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Apple's Walled Garden: Sledgehammer Needed
By Jonathan Feldman
Friday's revelation of an iOS app with a "hidden" tethering capability shows that walled garden restrictions don't necessarily keep us safer. They do create a monopoly and planned obsolescence. It's time to break down those walls.

New Android Malware Has Costly Twist
"Polymorphic" malware, tweaked frequently, sends SMS texts to premium-rate numbers until smartphone owner's account balance is depleted.

Nokia Lumia 900 Pre-Orders Begin
Windows Phone fans who want to get their hands on the Lumia 900 smartphone can reserve one with a $25 deposit at Microsoft stores.

Steve Appleton, Survivor
The man who led the improbable little startup called Micron Technology leaves a big legacy.

The Next Big Social Network Is You
Three trends just now emerging will alter the social network landscape.

Interpol Preps Gobal Cybercrime Center
Singapore-based center, set to open in 2014, aims to strengthen international cybercrime investigations.

Nicira OpenFlow: Networking's Next Big Thing?
$40-million startup emerges with OpenFlow platform for virtualizating the network as effectively as servers.

SoftLayer: A New Kind Of Cloud Service
SoftLayer's customers can move data with the click of a button from virtual servers to physical and back, whenever they choose, in SoftLayer data centers.

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•	6 Predictions For Business Intelligence In 2012
•	Don't Get Hooked by the Latest Phishing Attacks
•	Take Our Alternative Application Delivery Survey

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6 Predictions For Business Intelligence In 2012
A look at in-memory analysis, visual discovery, big data, mobile BI, cloud and social BI achievements in 2011 and forecasts for the year ahead.

How IT Views RIM's Future: Exclusive Research
IT professionals have strong feelings about RIM, its products, and its plight. But the real issue is end user device preference.

iPhone App Contains Secret Tethering Capability
By entering the codes "1984" and "31337" in iRandomizer Numbers, you can create a sharable Internet connection using your iPhone.

9 Security Technologies For Super Bowl And Beyond
From the Super Bowl to the World Cup, sports fans are being watched in new ways. Consider these technologies changing sports security.

Microsoft Windows 8 Unification Plan: Grand, But Risky
Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8 appear to look very much alike. That's great news for users, but can Redmond pull off one OS across desktops, mobile and more?

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How IT Views RIM's Future: Exclusive Research
IT professionals have strong feelings about RIM, its products, and its plight. But the real issue is end user device preference. View Now

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• How To Do Cloud Apps With Microsoft

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Three Hot Gadgets: Basis Watch, HP Ultrabook, Lytro Camera
Video demonstrations of Basis health monitoring wristwatch, Lytro camera (which captures the entire light field) and HP's high-end Ultrabook, the Envy Spectre 14. These were some of the hottest gadgets we saw at CES 2012. Watch

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Social media are generating tons of data, but that data only becomes truly valuable when examined in context. Attend this virtual Enterprise 2.0 event and learn how social analytics will provide the bridge to unlocking business value.
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