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TOP STORIES - April 25, 2011 • BlackBerry PlayBook Aims to Muscle In on iPad's Turf • PCI-DSS Compliance Helps Prevent Data Breaches, Survey Finds • Intel Benefits from Cloud Computing, Explosion in Mobile Devices • Lost, Stolen Laptops Cost Companies Billions in 2010 • Power Considerations, Disposal Options Influencing IT Purchases: Survey SPOTLIGHT iPhone 5 Rumors Spark Questions The rumor mill is heating up over the next iPhone model and there are many questions Apple needs to answer for its own good. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Facebook Shares Data Center Secrets • What Android Tablets Need to Beat iPad • Windows 8 Rumored Features Roundup • Cloud Democratizes Smart Planet Imagery FEATURED VIDEO Stop Risky Behavior Employee education is key to help guard against exposing your business. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Green Cars Hit Fast Lane at NY Auto Show • Why iPhone 5 Should Be Released in 2012 • Apple Battles Google, Amazon in Cloud • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 IN THIS ISSUE BlackBerry PlayBook Aims to Muscle In on iPad's Turf RIM rushes onto the competitive tablet market to take on the iPad and Android devices with its 7-inch PlayBook. For business users, the PlayBook offers tight integration with BlackBerry devices, handsome hardware, front- and rear-facing cameras, and security. As a consumer device, though, RIM may have some distance to cover before it can truly become a tablet competitor on the scale of Apple or Samsung. READ MORE >> PCI-DSS Compliance Helps Prevent Data Breaches, Survey Finds IT professionals remain skeptical that regulatory compliance can improve data security, but PCI-DSS-compliant organizations experience fewer breaches, according to the Ponemon Institute. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Dell Simplify your IT setup and reduce costs with Dell Virtual Integrated System. Watch the Interactive Video! ADVERTISEMENT Intel Benefits from Cloud Computing, Explosion in Mobile Devices The shift to cloud computing is fueling strong growth in Intel's enterprise server business as the company gears up to play in the tablet and smartphone segment. READ MORE >> Lost, Stolen Laptops Cost Companies Billions in 2010 A European survey on the economic costs organizations face as a result of lost or stolen laptops closely paralleled results from an earlier survey of U.S. organizations. READ MORE >> Power Considerations, Disposal Options Influencing IT Purchases: Survey A survey finds that, in addition to buying energy-efficient IT products, more companies are encouraging green behaviors. READ MORE >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Demystifying the Cloud - A Conversation with Dell's CIO & CTO! May 10, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join Dell's Chief Innovation Officer Jim Stikeleather and Chief Technology Officer Kris Fitzgerald as they untangle the nebulous world of cloud computing. These luminaries will explain the various types of cloud services, and they'll also show how to best utilize and customize cloud computing for your environment. REGISTER >> Embracing Business Intelligence to Keep Pace With Today's Fast Moving Market Apr 28, 2011 at 1:00 p.m Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join eWEEK for this live, interactive webcast, sponsored by SAP, and hear from industry experts regarding the importance of embracing business intelligence to better use your information. Attend this online-only event and learn how predictive analytic can help your company learn sort through the data barrage, pull out what is relevant and use it accordingly. REGISTER >>

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T-Mobile's G-Slate Aims to Stand Out in Android Tablet Crowd; Why the iPhone Could Eventually Hurt Apple's Business

