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• Best Deals of the Week, September 26th - September 30th - Deal Alert

  30-09-2016 23:05
  Best Deals of the Week, September 26th - September 30th - Deal AlertCheck out this roundup of the best deals on gadgets, gear and other cool stuff we have found this week, the week of September 26th. All items are highly rated, and dramatically discounted.Discounts on New Amazon Echo Dot (2nd Gen) BundlesEcho Dot is a hands-free, voice-controlled device that uses Alexa to play & control music (either on its own, or through a connected speaker/receiver), control smart home devices, provide in
  
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• How to wrangle meaning from Internet of Things data

  30-09-2016 22:54
  
  This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.
  The Internet of Things (IoT) promises to produce troves of valuable, fast moving, real-time data, offering insights that can change the way we engage with everyday objects and technologies, amplify our business acumen, and improve the efficiencies of the machines, large and small, wearable and walkable, that
  
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• Despite IT layoffs, UCal academics will stay on HCL boards

  30-09-2016 22:43
  
  The dean of engineering at the University of California, Berkeley, S. Shankar Sastry, also serves on the board of HCL Technologies. This is a company that delivers IT services, and whose subsidiary, HCL America, was hired by the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF).
  Sastry has been on the HCL board since 2012, and reports his compensation to the university. The relationship is clearly in the open, but there is a complication.
  The decision to hire HCL to manage infrastructure at UCSF
  
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• We don't need more InfoSec analysts: We need analysts to train AI infrastructures to detect attacks

  30-09-2016 22:34
  
  This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.
  Everyone says there is an information security talent gap. In fact, some sources say the demand for security professionals exceeds the supply by a million jobs. Their argument is basically this: attacks are not being detected quickly or often enough, and the tools are generating more alerts than can be invest
  
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• Startup creates iPhone 7 analog headphone adapter, charger

  30-09-2016 22:22
  
  There were plenty of complaints in the mainstream media and the blogosphere when Apple announced its iPhone 7 ships without an analog headphone jack.
  The idea of forcing users to toss their older headphones to use Apple's new Lightning port-enabled ear buds or buy its soon-to-be-released $159 wireless AirPods created a visceral reaction in consumer circles. Industry pundits also speculated that third-party adapters allowing analog headphones to connect to the iPhone would soon follow... and so
  
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• Evaluating customer engagement cloud solutions: Key questions to ask

  30-09-2016 22:13
  
  This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach.
  Choosing the wrong cloud service for customer engagement and business communications can be costly for high-growth digital businesses.  Just ask someone that made the migration and then needed to bring some functions back. 
  Bringing things back in-house means large capital expenses and a number of o
  
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• You can now use an iPhone to log into a Windows 10 PC, Microsoft says

  30-09-2016 22:00
  
  Apple's iPhone isn't always a good pairing for Microsoft's Windows 10 PCs, but you'll be able to use the phone's biometric authentication features to log into PCs.Microsoft wants to kill passwords with Windows Hello, a technology that allows users to log into PCs by fingerprint, face, iris. or pattern detection. Beyond Windows 10 devices, the feature is also coming to devices, accessories, and apps that support Windows Hello.Apple's iPhone will be able to use such an accessory or app to log in t
  
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• Facebook at Work launching Oct. 10

  30-09-2016 21:40
  
  It may finally be OK to use Facebook while you're at work.
  Well, it still may not be OK to post pictures from last night's party or your cat annoyingly waking up your spouse, but you may be using it to connect with your project team or your boss while she's on the road.
  After spending a few years working on a social network for the enterprise, Facebook will launch Facebook at Work on Oct. 10.
  The company has sent out invitations for a launch event in London.
  The new enterprise effort, which is
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How to manage directories in Linux using the command line

  30-09-2016 21:30
  
  Did you know that you can manage all of your files and folders right from the command line, using applications like Gnome Terminal?
  Here are some of the basic commands that we use to manage directories (also known as folders) in Linux distributions.Move among foldersIf you are using a file manager, you can switch between directories just by clicking on that folder. We use the ‘cd’ command that stands for change directory to achieve the same using the command line interface (CLI).
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• Android malware that can infiltrate corporate networks is spreading

  30-09-2016 21:10
  
  An Android malware is spreading across app stores, including Google Play, and has the capability of stealing sensitive files from corporate networks.DressCode, a family of Android malware, has been found circulating in at least 3,000 Trojanized apps, security firm Trend Micro said on Friday.DressCode hides itself inside games, user interface themes, and phone optimization boosters. It can also be difficult to detect because the malicious coding only makes up a small portion of the over
  
