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• Windows devices account for 80% of malware infections transmitted via mobile networks

  17-09-2015 22:03
  
  Microsoft may have just a single-digit slice of the mobile market, but there's one segment of mobile that it's winning: Malware infections delivered via mobile networks.
  According to a Wednesday report from Alcatel-Lucent's Motive Security Lab, in June Windows devices accounted for 80% of the infections spotted on hardware that relied on mobile networks for Internet connectivity. Meanwhile, Android's share of the total infection count dropped to about 20% after long hovering at the 50% mark.
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• Facebook getting down to business in the enterprise

  17-09-2015 22:01
  
  Can't get enough Facebook?
  It may not be long before you can use it at work without getting in trouble with your boss.
  Facebook is expanding the beta test of its social network for the enterprise and hopes to launch it in the next few months.
  The company confirmed to Computerworld today that Facebook at Work - a desktop service and mobile app designed to connect people in an enterprise - is expected to be available for free before the end of the year.To read this article in full or to leave a c
  
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• SunEdison supplies batteries for net-zero energy homes in California

  17-09-2015 21:27
  
  SunEdison has announced it's supplying lithium-ion batteries for nine prototype homes in California that will be fully-powered by renewable energy.
  The zero-net energy home project is part of a larger state-wide plan to have all new construction homes run 100% off renewables, such as photovoltaic roof panels, by 2020.
  The new project is being led by the non-profit industry consortium Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), and is supported by the California Public Utilities Commission.
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• Google may have renamed Glass in revitalization effort

  17-09-2015 21:20
  
  Google appears to be renaming its Google Glass effort and expanding its work on wearables.
  The company has renamed its Google Glass work Project Aura and has scooped up staff from Amazon's secretive Lab126, according to a report from Business Insider.
  Google declined to comment on the report.
  If it's accurate, though, the move is likely part of Google's attempts to get out from under the negativitythat had blossomed around Glass and revive its wearables effort.To read this article in full or to
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Marketing plus security equals profit - Disney's anti-counterfeiting strategy

  17-09-2015 21:18
  
  The "fun" part of security is usually the attack. Figuring out how to break in, break through, or slide around a security system. The defense side seems to be a endless slog: ever uglier passwords, annoying lines at airports, and endless expenses that feel futile.So, its fun when the security guys (or gals) do something fun. And make some money.Of course, it would be Disney."Piracy, in China?"
  In 2006, Disney had a problem. Their licensed products were being counterfeited on a massive scale. The
  
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• Dear Congress: Save open data

  17-09-2015 20:43
  
  Imagine a government program that helps add over a trillion dollars of value to the economy every year, reduces fraudulent and wasteful government spending, and has widespread bipartisan support. In a time when members of Congress routinely struggle to find common ground, supporting such a valuable and uncontroversial program sounds like a sure winner. Fortunately, this program exists. Unfortunately, unless Congress intervenes, these benefits may disappear on Jan. 20, 2017, when the next presid
  
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• Inherited risk: The downside of mergers and acquisitions

  17-09-2015 20:32
  
  Enterprises going through mergers and acquisitions reap the benefits of new products and other assets, but they also acquire all of the threat vectors that have been targeting the other organization. In addition, new internal threats can arise as employees often fear job security when they learn of M&A deals.
  2015 has been a year of abundant changes for many enterprises from private equity firms to telco companies.  
  Trustwave, which announced the completion of its acquisition by Singa
  
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• Sprint and T-Mobile reportedly ready to sell Apple Watches on iPhone launch day

  17-09-2015 18:20
  If you’re picking up an iPhone 6s or 6s Plus at your local Sprint or T-Mobile store on September 25, you might be able to accessorize with an Apple Watch, too.
  MacRumors is reporting that T-Mobile will start selling the watch in-store on iPhone launch day, and 9to5Mac’s sources say Sprint is joining the party that day, too. AT&T is rumored to start selling the watch on September 25 as well, but none of the carriers have confirmed their plans. The carriers’ retail stores wi
  
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• AVG’s new privacy policy is uncomfortably honest about tracking users

