CES: Will the ultrabook be as ultra as promised?

	Barbara Krasnoff: CES thoughts: Will the ultrabook be as ultra as promised? | Darlene Storm: Brute force tools crack Wi-Fi security in hours, millions of wireless routers vulnerable
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