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• No 4G In iPhone 4S

  May 14, 2011

  The next-generation iPhone, scheduled for a September launch, will skip 4G for now, but may add Sprint and T-Mobile compatibility.

• Review: Shared Inbox Adds Key Features To Gmail

  May 14, 2011

  Shared Inbox for Google Gmail lets you create multiple shared inboxes for functions such as customer support, general questions, or help desk.

• Gmail Add-On Boosts Support Features

  May 14, 2011

  The Shared Inbox add-on for Google Apps Business accounts is designed to provide improved help desk and customer support ticket features for...

• Down To Business: Higher Education Is Ripe For Technology Disruption

  May 14, 2011

  If you think online degrees will remain just a niche, consider the time when Borders and E.F. Hutton were touting their superior in-person...

• Lessons From FarmVille: How Zynga Uses The Cloud

  May 14, 2011

  Zynga's hybrid cloud strategy helps it cope with the risk of unpredictable demand for new online games.

• Data Center Tipping Point

  May 14, 2011

  IT faces a choice: try to wring limited efficiency from legacy data centers, or re-invent them from the ground up.

• CIO Profiles: Mike Altendorf Of Do It Best

  May 14, 2011

  When asked to cut expenses, cut them deeper than asked, advises this VP of IT. Use the money saved in high-return areas.

• Practical Analysis: IT Pros Don't See Cisco's Claimed TCO Advantage

  May 14, 2011

  Network architects want automation, virtualization support, and standards, and they aren't getting all that from Cisco.

• Secret CIO: Speed To Market Battles Consensus-Building

  May 14, 2011

  As the pace of tech change accelerates, we struggle with striking the right balance between risk-taking individualism and executive buy-in.

• Microsoft's Protean APIs

  May 14, 2011

  Silverlight faces Redmond's penchant for new APIs By Andrew Binstock

• Sony Reels From Massive Customer Data Breach

  May 14, 2011

  PlayStation account-holder data likely still at risk

• Apple Developers Face Patent Threats Over In-App Purchasing

  May 13, 2011

  An intellectual property licensing company wants makers of iOS apps to pay to use Apple's in-app payment code.

• Senators Demand Public Companies Disclose Data Breaches

  May 13, 2011

  Democrats call for SEC to require mandatory disclosures of all data breaches, and for public companies to detail their data breach mitigation...

• Adobe Adds Flash Privacy Controls

  May 13, 2011

  Flash Player and Google Chrome get patches against attacks currently seen in the wild.

• Tough Questions To Ask Cloud Service Providers

  May 13, 2011

  Cloud SLAs warrant close scrutiny from enterprises planning a move to the cloud, a SunGard executive said at Interop.

• Google I/O Take-Away: Google Trusts The Cloud

  May 13, 2011

  Everything that Google revealed at its I/O developer conference this week in San Francisco hinges on one important thing: Google's utter trust and...

• Cloud Outages Plague Google, Microsoft

  May 13, 2011

  The two companies offered apologies when their cloud services suffered problems, but say they're fixed now.

• Mobile Security Needs Executive Involvement

  May 13, 2011

  IT managers need a plan for managing a highly variable fleet of devices through mobile device management, according to panelists at...

• Healthcare Providers Establish Telehealth Reimbursement Models

  May 13, 2011

  Creation of revenue streams for remote services means doctors are running out of excuses for dismissing the technology, say Mayo, University of...

• White House Seeks National Data-Breach Notification Law

  May 13, 2011

  The Obama administration's cybersecurity policy proposal aims to standardize how U.S. businesses notify people if their personally identifiable...

• CHIME Questions Patient Opt-Out For ACOs

  May 13, 2011

  Letting patients restrict access to their records could hurt efforts to improve clinical outcomes and reduce costs, the advocacy group says.

• Rackspace Cloud Guru Says Service Trumps Technology

  May 13, 2011

  Jonathan Bryce opens up about the Amazon outage, OpenStack, and how he's come to be a cloud veteran at age 29.

• Intel, GE Intro Windows 7 Telehealth Tool

  May 13, 2011

  Care Innovations platform helps doctors monitor patients and remotely manage care, but sidesteps iPhone and iPad devices.

• SMB Cloud Spending To Double By 2015

  May 13, 2011

  Telecoms will likely benefit from a strong preference for bundling hosted services, as the market climbs to more than $49 billion, finds AMI...

• Nokia Top Handset Maker For Q1 2011

  May 13, 2011

  Samsung and LG still rank second and third behind the Finnish company, despite Symbian’s decline, followed by Apple and RIM, according to an ABI...

