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Commercial devices to get military-grade security

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Sept. 9 | Verizon fires workers who ran, participated in office football pool

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Commercial devices to get military-grade security
Super-tight cryptography in off-the-shelf mobile products will soon ease wireless deployments in government agencies, and deployments could subsequently spill over into off-the-shelf enterprise equipment. Read More


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A Perspective from the Edge of the Cloud
Akamai Chief Scientist and co-Founder Tom Leighton explores the major forces and technology layers driving the cloud computing movement, the types of architectural approaches emerging and an assessment of the challenges that must be overcome for cloud computing to broadly succeed. Read now

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New TPC-E Benchmark Results Revealed
A "glue-less" design, where no additional hardware is necessary to run all eight CPUs and all memory slots enable the shortest route between processors, memory modules and I/O hubs inside a single chassis. It's just one of the many reasons Fujitsu servers are leading the way in TCP-E benchmarks and overall price/performance. Read now!

iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Sept. 9
President Barack Obama's jobs speech this week might have been better received if he kept repeating, "Release this iPhone right away!" The iOSsphere this week seized on iPhone 4 inventory levels, carrier promotional documents, third-party phone cases, and reports of plans to build 27 million Next iPhones by January to reassure itself that The Wait is nearing an end. This week: speculation that the "iPhone 5" is really a redesigned iPod Touch with a 3G data option, and a photograph not of the iPhone 5 but taken by the iPhone 5. Read More

Verizon fires workers who ran, participated in office football pool
If you thought taking part in the office Super Bowl pool or filling out a March madness bracket at work wasn't a big deal, think again - especially if you work at Verizon. The Taunton (Mass.) Gazette today reported that Verizon fired six workers and suspended 32 others for taking part in a Super Bowl pool this year. Read More

What online news looked like on 9/11
With Twitter, Facebook and YouTube yet to come, newspapers and TV sites played pivotal role Read More

iPhone at last gets Flash
Apple may not have approved it, but it appears as though iPhone users will soon gain access to Flash content. Read More


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Adopting Unified Communications: Key Steps to Consider
The faster your business can locate, gather and share information, the more productive and competitive you can be. That's why small and medium enterprises are upgrading to a unified communications (UC) system, which can improve customer service, streamline product development and speed response to new opportunities. Learn more. >>

802.11u and Hotspot 2.0 promise Wi-Fi users a cellular-like experience
Why can't connecting to a Wi-Fi network be as easy as connecting to a cellular network? Read More

Droid Bionic smartphone impresses iFixit
Motorola's new Droid Bionic is not only a top-notch device but the Android smartphone is also very easy to fix, according to repair specialists at iFixit. Read More

Microsoft investigates its own mobile location practices
Microsoft said this week it is investigating a lawsuit's allegation that the camera application on Windows Phone 7 handsets collects location data from nearby Wi-Fi and cellular networks -- even if the user refuses permission to do so. Read More

Who's made a buck developing a mobile app?
If you're an IT pro with solid mobile skills, job openings are plentiful. But what if you're not? Turns out at least a few part-time mobile developers and hobbyists are making a buck off their mobile apps -- though just how much money they're making is a mystery. Read More


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2 tools that can kill dead spots
Shaw reviews D-Link's Amplifi PowerLine AV 500 4-Port Gigabit Switch, Cisco's Linksys RE1000 Wireless-N Range Extender/Bridge. Read More

Iridium creates link from iPhones to satellites
Satellite service provider Iridium is introducing a new satellite phone and access point that enable communications anywhere on the face of the Earth from Blackberry and Android mobile devices, and will offer support for Apple's iOS-based gear later this year. Read More

Sprint sues to block AT&T-T-Mobile merger
Sprint isn't letting the Department of Justice have all the fun when it comes to filing suits against the proposed AT&T-T-Mobile merger. Read More

If You Use It, Mobile Malware Will Come
IT people who try to secure mobile devices in a big company face three big conceptual problems. Read More

IFA: Samsung Galaxy Tab 7.7 vanishes from IFA booth
Just days after introducing it at the consumer electronics show, Samsung yanked the tablet after a court order. Read More



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