Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Smartphone-apps revenue expected to jump to $4.2 billion by 2013
HP combines buddy list with HD videoconferencing at DEMOfall event
Whether addicted to social media or falling to peer pressure, Twitter users busier than ever
Rocky Mountain Bank sent confidential account info to wrong e-mail address
Google, publishers and authors want a hearing on Oct. 7 postponed
Intel's Larrabee chip is the chip maker's first discrete graphics processor
The Internet retail giant is already selling AV cables and blank DVDs under the name
Lenovo, Acer and Sony were among the few major PC makers to ship Green Dam
ProMOS may become the first Taiwanese DRAM maker to sign up with TMC
The portal says Google is using its trademarks to drive business to competitors
Solid Oak Software will launch a low-price rival product to China's controversial Green Dam
Perot will become Dell's global services unit; answers HP's buyout of EDS last year
The mSATA specification uses the same plug and form factor as Mini PCI Express
They say Oracle executives need to better explain their plans for the merged company.
The just-ratified wireless specs are already in heavy use at Brandeis and UC San Diego.
Urges users to run single-click tool before hackers exploit "decently wormable" flaw
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski enumerated six principles to safeguard an open Internet
The European Commission shows evidence of rebates and restrictions designed to crush AMD
FCC chair proposes two additional rules to commission’s net neutrality principles
Intel’s Justin Rattner discusses the “singularity” and future of supercomputing
The former Google exec turns his attention back to health care, helping consumers master their own medical data.
A company executive said Microsoft has developed a tool to target what search ads users are clicking on
Ads for bogus security software are everywhere. Microsoft and the FTC are fighting back, but jaded geeks must do their part.
Google's updated Chrome 3.0 over twice as fast as Firefox, 30% faster than Safari
Cisco customers using DLP to protect intellectual property, spreadsheets
Genachowski's proposed net neutrality rules could bring unnecessary regulation, critics say
Dell’s $3.9 billion bid for Perot Systems will expand the hardware maker’s services arm, but won’t put a dent in competitors’ business
The carrier is offering the femtocell device to customers in parts of Charlotte, North Carolina
In fact, done wrong, even partial use of IPv6 can leave you vulnerable to new threats
The payday lenders falsely threatened customers with arrest, the FTC said
The computers may represent a new approach to the market from the Linux community
Dell's purchase of Perot expands its footprint in healthcare and government markets
Dell also looks to add services that will help it better compete larger IT vendors
After high volume of complaints it asks some users to install power-logging software
New robotic fin design replaces propellers, could change submersible tech
Combines silicon with gallium nitride to create a smaller, more efficient computer chip
Trend Micro topped NSS Labs' test of software for detecting Web-based malware
Dell sees room for savings in merger, but has given no specifics yet
The U.S. Department of Justice says proposed settlement needs to be modified to comply with copyright and antitrust laws
A foundation to promote online privacy, safety and security will also be created
The goal: fewer deaths from diabetes, asthma
