Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
GameStop, Adorama and Staples are among the retailers saying the tablet has sold out
Google tablet pre-orders of Nexus 7 slow going, some buyers say
In the first half of this year, mayhem prevailed, from hacker exploits to bad corporate behavior
Acer will refund the small fee Microsoft is charging consumers to upgrade Windows 7 PCs to Windows 8 Pro
Chinese orders and engineering samples, NFC reborn, The Date
Users have been advised to change their passwords since Tuesday
Bug, which could expose private photos, 'raises question about the process by which Instagram rolls out its code,' says security pro
The first mobile privacy meeting hosted by the agency starts off with questions about the process
Also, Microsoft to open more stores, lowers Windows 8 OEM licenses
The settlement agreeement with LCD makers has now ballooned to $1.1 billion
Even though the bill was adopted, protest initiator Wikipedia is mildly positive problems can be resolved
Mobile Web apps now can be tailored for tablets
Federal report says before national security and emergency response workloads can be placed in commercial clouds, the government needs assurance resources will be available during emergencies
Latest release blends roles, rules, and IT work processes
The Wi-Fi Alliance is refining the specification to help devices and apps connect to each other
Worldwide PC shipments declined by 0.1 percent during the second quarter, according to research firms Gartner and IDC
CA Technologies has updated its z/OS management products to handle DB2 10 upgrades
A draft bill would expand an intellectual-property attachA(c) program, but Public Knowledge questions the legislative process
Microsoft security change could cause problems for legacy systems, applications accessing Web sites and email platforms
Zimbra Collaboration Server 8.0 has been designed to be easier to install
U.S. government watchdog group finds common challenges across agencies looking to implement cloud computing but most issues translate into private companies as well
Higgs researchers undertake two-year pilot to experiment replacing grid infrastructure with the cloud, but funding and logistical concerns pose challenges
NIST emphasizes employee-owned BYOD devices as riskier than organization-issued products
Mark Hamill, Stan Lee and costumes, costumes, costumes invade San Diego
A Paris-based researcher has come up with a way for computers to learn how to play simple board games
More than 2,000 victims believed to have lost $2.7 million to Web-based crime ring
Reacts to upcoming revelations of gadget vulnerabilities at Black Hat by offering tool that kills feature in Vista, Windows 7
Distributed antenna systems are nearly in place already for the Republican and Democratic conventions
Security firm says Chinese malware spreads infections through trick involving unsolicited ARP requests to routers
Top plan boosted to 500GB
The company has sued a number of other companies over the same patent
Heins explains smartphone delays, social networking plans amid rancor at struggling RIM's annual shareholders meeting
Sprint announces plans to provide access to CSC cloud offerings; previews additional SaaS announcements
Security researchers identify Web-based malware attack that targets Windows, Linux and Mac OS X users alike
The Russian protests are similar to the SOPA protests organized in the U.S. earlier this year
After the latest outage from Amazon, experts and users share their experiences about what went wrong and how to prepare for future downtime
Upgrade of Samsung Galaxy Note, available Tuesday, also includes new suite of stylus-centric software
'Liars and Outliers' takes swings at NSA, U.S. government, Facebook, Microsoft and others
Investors expected to question BlackBerry maker's decisions, actions, delays
Some customers questioned the authenticity of email security alerts received from Best Buy
MicroStrategy 9.3 will be the focus at the company's MicroStrategy World user conference
The ruling is unlikely to prove a major boon to customers, though
The backup and recovery software is designed to be more efficient and ready for cloud computing
GoInstant offers a shared browsing technology for enterprises
Also, new feature adds way to detect stolen data transmitted as images
Malware author who shut down the tool says misuse had exposed him to possible prosecution
It's the first time Microsoft gives the official shipping date for its new OS
