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The 41 best Oculus Rift virtual reality games, demos, and experiences
Cruise the solar system. Ride a rollercoaster. Try a Minecraft mod. If you've got a fancy Oculus VR headsets, these are the games and demos you want to play. Read More
 


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Business Benefits of Running SAP on Converged Infrastructure
Forrester Consulting conducted a Total Economic Impact™ study and examined the potential return on investment (ROI) enterprises may realize by replatforming SAP on factory-integrated systems. The purpose of this study is to provide readers with a framework to evaluate the potential financial impact on their organization. Learn more

Ubuntu 14.04: Is Canonical taking on too much?
The recent release of Ubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support/LTS (Trusty Tahr) proves to us once again that it doesn't matter if you're Oracle, Microsoft, or Canonical: Bringing a fleet of products into new release revision synch is tough.Canonical's twice-a-year Ubuntu releases are boldly trying to cover the bases of cloud, server, desktop, smartphone/tablet, plus management and support and services add-ons specific to each platform.In this release, Cloud and Server get much attention; Desktop not so much. And the Ubuntu smartphone/tablet bits aren't reviewed here as there are no "production" versions in the wild. Cross-CPU family support between x86/x64 and ARM processors appears to be complete and level, although this is difficult to test.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
 

Ubuntu 14.04: The good, the bad, the Unity
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Apple's most important iPhone upgrades over the years
Seven years after its initial launch, the iPhone has come a long way in terms of its feature set. Read More
 

How the FCC's in-school Wi-Fi program could affect vendors
With the FCC pushing to increase Wi-Fi investments in schools, these vendors could step up to fill the need. Read More
 

iWatch production may be delayed until November
The intricacies involved in getting the iWatch to market will reportedly lead to some delays. Read More
 

Windows Phone 8.1 and its first update could appear this week
Windows Phone 8.1, the revision to Microsoft's mobile OS that has taken longer to manifest than Windows 8.1, might finally show up this week or next, along with its first update. Read More
 

New banking malware 'Kronos' advertised on underground forums
A new Trojan program designed to steal log-in credentials and other financial information from online banking websites is being advertised to cybercriminal groups on the underground market.The new malware is called Kronos, and based on a recent ad seen in a Russian cybercriminal forum it can steal credentials from browsing sessions in Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome by using form-grabbing and HTML content injection techniques, said Etay Maor, a senior fraud prevention strategist at IBM subsidiary Trusteer, Friday in a blog post.According to the ad, the new threat is compatible with content-injection scripts—also known as Web injects—developed for Zeus, a popular online banking Trojan that's no longer in development. This design decision is intended to allow cybercriminals who still use Zeus variants in their operations to easily switch to Kronos.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
 

MIT invents T-1000 robot precursor technology, may have doomed us all
A new generation of robots will have the ability to become alternately squishy and stiff, thanks to a phase-changing material developed by researchers at MIT. The technology is reminiscent of the liquid-metal T-1000 in the movie Terminator 2, which MIT highlighted in an official announcement. It's unlikely to prove quite so lethal, however, at this point. The material is essentially a springy foam core inside a coating of wax. Rigid at room temperature, the material can be heated by an embedded wire, melting the wax and allowing the foam to deform. In principle, this should allow robotic components to become pliable when necessary, and return to rigidity when cooled.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
 

Activity tracking goes to the dogs with Whistle (video)
Whistle offers accurate tracking and fast charging, but there are durability issues. Read More
 

New products of the week 07.14.14
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