Adam Lanza's hard drive may still hold clues

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	Richi Jennings: Adam Lanza's hard drive may still hold clues, despite "destruction" Adam Lanza's hard drive may still be recoverable. Data forensically retrieved from the damaged platters may be able to shed light on the Connecticut youth's tragic motivations. However, ill-informed speculation has implied links to Lanza's diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome and his playing of violent video-games. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if the mainstream media will ever understand geeks. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue JR Raphael: The beauty of the Android fanboy battles Jonny Evans: Google Maps app drives iPhone iOS 6 upgrades Darlene Storm: Americans and hackers of all color hats unite against Westboro Baptist Church Preston Gralla: Did the deal for Windows Phone with Microsoft help knock Nokia off its roost as worldwide phone leader? Jonny Evans: Samsung ends FRAND litigation against Apple in Europe -- is peace near? John Landy: Putting the C in CIO: Calm, cool and connected Matt Hartzell: Counterfeit parts have real consequences Shark Tank: Unclear on the concept, all the way through RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. JR Raphael: The beauty of the Android fanboy battles A monumental shift is happening in the battlegrounds of mobile technology -- and you don't have to look any further than Android fan fights to see the effects. Read More Jonny Evans: Google Maps app drives iPhone iOS 6 upgrades Introduction of Google Maps for the iPhone has driven users cautious of Apple Maps to upgrade to iOS 6, according to the latest ads service metrics. Read More Darlene Storm: Americans and hackers of all color hats unite against Westboro Baptist Church Under a common loathing, Americans and hackers of all color hats have united against Westboro Baptist Church after the hate-spewing group promised to picket the grieving families of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting. WBC domains went Tango Down after a DDoS by the patriot hacker Jester and members of Anonymous who are normally mortal enemies; WBC Twitter spokesperson @DearShirley account was hijacked by Cosmo the God, and more than 184,000 Americans have signed the online petition platform at WhiteHouse.gov to legally recognize Westboro Baptist Church as a hate group instead of a religious group. Read More Preston Gralla: Did the deal for Windows Phone with Microsoft help knock Nokia off its roost as worldwide phone leader? Nokia, which has been the world's largest cell phonemaker for the last 14 years, will be dethroned by Samsung this year and fall to second place, reports IHS iSuppli. One reason may well be the Nokia-Microsoft deal in which Nokia bet its future on the struggling Windows Phone platform. Read More WEBCAST: CDW Corporation The New Mobile Management: Getting A Grip on Complexity In this webcast you will learn how enterprise mobile management (EMM) combines mobile application management and mobile device management to deliver productivity and security to the new mobile enterprise. Learn More. Jonny Evans: Samsung ends FRAND litigation against Apple in Europe -- is peace near? Is Hell freezing over? It's possible as Apple and Samsung seem a little closer to an uneasy peace this morning, following activity in the US and European courts. Read More John Landy: Putting the C in CIO: Calm, cool and connected The role of the IT department and the CIO is undergoing a dramatic shift. Read More Matt Hartzell: Counterfeit parts have real consequences Counterfeit components pose a growing problem in the electronics supply chain -- the same supply chain that brings us everything from our personal phones and tablets, to workplace computers, to crucial military electronic equipment used in combat situations or to fly commercial jets. These fraudulent parts can not only cause significant inconveniences when your equipment fails, but also lead to very costly recalls for companies, and even jeopardize lives. Conservative reports identify well over 100 incidents of counterfeit components per month. Read More Shark Tank: Unclear on the concept, all the way through This IT director pilot fish has had to watch as his budget has shrunk to the point that his company's several remote call centers no longer have any IT staff on site -- and the work-around for that isn't quite working. Read More
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