Friday's Big list of Links..

“Apple's iOS and Google Android swell to 62 percent of smartphone market”
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/08/11/apples_ios_and_google_android_swell_to_62_percent_of_smartphone_market.html

“ Nokia is betting everything on Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating system, but is it too little, too late?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/nokia-were-way-ahead-of-outdated-apple-and-google/14192

“How browsers make money, or why Google needs Firefox”
http://www.extremetech.com/internet/92558-how-browsers-make-money-or-why-google-needs-firefox

“Google Earned the Hatred of Users, Competitors”
http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Cloud-Computing/Google-Earned-the-Hatred-of-Users-Competitors-10-Reasons-Why-434463/

“Google's ChromeOS, Chromebooks Get VPN, Netflix Support”
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2390942,00.asp

“AT&T: COPPER THEFT REACHES CRISIS POINT”
http://www.channelpartnersonline.com/news/2011/08/at-t-copper-theft-reaches-crisis-point.aspx

“AT&T beefing up mobile security with help from Juniper Networks”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/at-t-beefing-up-mobile-security-with-help-from-juniper-networks/54740

“Cox Communications: "It is just a matter of time until we push IP delivery all the way into the home"”
http://www.iptv-news.com/iptv_news/august_2011/cox_communications_it_is_just_a_matter_of_time_until_we_push_ip_delivery_all_the_way_into_the_home

“Netflix is extending its relationship with indie-studio Lionsgate”
http://www.fierceiptv.com/story/pga-championships-and-tiger-woods-live-online-netflix-looking-uk-after-lion/2011-08-09

“Microsoft's JavaScript focus is a winner”
http://images.infoworld.com/d/application-development/microsofts-javascript-focus-winner-169537?source=IFWNLE_nlt_stradev_2011-08-11

“Software error complicates Amazon's data center recovery in Ireland”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080911-software-error-complicates-amazons-data.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_storage_2011-08-11

“SSD drives promise to enhance storage performance, but a new host-interface-standard holds the key”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/tech/2011/080811-ssd.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_storage_2011-08-11

“Microsoft: We make more money on cloud-based Exchange than legacy email”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080811-microsoft-we-make-more-money.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cloud_security_2011-08-11

“IT career choices: Startup or established company?”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/it-career-choices-startup-or-established-comp?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cloud_security_2011-08-11

“Amazon Launches Free Kindle Cloud Reader App for Web Browsers”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081011-amazon-launches-free-kindle-cloud.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cloud_security_2011-08-11

“Google Apps Catapult BI-LO Supermarkets to the Cloud”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081011-google-apps-catapult-bi-lo-supermarkets.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cloud_security_2011-08-11

“Encrypting Data in the Cloud Brings Win for Texas”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081011-encrypting-data-in-the-cloud.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_cloud_security_2011-08-11

“Proof Android is not open source -- and why that's good”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/proof-android-not-open-source-and-why-thats-good-169663?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-12

“Clogging email and voicemail systems can be legal”
http://www.infoworld.com/t/anti-spam/court-clogging-email-and-voicemail-systems-can-be-legal-169674?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-12

“Anonymous Allegedly Threatens to 'kill' Facebook”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081011-anonymous-allegedly-threatens-to-kill.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_strategies_2011-08-11

“Microsoft patches 1990s-era 'Ping of Death'”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080911-microsoft-patches-1990s-era-ping-of.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_strategies_2011-08-11

“Apple's real worth: How many U.S. jobs it creates”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/apples-real-worth-how-many-us-jobs-it-creates-169535?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-11

“Apple security under attack: The view from Windows”
http://www.infoworld.com/t/hacking/apple-security-under-attack-the-view-windows-169586?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-11

“VoIP makes a good platform for controlling botnets”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080911-defcon-voip.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-08-11

Google thinks Property rights are Ant-Competitive.
http://blogs.forbes.com/ciocentral/?p=2400

“After 30 years, IBM says PC going way of vacuum tube and typewriter”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081011-ibm-pc.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-08-11

“Who makes the best Windows security software?”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/who-makes-the-best-windows-security-software-surprise-/3729?tag=nl.e539

“Google's Chrome operating system gets a much needed update”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/open-source/googles-chrome-operating-system-gets-a-much-needed-update/9388?tag=nl.e539


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

New Panasonic Toughbook Coming in September.

Panasonic announced today a new Toughbook with DVD player. It will have a 12 inch screen weigh in at 3 pounds, it will have HDMI and VGA ports, optional cable lock and also optional Bluetooth techology. It’s due to hit the market place in September. One other notable feature is the price. The Toughbook won’t come cheap at $2449.

