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	Richi Jennings: iMessage spam explosion: Apple flamed for bad design and dropping ball Spam spam spam spam. Spam spam spam spam. Wonderful spam. For many users, iMessage is becoming an unusable cesspool of spam. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is under fire for poor security design in iMessage, and for failing to react to the (inevitable) spam problem that has ensued. smh. Why do we keep having to reinvent the wheel, every single freakin' time a new communications tool becomes popular? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers eyeroll furiously. Not to mention: Bloody Vikings… Read More   WHITE PAPER: CDW The Challenge of a Wider Network As virtualization becomes more popular on wide area networks, IT administrators are finding that virtual machines (VMs) are touchy about latency and packet loss. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer's 5 greatest YouTube hits Darlene Storm: New attacks secretly use smartphone cameras, speakers and microphones Barbara Krasnoff: Barnes & Noble partners with Samsung to produce a reborn Nook Sharky: Alternate workaround: Turn up the heat WEBCAST: Actuate Corporation   Big Data in the Mainstream Big Data is no longer a novelty. Your job in IT is to enable access to big data insights from any device in any location -- visually and interactively. In this Webcast you will learn why small data is important and how to embed insights into CRM and HRMS applications to reach a broad spectrum of decision-makers. View now Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer's 5 greatest YouTube hits With Steve Ballmer leaving the Microsoft board, it's time to bid him a fond farewell -- and the best way to do it is with a look at five of his greatest YouTube hits. Read More   Darlene Storm: New attacks secretly use smartphone cameras, speakers and microphones Do you regard your smartphone cameras, speakers or microphone as a security threat? You might after learning about covert sound-based and camera-based attacks that were presented at the 8th USENIX Workshop on Offensive Technologies (WOOT). Read More   : Aerohive Navigating the New Wireless Landscape Wireless LAN controllers are about to become obsolete—a fate sealed by the advent of 802.11ac. This KnowledgeVault is packed with informative short videos, webcasts and white papers that show how you can capitalize on this emerging trend. View Now>> Barbara Krasnoff: Barnes & Noble partners with Samsung to produce a reborn Nook The new Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, which went on sale today, offers Samsung hardware together with Barnes & Noble apps. Read More   Sharky: Alternate workaround: Turn up the heat It's the depths of a particularly frigid midwestern winter when this executive approaches an IT support tech complaining that there's something wrong with her smartphone -- the screen won't respond. Read More
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