Monday, June 13, 2011

Today's Links and My Two Bits....

“Apple recalls some Verizon iPads over duplicate IDs”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-20070631-37/apple-recalls-some-verizon-ipads-over-duplicate-ids/

“Verizon Wireless to Add Payment Option”
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304392704576377752939680100.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

“Rumor: Unlocked iPhone 4 to hit U.S. this week”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-20070720-1/rumor-unlocked-iphone-4-to-hit-u.s-this-week/

“Verizon teams with Payfone for one-click mobile web purchases”
http://www.engadget.com/2011/06/12/verizon-teams-with-payfone-for-one-click-mobile-web-purchases/

“FCC Can Require Cable to Share Sports Shows, Court Rules” http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/06/12/bloomberg1376-LML9HL1A1I4H01-6ATVHOL9GF2OM31TU2OURM9S8R.DTL&ao=2#ixzz1PBHabkWy

“Cable Operators Chip at $20 Billion Business Market as Video Growth Slows”
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-06-13/cable-operators-chip-at-20-billion-business-market-as-video-growth-slows.html

Key insights for hiring in a down economy”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29251.asp
Worth a read even if you are job hunting. You can get a feel for what HR might be looking for.

Someone wants to start a Union at an Apple store....
http://www.crunchgear.com/2011/06/13/whispers-of-unions-at-apple-stores/
We want a share of your profits Mr. Jobs though we don’t want to work much for them. We’ll  just start a union and demand that you give them to us. Forget the investors we work for you, therefore we have first dibs on the companies profits.....................I’m being really sarcastic here in case you haven’t noticed.

83 million Dollars is doled out in grant money Bio Fuel businesses, but no company in Silicon valley is among the grant winners...
http://techcrunch.com/2011/06/13/doe-biofuels-funding-anti-valley-bias/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Techcrunch+%28TechCrunch%29

“13 essential programming tools for the mobile Web”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/13-essential-programming-tools-the-mobile-web-246?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-06-13

A interview with Bill Gates
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/new-bill-gates-interview-legacy-is-a-stupid-thing-i-dont-want-a-legacy/50411?tag=nl.e539

Privacy worries? Google shouldn't be your biggest fear”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/google/privacy-worries-google-shouldnt-be-your-biggest-fear/2995?tag=nl.e539

“More Malware Yanked from Android Market”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/230170/more_malware_yanked_from_android_market.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Google Leads Tech Salaries”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/230169/google_leads_tech_salaries.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Trend Micro Unveils Hacker Traps”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/230171/trend_micro_unveils_hacker_traps.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

MacBook Air Refresh Should Be First ‘Ultrabook’”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230179/upcoming_macbook_air_refresh_should_be_first_ultrabook.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Turkey Arrests 32 Anonymous Hackers for DDOS Attacks”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/230162/turkey_arrests_32_anonymous_hackers_for_ddos_attacks.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Tiny Linux Plug PC Offers a Cloud Computing Alternative”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230176/tiny_linux_plug_pc_offers_a_cloud_computing_alternative.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

Oracle Exadata Gains Certification for SAP Applications”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230175/oracle_exadata_gains_certification_for_sap_applications.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“How to Manage BlackBerry Application Permissions”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230177/how_to_manage_blackberry_application_permissions.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

Vidyo beefs up telepresence portfolio”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2011/061311convergence1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_convergence_voip_2011-06-13

3D conferencing hits the enterprise”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/061311-3d-conferencing.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_convergence_voip_2011-06-13

Conquering the complexities of the converged voice network”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2011/060911-converged-voice-network.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_convergence_voip_2011-06-13

Desktop virtualization: niche solution, or new desktop standard?”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/tech-debate-desktop-virtualization?source=NWWNLE_nlt_virtualization_2011-06-13

Quest expands virtualization”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/dir/2011/061311id1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_identity_2011-06-13

“IMF is Victim of 'Sophisticated Cyberattack,' Says Report”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/230126/imf_is_victim_of_sophisticated_cyberattack_says_report.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Weighing LibreOffice as a Microsoft Office Alternative”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/230153/day_11_weighing_libreoffice_as_a_microsoft_office_alternative.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

Apple iPhone heading into space
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/161751/20110613/apple-iphone-4-iphone-4-ios-5-icloud-soyuz-orbiter-sts-135-app-limb-tracker-sensor-cal-state-acq-lfi.htm
Does ET use an iPhone? I thought they just ate Reises pieces..

Internet in a suitcase”
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/think-tanked/post/internet-in-a-suitcase-new-americas-role-in-shadow-internet-and-mobile-phone-systems-for-dissidents/2011/06/13/AGf3F7SH_blog.html

“At Qualcomm, Rise of Founder’s Son Defies Hazards of Succession”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/technology/13qualcomm.html

“Google's Android ambitions go beyond mobile”
http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_18239897?source=rss&nclick_check=1

LulzSec hackers demand hats, threaten release of Brink user data”
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/hacker-group-lulzsec-demands-hats-threatens-release-of-brink-user-data.ars

“Google Buys AdMeld for Reported $400 Million”
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2386858,00.asp

Must-have data center utilities: Picks by IT pros”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/061311-must-have-data-center-utilities-picks.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-06-13

“Boingo Wireless CEO Sees WiFi Coverage Exploding”
http://www.nasdaq.com/aspx/stock-market-news-story.aspx?storyid=201106131252dowjonesdjonline000213&title=boingo-wireless-ceo-sees-wifi-coverage-exploding

“Facebook loses 6M U.S. users in May”
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9217581/Facebook_loses_6M_U.S._users_in_May
Is the fad beginning to fade?

“Obama administration unveils programs to build the smart grid”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/13/idUS374713437320110613

“Analyst says Wii U at least two years late”
http://www.tgdaily.com/games-and-entertainment-features/56598-analyst-says-wii-u-at-least-two-years-late

“What Apple's next-generation server OS will mean to IT departments”
http://www.macworld.com/article/160477/2011/06/osx_lion_server.html

“Microsoft's preview of Windows 8 has developers 'horrified' - report”
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/06/13/microsofts_preview_of_windows_8_has_developers_horrified_report.html
I smell opportunity for those with the programming skills needed for the new OS. Javascript and HTML5? Those are some basics that a CIS major learns.

“LightSquared Mucks Up GPS Signals, Flunks Network Test”
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/72643.html?wlc=1307994240

IT’s Alive! The living Laser...IT’s Alive!
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-06/using-human-cells-and-jellyfish-protein-researchers-build-first-living-laser

“Obama To Close 50% Of Federal Websites”
http://www.informationweek.com/news/government/info-management/230600062
Hey that’s something a Republican would do. Is the President having a change of heart and now he wants’ to join the Grand ol’ Party?

“Hover Bikes Are Real, Let You Eat Your Pie in the Sky”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/230178/hover_bikes_are_real_let_you_eat_your_pie_in_the_sky.html

“Comcast Media Center carries Imagina on VOD platform”
http://www.cedmagazine.com/News/2011/06/Comcast-Media-Center-Imagina-US-VOD-on-demand-CMC.aspx?et_cid=1671352&et_rid=265117505&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cedmagazine.com%2fNews%2f2011%2f06%2fComcast-Media-Center-Imagina-US-VOD-on-demand-CMC.aspx

“Honeywell to Buy EMS Technologies”
http://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/06/13/honeywell-to-buy-ems-technologies/

A build it yourself beer tossing fridge...
http://www.popsci.com/diy/article/2011-04/iphone-controlled-cannon-tosses-beer-fridge


Surfs up!...........................................................Eric

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