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News and Analysis
Another Java Zero-Day Vulnerability Hits Black Market
Just 24 hours after Oracle patched two critical flaws in Java, online vulnerability vendor starts selling never-seen Java bug.
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- Energy Dept.'s Titan Supercomputer: Record Breaker?
- 11 Cool Tools NASA Curiosity Brought To Mars
- IBM X-Force Midyear Report: Vulnerabilities Up, Mobile Exploits Down
- EVault Makes Its Management Dashboard 'Social'
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Architectures
Outage Blackballs BlackBerry, Guides Arrow to BYOD Strategy
After finding the right management tool, Arrow Container dumps RIM smartphones for BYODs. Find out why.
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- BYOD: The New IT Management Headache
- Calculating the Cost of Full Disk Encryption
- Four Tips for Monitoring Bandwidth Usage During the Olympic Games
- The Cloud Services Checklist: Automation, Service and Education
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Reviews & Workshops
HP Spectre XT Pro Ultrabook Ideal for the Road
HP's Spectre XT Pro ultrabook is a versatile, compact computer that's light enough to take on the road but can also serve as a day-to-day desk machine. It offers a long battery life, a fast startup, and high-quality sound and video.
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Blogs
Road-Testing Republic Wireless and Its $19 Mobile Plan
February 22, 2013 09:12 AM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
Republic Wireless offers unlimited mobile voice and data for $19 a month. While the data is unlimited, the carrier’s reliance on Wi-Fi means poor call quality and no ability to hand off calls between wireless and cellular connections.
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Digital Pen Improves the Tablet Experience
February 11, 2013 12:31 PM
Posted by Lee H. Badman
The DuoSense digital pen from N-Trig captures the experience of pen on paper for tablet users. But OS and device support are limited, and more apps are needed before this technology can go mainstream.
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Gamification Goes To College
February 07, 2013 05:13 PM
Posted by David Hill
EdX, the online learning platform, uses gamification to facilitate learning. Gamification may transform how this emerging market attracts and motivates students, and could have lessons for IT as well.
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A Holiday Wish: Smart Books
December 19, 2012 05:04 PM
Posted by David Hill
We've only scratched the potential of e-books when it comes to reader engagement. Here's a wish list for developers and publishers on how to expand the capabilities of e-books to improve learning.
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Predictive Analytics and the Fiscal Cliff
December 06, 2012 09:00 AM
Posted by David Hill
The threat of the fiscal cliff has immense implications for the U.S. economy. Can predictive analytics play a helpful role in keeping us from going over?
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Voting Machines Should Be As Secure As Slot Machines
November 06, 2012 02:32 PM
Posted by Howard Marks
Casino gaming machines undergo independent scrutiny to certify their reliability. Shouldn’t voting machines get the same treatment?
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Practical Introduction to Applied OpenFlow
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On Resilience of Spit-Architecture Networks
This research papers investigates the practical issues in split-architecture networks and the placement of the controllers, such as Openflow controllers, in the network.
