http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/feed Network World blog posts and discussions en http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/microsoft-reveals-more-windows-arm-details?source=nww_rss When Microsoft first revealed that it planned to create a version of Windows for ARM-based devices at the 2011 Consumer Electronics Show, details of the OS were scarce at best. In the past year or so that Microsoft and its partners have had to work on Windows on ARM, however, far more information has trickled out from various sources. Read more Windows Microsoft ARM development Microsoft SoC Windows WOA Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:00:25 +0000 Marco Chiappetta 79782 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/valentines-day-patch-tuesday-microsoft-issue-9-patches-4-critical?source=nww_rss Microsoft announced today that the second Patch Tuesday of 2012 will see nine security bulletins, four of which were deemed critical. Read more Security Microsoft Patch Tuesday valentine's day Windows Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:50:31 +0000 Colin Neagle 79781 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/no-wikipedia-has-not-forgiven-godaddy-backing-sopa?source=nww_rss It's been six weeks since Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales took to Twitter to announce that his organization would be removing its domain name registrations from GoDaddy over what was then the latter's public support for SOPA. Read more E-commerce domain names GoDaddy SOPA WhoIs Wikipedia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:36:42 +0000 Paul McNamara 79780 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/ibm-spins-ultrasharp-nanomanufacturing-tool-100000x-smaller-pencil-tip?source=nww_rss IBM says it has developed a silicon carbide tip for nanomanufacturing applications that it claims is a thousand times more wear-resistant than current tool bits and 100,000 times smaller than a pencil tip. IBM scientists say the the new tip can be used to fabricate all manner of bio sensors, for example for managing glucose levels in diabetic patients or monitoring pollution levels in water. Read more Industry Verticals Security IBM IBM Zurich nanotechnology silicon Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:51:13 +0000 Layer 8 79779 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/it-networking-organizations-state-transition-5?source=nww_rss In a number of recent blogs, I’ve described an ESG thesis called data center networking discontinuity. Simply stated, data center networking discontinuity describes the growing gap between data center scale and complexity on one hand and legacy data center networking equipment and manual management and operations on the other. Read more LAN & WAN Data Center CIO data center data center consolidation data center fabric data center networking discontinuity IT network convergence Network Engineering network operations network security server virtualization storage networking switch clustering Web Applications Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:11:06 +0000 joltsik 79778 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/google-users-hey-dummies-dont-root-your-android-phone-and-expect-google-wallet-be-safe?source=nww_rss So website categorization company zvelo caused a wee bit of a stir today when it exposed a potential security vulnerability in Google's near field communications (NFC)-enabled Google Wallet mobile payment platform.  You can see a video of their efforts below: Read more Mobile Apps Google Google Wallet NFC Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:46:57 +0000 Brad Reed 79770 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/steve-jobs-fbi-file-touches-past-drug-use-and-ability-twist-truth?source=nww_rss Upon request, the FBI released their file on Steve Jobs. What's that you say? Steve Jobs had an FBI file? Indeed he did. As it turns out, the Apple co-founder was subject to an FBI background check stemming from a possible appointment from former President George H. W. Bush (the first Bush). As part of the standard background check, a number of individuals close to Jobs were interviewed as to Jobs'... Corporate Issues FBI steve jobs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:17:32 +0000 Yoni Heisler 79769 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/fbi-opens-thorny-steve-jobs-1991-investigation-file?source=nww_rss The FBI today released a background check it did on Apple's founder Steve Jobs founder when he was being considered for a position on George H.W. Bush to the President's Export Council in 1991. Read more Corporate Issues Software Apple FBI Next steve jobs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:16:24 +0000 Layer 8 79768 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/two-sopa-post-mortems-one-dead-one-brain-dead?source=nww_rss Most of you have probably had your fill of SOPA commentary, just as most of us here in New England would just as soon not hear another word about the Super Bowl. (No, Wikipedia hasn't forgiven GoDaddy for supporting SOPA) Read more E-commerce Google New York Times RIAA SOPA Wikipedia Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:40:03 +0000 Paul McNamara 79767 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/nasa-wants-green-rocket-fuel?source=nww_rss NASA today said it was looking to for technology that could offer green rocket fuel alternatives to the highly toxic fuel hydrazine used to fire up most rockets today. Read more Industry Verticals Security Air Force green NASA rocket fuel Wed, 08 Feb 2012 22:18:17 +0000 Layer 8 79766 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/another-survey-shows-vendors-think-youre-stupid?source=nww_rss