Monday, January 30, 2012

20 Most Anticipated Tech Products of 2012

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20 Most Anticipated Tech Products of 2012
From Apple's iPhone 5 to next-gen thermostats to OLED TVs, here are 20 tech products we're looking forward to seeing in 2012. Read More


WHITE PAPER: NetGear

802.11n – The Next Generation in Wireless Technology
The enhancements brought by 802.11n deliver many benefits. This primer dives deep into the improvements discussing how MIMO technology increases coverage area and reduces dead spots, what you can expect from increased channel size & higher modulation rates , and how frame aggregation reduces MAC overhead. Learn More!

WEBCAST: VMware & NetApp

Path to Cloud: Virtualizing Business Critical Applications
NetApp and VMware experts discuss how customers can virtualize business-critical applications leveraging common resource pools as key elements to delivering IT as a service. Learn More!

Kindle Fire king of Android tablets
Who could have predicted that an ultra-cheap tablet sold by the most popular online retailer in the world would be successful? Read More

A post-PC data "parable" reflects on rise of the iPad and mobility's meaning
The exponential rise of mobile platforms represents the eclipse of the PC era, but it will be a gradual eclipse. Read More

North Carolina's 'Super Wi-Fi' network being relegated to public spaces for now
So now that the first "Super Wi-Fi" network has gone live in Wilmington, N.C., we can expect the technology to quickly spread around the country and become available for residential use, right? Read More


WHITE PAPER: VMware & NetApp

Running Microsoft Enterprise Applications
This document provides guidance on how to design and architect a scalable Microsoft applications mixed workload solution using highly available VMware virtual infrastructure and NetApp unified storage. Read Now!

DMARC anti-phishing effort raises question about typo scammers
There's essentially nothing but goodness in this latest anti-phishing effort -- called DMARC -- by the likes of Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Paypal and Bank of America. The idea is to increase public confidence in email received from household-name domains and others by preventing spoofed email from reaching customers at all. Read More

Phoney iPads, iPhones put Apple engineers' trustworthiness to test
One way Apple keeps details of anticipated products such as the iPad 3 or iPhone 5 under wraps is reportedly by ensuring its engineers are super trustworthy. Read More

NASA launches multi-player Facebook game
NASA said today it had launched what it called its first multi-player online game to test players' knowledge of all manner of space-related activities. Read More


WEBCAST: VMware & NetApp

The Key to Successful Disaster Recovery
Paula Fortin of Green Mountain Power explains how disaster recovery of their IT environment, based on VMware and NetApp technology solutions, was rapidly recoverable during Hurricane Irene. View Now!

End-of-Life Cisco Hardware - What Are Your Options?
Has this ever happened to you? Your IT life is good. Your network is running smoothly. Then something or someone jostles something in your gray matter and you realize that some of your Cisco switches and routers are going end-of-life (EOL). It's definitely one of those "uh-oh" moments. In fact, many IT pros blurt out words that get bleeped on TV. Some just panic. Your Cisco hardware is... Read More

Apple employees will soon be eligible for steep Mac and iPad discounts
Last week was a watershed moment for Apple. Record breaking earnings resulting from all-time quarterly sales of iPhones, Macs, and iPads. A hat trick of success, so to speak. Following Apple's stunning earnings announcement, which again, completely blew away even the most bullish of Wall Street expectations, Tim Cook announced a new program at an Apple town hall meeting wherein Apple employees can... Read More

SQL Server 2012 Coming on March 7
Microsoft has set March 7 as the launch day for SQL Server 2012, a.k.a. "Denali," the latest version of its relational database. There will be an online event to be held to kick off the product through the Web site SQLserverlaunch.com. Read More

McAfee Mobile 2.0 moves beyond virus protection
Intel-owned McAfee has released Mobile Security 2.0, which allows users of Android-based smartphones and tablets to keep better track of what applications are up to, the company said on Monday. Read More

Java roadmap: Oracle's two-year plan
The company is planning aggressive moves for the critical software platform in the next few years. Here's a rundown Read More

 
 
 

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2012's 25 Geekiest 25th Anniversaries
Network World's 6th annual collection of the year's "geekiest anniversaries" this time includes the births of pioneering companies such as UUNet and NEXTEL; technologies like OS/2 and SPARC; television classics topped by "Star Trek: The Next Generation" and the first "Simpsons" shorts; disposable contact lenses; the first naked-eye supernova in four centuries; and, who could possibly forget The Woodstock of Physics?

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MOST-READ STORIES

  1. Stealing smartphone crypto keys using plain old radio
  2. First 'Super Wi-Fi' network goes live in North Carolina
  3. DARPA takes aim at "Achilles' heel" of advanced computing: Power
  4. Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Bank of America team to wipe out phishing
  5. Tips and tricks for upgrading your Android phone
  6. IPad 3 rumor rollup for the week of Jan. 26
  7. Juniper's financial challenges continue
  8. F5 says Big-IP is a network firewall
  9. New leaders emerging in WAN optimization market
  10. 802.11ac boosts buzz more than bandwidth
 

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