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July 29, 2011
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R.I.P. DVD: Six Reasons It's Time for Discs to Die
CDs and DVDs were great for awhile, but its time to move on. Here
are six reasons why it's time to ditch optical drives and the
discs that feed them.
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Tablets Used Widely for Business, Says Survey
If your employees promise that they'll use tablets for business
purposes if your company buys them, they're probably not lying.
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9 Tech Superstars as Comic Book Characters
Ever wonder what superpowers Steve Jobs or Bill Gates would have
in a comic book? Check out our slideshow of what-if tech
superheroes (and supervillains).
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Windows Phone OS Mango Sent to Manufacturers, Carriers
Mango, the latest version of the Windows Phone mobile operating
system, was released to manufacturers Tuesday.
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IT Security's Scariest Acronym: BYOD, Bring Your Own Device
The torrent of smartphones and tablets entering companies has
created some interesting challenges for security managers.
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Many Employees Would Sell Corporate Information, Study Says
A survey of more than 3,400 employees in the United States, Great
Britain and Australia finds corporate loyalty be damned, your
company's data may be on its way out the door when certain
employees resign or get laid off.
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Google Scrambles to Accelerate Google+ Business Profiles
Demand for Google+ business profiles has reached white-hot
intensity, prompting Google+ leader Vic Gundotra to acknowledge
the company has been caught off guard.
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LinkedIn Tip: How to Use the New Job Application Feature
Professional networking site LinkedIn is rolling out a plug-in
that lets jobseekers use their LinkedIn profile information to
apply for positions right from an employer's Website.
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Debate Rages Over How to Manage Personal Mobile Devices Used for
Work
Increasingly, businesses accept the idea that employees should be
able to use their personal mobile devices, such as smartphones
and tablets, for work. But...
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Google Service Rewrites Web Pages for Speed
Google has developed a hosted service that analyzes Web pages,
rewrites their code to make them perform better and serves them
up from Google servers.
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Workers Want to Choose Their Mobile Devices, Survey Finds
Employees enjoy using work-related mobile apps, especially on
smartphones and tablets that they choose themselves, according to
a new survey.
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SanDisk Releases New SSDs for Old Computers
SanDisk introduces a new line of SSDs designed for consumers who
may want to extend the life of an aging computer.
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Who's Tracking Your Cell Phone?
Analysis: One in three cell phones are spied upon -- but not by
the usual suspects.
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Thanks to MeeGo, Asus Makes Good on Its $200 Laptop Promise
Now available for preorder, this compelling new netbook taps the
power of Linux.
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Ten Best Practices to Prevent Data and Privacy Breaches
Although it may seem inevitable that your organization will be
impacted by a data breach, if you follow the guidance in these
ten best practices you can prevent the vast majority of attacks.
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Verizon 4G LTE: Four Gotchas
Who's the fastest wireless carrier in town? If you've seen any of
their ads, you know it's Verizon, unless it's AT&T or
T-Mobile or Sprint.
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Why IT Outsourcing Deals Are Getting Smaller
IT outsourcing deals aren't what they used to be.
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The 5 Biggest IT Security Mistakes
Like cleaning the windows, IT security can be a thankless task
because they only notice when you don't do it.
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Cisco Sought to Paint Whistleblower as 'Sinister'
New details emerge of the Peter Alfred-Adekeye debacle.
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Black Hat: Embedded Web Servers Open Printer, Scanner Security
Holes
It's fairly simple to find corporate or consumer printers and
scanners online and, without breaking into them, get a hold of
documents that these devices...
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Rumors Pin iPhone 5 Launch Mid-September
Overseas reports claim Apple's has ordered 400,000 "trial run
iPhone 5" units in a run-up to a September launch of the phone
here in the U.S.
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Windows Mango Matches Apple and Android in Features: But for How
Long?
Windows Phone 7's Mango update will bring much-needed features to
the mobile operating system, bringing it up to speed with iOS and
Android. But how long until iOS and Android outstrip WinPho7 yet
again?
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