• NIST Releases Federal Cloud Guidelines

  May 13, 2011

  Technology standards organization aims to be a comprehensive resource to help agencies comply with government's "cloud-first" mandate.

• BrainYard News Roundup

  May 13, 2011

  Cloud ERP Gets Social Spin. Social Software Companies Get Bought.

• iPads, Tablets Not Causing PC Sales Decline

  May 13, 2011

  The Windows 7 launch prompted a sales spike that boosted PC sales figures last year, leading to the current drop, says NPD study.

• Android Malware Volume Jumps 400%

  May 13, 2011

  Despite the risks, experts predict slow uptake of client security tools on mobile devices.

• Google Chrome Makes The Web A Contender

  May 13, 2011

  The Web isn't just for lightweight applications anymore, developers of games and other processor-intensive programs are starting to consider it as...

• Google's Game Changers: Are They Enough?

  May 13, 2011

  With Chromebooks, an improved tablet OS, and more, Google took aim at Apple and Microsoft, but are ChromeOS and Android on a collision course?

• MS Skype, Google ChromeBooks And Some Off-Color Commentary

  May 12, 2011

  BYTE Wireless Radio digs into the Google I/O Show and more.

• How Secure Is iPad?

  May 12, 2011

  While the Apple tablet doesn't yet equal the BlackBerry in terms of enterprise-grade management tools, it sports a set of surprisingly robust...

• DOD Explores Virtual Worlds For Military Training

  May 12, 2011

  The armed services aim to simulate real combat situations via virtual reality technology similar to Second Life and other computer games.

• Technology Can Extend Solid-State Storage's Life

  May 12, 2011

  While the way solid-state storage is used can impact its longevity, storage vendors have techniques that can help prolong SSS life expectancy.

• Google's Chromebook Gamble

  May 12, 2011

  Businesses may hate managing PCs, but that doesn't mean they're ready to abandon the devil they know.

• 4 Hadoop Helpers Promise Speedy Big-Data Analysis

  May 12, 2011

  Integration vendors launch commercial add-on products for the hot open-source framework. Here's how four products streamline high-volume workloads.

• RFID Can Put Social Media On Autopilot

  May 12, 2011

  Organizations from Vail Resorts to a small ice cream maker are using radio ID tags to trigger social posts.

• White House Releases Cybersecurity Plans

  May 12, 2011

  The Obama administration's legislative proposal includes critical infrastructure protection, breach notification, privacy requirements, and...

• Graphics Cards Face Internet-Borne Threats

  May 12, 2011

  The WebGL 3-D graphics specification implemented in Firefox and Chrome, and included in Safari, is subject to denial of service attacks.

• Schwartz On Security: Sony Must Do More

  May 12, 2011

  Forget free ID theft monitoring. Sony should release its police reports, so that 101 million people can obtain a free credit freeze to proactively...

• Government Developing Data Mining Tools To Fight Terrorism

  May 12, 2011

  Report details data analysis software developed by intelligence agencies to connect the dots between suspected terrorists.

• Social Networking Here To Stay Despite Security Risks

  May 12, 2011

  IT pros must find a way to balance the risks and rewards of Web 2.0 platforms like Facebook and Linked In, security expert says.

• D-Link Targets SMBs With Switches, Routers, Cloud Management

  May 12, 2011

  A Web-based management GUI is designed to greatly simplify remote management of devices that often will be deployed in situations where local IT...

• GAO Slams IT Management At VA

  May 12, 2011

  Weak acquisition planning, testing, and oversight sunk a $127 million project to update an outpatient appointment-scheduling system.

• Microsoft: Cybercrime Falling Into Two Distinct Camps

  May 12, 2011

  New Microsoft Security Intelligence Report outlines 'marketing campaign' strategies being employed by one group, and related rise in phishing and...

• VIA Produces Low-Power Quad Processor

  May 12, 2011

  The QuadCore, which is aimed at mainstream laptops and desktops, runs at 1.2 GHz and uses about 27.5 watts of power.

• Data Center Outages Generate Big Losses

  May 12, 2011

  Downtime in a data center can cost an average of $505,500 per incident, according to a Ponemon Institute study.

• IBM Launches BPM Express For SMBs

  May 12, 2011

  Big Blue's midmarket version of its enterprise Business Process Manager software furthers the company's focus on midsize businesses, as well as...

• Windows Phone Projected Dominance Explained

  May 12, 2011

  Pyramid Research's forecast that Microsoft's smartphone will lead the market by 2015 has raised questions; now there are answers.

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