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Businesses offer best practices for escaping CryptoLocker hell

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November 17, 2013
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iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Nov. 15

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Issue highlights

1. Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013

2. Businesses offer best practices for escaping CryptoLocker hell

3. Dropbox makes its play for business users

4. Amazon hints at details on its CIA Franken-cloud

5. Acer drops Chromebook price to $199.99

6. Apple iWatch to come in two sizes, analyst claims

7. 12 must-have iPad apps for newbies

8. Europe allows in-flight 3G and 4G broadband

9. BlackBerry Messenger now available for the iPad and iPod

10. Motorola looks to sink the flagships with Moto G

11. NASA does long-distance software fix on Mars rover Curiosity

12. First Look: Google's new Nexus 5

13. Microsoft hops on 3D printing bandwagon with Win 8.1 app

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The Top 5 Mistakes to Avoid in the Cloud

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Biggest Tech Industry Layoffs of 2013

HP, IBM, Cisco and Juniper among those slimming down this year READ MORE

Businesses offer best practices for escaping CryptoLocker hell

It is an IT nightmare: Businesses hit with the CryptoLocker malware find their electronic files locked up inside strong encryption and the extortionist operating the malware botnet demanding money to give them the security key that would let companies get their data back. READ MORE

Dropbox makes its play for business users

Dropbox is hoping to capitalize on the growing use of its file hosting service among businesses with a new product built from scratch that is designed to help companies improve workflow processes. READ MORE

Amazon hints at details on its CIA Franken-cloud

Amazon Web Services recently won a reported $600 million contract to build the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) a cloud. But that cloud will not look like any other cloud on the planet. READ MORE

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Acer drops Chromebook price to $199.99

Acer is trying to push down the prices of Chromebooks, announcing a new laptop with Chrome OS priced at US$199.99. READ MORE

Apple iWatch to come in two sizes, analyst claims

Apple's "iWatch" will come with OLED displays in two sizes, for men and women, according to an analyst who specializes in the Asian display market. So far, there's no indication that the colors will be blue or pink. READ MORE

12 must-have iPad apps for newbies

With the iPad Air now available, a fresh look apps to try for work and fun READ MORE

Europe allows in-flight 3G and 4G broadband

The European Commission gave airlines permission to offer their passengers Internet access via 3G and 4G connections so they can send emails and surf the Web while in flight. READ MORE

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Data Storage: An Interactive eGuide

In this eGuide, InfoWorld and sister publication Computerworld examine some of the newer storage approaches that enterprises are taking. Read on to learn about new storage technologies that can help you get a handle on your data. Read now!

BlackBerry Messenger now available for the iPad and iPod

BlackBerry's Messenger app is now available for the iPad and iPod Touch and will work over Wi-Fi connections on those devices, the company announced Thursday. READ MORE

Motorola looks to sink the flagships with Moto G

Understandably, the most-discussed phones in these Android roundups – which, I'm a bit staggered to realize, have now been going for about 16 months – have generally been the ones at the cutting edge, with the latest technology and the coolest new features. READ MORE

NASA does long-distance software fix on Mars rover Curiosity

NASA engineers have fixed a software glitch that had stalled the Mars rover Curiosity during a software upgrade last week. READ MORE

First Look: Google's new Nexus 5

It's here! It's here! Google's new smartphone is (FINALLY) here! READ MORE

Microsoft hops on 3D printing bandwagon with Win 8.1 app

Jumping on the trend of using printers to churn out objects, Microsoft has developed a 3D printing app for Windows 8.1, betting that this will become mainstream. Windows 8.1 has plug-and-play support for printers and "understands" 3D file formats, and the upcoming 3D Builder app will leverage those native OS features, Microsoft said on Friday. READ MORE

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Total Economic Impact Of FlexPod Data Center Platform

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Recent iOS app updates people hate

We looked at the top 100 iPhone and iPad apps in the Business category, free or paid, that were last updated in September or October 2013 to find the ones users HATE.

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