. Through this process, I've learned some valuable lessons about consumer technology this year, and want to share some of these insights. Read More

Microsoft: All Windows 7 customers should consider desktop virtualization
Microsoft is continuing its Windows 7 marketing push with a recommendation that all customers examine desktop virtualization before moving users to the new operating system. Read More


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Download this HP white paper to learn how the next-generation ProLiant servers can help companies achieve rapid ROI and dramatically lower their operational expenses. Read More

Alcatel-Lucent CEO: Femtocell interest is growing rapidly
Interest in femtocells is growing rapidly as mobile operators looks for ways to handle increasing data traffic, according to Alcatel-Lucent's CEO Ben Verwaayen. Read More

Microsoft patents 'record button on a computer system'
Chances are you read that headline and muttered something like, "Aw, c'mon, a patent for a record button?" Me, too, although at least one patent expert says such muttering may be unwarranted in this case. Read More

Don't be an application bigot
Many security decisions and acceptable use policies are based on a false categorization of applications. "Business applications" are good, safe and have business value. "Personal applications" are bad, unsafe and have no business value. Read More

Google CEO: China's Internet censorship will fail in time
China's strict controls on its Internet usage will eventually fail as more of the country's people go online and express themselves, said Google CEO Eric Schmidt. Read More



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