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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Hurricane Sandy crashes Google's party, but not its Nexus announcement

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Hurricane Sandy crashes Google's party, but not its Nexus announcement
As the East Coast prepared for Hurricane Sandy, Google cancelled its big Android announcement planned to take place in New York City today. Breaking with the Steve Jobs-style of high-drama public announcements, Google just went public with the announcement on the official Android blog. Read More


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First look: Google's new Nexus 4
Googles LG-made Nexus is a powerhouse Read More

Riverbed to acquire Opnet in $1B deal
Riverbed Technology will acquire Opnet Technologies for about US$1 billion, the two companies said Monday. Read More

Scott Forstall, father of iOS, set to leave Apple next year in sweeping executive shakeup
Apple on Monday announced an executive shakeup of epic proportions. Scott Forstall, who increasingly became a visible member of Apple's executive team where he served as the company's Senior VP of iOS software, will no longer be with the company come 2013. Forstall is a seasoned Apple veteran who first joined the company in 1997 when he came over with Steve Jobs as part of Apple's NeXT acquisition.... Read More


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Steve Jobs hinted at Apple's abandonment of optical drives back in 2010
Back in October 2008, Steve Jobs famously declared that Blu-Ray was a big bag of hurt when it came to licensing issues. Consequently, Jobs said that while Blu-Ray provided a great way for consumers to watch movies, Apple wasn't going to jump in until Blu-Ray became more mainstream. And so, the masses waited. Read More

Famous Patriot Hacktivist The Jester Shares Battle Chest of OSINT Tools
The famous and often-controversial American patriot hacktivist that goes by the alias th3j35t3r was compared to acting "as David slaying a few giants" in the SANS Institute published whitepaper, Jester Dynamic Lesson Asymmetric Unmanaged Cyber Warfare. Read More

What shiny new devices can Linux nerds get excited about?
As a Linux Nerd(tm), it's easy to feel left out of the "gadget lust" fun that our Apple and Microsoft brethren so often get to enjoy. New iPads and iPhones (and iWhatevers), Windows 8 tablets named after coffee tables, and so many other bright, shiny new toys just weren't built for us. Sure, Android is cool. I love my Galaxy S3. It's an awesome phone that blows any iOS-powered device out... Read More


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Steve Ballmer on Windows 8, Surface launch
Steve Ballmer on Windows 8, Surface launch Steve Ballmer commented on the launch of Windows 8 and the Surface tablet during an event in San Francisco on October 29, 2012 From: networkworld Views: 10 0 ratings Time: 00:48 More in Science & Technology Read More

Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8
Microsoft launches Windows Phone 8 Microsoft launched Windows Phone 8 on Monday, it's biggest attempt yet to take on Apple's iOS and Google's Android. From: networkworld Views: 7 0 ratings Time: 02:54 More in Science & Technology Read More

Caught taking pictures during Hurricane Sandy
Want to bet that every single one of these amateur photographers has at some point made fun of a TV reporter for risking life and limb -- or just being outside - in weather like this? (All photos from Reuters.) Read More

Storage optimization considerations for SMBs
IT budgets are always tight in small to midsize business, and when it comes to storage, many simply bolt on additional boxes to accommodate growth and data retention regulations without considering the added complexity and long-term costs. Read More

Election watchdogs keep wary eye on paperless e-voting systems
As the clock winds down to what could turn out to be an extremely close presidential race, some election watchdogs are keeping a wary eye on paperless electronic voting machines that are scheduled to be used in several key states and jurisdictions around the country. Read More

 
 
 

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