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• Shawn Banerji: CIOs at inflection point - TechTarget

  29-12-2014 21:49
  Shawn Banerji: CIOs at inflection point
  TechTarget
  The single fastest-growing part of the Russell Reynolds' CIO portfolio is an IT executive with security chops. A few years ago, that person would have gone by the title, chief information security officer, sat in the networks function of the IT ...
  
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• Kim Dotcom's Mega to launch anti-spying call and chat service 'soon'

  29-12-2014 21:40
  
  Kim Dotcom, founder of the file hosting service Mega, is preparing to launch an encrypted video-calling and chat service that will shield its users’ communications from government surveillance.“Mega will soon release a fully encrypted and browser-based video call and chat service including high-speed file transfers,” the entrepreneur known as Kim Dotcom said in a tweet.Kim Dotcom is positioning the service as a more secure way to chat and collaborate online free of government surveillan
  
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• Microsoft's Reported 'Spartan' Browser Will Be Lighter, More Flexible Than Internet Explorer

  29-12-2014 21:14
  Instead of revamping Internet Explorer for the launch of Windows 10, a new report claims Microsoft plans to start from scratch with a new browser, dubbed “Spartan.”
  Mary Jo Foley of ZDNet reported Monday that Spartan could ship alongside Internet Explorer 11 in Windows 10, due sometime in the latter half of 2015. The purpose of Spartan is twofold, Foley reports: first, as a lightweight alternative to IE, but with the foundation for third-party extensions; and as a marketing “do-over”
  
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• Amazon's 3 Top-Selling Computers for the Holidays Were... Chromebooks

  29-12-2014 20:22
  Chances are that if you shopped for a cheap holiday PC on Amazon for the holidays, what you ended up buying was a Google Chromebook. Again.
  Amazon said Friday the top three computers it sold between Nov. 1 and Dec. 25 were all Chromebooks, a first for the Google-powered computer. (Two of the three most popular computers Amazon shoppers bought during the 2013 holiday season were also Chromebooks—the third being a Windows-powered Asus Transformer. Amazon didn’t break out holiday computer s
  
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• Tor, TrueCrypt, Tails topped the NSA's 'most wanted' list in 2012

  29-12-2014 17:05
  
  Three out of three? That could be the score for the U.S. National Security Agency’s cryptographic “most wanted” list of 2012.In January 2012, it saw Internet traffic anonymizing tool Tor (The Onion Router), Linux distribution Tails (The Amnesic Incognito Live System) and disk encryption system TrueCrypt as the biggest threats to its ability to intercept Internet traffic and interpret other information it acquires.Since then, flaws have been found in Tor and the FBI has unmasked Tor user
  
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• Microsoft Will Surprise in 2015

  29-12-2014 15:14
  
  You may have noticed that I take a rather cynical view of Microsoft. But I think I am able to recognize when it does good things. As a matter of fact, I think the company made some smart moves in 2014, and it’s going to benefit from them in 2015.
  One of those smart moves was to try to move beyond the fiasco that was Windows 8. Yes, Microsoft took its own sweet time in realizing just what a moronic blunder Windows 8.x’s Metro was, but it now is in the process of shoving that awkward inter
  
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• BrandPost: Disrupting the Data Center to Create the Digital Services Economy

  29-12-2014 15:11
  
  I had the pleasure of joining Tom Krazit on stage at the Gigaom Structure’14 conference to share Intel’s vision of the data center in support of the growth of the digital services economy. We are in the midst of a bold industry transformation as IT evolves from supporting the business to being the business. This transformation and the move to cloud computing calls into question many of the fundamental principles of data center architecture. Two significant changes are the move to softwa
  
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• Turn Your iPad Into a Second Screen Without Wi-Fi Headaches

  29-12-2014 14:00
  
  My desk looks like it belongs to a Red Bull-swilling stock trader, with at least three screens working at once. One screen is for email, one is for my calendar, and the main screen is for everything else. I'd take this setup with me everywhere if it were possible. Thanks to the the new Duet Display iOS app ($15), combined with a Lightning cable, and my iPad Air 2, I now have a workable second screen from my MacBook Air. Duet Display turns your iPad or iPhone into a second screen for your Mac
  
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• Top 10 Mobile Stories of 2014

  29-12-2014 14:00
  
  The year 2014 was a particularly eventful one in the world of mobile devices. Countless new smartphones and tablets arrived on the scene, with more features and functionality than ever before, making it even harder to pick the right device.
  2014 was also a big year for the wearable technology market, which churned out gadgets like a flapjacks at your local IHOP. Another one of my most popular stories of the year, listed below, is a roundup of the weirdest and wackiest wearables that you just
  
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• Technology That Took Us a Step Back

  29-12-2014 14:00
  
  Bad technologyRecently Reddit asked if you could erase one discovery or invention, what would it be. Some of the non techie ones included: Land mines, leaded petrol, napalm, children's beauty pageants, one-ply toilet paper, glitter,  24 hour news networks and reality television. In this slideshow we pluck out a few techie-related ones. Add to the list in the comments section below.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Big Data and CRM Help Public Broadcaster Attract More Donors

  29-12-2014 14:00
  
  Public TV and radio station WGBH wanted to build deeper relationships with current and potential members, but the Boston-area PBS and NPR affiliate couldn't easily analyze its donor data from within its Salesforce customer relationship management system. That put targeted marketing efforts beyond reach, says Cate Twohill, the station's senior director and managing partner for CRM services.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• 8 Tips to Improve Cybersecurity in the New Year

  29-12-2014 14:00
  
  More of the same for 2015 in the security landscapeImage by ThinkstockWhile we can—and certainly will—leverage cutting-edge technology to address new threats, we can—and must—leverage human behavior and best practices as a means for shoring defenses. Let’s take a look at some ways organizations can minimize risks.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Google's Gmail appears to have been blocked by China at IP level

  29-12-2014 05:50
  
  China is apparently blocking Google’s Gmail service in the latest move by the country to curb foreign Internet services.Internet performance monitoring company, Dyn Research, said Sunday that China was blocking Gmail at the IP level when served from Hong Kong.All Gmail traffic to China is through Hong Kong and affected by the block, unless users deploy evasion techniques, wrote Earl Zmijewski, Dyn’s vice president of analytics, in an email.Google’s real-time measure of traffic patterns
  
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• 'The Interview' already Sony Pictures' top online film ever

  29-12-2014 02:50
  
  “The Interview,” which is already linked to a massive corporate hack, a U.S.-North Korea spat and an outcry over censorship, now has another claim to fame: it’s the most successful online film in Sony Pictures’ history.Available to stream and download since Wednesday via websites and platforms from various companies, including Sony, Google and Microsoft, “The Interview” generated over US$15 million in online rentals and sales through Saturday, according to the studio.The controver
  
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