RIM blames BlackBerry service outage on app updates
BlackBerry smartphone users in North America this week experienced one of the longest and most significant BlackBerry outages in recent years. BlackBerry-maker Research In Motion (RIM) appears to have resolved the problem, service is mostly restored and though the company was tight-lipped on potential causes, I got a statement from RIM.
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The Four Trends Driving the Future of Data Center Infrastructure Design and Management
Does efficiency have to come at the expense of availability? Not according to this paper, which outlines the four data center infrastructure trends that are reducing design, operating and management costs while improving data center performance. Those trends are Infrastructure Management, Eco Availability, Flex Capacity and High Density.
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IT Blogwatch: BlackBerry outages: what the heck is going on at RIM?
Those poor, poor BlackBerry users got stuck with an eight hour outage last night. It’s Research in Motion’s third this month, and seems to have affected users in North America and elsewhere. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ask, “What price reliability, eh?” Not to mention Mosspuppet is back on form…
Matt Hamblen: Videoconferencing at 30k feet over free Wi-Fi on Virgin– mostly amazing
A flight on Virgin America included free Wi-Fi and a chance to try out the throughput with a live videoconference session from 30,000 feet.
Obama cyber czar choice worries about smartphones, social networking
In choosing Howard Schmidt as cyber czar, President Obama has gotten someone who has held a similar job in a previous administration, has varied experience at high-level corporate jobs, was a frequent panelist at security conferences and who has even written a book on defending the Internet.
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DirectAccess and UAG: Better Together
Here are some of the key reasons why you would want to run Unified Access Gateway with DirectAccess
Droid vs. iPhone: Smartphone GPS Shootout
Getting lost ain’t what it used to be. With most smartphones now sporting built-in GPS, we’re running out of excuses for showing up late. And we wanted to find out which smartphone navigation application will get you to your destination fastest.
Seth H. Weintraub: Product of the Year 2009: Mifi
I’ve been racking my brain over the past couple of weeks trying to think of the biggest game-changer of 2009. I’d been looking for a product that not only changes technology this year, but one that will make a big change in the future.
Opinion: OLPC plans super-thin, super-cheap tablet
The nonprofit group One Laptop Per Child wants to produce a touch-screen tablet computer by 2012 that will cost less than $100.
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Poison Pill for Stolen Computers
The combination of Absolute’s SaaS-based computer tracking and Intel’s hardware-based Anti-Theft technology gives you an unprecedented level of theft deterrence and data defense. Find out how you can remotely delete data and disable stolen computers online, offline and anywhere in the world.
SF Bay’s BART tube gets cellular … almost
After months of complaining about 3G coverage on their iPhones, AT&T subscribers in San Francisco got some good news: Their mobile operator, along with Sprint Nextel, Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile USA, have extended their networks to the Transbay Tube, the underwater tunnel that Bay Area Rapid Transit subway trains take across San Francisco Bay.
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