It's time for a pop quiz. The press release reads: Read more Data Center data center obvious surveys Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:46:37 +0000 Paul McNamara 79765 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/windows-8-power-efficiency-also-includes-apps?source=nww_rss   Power efficiency is a buzzword for the hardware vendors, and Microsoft has done its part by adding different power settings to Windows over the years. With Windows 8, the company is trying to make the apps you use less of a drain on the battery. The first and likely only public beta of Windows 8, called the "Consumer Preview," is just a few weeks from being released. If it's anything like the Windows... Windows Microsoft applications Microsoft power management power savings Windows Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:30:43 +0000 Andy Patrizio 79764 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/irs-pumps-iphone-android-app-tax-savvy?source=nww_rss The first version of the Internal Revenue Service's IRS2Go smartphone app had 350,000 downloads and while that doesn't make it the Angry Birds of the taxpaying set, the new version could be even more popular. More news: White House fires-up science/technology extravaganza Read more Applications Mobile Apps Android Angry birds Apple iPhone IRS Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:31:54 +0000 Layer 8 79763 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/security-researchers-did-google-pull-fast-one-firefox-and-safari-users?source=nww_rss Social engineering comes in all flavors, from white hats pen testing enterprise security to plain old criminals -- who happen to play in the cyber world -- so cyber criminals who want you to click on a link for a drive-by-download, otherwise convince you to download malware, or who use phishing attacks to bait you into believing lies and inputting vital life, sensitive business, or financial information.... Security Anti-malware Software Chrome drive-by-download FireFox Google IE9 malware Microsoft NSS Labs phishing privacy Safe Browsing Safe Browsing API security social engineered malware social engineering Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:23:02 +0000 Ms. Smith 79762 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/bbc-shines-light-rip-troll?source=nww_rss "Don't feed the trolls" is standard -- and generally sound -- advice for Internet users. Read more Applications Software BBC Facebook RIP trolls trolls Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:05:25 +0000 Paul McNamara 79761 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/matchmaking-sites-short-science-get-out?source=nww_rss A group of bitter, bitter researchers has chosen this generally joyous run-up to the holy day of romance as their opportunity to issue "a sweeping review of scientific studies" that allegedly shows dating sites such as Match.com and eHarmony fail to apply to their matchmaking the same scientific rigor normally associated with, say, astrology. Read more E-commerce eHarmony Match.com online dating Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:35:15 +0000 Paul McNamara 79760 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/iphone-5-release-set-summer-2012-report?source=nww_rss The iPhone 4S, as opposed to every other iPhone released before it, launched in October as opposed to the typical June/July release date we had come to expect. At the heart of the delay, according to uncorroborated reports, were a few quality control issues that Apple wanted to adequately fix before bringing the next-gen iPhone to market. Read more Smartphones Apple Apple iPhone Apple Rumors iPhone 5 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:56:43 +0000 Yoni Heisler 79759 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/my-favorite-android-browser-something-you-may-not-have-heard?source=nww_rss So as you've likely seen, Google is finally releasing a mobile version of Chrome for Android, albeit on a very limited basis.  This is good news for a lot of reasons, the chief being that the default Android browser is pretty boring and nowhere near up to Chrome's standards.  The folks at Opera have predictably been all like, "Uh-UH! Read more Smartphones Android Chrome Dolphin Google mobile browsers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 22:36:48 +0000 Brad Reed 79758 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/case-im-fine-seeing-spam-my-inbox?source=nww_rss An email etiquette issue has arisen here in the office regarding a relatively new custom practiced by some co-workers here at IDG Enterprise. Computerworld's Joyce Carpenter threw down the gauntlet via Twitter: Read more Applications Personnel email Email Etiquette spam Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:07:48 +0000 Paul McNamara 79755 at http://www.networkworld.com/community http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/nicira-peels-back-curtain-future-networking-interview-nicira-cto-martin-casado?source=nww_rss Openflow and software-defined networking are being considered by many to be the architecture that will define the future of networking, and nobody is closer to the center of this technology movement than Nicira's Marin Casado, who is considered by many to be the father of OpenFlow. Nicira has been operating in stealth mode, but this week Nicira issued its first press release, providing insight into... LAN & WAN Endpoint Security Ethernet Switch Network Management Service Providers Cloud Computing networking Nicira Open-Source Networking OpenFlow software defined networking Tue, 07 Feb 2012 19:50:10 +0000 Art Fewell 79754 at http://www.networkworld.com/community