Google has issued a fix that changes the behavior of Google Wallet prepaid cards to prevent abuse. The ability to add new prepaid cards to Google Wallet has been restored, and the mobile payment system is back in business.
Following revelations that an unauthorized user could potentially gain access to funds available in a Google Wallet account, Google took proactive steps to prevent any such abuse while it worked on a fix. Google temporarily disabled provisioning of prepaid cards while it worked on a permanent fix.
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Tags: Again, Business, Google, Open, Wallet
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February 16, 2012 at 12:12 pm 
30 Days With the Cloud: Day 23
I’m back. I haven’t forgotten about you. Granted, the “30 Days With the Cloud” experiment is stretching the definition of “30 days” quite a bit, but it’s time to finally wrap this series up. Today’s post will focus on a couple ways the cloud has come in handy for me recently.
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Tags: Cloud, There, Wherever
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February 16, 2012 at 6:18 am Seeking to bring cloud computing features to the VMware virtualization private cloud space, Nimbula has announced a new version of its Nimbula Director cloud operating system. In addition to supporting the VMware ESXi hypervisor, Version 2.0 is also intended to support VMware’s Cloud Foundry Platform as a Service solution. The company also said it is now a member of VMware’s Technology Alliance Program. Other enhancements in this version include the ability for third parties to write software for the Nimbula Director platform, managing and monitoring applications, providing Dynamic Name Service and Virtual Private Network services, and adding features intended to make the software more enterprise-ready by improving its scalability.
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Tags: Adds, Cloud, Enhances, Features, Nimbula
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February 16, 2012 at 12:14 am There’s always some sort of wild speculation floating around about what to expect next from Apple. But, there also comes a point in time where the rumors start to validate each other and reach a critical mass that indicates there may be more than a little truth to them. We’ve reached that stage with the Apple iPad 3 rumor mill.
This is a preview of
Six Ways Apple Can Take the iPad 3 to the Next Level
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Tags: Apple, iPad, Level, Next, Take, Ways
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February 15, 2012 at 6:12 pm Cybercriminals have gotten so sophisticated that they build an intricate network infrastructure and use it repeatedly for the distribution of malware, according to a new study from the network security company Blue Coat Systems. These malware networks, or “malnets,” lure targets through trusted web sites, then route them to malware through relay, exploit and payload servers in order to deliver the malware payload. While these malnets are becoming increasingly sophisticated, Blue Coat says these assets can be identified and the malware attacks blocked.
Network Computing
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Tags: Building, Cybercriminals, Intricate, Malnets, MultiUse
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February 15, 2012 at 12:13 pm There are reports of alleged pricing information being leaked for the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. If the information is accurate, Samsung has apparently not learned any lessons from its tablet experience thus far, or from the challenges and failures of its rivals. Pricing the Galaxy Tab 2 too high would virtually ensure it is dead on arrival.
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Tags: Doomed, Galaxy, Price, Samsung
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February 15, 2012 at 6:13 am VMTurbo, which makes management software for virtualized computing environments, has added support for Citrix XenServer, as well as new application performance measurement capabilities that discover and profile Windows applications so IT administrators can establish priorities for applications. Other enhancements to version 3.0 of its VMTurbo Operations Management include integration with VMware vCloud Director, the ability to manage multiple hypervisors with one virtual appliance, and improvements to its capacity planning capabilities. The software now supports Citrix XenServer, VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V hypervisors, and is also expected to support the Kernel-based Virtual Machine hypervisor for the Linux kernel in the middle part of this year.
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Tags: Battle, Crowded, Faces, Management, Market, Uphill, Virtualization, VMTurbo, VMware
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February 15, 2012 at 12:13 am While we’ve grown to believe that technologies follow steady geometric price decreases with confidence-inspiring names like Moore’s or Kryder’s Laws, the truth is market forces aren’t as predictable as the word “law” would imply. Those of us who follow the Ethernet market are used to an occasional vendor making a dramatic price move for its own reasons. Most recently, Emulex and Mellanox are making moves to make 10-Gbps Ethernet cheaper.
Network Computing
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Tags: Cost, Down, Drive, Emulex, Mellanox
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February 14, 2012 at 6:16 pm IPv6 is coming, as we’ve reported in this series on some of the issues network operators have to deal with in the near future. Two issues that require more than just checking boxes on a to-do list concern compliance and security. However, making sure the IPv6 network is as compliant and secure as the existing IPv4 network can be accomplished with the proper planning.
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Tags: IPv6, Performance, Planning, Poor, Prevents, Proper
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February 14, 2012 at 12:14 pm HP’s next generation of ProLiant servers will be more self-sufficient and automated in a way so as to reduce up to 50% of manual operations. The company unveiled ProLiant Generation 8 in Las Vegas as part of its Project Voyager initiative.
Network Computing
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Tags: IndustryStandard, Reinvents, Server
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February 14, 2012 at 6:12 am 