Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
It is no longer offering QR codes that point to a Google Places page
On antitrust front, Microsoft goes from the hunted to the hunter.
Wait until June, after Windows Update's pushed IE9, then talk share, exec argues
Survey shows most women are annoyed by Facebook friends
GFI says its VIPRE product flags a legitimate Windows folder on Samsung laptops and calls it spyware
HP uses Google's Cloud Print service to enable remote printing.
It turns out an antivirus suite mistakenly classified a Microsoft folder as a keylogger
IDC's ambitious forecast for coming Nokia/Microsoft smartphones spurs debate
The new user interface will provide a 'consumer-grade' experience
A Japanese robot is waiting to enter the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and another is on the way from the US
April Fools Day special: Elaborate office pranks caught on video
At Web 2.0 Expo, Google exec says personal, mobile and local converging
The company hopes to entice developers with the promise of one platform for tablets, smartphones, PCs and printers
The British mobile company is paying US$5 billion for a 33 percent stake
Promises mobile app for Android-powered devices
Breaches such as with BP oil spill claimants show why encrypting data on portable devices is a no-brainer
Former U.S. diplomat describes hypothetical scenario
Baidu has deleted almost 2.8 million documents from the library's 'literary works' category.
Microsoft alleges Google has taken technical steps to exclude the Bing search engine from indexing Web content
An IT consultant said he found copies of the StarLogger software on two different Samsung R Series laptops
But Sprint says that it is not collaborating with Google
Mozilla's mobile browser faces touch competition
Mark Dean, an IBM executive and a founding father of the PC, says an open architecture helped it outduel Apple and Commodore
House members say they have several questions about new legislation
Groups like the EFF, EPIC, CDT and Consumer Watchdog say the settlement with Google will be beneficial for Internet users
Other browsers guzzle power, says the company after tests; dings Chrome, Opera and Safari
Problems with a system for processing Medicaid payments could cost the state $2.8 million
New +1 feature lets users share and see search results recommendations
The U.S. defense and transportation agencies think danger to GPS merits a deeper review
Heritage Provider Network hopes work can save up to $40B in medical costs a year and make more dollars available for medical research
Buyers beware: 'No guarantees in life and&wireless service'
The hacker won't identify the certificate authority in question but says another has been breached
Microsoft angered customers with unfulfilled promises, should have anticipated update issues
Mainframes are stable, secure and under your control - perfect for anchoring a private cloud - but where's user provisioning?
Sprint President and CEO Dan Hesse's compensation fell to $9.1 million in 2010, from $12.3 million in 2009.
Microsoft researchers talk up ServerSwitch as possible alternative for developing software defined switches, routers
Tech press has field day with Dell exec's comments on Apple iPad pricing
IT administrators are learning that they need to closely watch data usage on tablets
The Commission is warned to avoid political deals with legacy operators
EU watchdog warns that data sharing deals with the US do not meet the necessity principle
Remote-controlled robots will be used at damaged Fukushima Daiichi facility
The search giant hopes to start offering service next year
All storage protocol traffic can now move over LAN and SAN
Scalpers asking as much as $4,500 per ticket to sold-out Apple Worldwide Developers Conference
Huge 2010 sales of iPad and other tablets prompt upward revision of Gartner's U.S., global IT spending forecasts
Microsoft adds security software and Lync to Core CAL.
Apple and Google happy to let Amazon's Cloud Drive take legal heat, says expert
