CES 2014 preview roundup

	Darlene Storm: 17 exploits the NSA uses to hack PCs, routers and servers for surveillance | Richi Jennings: All aboard Google's VP9 bus to free 4K UHD
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	Richi Jennings: CES 2014 preview roundup: Daft Technologic Punks in Vegas (baby) What will happen in Vegas? And will it stay there? At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, there's something for everyone. Connected, simplified, biometric gadgets are in focus in today's roundup. But beware plunging prices, as emerging markets... well... emerge. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers sample the wares in sin city. Your humble blogwatcher wrote it, cut it, pasted it, saved it -- curating these bloggy bits for your entertainment. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Bloor Research: The Economics of Cloud-Managed Integration Save time and money with cloud-managed integration Are you concerned about the cost and length of time it takes to integrate applications and data? You shouldn't be – cloud-based integration platforms dramatically speed results, increase productivity and lower costs. Learn more in this new white paper by Bloor Research. View now In this Issue Darlene Storm: 17 exploits the NSA uses to hack PCs, routers and servers for surveillance Richi Jennings: All aboard Google's VP9 bus to free 4K UHD Preston Gralla: Do big holiday sales mean that Microsoft Surface tablets are for real? Sharon Machlis: My plan for taming out-of-control email Sharky: It's January. Do you know where your holidays are? WHITE PAPER: Dell and Microsoft Accelerating the Benefits of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 The design and direction of the new Microsoft Windows Server 2012 enables you to take advantage of virtualization and cloud-based technologies and infrastructure, while providing improved capabilities for stand-alone servers. Learn More Now! Darlene Storm: 17 exploits the NSA uses to hack PCs, routers and servers for surveillance Here are 17 NSA ANT exploits targeting PCs, routers and servers listed among 50 in the catalog that target almost every major software, hardware and firmware product. Read More Richi Jennings: All aboard Google's VP9 bus to free 4K UHD Free codec to allow more detailed cat videos. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is gushing over all the hardware vendors who've pledged support for its new VP9 video codec. It's royalty-free and claimed to be just as good as the new, encumbered H.265 "high efficiency video codec" standard -- i.e., they're both about twice as efficient as today's widely-used H.264 codecs. And Google will add VP9 to YouTube, Real Soon Now, along with some 4K videos. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Bring Networks and Applications Closer--Cisco ONE A series of sweeping trends is placing new requirements on the tried-and-true network model--requiring network infrastructure and applications to communicate. Get the open foundation you need for today's mobile and cloud-connected world with Cisco ONE Enterprise Networks Architecture. Read Whitepaper >> Preston Gralla: Do big holiday sales mean that Microsoft Surface tablets are for real? Holiday sales and post-holiday usage numbers show big gains for Surface tablets. It is a one-time blip, or are bigger Surface tablet the wave of the future? Read More Sharon Machlis: My plan for taming out-of-control email Yes there's such a thing as too much data -- especially when it comes to my Inbox. Read More Sharky: It's January. Do you know where your holidays are? Team leader in this IT department has something of a fixation on tracking days off and vacation time, and one pilot fish's numbers on the time-off spreadsheet just don't look right. Read More
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