Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
'No reason for Apple to worry' about $199 tablet
Compared to other app stores, AppUp's usage has been poor
Amazon has created a new browser for the Kindle Fire tablet, one with a cloud-based architecture
The $199 Android-based tablet joins a crowded market, but could be serious competition for the iPad, analysts say
OnStar says it won't track customers even after they quit using service
Breaking into system using a $10 electronic component was 'ridiculously easy,' says official at national researchlab
Some experts say likely yes, but question "tactical non-cooperative biometrics" against enemy
Halfbrick Studio aims for Fruit Ninja to get 70 million downloads in China over the next six months
It grants Microsoft royalties from Samsung's Android-based smartphones and tablets
New access switches, WLAN controller and mobile software launch Simply Connected line
Intel and Samsung join forces on new Linux-based operating system for mobile devices and TVs
Oracle seeks to build new confidence in Sparc as Hurd reveals plans for new chip and updated OS
Google has acquired land in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Singapore for the data centers, which could be ready in one to two years
IBM's Smarter Parking Starter Kit equips parking meters with sensors and analyzes the resulting information
The consortium of five companies will focus on 450mm chip wafer technology
The software automatically shifts workloads, taking advantage of elasticity in the cloud
Facebook hopes to match all features of its website on mobile platforms
An Amazon tablet should allow easy multimedia streaming from the Amazon marketplace, but its success may hinge on price
Customer concerns prompted decision to drop privacy policy change, company says
A rack of memory can generate up to 40GBps throughput
But downplays feasibility of SSL/TLS attacks using proof-of-concept tool
IEEE-USA survey day paints a picture of a workforce
With an OpenFlow-based switch, Microsoft has scored a second big win for Hyper-V customers interested in building out virtual switch environments.
The Parliament is targeting products used to violate human rights or restrict freedom of speech
Markey and Barton call on the FTC to investigate the use of the hard-to-delete tracking tools
Open-source BI tool Jaspersoft 4.2 features an iPad software development kit
Full global rollout to last less than four weeks
Ruggedized Kyocera DuraMax will be first phone to support Sprint Direct Connect push-to-talk service
Microsoft says there are things customer can do to lessen the risk of using certain versions of SSL/TLS
Expected to unveil the new iPhone 5 at its Cupertino HQ
An organization under investigation for antitrust violations has said the authorities are sending out conflicting messages
HTC's Thunderbolt and Evo 4G top Localytics' "4G" phone rankings
Trials still set for early 2012, as smartphone makers get on board
The signing ceremony for the controversial IP enforcement agreement will be in Tokyo
Microsoft has taken the Kelihos botnet offline and shut down the cz.cc subdomains
The Synapse comes in 64GB and 128GB sizes
Revamped software maps enterprise policies to mobile users
Pioneering bookmarking site Delicious stacks up social networking features
India and Malaysia make large leaps in the trade group's IT Industry Competitiveness Index
38 organizations call for more clarity in the Data Retention Directive review
Skynax 8 is first full release under Intermec ownership
The phone will cost €480 with 16GB of storage, and will go on sale in China and Russia, but not the U.K. or the U.S.
Microsoft Research chief Craig Mundie discusses natural user interfaces as the research group turns 20
