Networking World: Expect tech glitches when Obamacare launches Oct. 1

11 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make life easier

NSA admits employees spied on loved ones

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September 27, 2013

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Expect tech glitches when Obamacare launches Oct. 1

The health insurance marketplaces mandated by the Obama administration's Affordable Care Act are scheduled to open for business in four days. Yet even before the sites launch, tech problems are emerging.

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1. 11 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make life easier

2. NSA admits employees spied on loved ones

3. Windows 8 Update: New Kindle takes on Microsoft Surface 2 in workplace

4. After a week, iOS 7 runs more than half of Apple's mobile devices

5. Cisco reveals its Internet of Everything router

6. Usage-based auto insurance found to pose privacy risks

7. INSIDER How CIOs can catch the board's ear

8. iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Sept. 25

9. FCC wants to make carriers report cell outages in disasters

10. New information-theft malware 'Napolar' is gaining traction, researchers warn

11. New Kindle Fire HDX's tech support button could push IT to yell 'Mayday!'

12. Shuttersong iPhone app makes even boring photos fun

13. Old electronics don't die, they pile up

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11 (FREE!) Microsoft tools to make life easier

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NSA admits employees spied on loved ones

Employees of the U.S. National Security Agency spied on "unfaithful" husbands, boyfriends and girlfriends using surveillance technology of the agency, according to a letter from the NSA to a U.S. Senator. READ MORE

Windows 8 Update: New Kindle takes on Microsoft Surface 2 in workplace

The new Kindle Fire HDX tablet is giving Microsoft's Surface 2 a run for its money as a business device even though the Surface 2 won't be available until next month. READ MORE

After a week, iOS 7 runs more than half of Apple's mobile devices

Analytics and advertising firms tracking Apple's new mobile operating system iOS 7 said today that its uptake has been 14% faster than last year's iOS 6. READ MORE

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Cisco reveals its Internet of Everything router

Cisco Tuesday unveiled its Internet of Everything router, a device intended to address the growth in Internet traffic brought about by cloud, mobile, video and machine-to-machine communications. READ MORE

Usage-based auto insurance found to pose privacy risks

Pay-as-you-drive insurance plans, where premiums are based on an individual's actual driving habits, pose a potential privacy risk for motorists, a recent study has found. READ MORE

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How CIOs can catch the board's ear

Telling IT's story to the board of directors requires a business focus, a strong narrative and even a little humor. READ MORE

iPad 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Sept. 25

With the iPad 5 and iPad mini 2 widely expected next month, the iOSphere still isn't willing to admit that it doesn't know anything about what will be in them, apart from iOS 7. Perhaps that's why colors and pseudo-analysis loomed large in the past week. READ MORE

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IT organizations that shift to modern ADCs will improve application performance and security, streamline data center operations, and offload common functions from application development to the ADC infrastructure. These changes will bring positive benefits to both IT operations and internal and external users. Read more now

FCC wants to make carriers report cell outages in disasters

Mobile operators would have to tell the public what percentage of their cell sites were working during and after major disasters if the FCC adopts a rule it is proposing in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. READ MORE

New information-theft malware 'Napolar' is gaining traction, researchers warn

A new piece of information-stealing malware that appeared earlier this year has been rapidly gaining traction during the past few weeks, with hundreds of infection attempts being detected every day by antivirus vendors. READ MORE

New Kindle Fire HDX's tech support button could push IT to yell 'Mayday!'

With the tap of a button on any of the new Kindle Fire HDX tablets, Amazon promises that a frustrated user can get free tech support and tips from a live agent via video, hopefully within 15 seconds. READ MORE

Shuttersong iPhone app makes even boring photos fun

It's no surprise to hear that the new free iPhone app Shuttersong, which lets you easily match up photos from your smartphone with music or other audio and then share it, came from the mind of a marketing veteran. After all, this startup has one of those cool backstories that every journalist begs for when writing up a new company. READ MORE

Old electronics don't die, they pile up

Brazil, India, China and many others are e-waste graveyards READ MORE

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