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• Open source community mourns death of Debian creator Ian Murdock at age 42

  31-12-2015 20:02
  
  LinkedInDebian founder Ian Murdock, most recently a member of Docker's technical staff
  The open source community was stunned this week to learn that Ian Murdock, the "ian" in Linux distribution Debian, has died at the age of 42.
  Murdock, a self-described "Linux old timer" on his LinkedIn profile, created Debian in 1993 as a Purdue University student and released it three years later (read his Debian manifesto here). Since then, he has worked as CTO for the Linux Foundation, in various roles at i
  
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• Sayonara, subsidies: AT&T ends two-year phone contracts

  31-12-2015 19:50
  
  Subsidies are over at AT&T. Starting January 8, the carrier will stop offering two-year contracts on new phones, reports Engadget. That gives you just over a week to sign a new plan, if you are adamantly opposed to paying for a device up front or signing a monthly AT&T Next installment plan instead—which is still technically a contract, just a lease-to-own agreement for the phone instead of a commitment to two years of service.
  AT&T has been scaling back the availability of tw
  
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• How CIOs will refine digital transformation in 2016

  31-12-2015 16:45
  
  Fueled by mandates to create products and services that meet customers' preferences for interacting with corporate brands online and from mobile devices, digital transformations commanded the attention of many CIOs in 2015. CIOs will refine those efforts in 2016, using security, mobility, analytics and cloud (or SMAC) technologies to buttress operations.The efforts are motivated by both opportunity and fear. Great opportunities lie in being first to market with an innovative digital products or
  
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• 7 holiday workplace horror stories (and how to prevent them)

  31-12-2015 15:48
  
  Workplace horror storiesImage by ThinkstockWhy did your employees look so glum this holiday season? If you mandated their participation in a gift exchange, forced them to attend after-hours parties or otherwise infringed on their time or their wallet -- it's could be your fault. "Holidays are supposed to be a happy time, but when bosses combine 'forced fun' with expectations that impact employees' finances and eat into their personal time -- it's a toxic combination that often results in negativ
  
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• Tech industry stupidity reigned supreme in 2015

  31-12-2015 14:22
  
  As we approach the end of the year, and are seriously thinking that adding rum to out-of-date egg nog is a good idea, it might be good to look back and review the lessons we learned from some bad decisions. We can only hope that someone will learn from them instead of repeating them (that’s my Christmas wish, by the way).   So let’s talk about the big takeaways.Hiring a CEO from a different industry with little experience will end badly
  From Carly Fiorina to Merissa Mayer,
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Should Apple let older iPhones downgrade to an earlier version of iOS?

  31-12-2015 14:20
  One of the great things about owning an iPhone is that you get free upgrades to the latest version of iOS from Apple. But not everybody appreciates or wants to run the latest version of iOS on their iPhones, particularly if they own an older iPhone with slower hardware.
  So the issue has come up about whether or not Apple should allow owners of older iPhones to downgrade to an earlier version of iOS. Right now once a user upgrades, that's it. He or she cannot easily go back to an earlier version
  
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• 7 must-have apps for your new Android phone

  31-12-2015 13:00
  
  Make your phone be all it can beImage by Ryan WhitwamYou just got your new phone and you're installing some apps. Nobody needs to tell you to grab Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Everybody knows about the most popular apps in the world. But what else should you install?To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• 4 keys to creating a customer-friendly omnichannel experience

  31-12-2015 13:00
  
  To reach today’s consumer, whether baby boomer or millennial (or somewhere in between), brands need to sell their products and services via multiple channels. But just having a presence on Main Street and on the Web is not enough. To be successful, retailers need to have an omnichannel strategy, a plan for providing consumers with a cohesive shopping experience no matter which channel they use to engage with the brand. Following are four ways to do this.1. Establish a consistent brand exp
  
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• 4 keys to creating a custom-friendly omnichannel experience

  31-12-2015 13:00
  
  To reach today’s consumer, whether baby boomer or millennial (or somewhere in between), brands need to sell their products and services via multiple channels. But just having a presence on Main Street and on the Web is not enough. To be successful, retailers need to have an omnichannel strategy, a plan for providing consumers with a cohesive shopping experience no matter which channel they use to engage with the brand. Following are four ways to do this.1. Establish a consistent brand expe
  
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• The 20 best iOS games of 2015

  31-12-2015 12:30
  The year's bestEvery new week seems to bring at least a couple of great App Store games to savor—extrapolate that out to a full year and the results are pretty amazing. In fact, choosing just 20 was a difficult task: We had to whittle down the final list from dozens of initial options.But these are the games that really impressed us this year, and stuck with us for more than just a couple days or weeks. In fact, we’ve already written about many of these games over the course of the y
  
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• 7 technology resolutions for a better 2016

  31-12-2015 12:30
  
  It's 2016 and there's a feeling of hope and renewal in the air. That can mean only one thing: It's time for some New Year's resolutions. What did you vow to change this year? Are you going to learn a new skill? Pay off your credit card debt? Lose 40 pounds?
  Whatever your plans are, don't forget to throw in a few resolutions that involve the technology in your life. The best part of tech resolutions is they're fairly easy to keep and can improve your life almost right away. We've got seven
  
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• T-Mobile CEO sees doubling of U.S. business customers in 2016

  31-12-2015 12:20
  
  T-Mobile CEO John Legere brashly predicted that the number of U.S. businesses switching to the carrier will grow even faster in 2016, doubling the number of small- and mid-sized businesses already in T-Mobile's fold.
  In typical bluster, Legere on Wednesday noted in a blog, which included wide-ranging 2016 predictions, that growth with business customers has become "by far the fastest area of growth for us."
  The reason?
  "American businesses are fed up with backroom deals, overages and overchargi
  
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• How to collaborate on documents using iWork and iCloud.com

  31-12-2015 12:00
  
  When you want to collaborate with someone on a document or project, Apple’s iCloud.com offers collaboration features that can make it easy to work with others. Whether you just want friends or colleagues to make comments on your documents, or whether you are creating documents with others, you can use Apple’s iWork apps (Pages, Numbers, and Keynote) and iCloud.com to streamline this process.
  Here’s a look at how you can collaborate with iCloud.com, the features it offers, and
  
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• Audi drives repairs with telepresence robots' help

  31-12-2015 12:00
  
  A mechanic working at an American Audi dealership is stumped by a problem with a car.
  Solving the problem would be so much easier if a technician from the manufacturing plant in Germany could look over his shoulder, hear the noise the car was making and see under the hood.
  Impossible, right?
  Well, actually, it's not.
  Audi, a German automobile manufacturer, has been testing telepresence robots in 68 dealerships across the United States. They're also piloting a few in Mexico, Singapore and German
  
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