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Today's Top Picks   Tim Cook and a more likeable Apple Tim Cook is the right person at the right time for Apple. Why? He's better suited to fending off the hand grenades that come with being the most successful tech company on the planet. READ FULL STORY | SHARE ON FACEBOOK Related stories: Apple's Cook bets on transparency to damp supply chain flap Is Intel attacking Apple with Ultrabook subsidies from behind a veil? Recommended Live Webcast: Fast and Efficient Business Security Strategies Check out this webcast to learn more about fast and efficient business security strategies. You're in the midst of an arms race, make sure you win it. Microsoft warns of dangerous IE browser vulnerabilities The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user simply views a specially crafted web page using Internet Explorer. READ FULL STORY | SHARE ON FACEBOOK Live Webcast: Windows 8 showdown Windows 8 Consumer Preview will be out later this month. Does anybody care? ZDNet contributors Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols and David Gewirtz debate that burning question today at 4 pm ET / 1 pm PT. REGISTER NOW | SHARE ON FACEBOOK AT&T data throttling and the great customer ripoff AT&T is slowing unlimited data customers to a crawl when they hit a mysterious unspecified monthly data usage level. Doesn't sound so unlimited, does it? READ FULL STORY | SHARE ON FACEBOOK Twitter uploads contact list data without consent; retains for 18 months Twitter admitted that it stores your contact list data for 18 months, which comes only days after Path received heavy criticism for uploading contact data without users' consent. READ FULL STORY | SHARE ON FACEBOOK Have you uninstalled Java yet? Here are 14 new reasons... All of these vulnerabilities may be remotely exploitable without authentication, i.e., may be exploited over a network without the need for a username and password. READ FULL STORY | SHARE ON FACEBOOK Hot Topic Spotlight   Do happier Chinese workers spell the end of affordable tech gadgets? Will international concerns over working conditions in China's technology industry eventually lead to increased prices of electronics gear? READ FULL STORY  | SHARE ON FACEBOOK Featured Photo Gallery   Supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy gives up a secret For years, scientists puzzled over mysterious X-ray flares given off by Sagittarius A*. Now they've uncovered an explanation. VIEW THE GALLERY  | SHARE ON FACEBOOK More photo galleries: Toy Fair 2012 (photos) Featured Product   Aereo outsources the TV antenna to the cloud: Is this the future of TV? The cord cutting siege continues with Aereo, a service that sends broadcast television directly to phones, tablets, and televisions. READ FULL STORY  | SHARE ON FACEBOOK More product coverage: Don't be evil, Apple, just sit on the iPad 3 Like gadgets? Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter	Latest News   Proview vs. Apple: Exports ban hard to impose   Nortel hacking attack went unnoticed for almost 10 years   Google is now the top public DNS provider in the world   The mobility factor: how it impacts business, transport & innovation   Reports of counterfeit parts have quadrupled since 2009   Judge: Paul Ceglia owes Facebook $76,000 and counting   Acer chairman doesn't want datacenters on his island   NASA retires its last mainframe   Read more News >> Connect with ZDNet   Become a fan on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   Watch us on YouTube Small Business Center   Nimble addresses the social media-to-CRM disconnect Nimble integrates social network interactions and leads from digital marketing campaigns into its CRM platform. READ FULL STORY  | SHARE ON FACEBOOK Featured Video   Early stage startups find home at Dogpatch Labs (video) SmartPlanet visits Dogpatch Labs to meet Spoon and hear from Dogpatch's newest entrepreneurs. WATCH VIDEO  | SHARE ON FACEBOOK Watch more Videos >>   Recommended Downloads Choosing a Server: Know the Options Knowing which server to buy can be tough. Either way, you'll have to live with your decision. So get informed about the different options out there. Learn more about server offerings from IBM in this white paper. Live Webcast: 3 Simple Steps to Better Patch Security For better patch security, you'll need to take some precautions and know how to react when the time comes. For help with that, check out this live webcast from TechRepublic. Rethink Your Storage With IBM Data storage is an interesting thing. While it's easy to add more storage with band-aid solutions, before long, you'll need to seriously rethink how you store. For some advice, turn to this white paper. Netshelter CX Enclosure - Product Demonstration With the Netshelter CX enclosure, you'll be able to set up a server nearly anywhere. It's the IT industry's first soundproofed, portable server environment. Check out this video to learn more. Enterprise Resource Planning Made Easy Take a look at this white paper to learn more about an ERP solution from IBM and Microsoft that can take the hassle out of ERP and make you more competitive.
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