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	Spamhaus hit by biggest-ever DDoS attacks Anti-spam service Spamhaus has been hit with what several security firms today described as the largest distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks ever seen. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Corporation Enabling the New Era of Collaboration Globalization and the rise in mobile technology have forever changed the way we work. A UC platform can help navigate many types of communication with colleagues, partners and customers to get work done faster. Read Now! In this Issue Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers Windows Blue and Microsoft's continuous upgrade strategy DDoS attack against Spamhaus later targeted Tier 1 providers Dissecting T-Mobile's 'uncarrier-like' plans Video: T-Mobile rolling out iPhone 5 on new LTE network Google chooses thousands as Glass 'Explorers' Lawmaker tries to ban drivers from wearing Google Glass Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more Facebook starts testing targeted ads in News Feed AWS takes aim at security conscious enterprises with new appliance Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner Preston Gralla: Three reasons Microsoft wants to kill the Windows Desktop Jonny Evans: Apple 2013: Cupertino's new product army goes to war Darlene Storm: Biggest DDoS attack in history slows Internet, breaks record at 300 Gbps JR Raphael: What T-Mobile's shakeup means for prepaid smartphone service 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. Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office yesterday awarded Microsoft 13 design patents for its Surface line of tablets, including their innovative Touch keyboards-slash-covers, according to published documents. Read More Windows Blue and Microsoft's continuous upgrade strategy Microsoft yesterday confirmed Windows "Blue," an upgrade to Windows 8, but analysts remained uneasy about how the faster release cadence that Blue represents will be digested by businesses. Read More DDoS attack against Spamhaus later targeted Tier 1 providers A distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack of unprecedented scale that targeted an international spam-fighting organization last week ended up causing problems for Internet users around the world, experts say. Read More Dissecting T-Mobile's 'uncarrier-like' plans Analysts offered divergent opinions of T-Mobile USA's "uncarrier" initiatives for no-contract service and low subsidies for mobile devices announced this week. Read More Video: T-Mobile rolling out iPhone 5 on new LTE network T-Mobile announced big changes to its U.S. wireless plans Tuesday. Read More Google chooses thousands as Glass 'Explorers' Google said Wednesday that it will reach out to "several thousand" people through Twitter and its Google+ social network to take part in its Explorer project for trying out its computerized eyewear. Read More Lawmaker tries to ban drivers from wearing Google Glass A West Virginia state legislator is looking to amend a no-texting-while-driving law by also banning drivers from using computerized glasses. Read More WHITE PAPER: VeriSign An Interactive eGuide: DDoS Attacks In today's world, Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks on organizations are becoming more prevalent. The number of attacks are increasingly annually with no end in sight, and the damage these attacks inflict grows more severe. Learn More. Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more Microsoft trumpeted Office 365 customer successes at its U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit on Tuesday, but some of those otherwise happy clients have a wish list of features and enhancements they'd like to see in the vendor's cloud email and collaboration suite. Read More Facebook starts testing targeted ads in News Feed Facebook has started displaying targeted ads in some users' desktop News Feeds in a test of Facebook Exchange ad delivery system. Read More AWS takes aim at security conscious enterprises with new appliance In a bid to improve data security, Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched AWS CloudHSM, which uses a separate appliance to protect cryptographic keys used for encryption. Read More Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner Google shook things up last week when it dusted off its old Notebook service and relaunched it as Keep. Google's new software muscles in on the space currently dominated by Microsoft OneNote and Evernote, two note-taking apps that save your text, Web links, photos, audio recordings, and more, helping to keep your life organized. Read More Preston Gralla: Three reasons Microsoft wants to kill the Windows Desktop Microsoft's Windows Blue update to Windows 8 makes it increasingly clear that Microsoft wants to kill the Desktop. That may seem self-defeating, but there's method in Microsoft's madness. Here are three reasons I think it wants to eventually kill the Desktop. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple 2013: Cupertino's new product army goes to war In a pattern that's so utterly obvious I believe you need to be paid, deluded or in denial to remain blind to it, Samsung, Google and others now intend launching watches, televisions and other devices first rumored as being on the Apple product road map -- but they shouldn't expect an easy ride as Cupertino goes on the offensive. Read More Darlene Storm: Biggest DDoS attack in history slows Internet, breaks record at 300 Gbps Having slow Internet issues? A cyber-fight between Spamhaus, a spam-fighting group, and 'blacklisted' CyberBunker, a Dutch Web host, is slowing the Internet for 'millions' of users. With the DDoS attack breaking records at 300 Gbps, it has been called the biggest public attack in history of the Net. If it continues to escalate, security experts warn people may be unable to use normal web services like email, online banking, and could threaten critical infrastructure. Read More JR Raphael: What T-Mobile's shakeup means for prepaid smartphone service T-Mobile's new contract-free plans provide some healthy competition to prepaid smartphone service. Here's an in-depth look at how things have changed. Read More
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