Friday, December 13, 2013

Geekiest ways to celebrate Friday the 13th

Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords

Cisco cuts long-term revenue forecast

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December 13, 2013
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Geekiest ways to celebrate Friday the 13th

You're in luck: We've cobbled together a slew of things for the geeky among you to do on Friday the 13th. And if you don't get around to all of them this time around, there's always Friday, June 13 to look forward to.

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Issue highlights

1. Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords

2. Cisco cuts long-term revenue forecast

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5. US mobile carriers agree to offer phone unlocking and notify subscribers

6. Google plans to focus on voice search in 2014

7. Wireless charging consortium launches Rezence, its consumer brand

8. Google will no longer suppress images in Gmail messages

9. Dell and Red Hat team to sell enterprise OpenStack

10. 10 celebrities jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon

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Microsoft joins group seeking to replace passwords

Microsoft has joined the FIDO Alliance, an industry group attempting to craft industry standards that reduce reliance on passwords, long regarded as a weak point in Web security. READ MORE

Cisco cuts long-term revenue forecast

Cisco Systems forecast slower long-term revenue growth Thursday, citing conservative spending by its customers and uncertainty about the economy in some parts of the world. READ MORE

WiFi might rot your brain (or kill your cress)

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Is open source encryption the answer to NSA snooping?

When Unisys CISO John Frymier came in to work on Friday, Sept. 6, the phones were ringing, and continued to ring all day. Customers were panicking over the news headlines of the day before. READ MORE

US mobile carriers agree to offer phone unlocking and notify subscribers

The top five U.S. mobile operators have agreed to let their customers unlock their devices and move to another provider under pressure from the U.S. Congress and Federal Communications Commission. READ MORE

Google plans to focus on voice search in 2014

When it comes to search, Google plans to focus on advancing voice search in 2014. READ MORE

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Wireless charging consortium launches Rezence, its consumer brand

One of the three leading wireless charging groups today launched its consumer branding for products along with a certification program for mobile devices and chargers. READ MORE

Google will no longer suppress images in Gmail messages

Google will now display images by default in Gmail because it says it has developed a system that protects message recipients from potentially dangerous photos and graphics. READ MORE

Dell and Red Hat team to sell enterprise OpenStack

Dell will start selling systems early next year that run Red Hat's version of the OpenStack open-source cloud platform. READ MORE

10 celebrities jumping on the Bitcoin bandwagon

Some are using it to help build the community, others to build their personal brands. READ MORE

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