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February 12, 2012

Windows on ARM Detailed by Microsoft MS Patch Tuesday To Be a Light One New Breaches at BofA, Foxconn Suit Seeks Review of Google Policy Has iOS Mobile Surpassed Macs? Google Reportedly Plans Music Device Microsoft exec Steven Sinofsky explains that Windows on ARM refers to a new category of Windows for tablets and smartphones. Companies implementing WOA include Nvidia, Qualcomm and TI. Microsoft offered some good news for IT admins via its advance notification service. This month's Patch Tuesday will include just nine bulletins, four of them "critical," to address 21 vulnerabilities. This year has already witnessed a rise in data breach activity. Beyond the Symantec pcAnywhere drama and the Zappos breach, Bank of America has come under fire for a merchant breach. A U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., has agreed to expedite a lawsuit filed against the Federal Trade Commission for failing to review Google's decision to consolidate its privacy policies. Is Apple's iOS platform doing more Web surfing than the Mac OS platform? A new study has found more ad impressions being received on Apple tablets and smartphones than on desktops and laptops. Taking another step in the bold journey into electronic hardware that began with branded smartphones, search giant Google is working on a home entertainment device that initially will stream music.   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   Windows on ARM Detailed by Microsoft   MS Patch Tuesday To Be a Light One New Breaches at BofA, Foxconn Hacks show diversity of motives.   FULL STORY Suit Seeks Review of Google Policy Says FTC obligated to review privacy.   FULL STORY Has iOS Mobile Surpassed Macs? Study: More ad impressions on iOS.   FULL STORY Google Reportedly Plans Music Device Would stream music from cloud.   FULL STORY Next Big Thing Online: Free Returns Social Media Marketing Best Practices Businesses Need To Prepare for IPv6 Analytics and Cloud Top IT Skill Needs Best Practices for Cloud Security Technology Predictions for 2011 Free shipping is so last week. The marching orders now include an additional shipping freebie that's becoming the latest demand for folks who want to send back purchases: free reverse shipping. Social CRM expert Spredfast recently partnered with the American Marketing Association to identify best practices to build brand awareness, boost sales, and enhance customer service. With Internet addresses running out under the current IPv4 protocol, the Net must move to IPv6. How should your business approach this? The first step is to understand why the move is taking place. IT careers are heating up again -- at least in some sectors. So what are the best IT careers for 2011? Experts say key skill sets for the years ahead include analytics, data storage, and cloud computing. Cloud security remains a barrier to mainstream adoption of both public and private clouds. But best practices are emerging that make CIOs more comfortable launching new cloud projects. Along with vows of making more money and losing more weight, the new year prompts visions of what the technology future will hold, with predictions from IBM, Intel and industry research firms.   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   FULL STORY   Next Big Thing Online: Free Returns   Social Media Marketing Best Practices Businesses Need To Prepare for IPv6 Review resources to create a plan.   FULL STORY Analytics and Cloud Top IT Skill Needs Data storage expertise also in demand.   FULL STORY Best Practices for Cloud Security Service-level agreement is a key step.   FULL STORY Technology Predictions for 2011 IBM, Intel and others outline visions.   FULL STORY Enterprise I.T. More Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off Computer Chip Design Boosts Speed Hardware More Lenovo Warns of Disk Shortage Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off Software More MS Patch Tuesday To Be a Light One Ford Touch Software To Be Upgraded Wireless Tech More Has iOS Mobile Surpassed Macs? Court OKs Samsung tablet in Germany Network Security More New Breaches at BofA, Foxconn Hackers Post Symantec Source Code World Wide Web More Suit Seeks Review of Google Policy New Anti-Tracking Tool for Browsers Data Storage More Faster Data Storage Created by Heat Cloud Computing Is Gaining Trust Small Business More More States Seek Online Sales Tax Looking for Work? Try the App World Microsoft/Windows More Windows on ARM Detailed by Microsoft Win 8 'Consumer Preview' on Feb. 29 Apple/Macintosh More Has iOS Mobile Surpassed Macs? Soulo Turns iPad into Karaoke Box Linux/Open Source More Chrome for Android Smartphones Firefox 10 on a Biz-Pleasing Schedule Cloud & Virtualization More Oracle To Pay $1.9 Billion for Taleo Is a Google Cloud Drive in Your Future? Personal Tech More Google Reportedly Plans Music Device Kodak To Stop Making Cameras Press Releases More HELIOS Boosts PDF HandShake UB2 Unlocking Customer Satisfaction

Lenovo Warns of Disk Shortage Oracle To Pay $1.9 Billion for Taleo More States Seek Online Sales Tax Kodak To Stop Making Cameras Ford Touch Software To Be Upgraded Soulo Turns iPad into Karaoke Box Apple iPhone Microsoft Windows 7 Newest Mobile Phones Linux Operating System Network Security Data Storage New Anti-Tracking Tool for Browsers Malware Targets Online Banking Oracle To Pay $1.9 Billion for Taleo Chrome for Android Smartphones Also Visit: iPad Info Center Mobile Device Now Billions of Bytes Apple Info Center TopTechWire.com Total Score 80 Rate It Extremetech: Windows 8 on ARM: Rearchitecting for new hardware Friday 6:48am -08:00T (626 words) Average Rating: Total Score 79 Rate It TechCrunch: Android Hack Exposes Google Wallet PIN On Demand Friday 7:48am -08:00T (317 words) Average Rating: Total Score 78 Rate It Om Malik: Smart TVs cause a net neutrality debate in S. Korea Friday 10:18am -08:00T (407 words) Average Rating: Total Score 76 Rate It TechCrunch: OpenLabel Exits Stealth, Raises $80K To Turn Barcodes Into Public... Friday 9:03am -08:00T (660 words) Average Rating: Total Score 76 Rate It Om Malik: Google algorithm guy, Microsoft DSP expert get NAE nod Friday 9:03am -08:00T (412 words) Average Rating:

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Enterprise Hardware Spotlight

Lenovo Warns About Global Hard Drive Shortage Lenovo Group, the world's second-biggest personal computer maker, announced that quarterly profit grew by more than half, but warned hard-drive costs would remain high amid a global shortage.   Cisco Focus on Networks Pays Off in Q2 Earnings Cisco beat the street with its second-quarter earnings. The company's net income rose 44 percent in the quarter ended Jan. 28 as CEO John Chambers continued leading the company out of its 2011 funk.   HP Rolls Out OpenFlow-Enabled Switch Portfolio HP rolls out a portfolio of OpenFlow-enabled switches that aim to simplify network management, performance and budget needs. The portfolio comes on the heels of new Cisco and Brocade switches.

Mobile Enterprise Spotlight

Are iOS Mobile Devices Outpacing Macs? Is Apple's iOS platform doing more Web surfing than the Mac OS platform? A new study has found more ad impressions being received on Apple tablets and smartphones than on desktops and laptops.   German Court Rules Samsung's Tablet Can Be Sold Samsung's Galaxy Tab tablet, in its 10.1N version, still can be sold in Germany. That's the ruling from a court there, the latest in the epic Apple-Samsung legal battle raging across Europe and the world.   Sprint Continues Flailing While AT&T, Verizon Grow Despite carrying the iPhone in its lineup after years of waiting, Sprint is still bleeding. In fact, Sprint's losses have grown larger since adding the iPhone to its smartphone mix. But it's not all bad news.

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