For more on this rugged piece of hardware check out the press release.
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20110810005229/en


Eric

Sprint to offer McAfee Mobile Security Software on Select Android Phones.

Sprint and Mcafee announce a new offer to provide protection on select models of the Android platform that is connected to Sprints network. The software package includes McAfee’s Moblie Security and Family Protection, to better protect sensitive and personal data stored on the phones.

For more information on these these new services click on the following link.
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/template.NDM/news/industry/?javax.portlet.tpst=08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_newsLang=en&javax.portlet.prp_08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_viewID=news_view_popup&javax.portlet.prp_08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_ndmHsc=v2*A1312887600000*B1313031224000*C1313060400000*DgroupByDate*G2*J2*M31263*N1009112*Ohide&javax.portlet.prp_08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_newsId=20110810005380&beanID=383539599&viewID=news_view_popup&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken



Eric

Sixnet launches new Military grade switch. Think of the IBM Tough Book, But as a Switch.

Do you need a switch that’s rugged enough to survive in the harshest climates? Do you want military grade capability? Do you need 24 ethernet ports? If you said yes to any of these questions then Sixnet has just the switch for you. “ MIL-326 Layer 3 IP67 Ethernet switch, the latest addition to its military-rated switch portfolio. Featuring Layer 3 networking, the MIL-326 provides 24 ports of Gigabit Ethernet, military D38999 connectors and 10-Gigabit Ethernet uplinks to integrate high-performance connectivity with rugged reliability in harsh defense environments.”

To read more on this state of the art switch check out the rest of the story at the following link.
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/template.NDM/news/industry/?javax.portlet.tpst=08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_newsLang=en&javax.portlet.prp_08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_viewID=news_view&javax.portlet.prp_08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_ndmHsc=v2*A1312887600000*B1313031224000*C1313060400000*DgroupByDate*J2*M31263*N1009112*Ohide&javax.portlet.prp_08c2aa13f2fe3d4dc1b6751ae1de75dd_newsId=20110810006159&beanID=383539599&viewID=news_view&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=com.vignette.cachetoken

Eric

Today's Links and My Two Bits.

“Social media insights you can glean from online dating sites”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29672.asp

“The latest trends in social commerce”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29670.asp

“Manage multiple displays in Windows with Actual Multiple Monitors”
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/window-on-windows/manage-multiple-displays-in-windows-with-actual-multiple-monitors/4738?tag=nl.e550

Video:
“Where will the cloud be in five years?”
http://www.zdnet.com/videos/tech-news/where-will-the-cloud-be-in-five-years/6268583?tag=nl.e550

“Voxeo Announces Prophecy 11 - Adds HD Audio, IPv6 And Fax To Communications Applications”
http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/11/08/p1845390/voxeo-announces-prophecy-11-adds-hd-audio-ipv6-and-fax-to-communication

“Why Google, Facebook and Apple love customer profiles so much”
http://blogs.imediaconnection.com/blog/2011/08/08/why-google-facebook-and-apple-love-customer-profiles-so-much/?ref=IMEDIANEWS

“Facebook Succeeds Where Urban Development Fails”
http://blogs.imediaconnection.com/blog/2011/08/08/facebook-succeeds-where-urban-development-fails/?ref=IMEDIANEWS

“5 people you should never hire”
http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/29676.asp

“Transparent battery developer imagines see-through iPhone”
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/pure-genius/transparent-battery-developer-imagines-see-through-iphone/6876?tag=nl.e550

“Our Internet is breaking down, here’s the path to a new one”
http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/thinking-tech/our-internet-is-breaking-down-heres-the-path-to-a-new-one/8062?tag=nl.e550

“Start-up to release 'stone-like' optical disc that lasts forever”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080811-start-up-to-release-stone-like-optical.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_storage_2011-08-09

“Flash storage moves closer to CPUs”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080411-flash-storage-moves-closer-to.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_storage_2011-08-09

“Fusion-io acquires IOTurbine”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/stor/2011/080811stor1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_storage_2011-08-09

“It's a hacker's world, we just live in it”
http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/its-hackers-world-we-just-live-in-it-169264?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-09

“Staying ahead of cloud complexity”
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2011/enterprise4/080811-ecs-cloud.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_optimization_2011-08-09

“Freedom and privacy, R.I.P”
http://www.networkworld.com/columnists/2011/080811-backspin.html?page=1

“Microsoft's Push Back Against Spammers”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/microsofts-push-back-against-spammers?source=NWWNLE_nlt_security_2011-08-09

