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	Android violates Linux license, experts claim Google's Android mobile operating system's usage of the Linux kernel may violate open source licensing with a misappropriation of Linux code that could bring about the "collapse of the Android ecosystem," some intellectual property experts are charging. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG IDG Mobile Survey Complete the IDG Global Solutions Mobile Survey for the chance to Win an Apple iPad. Now in its second year, this survey examines the user habits, new adoptions and user experiences within the Mobile World. Click to continue In this Issue Perks shrink, but tech CEOs aren't ready to fly coach 7 ways the Xoom is better than iPad 2 Anonymous: Why does the Air Force want to create phony online identities? Google Android thumps Apple iPhone in page load speed Cisco-EMC joint venture lured to Texas with incentives Xoom tablet pricing for Wi-Fi model sparks online debate IE9 downloaded 27 times per second, but Microsoft browser share still declines Notorious spamming botnet, Rustock, takes a fall NASA satellite snaps rare cloud-free emerald Ireland Microsoft and Google collaborate to bring HTML5 video to IE9 WEBCAST: Cisco Mobile Powerplay: Secure, High Performance, Unified The mobile revolution is here—and here to stay. iPhone, iPad, Droid--employees bring their mobile devices into the workplace, and they want access to personal and professional information. This brings a new set of concerns for IT and the business: IT needs to ensure that the corporate network and the access remains secure. Register Now Perks shrink, but tech CEOs aren't ready to fly coach Executive perks are a lightning rod for shareholder criticism, and many tech companies are cutting back on CEO extras to avoid a negative outcry. But some perks -- like personal use of corporate jets -- are proving hard for executives to relinquish. Read More 7 ways the Xoom is better than iPad 2 Read More Anonymous: Why does the Air Force want to create phony online identities? The international collective known as Anonymous is trying to figure out just what the U.S. Air Force wants with software that can create and manage phony identities on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and other social networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sprint Gearing Up for IPv6 Do you have your checklist to get ready for IPv6? Iyad Tarazi, Vice President of Network Development & Engineering for Sprint, discusses what it's going to take for you to make the transition. Read Now Google Android thumps Apple iPhone in page load speed Android hasn't just surpassed Apple's iPhone in terms of total device sales, but in Web page load time as well. Read More Cisco-EMC joint venture lured to Texas with incentives The Virtual Computing Environment Co. (VCE), formed from the joint venture of Cisco and EMC, this week said it is establishing headquarters in Richardson, Texas, and hiring 434 people. Read More Xoom tablet pricing for Wi-Fi model sparks online debate The $599 price for the Wi-Fi only Xoom tablet from Motorola Mobility has triggered an online debate about whether it's competitive with Apple's iPad 2 or way overpriced. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks Delivering Virtual Desktop Infrastructure The benefits of moving to a virtual desktop infrastructure can easily be negated by an unreliable or poorly performing implementation. A joint F5-Microsoft solution can improve performance, increase reliability, and enable the seamless scalability of a Microsoft VDI implementation. Read now! IE9 downloaded 27 times per second, but Microsoft browser share still declines IE9 was downloaded 2.35 million times in 24 hours. Is the momentum enough to stop the rise of Chrome and Firefox? Read More Notorious spamming botnet, Rustock, takes a fall A large network of hacked computers called Rustock, which was responsible for a great volume of spam, has shut down, perhaps as a result of another coordinated take down by security researchers. Read More NASA satellite snaps rare cloud-free emerald Ireland NASA Aqua satellite takes a shot worthy of St. Patrick's dayNASA's Aqua satellite recently snapped a cloud-free shot of Ireland. The cloud-free view is extremely rare as the country is almost entirely cloud covered 50% of the time according to the Irish Meteorological Service, Met Éireann.   There are more clouds during the day than at night, and fog is common. Read More Microsoft and Google collaborate to bring HTML5 video to IE9 Rivals collaborate to bring WebM to Internet Explorer 9Not long ago, Microsoft and Google were trading insults over HTML5 video. Microsoft was backing the H.264 video codec over Google's new WebM technology. Read More
	GOODIES FROM THE SUBNETS Up for grabs from Microsoft Subnet: a Windows 7 Enterprise Technician class for three people. From Cisco Subnet: 15 copies of VMware ESXi books. Enter here. SLIDESHOWS Perks drive up pay for tech CEOs Many tech vendors have shied away from extravagant perks, but there are still plenty worth highlighting. Like a $1.5 million tab for home security. Or how about the $36,619 one company paid to reimburse its CEO for the taxes he had to pay on the $106,589 he gained by using company aircraft for personal flights? Read on to find out which tech CEOs enjoyed the priciest perks in 2010 and which ones went to work perk-free. First look at Microsoft Internet Explorer 9 Microsoft has a real competitor once again with IE9, released at midnight Monday night on Windows 7 and Vista after several months of beta testing. The focus is on speed, privacy and simplicity, with a stripped-down interface, tracking protection, pinned sites, jump lists and enhanced support for HTML5. MOST-READ STORIES Web users bury Yahoo for botched Nate Dogg obit photo Xoom tablet pricing for Wi-Fi model sparks online debate HP "beat the crap" out of Cisco, others Google first to patch Flash bug with Chrome update Cell phones are 'Stalin's dream' RIM urges BlackBerry users to turn off JavaScript 12 cool things to do with an old iPad EFF exposes porn industry's latest copyright screw job Hackers duck Firefox, Chrome anti-phishing measures Japanese quake may shorten days
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