Friday, March 16, 2012

Microsoft's MAPP reportedly hacked, RDP exploits coming sooner than expected

  Phone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending March 16 | Pictures of iPad mania … around the world
 
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Microsoft's MAPP reportedly hacked, RDP exploits coming sooner than expected
When Microsoft's Patch Tuesday release earlier this week revealed a code execution vulnerability for Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), we knew it wasn't a good sign. We didn't expect the situation to get this dangerous so quickly, however, and neither did Microsoft. Read More


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Phone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending March 16
Unseasonably warm weather, as so often happens, triggered rumor precipitation in the iOSsphere. This week, the thin-screened iPhone, new guesses about The Date, confirming LTE based on something Verizon didn't say, the beauty of ultrasonic bonding, and the beer can phone. Read More

Pictures of iPad mania … around the world
Devotees waiting in line in China, Germany, Australia and U.S. Read More

tuCloud criticizes Microsoft, OnLive for virtual desktop licensing debacle
Less than a week after Microsoft put its foot down on OnLive's virtual desktop solution for allegedly violating its licensing standards, tuCloud capitalized by releasing its own product, taking a few jabs at both OnLive and Microsoft in the process. Read More

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Knowing exactly how much and what type of cloud service a company needs is one of the more challenging aspects of deploying a cloud strategy, and most enterprises are getting it wrong, according to experts. Read More


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Intel video series tempts users to try the Ultrabook model
A series of candid-camera-style challenges set up in several public places in Indonesia, Thailand and Australia are Intel's latest way of hyping the Ultrabook form factor. Read More

Windows 8 wants developers to fall into Metro lockstep
Microsoft's message to apps developers: Fit into the Metro style of Windows 8 to make things easier on end users, according to two developers. Read More

Boston AT&T stores: No new iPad display for you!
Above: The New iPad on the left, iPad 2 on the right. This picture doesn't do the new iPad justice but trust me: You can tel the difference when you see them side-by-side in person Read More

iPad customers brave cold for Apple tablet
iPad customers brave cold for Apple tablet About 200 waited in near-freezing temperatures in Boston Friday to get their hands on Apple's latest gadget. From: networkworld Views: 54 4 ratings Time: 02:42 More in Science & Technology Read More


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Capturing iPad mania in pictures ... around the world
We've collected a bunch of Reuters photos taken today - from New York, London, Berlin, Munich, Hong Kong and Tokyo -- showing people waiting in line for and holding triumphantly their shiny new iPads. Here's the slideshow. Twice I have camped out on a sidewalk overnight to be among the first in line for something I really, really wanted. Read More

Ambitious Army project takes Arlington National Cemetery high-tech
The US Army says it has begun implementing an ambitious digital, geospatial technology project that will fix long-standing management problems at Arlington National Cemetery. Read More

Sprint cancels LightSquared LTE deal
Sprint Nextel has terminated its 15-year spectrum-hosting agreement with LightSquared, eliminating the would-be wholesale mobile operator's main carrier partnership even as the U.S. Federal Communications Commission seeks to shut down its network plans. Read More

VMware eases cloud provisioning
VMware has made its vCloud Integration Manager available, which it says lets service providers more efficiently provision cloud networks for clients. Read More

BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 Review: An Enterprise Evaluation
RIM recently released the PlayBook OS 2.0 software upgrade for its BlackBerry tablet, which packs a variety of new enhancements aimed at business users. But is the new update too little too late? CIO.com's mobile maestro Al Sacco delves into the good and bad aspects of BlackBerry PlayBook OS 2.0 in this enterprise evaluation. Read More

 
 
 

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