Judge orders patent troll to explain its ‘Mr. Sham’ to jury

First Look: Amazon's new Kindle Fire HDX lineup Cisco's Unified Access plan challenged Network World Daily News PM September 25, 2013 Share this email Judge orders patent troll to explain its 'Mr. Sham' to jury Patent troll Network Protection Sciences (NPS) first wanted to sue security vendor Fortinet in Texas because such litigants are as welcome there as the oil industry, yet even Texas wanted no part of this particular stinker so the case got booted to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. First Look: Amazon's new Kindle Fire HDX lineup 2. Cisco's Unified Access plan challenged 3. Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak expounds on his hacking shenanigans and online mischief 4. Sudan drops off Internet amid internal strife 5. HP Consumerizes IT Infrastructure Management Platform 6. Quick Look: Microsoft's new Surface family and accessories 7. Samsung provides tools to nudge Galaxy devices into enterprise 8. 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READ MORE Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak expounds on his hacking shenanigans and online mischief In his keynote address at a security conference today, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak admitted he has enjoyed many adventures in hacking often for the sake of pranks on friends and family, especially back in his college days and the early years of working on computers and the Internet. READ MORE Sudan drops off Internet amid internal strife In what has become a familiar pattern in countries in crisis, the government in Sudan appears to have pulled the plug on Internet services there. READ MORE RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SolarWinds® SolarWinds® Takes Systems Management to New Depths Explore the next generation of integrated database and systems management with SolarWinds® Server & Application Monitor! 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Regarding exploits, the most common attack vector, "users in the US saw the most vulnerability-related attacks, with 78 out READ MORE New Verizon broadband router supports data and voice Verizon Wireless today announced a new broadband router that works over its LTE network and allows voice and data connectivity for the home or small business. READ MORE Enterprises Confident About Tackling Big Data Initiatives CompTIA's Big Data Insights and Opportunities study finds that a majority of organizations feel more positive about big data as a business initiative. They also see significant costs associated with falling behind in managing and using data. READ MORE INSIDER Is mobile anti-virus even necessary? Experts disagree over whether or not there are any immediate threats to mobile devices that can be addressed with anti-virus software. Should you invest in AV for your smartphone or tablet? 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