  17-09-2015 17:54
  While antivirus firm AVG congratulates itself over a new easy-to-read privacy policy, users are up in arms over what that policy spells out.The new policy, which takes effect on October 15, makes clear that AVG will collect non-personal data such as “Browsing and search history, including meta data.” AVG says it collects this data “to make money from our free offerings so we can keep them free.”It’s rare to see a privacy policy that so plainly points out a company&r
  
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• Juniper lines up Aerohive for cloud WLANs

  17-09-2015 17:07
  
  Juniper Networks has allied with Aerohive Networks to offer cloud-managed Wi-Fi with it switches, an alternative to Cisco’s Meraki cloud-based WLAN product.
  The Aerohive arrangement follows a recent partnership Juniper struck with Ruckus Wireless to deliver a unified wired and wireless system to mid-size and large enterprise customers, including education and hospitality. The Ruckus arrangement was reached after a few unsuccessful attempts by Juniper to offer WLANs through various sources
  
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• Microsoft's Send brings its Outlook-based, WhatsApp-like messaging to Android

  17-09-2015 16:00
  
  Microsoft says Send is off to a rousing start since it introduced the new email-based messaging app nearly two months ago. To keep that momentum going, Microsoft expanded Send to Android on Wednesday.
  The app started life as an iPhone only affair; it now comes to Google’s mobile platform in beta form. Microsoft says Send for Android will remain in preview mode until the company can “bring it up to speed” with the iPhone version.To read this article in full or to leave a commen
  
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• Windows 10 fails to significantly boost Bing usage

  17-09-2015 15:36
  
  Search queries on Microsoft's Bing in the U.S. last month increased by 1%, a slow start to what a company manager predicted would be a big boost delivered by Windows 10.
  According to comScore, Bing grew its share of the U.S. desktop search market from 20.4% in July to 20.6% in August. Meanwhile, the volume of search queries run on Bing increased 1% to 3.63 billion in August.
  Google remained the U.S. search leader by a large margin, with a share of 63.8% -- down the 0.2 percentage points that Bi
  
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• 20 IT jobs slated for biggest raises next year

  17-09-2015 15:32
  
  IT salaries are on the rise, one sign of a continuingly competitive hiring environment.
  Skilled and experienced IT pros often receive multiple offers, even if they’re not actively job hunting, according to Robert Half Technology’s 2016 Salary Guide. "And the employment offers are fiercely competitive: Above-market pay and other attractive financial incentives are common, and offers may include stock options, flexible work schedules and other perks,” according to the recruiting
  
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• Amazon launches 6 major new devices, including a 4K Fire TV and a $50 Fire tablet

  17-09-2015 15:00
  
  Amazon took the wraps off no fewer than seven products today: two new media streamers, four new tablets, and a new tablet operating system, Fire OS 5. The all-new Fire TV is of particular interest: It’s one of the few media streamers capable of delivering 4K resolution, and it costs just $100. Amazon’s least-expensive tablet will also turn heads: A 7-inch model with an IPS display that will be priced at just $50.Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV StickThe new Fire TV’s 4K resolution i
  
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• 3 new iOS 9 features business users will love

  17-09-2015 14:56
  
  Apple's iOS 9 was released on Wednesday, and I wasted no time checking out the enhancements. The following three features in the new OS are among the most notable tools for business users. iPad multitaskingYou don't need the upcoming iPad Pro ($799 and up) to multitask on an Apple mobile device. In iOS 9 you can have two active app windows, side by side, on an iPad Air 2 or iPad mini 4, using the new Split View mode.For example, you can open Microsoft Word and Excel files at the same t
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Android users lash out at Apple for Move to iOS app

  17-09-2015 14:52
  
  Apple released its Move to iOS app yesterday in the Google Play store, and Android users lost no time in lashing out at the Cupertino giant for daring to encourage people to leave the Android platform.Many scathing comments were posted by angry Android users, and the app was quickly voted down to 1.8 stars. As I write this post there are 3,306 one star ratings at the low end, and 827 five star ratings at the high end, with a smattering of other votes in between.Here's a sample of some of the ven
  
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• As containers take off, so do security concerns

