8 hot mobile startups to watch

Microsoft kicks off Build with Windows 8.1 preview 10 factors that hobbled Windows 8 and what Windows 8.1 might do to fix them Network World Daily News PM June 27, 2013 Share this email 8 hot mobile startups to watch Just how big of a deal is mobile? Three years ago there were an estimated 400 venture capital deals for mobile companies, with about $3 billion invested in the industry. Last year, according to Rutberg & Co., which tracks mobile investments, VCs poured more than $6.85 billion into mobile startups across about a thousand deals. Mobile companies captured 40% of venture capital funding last year, Rutberg found. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft kicks off Build with Windows 8.1 preview 2. 10 factors that hobbled Windows 8 and what Windows 8.1 might do to fix them 3. Ballmer: Happiness is a Windows 8 device with a touchscreen 4. Stuart Biggs, first Cisco CCIE, dies at age 53 5. INSIDER Walgreens Opens Up to External Mobile Apps 6. Cisco fixes serious vulnerabilities in email, Web and content security appliances 7. One year in, Yammer grows in importance to Microsoft 8. Citadel malware variant uses content localization to target brands and users in different countries 9. EFF sues FBI over facial-recognition records 10. Researcher nets $20K for finding serious Facebook flaw 11. Foxconn eyes smart watches with wristband technology 12. 5 BYOD Pitfalls and How You Can Avoid Them RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry Trade up your licenses for free There is an easy, no-cost way for you to leverage your existing BlackBerry® investment and make the move to BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10. Trade up your licenses for free to receive new licenses and server software that allows you to secure and manage BlackBerry® 10 smartphones. Learn more about the free license trade up offer. Microsoft kicks off Build with Windows 8.1 preview From PC World: Windows 8.1 got a formal unveiling Wednesday, as Microsoft promised a rapid release schedule for the operating system. But what else did the software giant have to say at Build? READ MORE 10 factors that hobbled Windows 8 and what Windows 8.1 might do to fix them Microsoft is making a big effort this week to resuscitate Windows 8 with a preview of the first major upgrade to the operating system since it launched last October, but it has a lot to overcome. READ MORE Ballmer: Happiness is a Windows 8 device with a touchscreen Windows 8 on a touchscreen device makes users happier than Microsoft's currently most popular operating system, Windows 7, CEO Steve Ballmer says. READ MORE Stuart Biggs, first Cisco CCIE, dies at age 53 Stuart Biggs, who in 1993 led a team that created the Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert program and was the first to be awarded a CCIE number, has died at age 53. READ MORE WEBCAST: PC Connection How Lenovo Enhances Your Windows 8 Experience Learn about the innovated devices that Lenovo designed to take full advantage of the new touch interface of Microsoft's Windows 8 Pro. Learn more. INSIDER Walgreens Opens Up to External Mobile Apps The drugstore chain builds an open API layer that lets mobile app developers connect to its corporate systems. READ MORE Cisco fixes serious vulnerabilities in email, Web and content security appliances Cisco Systems released security patches for its email, Web and content security appliances in order to address vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to execute commands on the underlying OS or disrupt critical processes. READ MORE One year in, Yammer grows in importance to Microsoft For a product once described as Twitter with a business model, Yammer is becoming more nuanced, morphing into an important feature set that will cross over among Microsoft applications. Just as important, it continues seeing growth and popularity among businesses, where it can act as a hook that can encourage current Microsoft customers to upgrade and adopt Microsoft cloud services. READ MORE Citadel malware variant uses content localization to target brands and users in different countries A new variant of the Citadel financial malware uses in-browser injection techniques combined with extensive content localization to steal log-in credentials and credit card information from users in different countries, according to researchers from security vendor Trusteer. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: FICO (Fair Isaac) Cloud Analytics for the Masses Learn the best practices in building applications that can leverage volume, variety and velocity of Big Data for organizations of any size. Learn more. EFF sues FBI over facial-recognition records The Electronic Frontier Foundation has filed a lawsuit to force the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation to turn over records about a facial-recognition database it is building. READ MORE Researcher nets $20K for finding serious Facebook flaw A U.K.-based researcher has netted US$20,000 for spotting a very serious flaw in Facebook that could have allowed an attacker to take over anyone's account with minimal effort. READ MORE Foxconn eyes smart watches with wristband technology Manufacturing giant Foxconn Technology Group also wants to ride the upcoming wave of wearable tech, and has unveiled a wristband that can monitor a user's health and sync with a smartphone. READ MORE 5 BYOD Pitfalls and How You Can Avoid Them Vague policies, rogue apps, zombie phones can doom even the best 'Bring Your Own Device' intentions. But the good news is it's not too late to make game-changing adjustments. 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