Networking World: Critics dump on "Jobs," the biopic of Apple's founder

Google to encrypt Cloud Storage data by default

IBM, Verizon to compete for $10 billion in government cloud work

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August 16, 2013

Critics dump on "Jobs," the biopic of Apple's founder

If the new biopic of Steve Jobs, called "Jobs," was an Apple product, it would end up on lots of blogposts with headlines like "Apple's Biggest Failures" or "Apple's Worst Products," judging from the first round of reviews compiled by the movie review site Rotten Tomatoes.

Issue highlights

1. Google to encrypt Cloud Storage data by default

2. IBM, Verizon to compete for $10 billion in government cloud work

3. Facebook disables some legitimate apps while targeting malicious ones

4. Washington Post: NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds

5. 5th-gen iPad and iPad Mini with Retina Display slated for late 2013 release

6. There are tragedies and then there are sunset photos

7. Intel to customize chips for big data applications

8. The world's craziest contraband

9. Dell profit slides 72 percent as privatization battle drags on

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Google to encrypt Cloud Storage data by default

Google said Thursday it will by default encrypt data warehoused in its Cloud Storage service. READ MORE

IBM, Verizon to compete for $10 billion in government cloud work

IBM, Verizon and eight other companies will compete for US$10 billion worth of work to help move the U.S. Department of the Interior's IT systems to the cloud. READ MORE

Facebook disables some legitimate apps while targeting malicious ones

The use of tools to detect malicious patterns in apps led Facebook to temporarily disable some legitimate third-party apps that integrate with the social networking website, it said Thursday. READ MORE

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Washington Post: NSA broke privacy rules thousands of times per year, audit finds

5th-gen iPad and iPad Mini with Retina Display slated for late 2013 release

Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 5S and perhaps a lower-cost iPhone model as well on September 10. But this fall isn't just about the iPhone as Apple also has plans to refresh its iPad line up as well. READ MORE

There are tragedies and then there are sunset photos

While it's true that I am easily amused, I cannot be the only one who read this headline on Slate today and laughed. The tragedy of the sunset photo? Tragedy? ... Talk about your first world problems. READ MORE

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Intel to customize chips for big data applications

Intel, increasingly customizing server chips for customers, is now tuning chips for workloads in big data. READ MORE

The world's craziest contraband

From bear paws and live pigeons to dinosaur fossils, people try to smuggle the oddest stuff. READ MORE

Dell profit slides 72 percent as privatization battle drags on

Dell reported a 72 percent drop in profit on Thursday, a month before an expected shareholder vote that could shape the future of the company. READ MORE

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