  17-09-2015 14:33
  
  Containers offer a quick and easy way to package up applications and all their dependencies, and are popular with testing and development.
  According to a recent survey sponsored by container data management company Cluster HQ, 73 percent of enterprises are currently using containers for development and testing, but only 39 percent are using them in a production environment.
  But this is changing, with 65 percent saying that they plan to use containers in production in the next 12 months, and cit
  
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• Why Apple and Microsoft are suddenly playing nice

  17-09-2015 14:00
  
  Apple and Microsoft were founded less than a year apart in the mid-1970s. In the following years the companies went through multiple cycles of partnership and discord. Microsoft's surprise on-stage presence at an Apple media event last week demonstrated just how cordial things have again become as the two tech giants are seemingly pleased to be in each other's good graces.The companies' shared future in the enterprise market in large part fuels this renewed spirit of compromise. And the software
  
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• Don't get burned by Google — how to diversify your website traffic

  17-09-2015 14:00
  
  Many companies aim to get as much nonpaid website traffic from Google search results pages as possible. But is that putting all the eggs in one basket? Is there an ideal percentage of organic traffic you should seek from Google? What are some other traffic referral sources brands should target in an effort to diversify?CIO.com asked these questions of search engine optimization (SEO) experts (via email), and each answered with best practices and real-world advice on how to diversify website traf
  
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• Big sports teams look to small startups for tech edge

  17-09-2015 14:00
  
  Technology companies and other big businesses aren't the only ones tapping into the startup community for technological advantages. Sports organizations are partnering with startups, too, inviting them to consortiums and pitch competitions, and signing them for big technology projects. These partnerships can be mutually beneficial, and they demonstrate how technology drives the future agendas of powerful sports leagues and teams.Sports organizations are stocked with talented athletes, smart coac
  
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• Got Hadoop? Arcadia Enterprise could make insights easier to find

  17-09-2015 13:00
  Making Hadoop data more accessible has become a common goal in the world of enterprise software, and on Thursday a brand-new contender jumped into the ring.
  Billed as the first unified, Hadoop-native big data platform for visual analytics and business intelligence, Arcadia Enterprise aims to help business users analyze billions of data records, autoscaling to handle thousands of simultaneous queries in near real time.
  Drawing insights out of big data is a pervasive challenge for companies today
  
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• The terrible 10: Programmers’ biggest frustrations

  17-09-2015 12:34
  
  Image by Stephen Sauer/Thinkstock/Guilherme Tavares, CC BY-NCTo non-software developers, a developer’s job must look pretty sweet: You’re in high demand, you get paid really well, companies give you all sorts of fun perks, etc. Truth be told, though, while all that is true, the job, like any other, has plenty of moments that make a programmer want to pull (what’s left) of his or her hair out. There are any number of things that can happen during the day in the life of your aver
  
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• M.2 SSD roundup: Tiny drives deliver huge performance

  17-09-2015 12:00
  
  No, M.2 (pronounced M-dot-two) is not a government spy organization or secret project. It’s a small-form-factor (SFF) multi-purpose connector designed to replace the small mSATA and mini-PCIe slots commonly used in laptops. As such, M.2 isn’t designed strictly for storage, (it supports USB, SATA, and PCIe), but storage is a large part of what’s driving its adoption—even on the desktop.
  Say what? The thing is, M.2’s PCIe connectivity has coincided nicely with the mi
  
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• CIO Rijk Hans Wanders: topambtenaar onder vergrootglas

  17-09-2015 10:12
  De begin maart jaar benoemde CIO Rijk Hans Wanders, afkomstig van uitzendorganisatie Randstad, gaat zodanig zijn best doen dat “er zo min mogelijk aanleiding is te schrijven over ICT en de overheid”. Dit zegt hij in een zijn eerste interview met het Financieele Dagblad in zijn nieuwe rol.Dat... lees meer
  
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• Microsoft's Cortana gives Salesforce customers insights into sales pipeline

  17-09-2015 03:06
  
  Microsoft is bringing the power of its Cortana Analytics Suite to Salesforce.com, looking to help the CRM service's customers gain deeper understanding and insight into their sales pipeline.Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella showcased the new offering — built in conjunction with Salesforce.com and Bozeman, Montana-based Alpine Metrics — at the Dreamforce Expo in San Francisco today. The solution aims to provide customers with a better way to manage sales processes by leveraging the predicti
  
