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	#DroidRage stunt brings Microsoft a world of hurt Microsoft might be looking for a new Windows Phone Twitter account manager today after an attempt to crowd-source attacks on Android-based phones backfired and instead prompted a barrage of attack tweets against Windows Phone, Windows security and Microsoft. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Ipswitch Wired & Wireless Networks? WhatsUp Gold can help! As an IT manager, you're busy taking care of the availability, performance & security of your company's IT infrastructure. But things like BYOD, rogue devices, AP over-subscription & bandwidth policy abuse can make that complex. WhatsUp Gold provides ONE dashboard to visualize, isolate & resolve wireless problems before they impact your organization. Stop being the last to know about your wireless issues- Try WhatsUp Gold free for 30 days! In this Issue 12 useful websites for IT security Researcher touts breakthrough in understanding how tin whiskers screw up everything from servers to smartphones If tech is so important, why are IT wages flat? Hackintosh vs. Macintosh Big ad network that secretly sniffed users' online habits settles with FTC Study finds telecommuters getting jobbed Report Warns Feds of Radicals and Extremists on Social Web Apple TV updates 5.1 and 5.1.1 'bricking units' New twists on laptops: Purebred tablets vs. hybrid laptops NASA revs-up new Mars rover, missions to grow red planet exploration program The Human Face of Big Data Netflix & Disney: The Good News & The Bad News WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Transforming IT Processes and Culture Based on market research and case studies, this thought-provoking white paper shows you how innovative IT organizations are launching "overlay teams" to visualize and manage services from a cross-silo perspective. Learn More 12 useful websites for IT security From Microsoft and Cisco to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, we look at some of the most useful IT security websites Read More Researcher touts breakthrough in understanding how tin whiskers screw up everything from servers to smartphones Rather than cursing out Apple, Sony, HP or Cisco the next time your smartphone or server conks out, maybe you should instead be directing your frustration at tiny metal filaments that grow inside the devices called tin whiskers. Read More If tech is so important, why are IT wages flat? Despite information technology's ever increasing role in the economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. This may be tech's inconvenient truth. Read More Hackintosh vs. Macintosh If you're thinking of buying a computer from Apple and opt for its cheapest "Mac mini" line, you'll be presented with several upgrade options at checkout. Read More Big ad network that secretly sniffed users' online habits settles with FTC The Federal Trade Commission today said it settled charges with a large online ad company the agency said secretly and illegally gathered data from millions of consumers who had looked up sensitive medical and financial issues ranging from fertility and incontinence to debt relief and personal bankruptcy. Read More Study finds telecommuters getting jobbed About a third of telecommuters add 5 to 7 hours to their work week vs. those who work only in the office, according to new research from the University of Texas at Austin and University of Iowa. In fact, most telecommuting hours come after an employee has worked a standard full day in the office, the research into the U.S. civilian workforce finds. WHAT WOULD YOU GIVE UP TO TELECOMMUTE? Read More Report Warns Feds of Radicals and Extremists on Social Web Bipartisan Policy Center study outlines steps the government can take to crowd out extremist messages on the Web, including a clearer legal framework for law enforcement, while warning against censorship or content filtering. Read More Apple TV updates 5.1 and 5.1.1 'bricking units' In recent months Apple has issued two software updates to the Apple TV. Unfortunately some users have been finding that their Apple TV units are rendered inoperatble by the updates. Read More New twists on laptops: Purebred tablets vs. hybrid laptops The lines between laptops and tablets are blurring with a new generation of hybrid devices, which are multi-mode laptops that can also function as slates. Read More NASA revs-up new Mars rover, missions to grow red planet exploration program Looking to build on the great success and popularity of its current Mars Science Laboratory mission, NASA today announced plans to explore the red planet further, including launching another sophisticated robot rover by 2020 and widely expanding other Mars scientific projects. Read More The Human Face of Big Data Is a picture is worth a thousand gigabytes? Check out "The Human Face of Big Data," a geek-out-worthy coffee-table book Read More Netflix & Disney: The Good News & The Bad News Read More
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