Discovered! Elusive "HotSpot 2.0" Wi-Fi Connections

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18 essential Hadoop tools for crunching big data IBM blames ISPs for 'offensive' Internet ... back in 1994 Network World Daily News PM December 05, 2013 Share this email Discovered! Elusive "HotSpot 2.0" Wi-Fi Connections There are currently several million smartphones certified to run on a "HotSpot 2.0" Wi-Fi network. In November, about 400 of them finally got a chance to do so -- in Beijing, China. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 18 essential Hadoop tools for crunching big data 2. IBM blames ISPs for 'offensive' Internet ... back in 1994 3. Microsoft customer privacy vs. NSA snooping 4. Anti-Bot Working Group to fight DDoS attacks from cloud infrastructure 5. HP (quietly) snubs Amazon's cloud in latest release 6. JPMorgan to notify 500,000 due to data breach, but will not offer replacement cards 7. Data centers drove Ethernet sales in Q3, says IDC 8. INSIDER Five ways IT can prepare for wearable devices at work 9. Sen. 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