Network World reports on the most significant news for infrastructure and operations professionals.
Costolo takes over Twitter leadership and puts focus on business
An MIT researcher tracks the rise and fall of the Hitler downfall video meme
iSuppli's estimate pegs second-gen device as more profitable, but may still be a loss leader
Criminals are starting to find ways to make money by attacking smartphones
Optical and hard drives are getting a huge boost in capacity
New code offloads controllers, boosts WLAN efficiency, reliability
Intel hopes the software tool will further its ambitions in the tablet and smartphone markets
But Financial Fraud Action UK warns that online banking fraud figures tend to be volatile
The Ascend handset from Huawei runs Android 2.1
The phone, expected to go on sale in time for the holidays, will run Android 2.2 and have the latest Snapdragon processor
Verizon Wireless says the problem has been fixed
Microsoft smartphone partner HTC will hold an event Oct. 7 in Taipei
Samsung partner UQ Communications built the network
Mobile carrier China Unicom reported 10 million 3G subscribers last week
The Bharatiya Janata Party says that the ruling Congress party had also fiddled with another website
Limited time 3-license upgrade offer sells for $140 on Amazon
3 Sweden hopes to lure families away from the fixed telephony network with a new mobile phone service
These free and open source applications put power into the hands of users without taking from their wallets
IBM has started a pilot project in Dubuque, Iowa, to help the city's residents better manage their water usage
Feds, carrier scramble to get massive network consolidation effort back on track
Total damages could reach $625.5M
Cloud-based firewall and content delivery network launches in beta
Samsung demos work-in-progress technology in Japan
The 3.5-in MLC-flash IBIS SSCD offers up to 960GB capacity and uses new OCZ High-Speed Data Link
Don't dump Xbox when it's profitable, expert argues. As for Bing...
However, it's not clear when the integration will occur
Chief Operating Officer Dick Costolo will replace him
But analysts still expect HP to make a series of software buys under ex-SAP CEO Leo Apotheker's leadership
No promises, but asks users to pay $10 a year to keep service running
Bates brings long experience running enterprise and service-provider units at Cisco
The new effort is designed to give consumers more information and easy opt-outs, the groups say
Microsoft taking its time with broader rollout of Windows Marketplace for Windows Phone apps
The portable Wi-Fi hotspot can use 3G networks in more than 120 countries
Japan's biggest electronics show takes place this week
ZeuS malware is resilient, distributed, effective
Official blames 'enemy spy services' for worm aimed at industrial control systems
Appointment brings a new CEO, and a message for Oracle