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Fake GSM base station trick targets iPhones | Playboy on iPad renews debate over privacy, workplace rules

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Cause of Windows Phone 7 data spikes found
Microsoft has found the cause of random, high data usage spikes reported by some Windows Phone 7 users. Read More


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Top 5 Tasks to Automate
Make routine maintenance truly routine. See how to create, schedule and roll-out repetitive, tedious IT support tasks. From defrag analysis or deploying network drive and printer mapping scripts, to software installations and patch deployments, LogMeIn can improve the way you monitor, access and maintain remote clients. Read now.

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Fake GSM base station trick targets iPhones
While his Black Hat DC Conference demonstration was not flawless, a University of Luxembourg student on Wednesday did show that it's possible to trick iPhone users into joining a fake GSM network. Read More

Playboy on iPad renews debate over privacy, workplace rules
The arrival in March of Playboy on the iPad -- in a browser window -- could present a problem for IT managers who don't want objectionable material on personal hardware used in the workplace. Read More

Apple reveals most downloaded iPhone, iPad apps of all time
Apple has added a page to its iTunes Store that reveals the top iPhone and iPad app downloads since the App Store opened in mid-2008. Read More

Android: The next generation
CES 2011 was a sea of Android smartphones and tablets, but only a few stand out as the technology innovators. Read More


WHITE PAPER: IBM

IBM WebSphere® Application Server V7
You have a choice in application servers and this whitepaper will provide the valuable information you need to choose the right application server to deliver your business objectives. Read now!

Cisco invests in cloud chip maker
Cisco has invested in Tilera, a developer of multicore processors for cloud computing and communications, as part of the chip maker's $45 million round announced this week. Read More

Products of the Week
Our round-up of intriguing new products from MokaFive, Blue Coat, Cisco, among others. Read More

Cisco's 800-pound data center gorilla: Xsigo
Cisco prepared and presented a competitive overview of Xsigo to its sales and marketing team, complete with attack points. And by the looks of the presentation and the FUD it rakes up, Cisco's worried about the value proposition Xsigo offers against its own Unified Computing System and Nexus switches. Read More

Wi-Fi Direct still finding its stride
Wi-Fi Direct is still scarce in announced or shipping products, but it would be wrong to reach a gloomy conclusion about the new peer-to-peer technology from the Wi-Fi Alliance. Read More


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Experts: FCC net neutrality decision sets up court battle
Multiple lawsuits are likely over the FCC's net neutrality rules, a group of experts says. Read More

ClamCase converts iPad to laptop
From CES, a first hands-on look at the new iPad shell case/keyboard combo. Read More

Hackers steal $150,000 with malicious job application
Small businesses have a new scam to worry about: criminal job applicants who want to hack into online bank accounts. Read More

U.S. tech salaries flat 2 years running, but Silicon Valley rises
Tech workers pulled in an average of $79,384 last year, in the "second straight year of nearly flat salaries," Dice says. Read More

HP orders probe into Hurd's departure, report says
Hewlett-Packard plans to commission an external probe into the resignation of former CEO Mark Hurd, including his controversial multimillion-dollar severance package. Read More



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