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• Helping the ECB Cross the Rubicon - Project Syndicate

  30-12-2014 23:08
  
  Helping the ECB Cross the Rubicon
  Project Syndicate
  Though the ECB has resisted QE for more than five years, even as other major central banks embraced it, Executive Board member Benoît Coeuré has already called it the “baseline option.” On the face of it, the ECB has many reasons to launch QE. For two ...
  
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• The 5 Biggest Smartphone Disappointments of 2014

  30-12-2014 22:47
  
  Raining on the smartphone paradeImage by flickr/Uncalno TeknoEditor's Note: If you are unable to advance to the next slide, try disabling adblock or read the article version of this story. We apologize for the inconvenience.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• 6 Technologies That Will Change PCs in 2015

  30-12-2014 21:40
  
  Changes aheadImage by flickr/tracyshaunEditor's Note: If you are unable to advance to the next slide, try disabling adblock. Or you can read the article version of this story. We apologize for the inconvenience.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Samsung brings curved screen from TV to PC

  30-12-2014 21:15
  
  Samsung is trying to smash the status quo in PCs with a new all-in-one desktop computer that has a curved screen.The idea for the Ativ One 7 Curved came partly from Samsung’s TVs, which already have curved displays. Samsung has already been offering laptops and Chromebooks, and the 27-inch all-in-one will be its first desktop computer.The all-in-one looks like a 27-inch curved TV, with all the PC components at the back of the monitor. As with TVs, the curved display could provide a more imm
  
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• Think that software library is safe to use? Not so fast!

  30-12-2014 18:45
  
  In today’s world of agile software development and fast release cycles, developers increasingly rely on third-party libraries and components to get the job done. Since many of those libraries come from long-running, open-source projects, developers often assume they’re getting well-written, bug-free code. They’re wrong.The major patching efforts triggered by the Heartbleed, Shellshock and POODLE flaws this year serve as examples of the effect of critical vulnerabilities in third-party c
  
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• BrandPost: Workload Consolidation: Meeting the Challenges of Runaway Traffic Growth

  30-12-2014 17:52
  
  When we talk to network operators, we hear many common themes: The traditional methods of building networks cannot keep pace with exponential traffic growth without creating significant CapEx and OpEx cost challenges. For the by-now-familiar demands of mobility, video, social media, and the Internet of Things, data traffic from 2010 to 2023 is predicted to grow a thousandfold, and to grow in complexity as it swells in volume.To meet that kind of demand while remaining profitable, operators ha
  
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• South Korea nuclear operator strengthens security system against cyber attack

  30-12-2014 17:40
  
  Control systems at South Korean nuclear plants have not been harmed by recent attacks by hackers, but nevertheless Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power is increasing its security efforts to defend against a possible additional attack, the company’s CEO Cho Seok told legislators on Tuesday.An investigation had found traces of a low-risk worm that had been removed from PCs and portable devices connected to the nuclear plant’s control system, but no malicious code linked to a cyber attack was found
  
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• AMD retools laptop chip strategy to challenge Intel's dominance

  30-12-2014 15:15
  
  Advanced Micro Devices wants its chips in more laptops, and is devising a new strategy to reverse a free fall it has endured in the PC market over the last few years.The chip maker is reshaping the way it supplies chips and components with the hope that more PC makers will use its upcoming Carrizo processors in laptops. At the center of the strategy is a plug-and-play component approach that will make it easier to plug any Carrizo chip into any laptop, regardless of size or price.AMD will sup
  
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• CSC pays $190M to settle 4-year-old accounting fraud case with SEC

  30-12-2014 14:35
  
  IT services company CSC will pay US$190 million to settle a case brought by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over four-year-old charges that it violated U.S. antifraud, reporting, and books-and-records laws. The company did not admit guilt, but has promised not to violate those laws in future.The charges concerned accounting entries relating to CSC’s activities in Australia and Denmark, and to the company’s contractual relationship with the U.K National Health Service (NHS) ove
  
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• China's State-Run Media Tells Citizens to 'Accept' Gmail Block

  30-12-2014 14:13
  
  The Chinese state-run publication Global Times today told citizens to "accept the reality of Gmail being suspended in China" while simultaneously lashing out at Western media for concluding that the Communist government was behind the outage.
  Traffic to Gmail servers from Chinese IP addresses dropped sharply four days ago, the block apparently put in place by the Chinese government, according to Internet performance vendor Dyn Research, as communications reached Hong Kong.
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• 10 Top Career Stories of 2014

  30-12-2014 13:56
  
  CIOs had an eye-opening year in 2014: Faced with an increasingly competitive talent market, many realized they'd need to improve their IT hiring strategies and focus on retention to stay competitive. The lack of diversity and the scarcity of women in IT drew well-deserved attention. And many IT leaders began to realize just how important social media and mobile technology are to their organization's recruiting strategy. Here are the 10 most-read leadership, executive and c-suite-focused caree
  
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• The Best Android and iOS Apps of 2014

