Democrats' bill would ban paid prioritization by ISPs

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Learn More In this Issue Democrats' bill would ban paid prioritization by ISPs 6 social engineering tricks that can be avoided if you're careful Wireless smart bulbs could scare away burglars Bitstamp claims its bitcoins are secure after attack forces exchange shutdown Twitter suffers outage just as Sony took the stage at CES IDG Contributor Network: Google announces AirPlay competitor Google Cast for Audio Why SDN all-stars are heading to Brocade Energous shows wireless charging via Bluetooth Will enhanced servers do away with need for switches? WHITE PAPER: NetBrain Technologies A Fully Dynamic Network Mapping Solution Accurate network diagrams are the Holy Grail in enterprise network management – most network teams know they should be documenting their networks but haven't found a universally good way of doing it. Learn More Democrats' bill would ban paid prioritization by ISPs Legislation would require the FCC to prohibit traffic priority deals between ISPs and Web content providers Read More 6 social engineering tricks that can be avoided if you're careful From phishing to dumpster diving, there's nothing a social engineer won't do Read More Wireless smart bulbs could scare away burglars Qualcomm-based reference design for light bulbs may expand their functions for security, convenience and efficiency Read More Bitstamp claims its bitcoins are secure after attack forces exchange shutdown The exchange hasn't offered many details on the attack, except that it targeted an operational wallet Read More WHITE PAPER: Level 3 Communications Infographic: Managed Security Solutions Read this infographic to learn how to detect, prevent, and remediate security threats before they occur. Learn More Twitter suffers outage just as Sony took the stage at CES The outage came after the devastating cyberattack against Sony Read More IDG Contributor Network: Google announces AirPlay competitor Google Cast for Audio You can actually stream just audio to any device connected through Chromecast. I use Pandora, Google Music, Plex, etc. to stream music to devices with HDMI ports. However the Google ecosystem lacks features that allow me to stream audio to networked devices without using Chromecast.That is going to change.Google has announced something called Google Cast for Audio. Unlike Chromecast it doesn't need dedicated hardware for streaming. The technology will be built right into the hardware such as soundbars, speakers, and receivers. Just like Apple's AirPlay.And Google Cast for Audio will work just like AirPlay or Chromecast. There will be a 'Cast' button on compatible apps and clicking on that button will start pouring the music through the supported device.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Why SDN all-stars are heading to Brocade Why is it that a who's who of SDN developers is landing at Brocade?Over the past two years, the company has lured a handful of industry All-Stars to work on software enabling its networking portfolio, including Fibre Channel storage-area network switches, and Ethernet switches and routers. The most recent hire is Michael Bushong, who jumped from start-up Plexxi to Brocade late last year to run product management.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Energous shows wireless charging via Bluetooth Wireless power has been a lab experiment for Intel for a few years now, and a few companies like Qi and PMA have managed to get a few devices on the market, but the power transmission was only good for a few feet. A startup called Energous is showing off wireless power charging at the Consumer Electronics Show that could be a game changer, because Energous claims its wireless power system, called WattUp, can power up a device from up to 20 feet away. WattUp uses a hub, or what it calls a power router, that is basically a powerful RF transmitter using the 900MHz spectrum. The power router scans the local environment for devices, which announce their presence via Bluetooth 4.0. Power is then transmitted via Bluetooth to the device. A custom Energous ASIC then converts the RF signal to DC current. Proximity is still an issue, and the closer you are to the power router, the more power you will get. Also, while power routers can charge multiple devices at once, a number of devices will slow down the charging process. What's rather neat is that Energous also has proprietary technology that can hand off the power charging process from one hub to another, just like when you move around your cell phone connection is handed off from one tower to another without dropping the connection. The Energous software also recognizes the state of your devices. Say your cell phone is fully charged but your tablet is low. It will stop feeding the cell phone and shift to the tablet. Energous still has to address the issues of spectrum – it uses the same spectrum as cordless phones – and how it will secure devices. You all know stories about neighbors leeching unsecured Wi-Fi. The same thing could happen with this. All that said, it's an encouraging development and I look forward to a few less wires in my house. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Will enhanced servers do away with need for switches? With seemingly everything in IT converging – servers, switching, storage, virtualization – will servers ultimately take on the role of the top-of-rack data center switch? Read More
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