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Dell warns of malware on server motherboards
Dell is apparently warning customers that "a small number" of its PowerEdge R410 server motherboards may contain malicious software. Read More


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The World's Weirdest PC Game Controllers
They just couldn't leave well enough alone. We take a look at some of the most unusual PC game controllers ever devised. Read More

Is ubiquitous encryption technology on the horizon?
Will ubiquitous encryption of important network traffic ever happen? A group of researchers presenting at next month's Usenix Security Symposium will talk about a technology they say could make end-to-end encryption of TCP traffic the default, not the exception. Read More

After pay cuts, IT workers may seek payback in new job
A Harris Interactive survey found that IT workers see an improving economy -- and an opportunity to start looking for a better job. Read More


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Firefox lets hackers grab your passwords
Better delete your passwords from Firefox's Password Manager before next week's Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. That's when Jeremiah Grossman will present a demo showcasing how Javascript can be used to collect passwords from Firefox. He'll also show how to grab other personal data from IE 6 and IE 7. Read More

Flipboard launches iPad app to adulation, rush of users
Flipboard, a new iPad application that presents the news links in a user's Twitter and Facebook media streams in the style of a magazine, launched to immediate adulation on Wednesday but the rush of users meant a few glitches for early adopters. Read More

Memphis cops use predictive analytics to fight crime
It can sometimes be hard to pinpoint the return on investment in a particular technology, but police officials in Memphis, Tennessee, say they are getting major results from using predictive analytics technology to fight crime. Read More


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Forrester: IT Platform to Optimize and Consolidate
In this report, Forrester investigates the reasons why you should consider WAN optimization solutions as the best way to gain better IT performance, cost savings, and greater flexibility for your business. And it's also a smart network improvement investment over the long-term. Get the facts about WAN optimization in this study. Read now!

News podcast: Network World 360
An investment company has hired Nokia Siemens Networks to build a hybrid 4G-satellite mobile network, called LightSquared, across the U.S. to go live next year. Also, Foursquare, the location-based social-networking service, registered its 100 millionth "check-in" on Monday evening, the company said Tuesday. (2:03) Read More

Mac, iPad sales push Apple to record revenue
For the third time in the last four quarters, Apple today reported it sold a record number of Macs, although sales of the iPhone slipped slightly. Read More

Obama says he can't intervene in British hacker case
President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that he can't intervene in the long-running case of a British hacker charged with breaking into U.S. military computers. Read More

The religion of wireless: A TV ad battle to inspire, empower users
Recent TV advertising campaigns from the nation's two largest wireless carriers have put a premium on trying to empower us and inspire us about innovation, almost as if wireless communication had become a kind of religion. Read More

Is Windows Phone 7 really a "disaster"?
It was obviously a pretty bad 30-40 minutes for InfoWorld's Galen Gruman. He was at the recent Mobile Beat conference and sat through an "in-depth" demonstration of Microsoft's redesigned mobile OS, Windows Phone 7. Read More



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