  30-12-2014 13:54
  
  I check out multiple apps every week. The vast majority of them I use once and mercilessly delete. (I'm looking at you, Acorns.)[Related: The Best iOS and Android Apps of 2013]The apps in this post? Keepers, every one. I reviewed each of the following seven apps during 2014. Some I've used for several years, but they received significant updates this year. Others were welcome surprises. They're listed below, in alphabetical order.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please clic
  
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• 11 Things to Consider Before Going to Work for a Startup

  30-12-2014 13:45
  
  While there are some generalities about what it’s like to work at a startup, each one is unique and will have its own corporate culture, different funding and different managers. However, there is something to be said for that “we are all in this together” feeling.And some enjoy the fast pace. “For many people, early-stage companies offer an allure and excitement that well-established companies can't match,” says Bill O'Neil, principal consultant at WinterWyman.[Related: The Best Ci
  
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• Neverending Struggles: 9 Insanely Long-Running Tech Lawsuits

  30-12-2014 13:15
  
  A bleak state of affairsImage by Doesn't look so bleak, does it? Tony Wheeler/GeographAt the center of Charles Dickens's Bleak House is the fictional court case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, a dispute over an inheritance that has gone on for decades. It may have been inspired by the legal wrangle over the estate of William Jennens, which incredibly dragged on for more than a century and ended only when legal fees had devoured all that remained of Jennens's vast wealth.To read this article in full or
  
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• Alleged Tech Support Scammers Come Up With All Kinds of Alibis to Counter Complaints

  30-12-2014 12:55
  
  Companies sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Microsoft for allegedly defrauding consumers with worthless Windows technical support have spun tales involving flakey Internet connections, it's-not-us-it's-scammers, new management software and unanswered emails to counter hundreds of consumer complaints this year, Better Business Bureau (BBB) records showed.
  The four companies sued by the FTC in November and by Microsoft this month were reported to the BBB at least 318 times in the
  
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• The Rise of China's Smartphone Makers

  30-12-2014 12:37
  
  After Apple and Samsung, which companies are selling the most smartphones around the globe?
  If you guessed a growing group of Chinese smartphone manufacturers, you would be correct.
  Most Americans know little about the emerging Chinese smartphone makers, let alone how to pronounce some of their names. Most of these handsets are unlikely to be seen in use by U.S. customers, at least for now.
  Yet, these Chinese companies, with names like Huawei, Xiaomi, Coolpad, Lenovo, ZTE, and even Alcatel (
  
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• Tech Luminaries We Lost in 2014

  30-12-2014 12:30
  
  In MemoriamSome reached for the stars. Others had two feet on the ground. They were pioneers, inventors, rocket scientists, authors, scholars and entrepreneurs. You might not know their names, but you know their products, their companies and their legacies.In 2014, the tech industry lost many of its most-cherished members — including two of Computerworld's own: our revered founder Patrick McGovern and beloved news editor Mike Bucken, both of whom are deeply missed. Here we look at 23 women and
  
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• Why 2015 Will Be the Year of the Apple

  30-12-2014 12:05
  
  Apple broke sales records in 2014 with bigger iPhones, then satisfied long-time fans with a Retina iMac and an updated iPad—all great products, but we’re looking ahead to 2015, when we expect to see even greater releases out of Cupertino.Apple Watch
  
  Apple’s most anticipated product of 2015 is one that’s already seen the light of day: the Apple Watch. Introduced alongside the iPhone 6 and Apple Pay in September, Apple’s own smartwatch will offer notifications, fitness features, not
  
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• The Top 10 Memes, Viral Videos, and Online Goings-on That Defined 2014

  30-12-2014 12:00
  
  Alex from Target. Meghan Trainor. The Ice Bucket Challenge (brrrr!). Those are just 3 of the 10 biggest memes and videos that went viral in 2014. If you can name them all, you’re either incredibly connected or incredibly tormented.
  I’m not going to lie to you: It took me forever to pull this list together because I kept getting distracted by other videos and memes. Here’s hoping the same fate doesn’t await you as you read on.1. Alex From Target breaks Twitter
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• 10 Apps to Help You Win New Year’s Eve

  30-12-2014 12:00
  New Year’s Eve is just around the corner, which means it’s time to go out and have the best time you’ve had all year—but you can’t do that if you lose your phone, or if you have to hang around your car until you’re sober enough to drive. Welcome 2015 in like a pro—use these ten apps to drink cheaply, travel safely, keep track of your belongings, find a place to crash, and generally survive your New Year’s Eve festivities, whatever they may be.Pregame like a pro
  
  
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• Samsung Cranks Up LPDDR4 Memory for Mobile Devices

  30-12-2014 07:11
  
  The Korean Times reports Samsung Electronics has started mass production of the first first 8-gigabit, low power double data rate 4 (LPDDR4) DRAM for mobile devices, which will be made using 20 nanometer processing technology.
  This is actually a good development, though, because DDR4 does have one advantage for mobile users: lower power consumption.
  DDR4 is hitting the market now and will really start to come to bear next year. It has two major changes over DDR3. First is lower power draw. D
  
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