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TOP STORIES - April 25, 2011 • T-Mobile's G-Slate Aims to Stand Out in Android Tablet Crowd • Why the iPhone Could Eventually Hurt Apple's Business • Will Amazon's Outage Change Attitudes About the Cloud? • Adobe Patches Latest Critical Flash Hole in Reader, Acrobat • More Than Half of Web Apps Fail Security Audit Prior to Deployment SPOTLIGHT iPhone 5 Rumors Spark Questions The rumor mill is heating up over the next iPhone model and there are many questions Apple needs to answer for its own good. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • Facebook Shares Data Center Secrets • What Android Tablets Need to Beat iPad • Windows 8 Rumored Features Roundup • Cloud Democratizes Smart Planet Imagery FEATURED VIDEO Stop Risky Behavior Employee education is key to help guard against exposing your business. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • Green Cars Hit Fast Lane at NY Auto Show • Why iPhone 5 Should Be Released in 2012 • Apple Battles Google, Amazon in Cloud • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 IN THIS ISSUE T-Mobile's G-Slate Aims to Stand Out in Android Tablet Crowd Featuring a 1GHz Nvidia Tegra dual-core processor, a relatively light weight at 1.5 pounds, and a pair of stereoscopic cameras in the back capable of shooting 3D footage, T-Mobile's G-Slate is one of the first tablets to hit the market equipped with Android 3.0. But priced at $750 unlocked, or $529 with a two-year contract, it certainly isn't aiming for the low end of the market, which means it needs to sway consumers with its high-end hardware and 4G support. READ MORE >> Why the iPhone Could Eventually Hurt Apple's Business News Analysis: Apple's iPhone is wildly popular and easily leading the company's business. But future missteps or an unforeseen downturn in iPhone sales could dramatically alter Apple's business. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Microsoft This month's featured article takes a peek at Microsoft's WebMatrix - a Web development tool that also evaluates your site's SEO compliance and offers up suggestions on how to improve it. Read the article to find out more! ADVERTISEMENT Will Amazon's Outage Change Attitudes About the Cloud? The ongoing Amazon EC2 outage shows that no cloud-service provider is immune from major disruption problems. However, this shouldn't change attitudes toward cloud computing. The key is to make sure businesses manage their own cloud-computing service closely and provide their own backup. READ MORE >> Adobe Patches Latest Critical Flash Hole in Reader, Acrobat Adobe rolled out the latest Reader and Acrobat updates to address the latest Flash zero-day vulnerability as new exploits are discovered. READ MORE >> More Than Half of Web Apps Fail Security Audit Prior to Deployment A majority of Web applications are not being developed with security in mind, and security vendors are some of the big offenders. READ MORE >> How to Get Started with Cloud Computing View this panel discussion with IBM cloud computing leaders on how enterprises can get started with cloud computing -- reviewing which workloads make sense to move first and the right type of cloud for workloads. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Oracle Databases on VMware vSphere 4: A Guide This document will also show that the same best practices, tuning tips and tricks, and skill sets necessary to deploy Oracle databases in physical environments can be leveraged when deploying Oracle databases in virtual environments. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Demystifying the Cloud - A Conversation with Dell's CIO & CTO! May 10, 2011 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join Dell's Chief Innovation Officer Jim Stikeleather and Chief Technology Officer Kris Fitzgerald as they untangle the nebulous world of cloud computing. These luminaries will explain the various types of cloud services, and they'll also show how to best utilize and customize cloud computing for your environment. REGISTER >> Embracing Business Intelligence to Keep Pace With Today's Fast Moving Market Apr 28, 2011 at 1:00 p.m Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join eWEEK for this live, interactive webcast, sponsored by SAP, and hear from industry experts regarding the importance of embracing business intelligence to better use your information. Attend this online-only event and learn how predictive analytic can help your company learn sort through the data barrage, pull out what is relevant and use it accordingly. REGISTER >>

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The Morning Scoop - Exclusive: Mahmoud Abbas on Obama's Betrayal

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EXCLUSIVE
1. The Wrath of Mahmoud Abbas

Fed up with stalled peace talks, the Palestinian leader vents about how
President Obama betrayed him before a critical United Nations vote. "We
both went up the tree. After that, he came down with a ladder and he
removed the ladder and said to me, jump," Abbas tells Dan Ephron in an
exclusive interview in this week's Newsweek - an account the White House
denies as "not accurate." Plus, Abbas on the future of peace talks,
Washington's "impolite" intervention in Egypt, and more.

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WIKILEAKS
2. Classifed Gitmo Files Leaked

WikiLeaks has dumped another trove of classified military documents,
this time revealing tantalizing new details about the United States'
extra-legal military prison camp at Guantánamo Bay. The documents give
the most thorough picture yet of how the prison took shape, how its
inhabitants were captured, and how many of them actually posed a threat
to the U.S. They also reveal shocking treatment: Mohammed Qahtani, a
Saudi believed to have been an intended participant in the September 11
attacks, was leashed like a dog, sexually humiliated, and forced to
urinate on himself. An Al Jazeera cameraman was held for six years for
questioning about the television network's supposed training program.
The documents also shed new light on the 172 men still locked up in the
prison - almost all of whom are classified "high risk," though the files
also say a third of the 600 detainees already released also once had
that classification. The big picture is of an institution stuck in the
past: No new prisoners have arrived at Guantánamo since 2007, and many
have been there for several years, yet interrogators continue to
question them about crimes increasingly distant in time. One detainee
was captured in 2002, but was still being questioned about the
wherabouts of Taliban chief Mullah Muhammad Omar six years later.

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AFGHANISTAN
3. Taliban Stages Huge Prison Break

More than 450 prisoners have escaped from the main prison in Kandahar
City after Taliban militants dug a tunnel into the compound. The Taliban
dug the 1,000-foot long tunnel over five months. The majority of the
escapees are Taliban insurgents, including 100 commanders. It's not even
the biggest jailbreak in the 1,200-inmate prison's history: A Taliban
attack in 2008 freed 900 prisoners.

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UPDATES
4. Giffords Cleared to Attend Shuttle Launch

Astronaut Mark Kelly says his wife, Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, has been
cleared to attend the shuttle launch of the Endeavor at Cape Canaveral
Friday - her first trip since moving to Houston for rehabilitation. The
Arizona Republic, meanwhile, published Sunday the most comprehensive
look yet at Giffords' current condition: She speaks mostly in short, one
or two-word declarations, like "love you," "awesome," or even "get out"
at the end of a long day; has learned to write with her left hand; and
can stand on her own and walk a little.

