Ubuntu 13.10 takes aim at Microsoft, Apple, Google

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10 great places for techies to 'pay it forward' (you can too!) D-Link and Netgear extend wireless range of 802.11ac networks Network World Daily News PM January 06, 2014 Share this email Ubuntu 13.10 takes aim at Microsoft, Apple, Google Canonical is making a serious run at the cloud, client, server and smartphone markets READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 10 great places for techies to 'pay it forward' (you can too!) 2. D-Link and Netgear extend wireless range of 802.11ac networks 3. NSA critic Bruce Schneier joins security firm Co3 as CTO 4. How I replaced wired internet with 4G LTE 5. Gartner: Global IT spending will grow slightly in 2014 6. Why April 9th might be IT's worst day of 2014 7. The illustrious history of Cisco's Catalyst LAN switches 8. Apple acquires photography startup SnappyLabs 9. Malicious ads served to hundreds of thousands of Yahoo.com visitors 10. CES 2014: IDG Daily, Jan. 6, 2014 11. Track our ongoing CES coverage here 12. Google, car companies to bring Android to cars 13. California crop circle was Nvidia marketing stunt 14. 4 reasons companies say yes to open source 15. CES 2014: Products to watch for 16. CES 2014: New gadgets help kids spy on mom and programmable Mom spy on everyone 17. 3 New Year's Open Source Resolutions 18. Why Microsoft will never catch Google or Apple WHITE PAPER: Stratacache Maximizing the Online Experience with Cache Technology In this enlightening interview, we explore how retail cache technology reduces latency and diminishes bandwidth requirements for an optimal user experience. Learn More. 10 great places for techies to 'pay it forward' (you can too!) Why not kick off the New Year by putting your awesome IT skills to work for the greater good? Here are just a few of the many organizations that can use techie assistance. READ MORE D-Link and Netgear extend wireless range of 802.11ac networks D-Link and Netgear have both announced so-called range extenders to improve the coverage of Wi-Fi networks based on the 802.11ac specification. READ MORE NSA critic Bruce Schneier joins security firm Co3 as CTO The network security industry's legendary free thinker Bruce Schneier Monday said he's taken a job as CTO at Co3 Systems, but that this in no way will curtail his determination to speak and write candidly on important topics such as the National Security Agency's (NSA) practices. READ MORE How I replaced wired internet with 4G LTE Before taking Verizon's subsidized upgrade bait and giving up my unlimited data plan, I tested LTE as a wired internet replacement. READ MORE Gartner: Global IT spending will grow slightly in 2014 Global spending on IT and telecom products and services will grow 3.1 percent between 2013 and 2014, compared to just 0.4 percent a year earlier, with enterprise software spending driving much of the growth, according to Gartner projections. READ MORE Why April 9th might be IT's worst day of 2014 Microsoft officially ends support for Windows XP Service Pack 3 on April 8. April 9 might be the worst day of the year for you, if not your life. Here's why. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Dell Bloor Research: The Economics of Cloud-Managed Integration Save time and money with cloud-managed integration Are you concerned about the cost and length of time it takes to integrate applications and data? You shouldn't be – cloud-based integration platforms dramatically speed results, increase productivity and lower costs. Learn more in this new white paper by Bloor Research. View now The illustrious history of Cisco's Catalyst LAN switches Cisco's LAN switches have come a long way since it entered the market in 1993 READ MORE Apple acquires photography startup SnappyLabs Historically, Apple has never been the most acquisition hungry company. Over the past 18 months, however, Apple has been snatching up companies at a record pace. READ MORE Malicious ads served to hundreds of thousands of Yahoo.com visitors If you visited Yahoo.com since December 30, you may be one of hundreds of thousands of visitors served up malware via Yahoo's advertising network. READ MORE CES 2014: IDG Daily, Jan. 6, 2014 CES 2014: IDG Daily, Jan. 6, 2014 It's press day at CES 2014 and we're expecting new tablets and smartphones from Huawei and Samsung, 4K news from Sony and more. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb. From: Network World Videos Views: 3 0 ratings Time: 03:23 More in Science & Technology READ MORE Track our ongoing CES coverage here International CES 2014 news from Network World and our sister sites READ MORE Google, car companies to bring Android to cars Google has teamed up with several auto manufacturers on Monday with the goal of bringing Android to cars by the end of this year. READ MORE WEBCAST: IBM Tame the data explosion with IBM Real-time Compression Learn about IBM's unique Real-time Compression technology that can enable storing up to 5x as much data in the same storage space. Learn More California crop circle was Nvidia marketing stunt An elaborate crop circle that appeared last week in a grain field in California was a stunt by chip-maker Nvidia. READ MORE 4 reasons companies say yes to open source Open source is free and widely available, but its benefits don't stop there. Enterprises are embracing it for its agility, a quality they value above all in these times of marketplace upheaval. READ MORE CES 2014: Products to watch for New Android phones, connected everything, car gadgetry and more to be on display at CES in Las Vegas READ MORE CES 2014: New gadgets help kids spy on mom and programmable Mom spy on everyone A plethora of new gadgets will come out of CES 2014; some are delightful and others are disturbing depending upon where you fall off the fence when it comes to privacy and security. READ MORE 3 New Year's Open Source Resolutions Some important resolutions for the Open Source world in 2014. READ MORE Why Microsoft will never catch Google or Apple It's all about the apps and delivery. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Fortinet High Performance Data Center Firewall Survey With Data Centers consolidating and virtualizing, the core infrastructure is upgrading to 10G, 40G and even 100G. 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