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	Macs users targeted by do-it-yourself crimeware kit Apple has been cashing in on the increased attention it's garnered from the business and consumer worlds in recent years. Unfortunately, the ne'er-do-wells of the technology world continue to step up their attempts to get a piece of the action, targeting malware squarely at Mac users. One of the more notable developments is the emergence of the what's purportedly the world's first do-it-yourself crimeware kit primed for Mac OS X. Read More WHITE PAPER: Quest Steps to Defining Your Data Protection Strategy In this new Quest white paper, learn why your backup strategy should not only safeguard information, but base it upon the value of certain data. See how you can start defining an effective data protection solution that helps you stay in compliance and under budget. Read this important white paper. Read now! In this Issue U.S. court approves Google's $900M bid for Nortel patents Laptop users still prefer USB modems VMware causes second outage while recovering from first WHITE PAPER: HP Evaluate Storage Technologies This paper outlines important developments in storage for virtual server environments, along with considerations for executives and IT staffs tasted with implementing and managing this infrastructure. Read now U.S. court approves Google's $900M bid for Nortel patents Nortel Networks has obtained court approval to accept a $900 million bid from Google for the entirety of its remaining patent portfolio. The former network equipment maker announced on April 4 that it plans to sell around 6,000 patents, either issued or applied for, in the field of wired and wireless digital communications. Read More Laptop users still prefer USB modems Mobile data users still overwhelmingly prefer USB modems for keeping PCs and other devices connected on the go, but they may turn more to built-in cellular radios and portable Wi-Fi hotspots over the next five years, according to ABI Research. Despite the growing market for connected tablets and the availability of laptops and netbooks with high-speed cellular modules built in, worldwide shipments of USB modems still surpass embedded 3G and 4G modules by three to one, ABI said in a report. But by 2016, that ratio may change to near parity. Read More VMware causes second outage while recovering from first VMware's attempt to recover from an outage in its brand-new cloud computing service inadvertently caused a second outage the next day, the company said. VMware's new Cloud Foundry service -- which is still in beta -- suffered downtime over the course of two days last week, not long after the more highly publicized outage that hit Amazon's Elastic Compute Cloud. Read More
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