Mobile groups protest proposed net neutrality rules
A month ago, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission began a proceeding to create formal net neutrality rules for broadband providers, and the proposals have generated serious debate in the telecom community.
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Gartner: Magic Quadrant for Application Delivery Controllers, 2009
The market for products to improve the delivery of application software over networks remains dynamic and innovative. Vendors focused on solving enterprises’ most-pressing application problems have become the top players.
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Baidu targets Google with mobile search app
Top Chinese search engine Baidu.com has taken another swing at Google by launching a mobile service application it will pre-install on handsets, responding to fast growth in China’s mobile search market.
Review: Imation’s wireless drive is a great concept but needs bandwidth
Imation announced what it called the world’s first wireless external backup drive. Testing found that the drive meets all the specs the company pitches, it is indeed easy to use, and convenient, but it lacks throughput and carries a high price tag.
Capsa keeps tabs on your SMB network
Capsa Network Analyzer Professional Edition is a powerful tool for network monitoring. This is a program aimed at those whose job includes knowing what’s going on with their network at an extremely technical level. It’s a good fit for a small or medium-sized business.
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10 Ways to Increase Power System Availability in Data Centers
This white paper discusses 10 such underutilized best practices for building and maintaining a highly available data center power infrastructure.
Lenovo buys back phone unit with eye on mobile Web products
Lenovo will buy back the mobile phone unit that it spun off last year, reversing a move it originally made to focus on its core business in PCs, the company said.
Taiwanese researchers show several flexible e-reader screens
Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) showed off a number of flexible display screen technologies in Taipei as part of a show promoting e-readers and e-paper.
Kindle has best sales month in November, Amazon says
November was the best sales month ever for the Kindle e-reader, even before traditionally heavy sales on Cyber Monday, Amazon.com Inc. said.
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The Benefits of Virtualization: Why It’s Time for IT to Move Now
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Twitter’s dirty laundry
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