MUST READ BlackBerry 10: Visual Tour Of Smartphones, OS By Doug Henschen RIM rebrands itself as BlackBerry and unveils a new operating system and two new smartphones. Take a closer look at the company's last hope of regaining mobile glory.
Did Chinese Hackers Hit NY Times? Some evidence suggests Chinese involvement in recent attack on The New York Times. Meanwhile, Symantec goes into damage-control mode over failure to block hackers.
Federal Gun Control Requires IT Overhaul White House plan will work only if the IT systems and databases used for background checks and gun tracing get the improvements needed to support stepped-up oversight.
DARPA: Your Tech Will Self-Destruct Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency seeks a new class of electronic devices that can dissolve on command as a way of staying out of enemy hands.
Europe's Fastest Satellite Broadband Service Debuts 30 million Europeans can't get high speed Internet connections via existing infrastructure. Could a revamped satellite-based option tempt them to try the space-based alternative?
OVF 2.0 Takes On Cloud Lock-In Worries DMTF standards body updates its vendor-neutral virtual machine file format. The goal: Make it easier to leap from cloud to cloud.
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BlackBerry 10: Not All The Right Moves BlackBerry got many elements of its pivotal new smartphone platform right, but not all of them. Let's break down the good and bad.
CES 2013: It's A Wrap! While some claim CES has lost its luster and big name headliners over the years, the show refuses to be deemed irrelevant. With trends spanning healthcare, mobile and automotive, there was plenty to see. Watch
Mobile Security -- A Holistic Approach Managing and securing the mobile enterprise requires taking a holistic approach to defending the end-to-end scope of each mobile engagement. Security and management are highly intertwined and prerequisites to one another. Get more details during our webcast on Wednesday, February 6, 2013. More Information & Registration
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