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• Corsair unveils its own liquid-cooled GeForce GTX 980 Ti

  17-09-2015 03:01
  
  Corsair has long joked that it makes almost everything you need to build a PC—except for the CPU, GPU, and motherboard. Well, take one more thing off that list.
  Corsair just introduced its own factory liquid-cooled, overclocked, GeForce GTX 980 Ti card. Called the Hydro GFX, the new Corsair card comes “superclocked,” with clock speeds about 20 percent faster than a stock GeForce 980 Ti card. The clock speed increases from a standard 1000MHz base and 1075MHz boost to 1191MHz ba
  
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• Microsoft extends Azure Active Directory to support Facebook, Google

  17-09-2015 02:11
  
  Microsoft’s Azure Active Directory identity management platform now allows businesses to authenticate customers using popular consumer applications, such as Facebook and Google’s suite of services.
  +MORE AT NETWORK WORLD: 11 Reasons you should upgrade to iPhone 6s +
  Research firm Gartner’s recent Magic Quadrant named Azure AD one of the leading products for businesses to verify the identity of their employees; Microsoft says 6 million customers use the cloud-based SaaS.
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• Tim Cook shows Stephen Colbert a more people-friendly side of Apple

  17-09-2015 02:06
  
  A music streaming service. An iPad stylus. The CEO appearing on a late night talk show. This has been a year of many firsts for Apple.
  Tim Cook appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Tuesday to show off the new iPhone 6s in Rose Gold, and ended up also showing a more approachable side of Apple, one that was not too big nor too cool to be in on the jokes.
  “I have to admit I feel a little naked,” Cook said after being asked whether he was comfortable talking in front of an
  
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• 7 security and privacy concerns at the polls

  17-09-2015 01:11
  
  Presidential raceImage by ReutersA recent poll by Wakefield Research delved into the psyche of the American voter asking them many questions about who will lead them through cyberspace the next four years. According to the survey, which was sponsored by PKWARE, the majority (64 percent) of registered U.S. voters believe it is likely that a 2016 presidential campaign will be hacked.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Ignore legacy software at your own risk

  17-09-2015 01:04
  
  Of all the legacy technology running behind the scenes in your business, software might be the most important. But it's also the technology with the greatest potential for failure. Your legacy software can be a great organizational asset, or it can be your biggest weakness.
  The quality of legacy software code is a topic most CIOs like to avoid -- as long as it's still running, there's no reason to worry about it, right? "It's really hard to rally an organization around this, because there's a bi
  
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• Cortana in the car: Microsoft may use its digital assistant to get back on the road

  17-09-2015 00:40
  
  Cortana in the car? It could happen. The Taipei Times reported that Samuel Shen, chief operating officer at the Microsoft Asia-Pacific Research and Development Group, said Microsoft has developed a prototype of a connected car that uses Cortana as an interface. Instead of forcing you to glance at the dashboard (taking your eyes off the road) the prototype projects information onto your windshield. A head-up display is already used in some cars to show speed, navigation, and other data
  
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• Doorgeschoten veiligheidsdenken kabinet remt economische groei, zegt Nederland ICT

  17-09-2015 00:24
  Innovatie en groei dreigen het slachtoffer te worden van uit de hand gelopen ideeën over hoe je de samenleving veilig houdt. Het kabinet presenteerde op Prinsjesdag nog positieve cijfers over de Nederlandse economie. Maar het heeft tegelijkertijd wetten aangekondigd die de groei van de digitale economie gaan... lees meer
  
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• 11 reasons you should upgrade to Apple's iPhone 6s

  17-09-2015 00:15
  
  The best 'S' upgrade yetImage by Reuters/Beck DiefenbachApple last week introduced the iPhone 6s to the world. Though already the eighth iPhone model we’ve seen from Apple, the company has managed to pack enough new features into the 6s to make it a compelling and worthwhile upgrade. In fact, there’s a strong case to be had that the iPhone 6s is the most significant ’S’ upgrade Apple has ever released. That being the case, here is a run-down of why upgrading to the iPhone
  
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