New iPad rumor rollup for week ending April 23

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Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products Dell adds Big Switch to its SDN mix Network World Daily News PM April 24, 2014 Share this email New iPad rumor rollup for week ending April 23 iPad rumors have been rare for months, but April showers seemed to have caused them to burst into bloom. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products 2. Dell adds Big Switch to its SDN mix 3. INSIDER Open source pitfalls – and how to avoid them 4. How F5 Networks countered the Heartbleed bug 5. Career alert: A Master of analytics degree is the ticket -- if you can get into class 6. Microsoft Surface Mini seems likely to ship soon 7. Heartbleed prompts joint vendor effort to boost OpenSSL, security 8. FCC defends new net neutrality proposal 9. WLAN Testing and Benchmarking: Notes from Syracuse University 10. How to save on mobile plans: Your guide to 16 no-contract carriers 11. Netgear patch said to leave backdoor problem in router 12. 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