“The Lesson of Anonymous: Corporate Security Sucks”
http://www.pcworld.com/article/237528/the_lesson_of_anonymous_corporate_security_sucks.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“Five Linux Desktops That Aren't Unity or GNOME 3”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237516/five_linux_desktops_that_arent_unity_or_gnome_3.html#tk.nl_bdx_h_crawl

“WiMAX is Dead”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/wimax-dead?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-08-09

“Verizon strike signals shift in telecom business”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080811-verizon-strike-signals-shift-in.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-08-09

“Bing ads lead to more malware; new Mac Trojan in the wild”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/bott/bing-ads-lead-to-more-malware-new-mac-trojan-in-the-wild/3702?tag=nl.e539

“Give me back my data! The curse of personal information brokers”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/perlow/give-me-back-my-data-the-curse-of-personal-information-brokers/18068?tag=nl.e539

“Free: 100GB of cloud storage!”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/storage/free-100gb-of-cloud-storage/1499?tag=nl.e589

“Visa to make it easier for merchants to adopt chip-based card payments”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080911-visa-chip.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-08-09

“Out of Touch CEO’s”
http://blogs.cio.com/leadershipmanagement/16430/out-touch-ceos-how-demotivate-your-employees?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_pm_2011-08-09

“The IT economy vs. the rest of the economy”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237641/the_it_economy_vs_the_rest_of_the_economy.html#tk.nl_bpx_h_crawl

“ Six Python Web frameworks compared”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/application-development/pillars-python-six-python-web-frameworks-compared-169442?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-10

“How to find -- and keep -- a good job in IT, even today”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/microsoft-windows/how-find-and-keep-good-job-in-it-even-today-169347?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-10

“'Cloud computing' is now meaningless”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/cloud-computing/its-official-cloud-computing-now-meaningless-169416?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-10

“Wall Street: Software More Valuable Than Oil”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/081011-wall-street-software-more-valuable.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2011-08-10

“Google's VP8 Getting Help From An Unlikely Source”
http://www.networkworld.com/community/blog/googles-vp8-getting-help-unlikely-source?source=NWWNLE_nlt_google_2011-08-10

“Apple does well but Microsoft does better with enterprise security”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080711-blackhat-apple-microsoft.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_wireless_2011-08-10

“Kim Jong-Il Finds Another Niche for MMO’s”
http://news.dice.com/2011/08/10/kim-jong-il-mmos/


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

Death of the Book Store Part 2.

My wife and I were in our local Borders this weekend to say good-bye. I mean to say shop while the store was still open. Everything was marked down, and everything was for sale. The shelving, the register counter, the ladders, the chairs were long gone. No lounging around the 50% rack. You had to stand with all the other book buyers. My wife made the comment that it wasn't that technology killed the book store is as much people cannot afford much in these tough economic times and cannot afford the traditional cost of a hardcover book. Again technology made books cheaper and more affordable by being on an ereader. She might be right but I couldn’t help to feel a little nostalgic as I browsed the slim pickings of the book. All the times I browsed over vast quantities of books. I wonder when the next time will  be when I can walk into a bookstore and admire all the wonderful hard and soft cover books. Maybe never again. It’s just a matter of time before Barnes and Nobles shutters all it’s brick and mortar stores, and exists solely as online purveyor of ebooks and ereaders. RIP bookstores.

Eric

A Chinese Company You Should Know about Tencent.

There’s a Chinese internet company that you should know about and it’s called Tencent. It dominates the internet in China. Think Google except it makes much of it’s revenue from online games. Another thing about Tencent is that it does not innovate very much. It’s like the way Microsoft was in the early 80’s. It takes idea and makes it, it’s own. Tencent does not have much of a presence out side of China yet, the company is seeking expansion beyond the mainland. And if Facebook wants entry into China then it must beat the mighty Tencent penguin. As for revenue numbers Businessweek reports that it had revenue of 3 Billion Dollars in 2010. If you ask me this is not some pie in the sky Chinese start up, but a possible threat to both Google and Facebook. For more check out the article in this week’s Businessweek.
http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/tencent-march-of-the-penguins-08042011.html?chan=magazine+channel_top+stories

Eric

Today's Favorite Articles.

