CES 2014: Coolest products to watch for

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Cisco locked out of AT&T SDN data center? FireEye snaps up cyber forensics firm Mandiant for $106.5 million Network World Daily News AM January 03, 2014 Share this email CES 2014: Coolest products to watch for New Android phones, connected everything, car gadgetry and more to be on display at CES in Las Vegas READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Cisco locked out of AT&T SDN data center? 2. FireEye snaps up cyber forensics firm Mandiant for $106.5 million 3. BlackBerry, "Girl on Fire" Alicia Keys parting ways 4. The end of Windows XP has begun 5. Do people really try to charge cell phones in microwaves? 6. Archos to debut $200 LTE smartphone in Las Vegas 7. Facebook faces lawsuit for allegedly scanning private messages 8. 2014 by the numbers: Predictions and projections 9. Gigabit Wi-Fi gear to arrive in 2014 but data rates will vary 10. Hybrid cloud: The year of adoption is upon us 11. Seven New Year's resolutions for the Mac home office 12. Escaped spammer back in federal slammer 13. 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READ MORE FireEye snaps up cyber forensics firm Mandiant for $106.5 million Security vendor FireEye today announced it has acquired privately-held endpoint security incident response vendor Mandiant for $106.5 million. READ MORE BlackBerry, "Girl on Fire" Alicia Keys parting ways BlackBerry has confirmed it is ceasing its year-old relationship with "global creative director" Alicia Keys, the "Girl on Fire" singer who apparently wasn't able to help the smartphone maker catch fire itself. READ MORE The end of Windows XP has begun In 96 days after this writing, Microsoft will end all support for Windows XP. The company has made the April 8 deadline abundantly clear, and it seems people are getting the message. The latest figures from Net Applications show a big drop in XP use. RELATED: Stats don't lie: Windows 8 has failed READ MORE WEBCAST: Novell Putting Mobile Employees to Work Mobile Employees in the workplace. Watch this webcast. Click Here>> Learn More>> Do people really try to charge cell phones in microwaves? There's a scene in the movie "American Hustle" where actress Jennifer Lawrence summons all of her Academy Award-winning talents to convince us that her character is clueless enough to put metal in a microwave, or as it's called in the thoroughly entertaining film, "a science oven." The results, as you'll see from this clip, are predictable. READ MORE Archos to debut $200 LTE smartphone in Las Vegas Archos is showing two low-cost Android-based smartphones next week at the International CES trade show, including the 45 Helium 4G, which is priced at US$200 without a contract. READ MORE Facebook faces lawsuit for allegedly scanning private messages Facebook has been accused of intercepting private messages of its users to provide data to marketers, according to a class-action lawsuit filed in a federal court in California. READ MORE 2014 by the numbers: Predictions and projections Cloud, mobility, big data, SDN, wearables -- see what's in store for 2014 READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Cisco and Netapp Total Economic Impact Of FlexPod Data Center Platform FlexPod is a data center platform jointly developed by NetApp and Cisco that delivers networking, computing and storage. This Forrester report offers key findings from Forrester's interviews with FlexPod customers. View Now Gigabit Wi-Fi gear to arrive in 2014 but data rates will vary Companies will be able to buy Gigabit Wi-Fi gear in 2014, but they may not get Gigabit Wi-Fi data rates. READ MORE Hybrid cloud: The year of adoption is upon us 2013 was the year vendors got their hybrid cloud strategies out in the open, and 2014 will be the year when customers start using them. READ MORE Seven New Year's resolutions for the Mac home office I usually lose all enthusiasm for the shiny new habits of the new year by about January 4, giving me the rest of the year to feel like a failure. But I'm much more disciplined in work than in my personal life, so when it comes to my home business, I think I have a better chance for success. If you're considering adopting (or shedding) a habit or two, let my seven resolutions be food for thought. READ MORE Escaped spammer back in federal slammer Jeffrey Kilbride, convicted of charges stemming from the CAN-SPAM Act, was returned to federal custody a day after he reportedly broke out of a minimum-security prison. READ MORE Why one company declined cloud-based 'crisis communications system' Cloud-based services are still often seen as too risky for sensitive information. Take the case at Kingsport, Tenn.-based Eastman Chemical Company, which said "no" to the cloud when designing its new crisis communications system. 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