Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Google and Verizon plan to bring more Android smartphones to market
No matter how high up the corporate ladder you climb, you'll still be the go-to tech guru for friends and family
Unlucky 13 sets record as biggest-ever patch day, includes first-ever for Windows 7 RTM
The carrier's CTO says his upgrade path is smarter than Verizon's
PCs will likely require error correction code in the future due to DRAM issues
Bare bones, ad-supported Office 2010 includes Word and Excel
Executives said that mobile app stores will likely narrow their scopes
Konductor used Adobe's AIR runtime for an app that lets designers and their clients work together
Civil liberties groups protest the Senate Judiciary Committee's action
iPhone users swap contact information with a fist bump
Intel is surprised at Nvidia's accusations
DLP technology is a free upgrade for users of Endpoint Security and Data Protection 9
Industry complaint makes clear IBM's mainframe isn't dead; in fact, it's still huge
The Department of Justice begun an investigation into whether IBM has abused its mainframe position: Should/could it change anything?
Client protection software being aligned with Configuration Manager
The drive reads and writes to CDs and DVDs
Rivals in talks with Twitter over mining real-time data for search, says report
Compromised machines take users to a fake Google page hosted in Canada, where search "results" are masked cost-per-click ads
Was phishing really how all these stolen e-mail passwords were obtained?
Conferencing gear pays for itself within five years, frees up attorneys' time.
Higher temperatures, airside economizers help save on energy costs
The Samsung Moment will drop on Nov. 1
New modules transform Extreme's BlackDiamond 8800 chassis into a wiring closet switch
An update to Adobe's desktop runtime environment will be in beta later this year
Intel has already cut the number of data centers by half
Modular display made of small OLED screens can be used to cover just about anything
The FLO TV Personal Television is a dedicated device for watching the mobile TV service
Solid Oak says CBS Interactive's ZDNet China Web site offered free downloads of Green Dam, which uses stolen software code
Japanese companies are starting to experiment with iPhone applications
While it can improve security, the agency won't be outsourcing data to Google or Amazon
EC believes it has a deal it can accept the latest offer on browser competition
Yota's mystery supplier will soon deliver a WiMax terminal that can hand over calls to GSM networks
A security researcher said downloading foreign applications to a BlackBerry leaves you vulnerable to spies
The FCC chairman will keynote CTIA's conference amid discussions over net neutrality, spectrum
But several other categories of card-related fraud declined, indicating chip-and-PIN has been successful
Metro Ethernet Networks business generated approximately $1.36 billion in revenue for Nortel in 2008
NSF-funded RoboBee project could lead to tiny smart sensors, low-power breakthroughs
The trade groups wants developers to submit apps that show U.S. innovation
Not exactly a drop in the toilet, but tests that run a cell phone through the wringer
Idaho's biggest university replaces obsolete Cisco DNS software with BlueCat appliances
The use of TDD will let mobile operators offer broadcast services
Operating systems, hypervisors now can be mixed and matched