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MIDDLE EAST
5. Syrian Army, Snipers Open Fire

At least five people were killed when the Syrian army, backed by armor
and snipers, opened fire on the southern city of Daraa and the Damascus
suburb of Douma. The crackdown is particularly troubling because there
were no active demonstrations in either location; the army is said to
have conducted house-to-house searches and made many arrests. More than
350 people have died since March 15.

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NAILED
NATO Airstrikes Destroy Gaddafi's Home in Tripoli
Tripoli strikes cause significant damage.
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CLOSE CALLS
Man Attempts to Hijack Paris-Rome Plane
Crew overpowers him.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNtWlTB7SwhTB8alh4NsjV9omG/cht7

TECH
Nintendo to Introduce New Wii in 2012
Rumored to be more powerful than Xbox 360, PS3.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNtWlTB7SwhTB8alh4NsjV9omG/cht8

TELEVISION
Paul Reiser's Show Canceled After Two Episodes
Will be replaced by reruns of 'The Office.'
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNtWlTB7SwhTB8alh4NsjV9omG/cht9

CRIME
Dad: My 2-Year-Old Killed His Mom
Neighbors doubt his story; judge bars him from seeing child.
http://e.thedailybeast.com/a/tBNtWlTB7SwhTB8alh4NsjV9omG/cht10
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BLOGS & STORIES
FROM OUR CONTRIBUTORS

Obama's Awful '70s Show Echoes Jimmy Carter
by Eric Alterman

Gas prices are heading toward $5, single-family home sales are at a low
- and with President Obama ignoring his base like Jimmy Carter did, he
could end up being another one-term president, Eric Alterman writes.

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The Serial Killer Victim's Secret Life
by Christine Pelisek & Roja Heydarpour

Eerie links are beginning to crop up between the Long Island serial
killer's victims. Last week, we reported on the events that led to the
tragic death of Amber Lynn Costello. Now, Christine Pelisek and Roja
Heydarpour talk to the family and boyfriend of Melissa Barthelemy about
her final hours, uncover the escort agency she worked for, and reveal
what she had in common with another victim, Megan Waterman.

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Royal Wedding Guests: Who's In, Who's Out?
by The Daily Beast

The royal wedding invitation list is out, and now the scrutiny
intensifies. Why did David Beckham get the nod over Gordon Brown? And
why no Obamas? From Margaret Thatcher to Fergie, see whom Prince William
and Kate Middleton chose - or snubbed.

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Dial M for Money; Teaching Computers to Feel Regret

View newsletter in a browser window. Dial M for Money Dennis Barker recently wrote about a mobile payment system in Kenya that is having an incredible impact on the quality of life for those using the technology. The M-Pesa service is bringing money transfer and mobile payment capabilities to regions where bank accounts and Internet access are rare. Also, we invite you to register for a Smarter Technology editorial eSeminar taking place Wednesday, April 27, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific / 11:00 a.m. Eastern by clicking here. This Web-based 60-minute program, titled "Storage and the Cloud: The Smart Transition," will provide you with vital information about current trends and technologies that will help you embark on a successful storage cloud and virtualization strategy. Click here to register. READ MORE >> Teaching Computers to Feel Regret Researchers from Google and several Israeli universities have teamed together to help computers learn to minimize the difference between the desired outcome and the actual outcome of a task. READ MORE >> Group Seeks to Knock Out Rare Diseases An international consortium plans to collaborate on research to cure rare diseases by 2020. The group will focus on mapping out research strategies to identify diagnostic biomarkers. Later it will design clinical trials and coordinate genome sequencing in these rare diseases. READ MORE >> Smarter Silicon Retina Aims to 'SeeBetter' The European Union is aiming to revolutionize artificial vision for both man and machine with an imager that mimics the real-time spatial and temporal processing of biological retinas. READ MORE >> Network Management Strategies in a Mobile World Managing today's enterprise network is not just about laptops, desktops, servers, and storage. Companies must incorporate and support a variety of mobile devices. Mobile users demand rich information on their devices, and that increases the need for fast, secure connections to storage and backup. Today's organization must have a complete understanding of their network traffic--from handhelds to virtualized resources--in order to manage these growing demands effectively and efficiently. WATCH NOW >> iPad for IT: 4 Exciting Updates READ MORE >> Navy to Build a Fleet of Robots with 3D Printers READ MORE >> New Requirements for Application Security Resulting from the Increased Use of Cloud Computing (Brought to you by IBM) READ MORE >> ADVERTISEMENT eNewsletter Information You are subscribed to Smarter Technology with the email address dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com. Update Account Information | Unsubscribe Get the week's most important channel news, analysis and information in your inbox each Saturday morning. Stay on top of the trends and what you need to know to be a success. Subscribe to the Best of Channel Insider today! Copyright © 2011 Ziff Davis Enterprise. All Rights Reserved. Ziff Davis Enterprise, 28 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016 Privacy Policy