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Monday, September 24, 2012

11ac will be faster, but how much faster really?

  iPhone 5 teardown: First look INSIDE Apple's new smartphone | 6 signs that the U.S. is overtaking the world at IPv6
 
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11ac will be faster, but how much faster really?
Six months from now, enterprise IT groups will be facing a big change for their Wi-Fi networks: the shift to 802.11ac, which promises wireless data rates that start at 433Mbps. Read More


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iPhone 5 teardown: First look INSIDE Apple's new smartphone
Well, after all the hype, it's here. Apple's iPhone 5 with all of its new bells and whistles like LTE support and a new camera to just mention a couple cooler items. The folks at iFixit.com, as they are want to do, grabbed a new iPhone and took it apart. This is what it looks like on the inside. Take a peek. Read More

6 signs that the U.S. is overtaking the world at IPv6
Having invented the Internet 40-odd years ago, the United States has had the first-mover advantage when it comes to selling products and services that run on this ubiquitous communications platform. Now the United States is pulling ahead of its global rivals on next-gen Internet services built around the emerging IPv6 standard. Read More

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GM plans to hire 10,000 IT professionals as it discontinues outsourcing arrangements and pulls most of its IT work back in-house. Read More

Get started with the iPhone 5
Congratulations, you've braved the lines, delivery wait times, or in-store negotiations to snag yourself a brand-new iPhone 5. But before you get to playing with your new device, you'll probably want to get to know it and set it up. Thanks to iOS 6's step-by-step activation process, Apple's made it pretty simple to get started; but just in case you need some extra help, we've put together a comprehensive guide for activating your new iPhone, transferring data from your old phone, and some suggestions for exploring its new features. Read More

Oracle to announce cloud infrastructure service at OpenWorld, Ellison says
Oracle will announce a new IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) offering at the upcoming Oracle OpenWorld conference in San Francisco, CEO Larry Ellison said on Thursday. Read More


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Products of the week 9.24.12
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Even World of Warcraft is tracking you!
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Microsoft, the TV studio?
The largest tech firms have all kinds of unusual positions beyond engineering and marketing. Intel, for example, famously hired more than 100 anthropologists and put the head of that group in a series of 2010 commercials. Read More

The "i" is for Intel in the Motorola Razr i
Motorola's announcement of the Razr i smartphone is notable because it is an answer to the question that no one asked: Where is the "Intel inside" in smartphones? Easily overlooked because the Razor i is not available on many networks or in most geographies, Razr i is worth understanding. It's the product of four brands - Android, Google, Intel and Motorola - and it is a big deal for two smart... Read More

 
 
 

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