“With Google, There Will Be Bad Blood”
http://seekingalpha.com/article/285374-with-google-there-will-be-bad-blood?source=email_portfolio

Little progress reported in getting the NFL Network onto TimeWarner and Cabelvision.
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/business/wishbone_formation_ivd4ONeKb5058UWsHy3EII

“Boston Pulse: MTDC Looks for Its Promised State Funds”
http://news.dice.com/2011/08/05/boston-pulse-mtdc-looks-for-its-promised-state-funds/

“Silicon Valley Pulse”
http://news.dice.com/2011/08/04/silicon-valley-pulse-3/

“Making the Most of Your Non-Technical Experience”
http://news.dice.com/2011/08/04/making-the-most-of-your-non-technical-experience/

“Foxconn Hires 1 Million Robot Workers”
http://news.dice.com/2011/08/03/20851/

Does porn eat into Cable’s profits there’s a discussion going on over at Slashdot.
http://news.slashdot.org/story/11/08/05/1217200/Internet-Eats-Into-Time-Warner-Cable-Porn-Profits?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Slashdot%2Fslashdot+%28Slashdot%29

“AT&T Sued for Firing and Punishing Workers for Taking Family or Medical Leave”
http://thejobmouse.com/2011/08/07/att-sued-for-firing-and-punishing-workers-for-taking-family-or-medical-leave/

AT&T rolls out HSPA+ or 3.5G in certain communities.
http://www.thesunnews.com/2011/08/06/2316960/faster-wireless-networks-coming.html

“Six Ways to Revitalize an Older Notebook”
http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/237040/laptop_refresh_six_ways_to_revitalize_an_older_notebook.html#tk.nl_snx_h_cbintro

“Researchers at Microsoft have built a virtual vault that could work on medical data without ever decrypting it”
http://www.technologyreview.com/computing/38239/?mod=chfeatured

“Congress And The Cloud Computing Act of 2011”
http://www.trcbnews.com/congress-and-the-cloud-computing-act-of-2011/114563/

“Comcast's $10 Broadband Has a Few Catches”
http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/Comcasts-10-Broadband-Has-a-Few-Catches-115570

“IEEE publishes 802.22 Super WiFi standard”
http://www.cablinginstall.com/index/display/article-display/3808682077/articles/cabling-installation-maintenance/news/wireless/2011/8/IEEE-publishes-802-22-Super-WiFi-standard.html?cmpid=EnlCIMAugust82011

“USB-powered mini media converter”
http://www.cablinginstall.com/index/display/article-display/9745312174/articles/cabling-installation-maintenance/products/connectivity-technologies/media-converters/2011/8/USB-powered-mini-media-converter.html?cmpid=EnlCIMAugust82011

“Smaller-Gauge USB Bulk Cable offers flexibility, power handling”
http://www.cablinginstall.com/index/display/news_display/1467704674.html?cmpid=EnlCIMAugust82011

“Ad Money Reliably Goes to Television”
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/08/business/media/tv-advertising-still-a-reliable-engine-in-media.html?_r=1

“Why Time Warner rules the cloud”
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31001_3-20089408-261/why-time-warner-rules-the-cloud/

“Addicted to IT: Quitting is not an option”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/data-center/addicted-it-quitting-not-option-169056?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-08

“Are Google's best days behind it?”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/the-industry-standard/are-googles-best-days-behind-it-168900?source=IFWNLE_nlt_daily_2011-08-08

“Don't fall for fearmongering about iCloud”
http://www.infoworld.com/d/mobile-technology/dont-fall-fearmongering-about-icloud-168637?source=IFWNLE_nlt_cloud_2011-08-08

“Guide: Future server technology”
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/396378/guide_future_server_technology/

“Users complain of Mac OS X 'Lion' bugs”
http://www.zdnet.com/blog/hardware/users-complain-of-mac-os-x-lion-bugs/14088?tag=nl.e539

“iPads power productivity gains at MicroStrategy”
http://www.networkworld.com/news/2011/080511-ipad-microstrategy.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_wireless_2011-08-08

“Vonage enhances mobility”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/converg/2011/080811convergence1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_convergence_voip_2011-08-08

“10 cloud management companies to watch”
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2011/enterprise4/080811-ecs-companies.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_virtualization_2011-08-08

“Staying ahead of cloud complexity”
http://www.networkworld.com/supp/2011/enterprise4/080811-ecs-cloud.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_virtualization_2011-08-08

“The accidental revolution: How Apple's iPhone transformed enterprise IT”
http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/nsm/2011/080811nsm1.html?source=NWWNLE_nlt_network_systems_2011-08-08

“Whine, Whine, Whine ... Oh, RATs!”
http://www.technewsworld.com/story/Whine-Whine-Whine--Oh-RATs-73018.html

“Temp Hiring and Healthcare Hiring on the Rise”
http://news.dice.com/2011/08/05/weekly-news-update-temp-hiring-and-healthcare-hiring-on-the-rise/


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