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	Popular home routers contain critical security vulnerabilities Thirteen popular home and small office routers contain security problems that could allow a hacker to snoop or modify network traffic, according to new research. Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems Cloud Performance Hinges on Virtual WAN Acceleration Enterprises are relying on WANs to carry more data than ever. With cloud computing on the rise, it's important for IT professionals to boost application performance across the WAN. Instead of deploying a WAN acceleration device, a better approach is to use virtual WAN acceleration software that can be downloaded to run on a virtualized server. Read Now In this Issue 10 nifty Windows 8 apps -- all free Outgoing Intel CEO knocks Windows 8, predicts $200 touch PCs this year Nokia sees improving Windows Phone sales and shrinking loss in Q1 Big-data science requires SDN, Internet2 chief says U.S. House moves toward passage of CISPA Americans spend 16 minutes of every hour online on social nets US Bitcoin exchange BitFloor shuts down again Google plans to set up gigabit-speed fiber in Provo, Utah Intel acquires Mashery for planned services suite Twitter to target ads based on tweeted keywords Richi Jennings: Google Chrome: Embraces, extends and extinguishes IE WHITE PAPER: ITinvolve How ITinvolve Blows Away the Service Desk Status Quo Learn how a new cloud-based approach provides a personalized social platform where your IT professionals can see a comprehensive view of your IT environment. Learn More! 10 nifty Windows 8 apps -- all free Need help negotiating the corporate landscape? Want to track your network usage? Just looking for a fun little time-waster? These free apps for Windows 8 can help. Read More Outgoing Intel CEO knocks Windows 8, predicts $200 touch PCs this year Intel's outgoing CEO took a few parting shots at Microsoft's Windows 8 as he explained a slump in both revenue and profits for the first quarter. Read More Nokia sees improving Windows Phone sales and shrinking loss in Q1 Nokia's sales of smartphones running Windows Phone continued to grow in the first quarter, and its net loss shrank year on year, even as overall revenue declined. Read More Big-data science requires SDN, Internet2 chief says Software-defined networking in universities today is like the early Internet decades ago, and big-data researchers in genomics and other fields already need it for their next set of discoveries, according to the head of Internet2. Read More U.S. House moves toward passage of CISPA The U.S. House of Representatives moved closer Wednesday toward the passage of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, despite concerns that the cyberthreat information-sharing bill will allow Web-based companies to share a wide amount of customer information with government agencies. Read More WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware Your IT Journey - Your Way Faced with unrelenting pressure to do more with less, IT leaders are implementing virtualization, mobility and cloud computing in their enterprises. In this Knowledge Vault Exchange you'll find a plethora of valuable information, including videos, on-demand Webcasts, white papers and Twitter chats. View Now! Americans spend 16 minutes of every hour online on social nets Americans are so fixated on social networks that they spend an average of 16 minutes out of every hour on them, according to a study by Experian Marketing Services. Read More US Bitcoin exchange BitFloor shuts down again The largest Bitcoin exchange in the U.S., BitFloor, has closed again, this time due to issues with its bank account, according to its founder. Read More Google plans to set up gigabit-speed fiber in Provo, Utah Google is acquiring iProvo, a fiber-optic network owned by the city of Provo, Utah, as part of a plan to introduce its high-speed broadband network called Google Fiber there. Read More Intel acquires Mashery for planned services suite Intel has purchased Mashery, a provider or API management tools, in the chip maker's latest move to expand into software and services. Read More Twitter to target ads based on tweeted keywords Users on Twitter are now more likely to see ads based on what they tweet about. Read More Richi Jennings: Google Chrome: Embraces, extends and extinguishes IE Google is playing Microsoft at its old game. The new version of Chrome allows IT shops to loosen their dependency on ancient versions of Internet Explorer. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers raise an ironic eyebrow. Read More
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