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• Google sells stake in satellite Internet operator O3b Networks

  04-07-2016 16:22
  
  Google has sold its stake in satellite Internet access provider O3b Networks to co-investor SES.O3b's goal is to deliver Internet access to the "other 3 billion" who don't yet have it. The company started life in 2007, and soon found funding from Google, SES and cable operator Liberty Global, among others.The company launched its first four satellites in June 2013, with eight more joining them in medium earth orbit in 2014.O3b's customers now include island telecommunications operators and at le
  
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• Android full disk encryption can be brute-forced on Qualcomm-based devices

  04-07-2016 16:11
  Attackers can exploit vulnerabilities in Android devices with Qualcomm chipsets in order to extract the encrypted keys that protect users' data and run brute-force attacks against them.The attack was demonstrated last week by security researcher Gal Beniamini and uses two vulnerabilities patched this year in Qualcomm's implementation of the ARM CPU TrustZone.The ARM TrustZone is a hardware security module that runs its own kernel and Trusted Execution Environment independent of the main OS. On Q
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: watchOS 3: Add, remove or move apps in the Dock

  04-07-2016 14:00
  watchOS 3 has some great new features, and one of the best is the Dock. The Dock replaces the old Glances feature, and provides updated apps that you can easily access by pressing the side button on your Apple Watch.You can easily add, move or remove apps in the Dock in watchOS 3, and I’ll show you how in this tip.How to add apps to the Dock in watchOS 3
  Adding apps to the Dock in watchOS 3 is very easy, and here’s how to do it:1. Open the app as you usually would on your Apple Watch
  
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• Investing in your employees’ career growth drives satisfaction

  04-07-2016 13:38
  
  Today's workforce is less concerned with perks like ping-pong tables, dry cleaning services and on-site massages than they are with their future, according to recent research. If your organization is struggling to attract and retain IT talent, perhaps it's time to rethink your benefits and perks strategy.
  In the 2016 Deloitte Global Human Capital Trends study of the 7,096 HR and executives surveyed, 48 percent of respondents say engagement is a major area of focus in 2016. "Employee engagement,
  
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• 6 proven project team communication strategies

  04-07-2016 13:30
  
  Project teams are in a constant state of communication via email, videoconferences, telephone calls, texts, face-to-face discussions and even nonverbal interactions. Whatever media they use, project teams will increase their chances of achieving their goals if they develop successful strategies for keeping everyone informed about what’s going on.Here are some tips for communicating effectively during the course of a project.1. Meet regularly
  Hold regular strategy meetings for the entire te
  
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• 8 noteworthy improvements in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update

  04-07-2016 12:22
  
  Since the initial release of Windows 10 last July, Microsoft has been working to improve the look and feel of its flagship desktop operating system and has solicited user input and feedback through the Windows Feedback app, which has been integrated into all Windows 10 versions. And the company shows every sign of reading, considering and often acting upon user requests for interface changes and improvements. Thus, you'll see lots helpful, if small, changes to the Windows 10 UI, as the company
  
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• Why wearables will replace your smartphone

  04-07-2016 12:00
  
  The next iPhone won't have a headphone jack, if the leaks and rumors are true.
  Some say: Good! The 3.5mm audio jack system is literally Victorian-era technology, a small version of the 6.35mm jack invented in 1878 for telephone operators. Removing the jack would make iPhones slimmer, simpler and more waterproof.
  Others say: Bad! Killing the audio jack harms users, making decades of earbuds, headphones and other devices unusable without a klunky converter dongle. Plus, switching from analog head
  
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• Second man pleads guilty of hacking entertainment industry celebrities

  04-07-2016 09:30
  A second man has pleaded guilty to using a phishing scheme to get access to private and sensitive videos and photographs of people in the entertainment industry in Los Angeles.Edward Majerczyk, 28, a resident of Chicago and Orland Park, Illinois, has admitted in a plea agreement entered in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California that between Nov. 23, 2013 through August 2014, he had engaged in a phishing scheme to obtain usernames and passwords from his victims, according
  
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