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	Researchers know how to crack Windows 8 picture passwords We all know text-based passwords are not overly secure, so when Microsoft offered a Picture Gesture Authentication (PGA) system on Windows 8, many people chose that option. However, if you chose a photo of a person to setup your picture password and used tap, tap, tap as your gestures on the picture—with at least one of those on the eyes—then you chose the most common gesture type and facial area... Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Security First Insurance Using IBM Content Analytics and ECM software, the insurer enhances service to policyholders no matter which channels they use to get in touch. Learn More. In this Issue 10 defining moments in tech-labor history What time is it? It's smartwatch time! Drone hunters lining up and paying out in Colorado Scotch tape at heart of new nano-electronics technology VMware faces uphill climb against Amazon, others in public cloud market Flexibility stressed for encryption and key management in the cloud Introducing the world's first 'anti-trolling software' Panasonic's $5,900 4K tablet looks great but will only have two hours of battery life Is the Technology Skills Gap Fact or Fiction? Top tech hoarders: 15 companies with huge cash piles WEBCAST: Eaton Corporation   How to Extend Life and Prevent Costly Battery Failure How does the number of batteries affect UPS runtime and capacity? Why do batteries fail and how can you prevent it? And, how can you check your battery health? Join Professor Wattson for the answers to these questions and more in his video on getting to know your UPS battery. Learn More 10 defining moments in tech-labor history Contract labor abuse, offshoring, H-1B misuse -- the events, innovations, lawsuits, and layoffs that shaped today's tech-labor tensions Read More   What time is it? It's smartwatch time! The Galaxy Note III becomes official, Sony rolls out the Xperia Z1, the Nexus 5 'leaks' as Google fakes us off a piece of that KitKat bar. Read More   Drone hunters lining up and paying out in Colorado What might have started out a whimsical protest against government surveillance tactics has morphed into a little more than that as a small town in Colorado has found itself overwhelmed with requests and cash for a unmanned aircraft hunting license that doesn't exist - yet. Read More   Scotch tape at heart of new nano-electronics technology The decidedly low-tech office supply stalwart Scotch Magic tape is at the heart of a new nano-manufacturing technique that could make electrical and optical devices smaller and more advanced than currently possible. Read More   VMware faces uphill climb against Amazon, others in public cloud market A week after VMware launched its much anticipated vCloud Hybrid Service (vCHS) at its annual VMworld conference, experts have now had time to reflect on the company's cloud strategy and now have some questions. Perhaps the biggest is: Does the offering pack enough punch to take on the heavyweights in the industry, most notably Amazon Web Services? Read More   Flexibility stressed for encryption and key management in the cloud Virtustream, an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) provider focused on the enterprise, says the key to meeting demand for encryption in cloud services is to offer lots of options. Read More   Introducing the world's first 'anti-trolling software' British company SMC4 has developed a new software product that could land a pretty high-profile user base - anti-trolling software. According to the Telegraph, SMC4 Lite "reads all inbound and outgoing social media messages from the user's Twitter account and automatically blocks any profanity, sexism, racism and other inappropriate language." Read More   Panasonic's $5,900 4K tablet looks great but will only have two hours of battery life Panasonic's Toughpad 4K UT-MB5 is mostly for professional users, but the tablet's 20-inch, 3840 x 2560 pixel screen may attract some consumers, as long as they are willing to part with a!4,500 (US$5,900). Read More   Is the Technology Skills Gap Fact or Fiction? In Part 1 of his three-part series, CIO.com publisher emeritus Gary Beach examines a question that's stumping job seekers, employers and economists -- does a skills gap exist in the United States in general and in the IT market in particular? (Includes video introduction to the series.) Read More   Top tech hoarders: 15 companies with huge cash piles   Apple, Microsoft, Google and Cisco are flush with cash, and so are many other tech companies Read More
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