Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Relief efforts after Hurricane Sandy were affected by misinformation on social networks like Twitter
AMD's new chips have the new Piledriver cores
In the worst-hit areas, lack of power is preventing the carrier from bringing back phone, Internet and video service
At Microsoft's Build conference, developers learned more about live tiles, the touch interface and the Windows 8 design philosophy
Clearwire's frequencies are worth $6 billion to $9 billion, more than the current value of the company, the investment company says
RNC says votes cast for Romney are credited to Obama; state officials say that's impossible
Data centers suffer outages but survive as they wait for utility power
The operating system has survived challenges like legal battles and platform fragmentation
The software support is needed for ARM-based servers to take off
The 2012 presidential debate has focused more on the US economy, health care and jobs than on tech-specific issues
Price site reports 500% surge in iPad trade-ins
The company's cost-cutting program failed to keep pace with declining sales
Ecstasy in June, ovoiding the home button, here's Jony
Election officials in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia and Delaware confident that evoting machines will be ready on Election Day
Defending against cyberattacks accounts for a significant portion of the $25 billion banks worldwide spend annually on security technology
Secretary Napolitano says a reserve of security pros is needed because a major cyberattack could make this week's hurricane damage look mild
French security company Vupen is selling a vulnerability in Microsoft's latest operation system and browser
Portable cells and emergency generators are still in place to keep communications alive
AppliedMicro showed the system at ARM's TechCon show, though it was only a prototype
However, there is no specific release date for this new version of Windows
The company's acquisition of Opnet puts it in a 'unique' position in the network management market
Neither rain nor wind nor any other effects of giant hurricanes could stop Google making its big Nexus announcements this week
Sandy-caused generator problems affect air conditioning at data center in Google-owned carrier hotel building
Pre-Thanksgiving sales race is on, with Dell also off to a fast start
iFixit gives Apple's smaller tablet a low '2' repairability score, says it's 'extremely difficult' for DIYers
There are ways to prepare your cloud system to make sure it is not impacted -- it just may cost more
Amazon Web Services says a memory bug caused latest outage that brought down Reddit, Imgur and others
Expert advises that generators be moved to higher ground, and that data centers in the city consistently test backup systems
They get tools, toys to encourage development of apps for Windows 8, Windows Phone 8
Amazon slashed cloud service prices 18% as it rolls out new high-memory instance types following third outage in two years
UCS Central governs multiple UCS domains
Microsoft's Team Foundation Service is available at no cost for up to five users
The idea of 'active defense' is growing, though U.S. law appears to discourage it
The merger will result in a supply-chain vendor with more than $1 billion in revenue
EBay and Chinese e-commerce retailer Xiu.com plan to make a joint announcement later this month
The December update for Dynamics CRM online will include both integrations
Department of Defense weighs ending exclusive reliance on RIM BlackBerries
Potentially sensitive information is exposed that hackers can use to better plan their attacks against websites, researchers say
How do you get hundreds of gallons of fuel up 17 stories? Your customers carry it
IDC report slams regulators and stock exchanges
The companies said they would work together to offer business solutions on tablets driven by Microsoft's new operating system
State's attorney has started notifying businesses that their apps are in violation of the state's Online Privacy Protection Act
Apache, Yahoo overriding tracking settings -- off by default -- in Microsoft's new Internet Explorer browser
Bit9 CTO Harry Sverdlove says research is basis for new reputation database to score apps risk
The hacker gained admin access to all critical DigiNotar certificate authority systems despite network segmentation, investigators say
The standardized Rich Communications Suite will be available on 10 handsets by mid-November, MetroPCS said
The two are due in a Wisconsin court next week
FCC head warns, though, that the 'crisis is not over' and many serious wired and wireless communications outages continue
