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• Twitter's long-neglected Mac app gets a big refresh

  30-12-2015 21:49
  
  Twitter made good on its promise to deliver a brand-new Mac app on Wednesday, debuting a completely redesigned app that finally brings the desktop client in line with its web and mobile app counterparts.
  Support for features that have become a staple of modern Twitter usage, such as inline video and animated GIFs, finally work, and the app no longer clashes with the design aesthetic of Mac OS X Yosemite and El Capitan. There is also support for a Notification Center widget, something previ
  
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• Valve blames a partner for Christmas Day outage, which exposed data for 34,000 users

  30-12-2015 21:13
  Five days and countless angry Reddit threads later, Valve has finally issued a statement about thecaching issue that occurred last Friday—what happened, how many people were affected, and what Valve’s doing now.
  You can find the full statement here, but the gist of it? It’s exactly what everyone thought happened, a.k.a. when hit with a DDOS attack on Christmas morning, someone accidentally pushed some bad code that caused a caching error of private info.To read this article in
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Do cases kill the iPhone experience?

  30-12-2015 18:28
  
  Apple has put a lot of effort into making the iPhone one of the most elegant, beautiful devices available to consumers. But using the iPhone without a case can sometimes result in disaster, as many people have found out over the years. Scuff marks, cracked screens and scratches can all happen if you use your iPhone without any kind of protective covering.On the other hand, cases tend to completely hide or at least obscure Apple's vision of the iPhone as a device that's worth looking at as well a
  
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• Top 10 security stories of 2015

  30-12-2015 14:09
  
  Following years of high-profile data breaches, along with cyber espionage and cybercrime, organizations in 2015 started giving security a higher profile than ever before. Here are the 10 most popular security stories of the year.10. Microsoft CEO takes a collaborative approach to cybersecurity, by Kenneth Corbin
  Microsoft CEO Nadella talks of company's role in an 'ecosystem,' saying partnerships and top-to-bottom protection and detection critical to battle emerging security threats.To read this
  
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• 6 strategic projects any business can implement in 2016

  30-12-2015 13:00
  
  2016 is just around the corner and now is the time for businesses (regardless of industry, size, product or service offering, or location etc.) to take stock of all resources and initiatives, and plan strategy-centric projects to implement in the New Year. There are many projects any business can implement, that if executed successfully can create fresh opportunities or drastically reduce the chance of costly missed opportunities. Focus is often put solely on creating opportunities but often tim
  
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• 2015 in review: The year in Android

  30-12-2015 13:00
  
  It’s been a long and eventful year in the Android world. We may not have experienced a major interface overhaul like we did with Lollipop, but with all the constant device releases, it’s been a particularly busy year.
  Google also spent the year with a renewed focus on reclaiming Android. Companies like Samsung, LG, and Motorola still drive Android’s sales numbers around the globe, but it’s still Google that drives the direction of the platform. Here’s a look b
  
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• Favorite iPhone 6s and 6s Plus cases

  30-12-2015 12:45
  Case, or no case?For most of us, phone cases are a necessary evil. They add extra weight and thickness to your iPhone, and they cover up the pretty gold, silver, rose gold, or space gray exterior you spent an extra five minutes picking out. But, failing to put a case on your iPhone means you risk dropping it or getting it all scratched up if you leave it bare.  To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Why Detroit is moving to Silicon Valley

  30-12-2015 12:30
  
  Ford Motor Co., the company that started the automobile assembly line and was arguably most responsible for Detroit's car industry, chose Palo Alto, Calif., this year for its latest automotive research and development facility.
  General Motors opened its Advanced Technology Silicon Valley Office in Palo Alto to develop an HTML browser for its Cadillac CUE in-vehicle infotainment (IVI) system.
  Since 2011, BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan-Renault and Toyota have all opened R&D center
  
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• The 20 Mac games you can't miss from 2015

  30-12-2015 12:30
  It's game timeDid you play new Mac games this year? If not, you missed out on some truly great, inventive, and exciting releases. While it’s still true that Macs don’t get quite as many games as Windows PC, or always as quickly, the release flow has improved steadily in recent years and we’re getting a nice mix of AAA heavy-hitters and a lot of the top indie games.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Here's what Apple's planning for 2016

  30-12-2015 12:15
  
  Michael deAgoniaThe iPad Pro.
  For Apple, as 2015 draws to a close, it's natural to look back at what the company did this past year with an eye on what that means for 2016. The product innovations include Apple's first wearable, the Apple Watch; the redesigned single-port, super-slim MacBook that incorporates Force Touch; the iPhone 6S and 6S Plus that offer 3D Touch (and other innovations like Live Photos); and, of course, the introduction of the iPad Pro. The company also gave its Apple TV set
  
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• The app dev undead: 5 technologies limping along

  30-12-2015 12:00
  
  Sometimes, technologies are introduced to great fanfare and then, well, fizzle.
  For whatever reasons, they do not gain much momentum or get displaced by a theoretically better successor. Not all are inferior tools -- in fact, they may even be superior to what was already available. However, superiority and innovation don't always translate to successful adoption, though some establish cult followings.[ Get the most out of collaborative programming with InfoWorld's 20 essential pointers for Git
  
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• Top 10 career stories of 2015

  30-12-2015 10:00
  
  2015 was a great year for IT professionals. Unemployment rates for the industry hovered near historic lows, salaries were sky-high and organizations couldn't seem to meet their demand for IT professionals. CIO.com relied on our coverage of training, education, professional development, certifications and corporate culture. Here are the top 10 most popular IT careers stories of 2015.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• The hottest drone videos and articles of 2015

  30-12-2015 09:00
  The hottest drone videos and articles of 2015Image by John RibeiroThe drone industry is on a roll, there is no question about it. Both consumer and commercial drone usage has increased and interest and demand continue to grow in this fledgling market. Once these were military only items, now however there is a growing list of products, vendors, applications and experts in the private and commercial drone industries working to turn sci-fi into reality. In fact, a recent report from Business Intel
  
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• Yahoo mimics Facebook, Google with 'state-sponsored' attack warnings

  30-12-2015 02:23
  
  Yahoo last week followed the lead of rivals Facebook and Google by telling users it would warn them when it believes they are in the crosshairs of state-backed cyber attackers.
  "Yahoo will now notify you if we strongly suspect that your account may have been targeted by a state-sponsored actor. We'll provide these specific notifications so that our users can take appropriate measures to protect their accounts and devices in light of these sophisticated attacks," wrote Bob Lord, Yahoo's chief in
  
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