Google Chromebook: The good, the bad and the beta

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	Google Chromebook: The good, the bad and the beta When Google first started giving away the Cr-48 in early December, lots of reviewers posted their first impressions after driving the Chromebook around the block a couple of times. We've taken the Chromebook out on a two-month test drive to see how it performs in real-world conditions. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed 5 Key Principles to Redesign IT Infrastructure Wide Area Data Services can bring the distributed enterprise closer together. Read this paper to learn the 5 key principles you can leverage to redesign an environment of any size and provide better support for distributed employees and improved business continuity during a disaster. Read now! In this Issue Google bets $20K that Chrome can't be hacked From cloud and mobile security to encryption, security concerns abound as RSA turns 20 PC makers scramble in wake of Intel chip flaw revelation Cloud services could bolster national cyber security If you could ask Vint Cerf anything, what would you ask? Microsoft bolts HTML5 video onto Chrome for Windows 7 users How Verizon workers are like Charles Manson Google Spills the Details on Tablet OS, Honeycomb Net watchdogs, Apache side with Microsoft in patent dispute IT execs hope iPad, PlayBook can boost decision-making process And you thought Facebook was for fun Is Google's copying complaint fair or hypocritical? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: St. Bernard, now doing business as EdgeWave Spend Less on Email Security, Earn $15 GC Next-gen Email Security finds emerging email threats first, with our proprietary Zero Minute Defense TM- no one else has it. Protect your business-critical email and your network. We'll try to match the cost of your current solution, or any competitive offer you have. You'll earn cash just for checking us out. Click here for the EdgeWave Bid Desk. Google bets $20K that Chrome can't be hacked Google will pay $20,000 to the first researcher who successfully exploits its Chrome browser at this year's Pwn2Own hacking contest. Read More From cloud and mobile security to encryption, security concerns abound as RSA turns 20 This marks the 20th year since the first RSA Conference, an annual meeting that has witnessed major technology shifts, aired significant controversies and undergone a name change on its way to becoming the largest security conference in the world. Read More PC makers scramble in wake of Intel chip flaw revelation Some PC makers are halting sales of PCs with Sandy Bridge processors as they try to work out issues related to Intel's faulty chipset, companies said on Wednesday. Read More Cloud services could bolster national cyber security The shift to cloud computing offers an opportunity to better secure the national digital infrastructure by concentrating the burden of cyber security among a relatively small number of service providers rather than thousands of individual businesses, according to a report by a foreign policy think tank. Read More WEBCAST: Cisco & Citrix Regain Control of the Desktop Learn how one IT organization is realizing the benefits of Desktop Virtualization and find out what they did to ensure a successful deployment of VMware View 4.5. Learn More If you could ask Vint Cerf anything, what would you ask? In about two weeks, Vint Cerf and I will be sitting in a room at Colorado University in Boulder having a chat. What would you like me to ask him? Read More Microsoft bolts HTML5 video onto Chrome for Windows 7 users Microsoft has released an HTML5 video-player extension for the Chrome browser to counteract Google's decision to drop support for the most widely used HTML5 video format. Read More How Verizon workers are like Charles Manson These days both Verizon executives and California prison officials are fighting the same immutable law of human nature: When people want their phones, people want their phones. Read More Google Spills the Details on Tablet OS, Honeycomb The great tease is over: Today, here at its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif., Google showed off Android 3.0, a tablet-friendly operating system also known as Honeycomb. The new tablet-optimized OS emphasizes a slick interface, beefed up graphics for games, and support for in-app purchases. Read More WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn Install Software on 50 Computers in 5 Minutes Routine maintenance can be anything but routine when the time it consumes for IT support is considered. Learn how to easily take care of software updates all at once, automate the installation of thousands of computers without going on site, and set up standard maintenance scripts into one, secure tool. Read now. Net watchdogs, Apache side with Microsoft in patent dispute The Electronic Frontier Foundation, Public Knowledge and the Apache Software Foundation -- siding with Microsoft in a long-running legal battle -- have joined forces in urging the United States Supreme Court to make it easier for juries to invalidate software patents. Read More IT execs hope iPad, PlayBook can boost decision-making process IT executives at Chevron and TD Bank are testing whether tablets like Apple's iPad and the upcoming BlackBerry PlayBook can be used to improve workflow processes int their companies. Read More And you thought Facebook was for fun Nothing quite takes the fun out of using social network sites such as Facebook and Foursquare as a little scientific research. Read More Is Google's copying complaint fair or hypocritical? When involved in a spat over allegations of unauthorized copying or misappropriation of content and ideas, Google -- fairly or not -- usually plays the villain, accused of parasitically overstepping boundaries to profit from someone else's work. Read More
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