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• By 2020, your Wi-Fi-connected car will pay for parking, gas

  30-09-2016 20:59
  
  Wi-Fi communications in vehicles, whether from the factory or in aftermarket devices, will increase from 6.9 million per year in 2015 to 61 million per year in 2020 -- and this will usher in a new era of consumer services and applications, according to a new report from Gartner.
  Over the next four years, the total number of connected cars and trucks will reach 220 million, a number that will drive a huge uptick in the delivery of digital content, such as streaming music and video, navigation an
  
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• CIO Career Coach: How to ace a job interview (video)

  30-09-2016 20:50
  
  Welcome to the fourth episode of "CIO Career Coach," a video series I created with CIO.com and IDG.tv, the video division of CIO's parent company, IDG.
  In episodes one, two and three, we addressed how to know when it is time to get a new job, and to think carefully about what your next opportunity might look like. If you watched those videos, you've likely done some work on your brand and written a killer resume.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• iPhone 8 rumors: All glass everything with an OLED display

  30-09-2016 20:36
  
  People are still lining up to snag a brand new iPhone 7, but that won’t stop anyone from speculating about next year’s iPhone. Why so early? Well, 2017 marks the iPhone’s 10th birthday, so Apple is reportedly gearing up to make its anniversary edition extra special.
  We’ll keep track of the latest rumors and how plausible they are, and we’ll put them in one spot (this one!) so you can bookmark this link and just pop on over when you want to read the latest.
  If you p
  
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• Replacement Note7s pose no safety concerns, Samsung says

  30-09-2016 19:53
  
  Replacement Galaxy Note7 smartphones are safe, Samsung said in attempting to reassure customers this week after reports that consumers in South Korea, China and the U.S. said the replacement devices were running too hot.
  “We would like to reassure everyone that the new Note7 phones are operating properly and pose no safety concerns,” the company said in a statement to USAToday on Thursday.“In normal conditions, all smartphones may experience temperature fluctuations.”
  Th
  
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• Unix tips: Saving time by repeating history

  30-09-2016 19:31
  
  Getting work done faster on the command line is one of the never changing goals of Unix sysadmins. And one way to do this is to find easy ways to reuse commands that you have entered previously – particularly if those commands are complex or tricky to remember. Some of the ways we do this include putting the commands in scripts and turning them into aliases. Another way is to reissue commands that you have entered recently by pulling them from your command history and reusing them with or
  
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• BrandPost: Is Digital Labor Working for You?

  30-09-2016 18:38
  
  The opportunity of digital labor, or the automation of labor and tasks by leveraging digital technologies, appears boundless, according to KPMG’s The Creative CIO’s Agenda: Six big bets for digital transformation.The reason? A historic coupling of the availability of powerful but cheap processing power on demand, combined with advances in artificial intelligence, natural language processing, and exponential growth of data.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please cli
  
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• Firefox blocks websites with vulnerable encryption keys

  30-09-2016 18:36
  To protect users from cryptographic attacks that can compromise secure web connections, the popular Firefox browser will block access to HTTPS servers that use weak Diffie-Hellman keys.Diffie-Hellman is a key exchange protocol that is slowly replacing the widely used RSA key agreement for the TLS  (Transport Layer Security) protocol. Unlike RSA, Diffie-Hellman can be used with TLS's ephemeral modes, which provide forward secrecy -- a property that prevents the decryption of previously captu
  
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• How analytics can protect you from Amy Schumer (malware)

  30-09-2016 17:03
  
  This was interesting in so many ways, this week McAfee issued a report showing how malware delivery using compromised websites and gaming Google search analytics has suddenly become a lot smarter. What these criminals are doing is they are watching trends and then positioning their assets against the trends to the sites that pop to the top when you are searching on celebrities.[ Related: Most dangerous cyber celebrities of 2016 ]To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click he
  
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• Gemeenten moeten werk maken van bewustwording informatiebeveiliging

  30-09-2016 16:36
  Nederlandse gemeenten moeten aan de slag met het risicobewustzijn van ambtenaren en bestuurders rond informatiebeveiliging, zegt BDO Accountants & Adviseurs in het rapport Informatiebeveiliging Nederlandse gemeenten 2016.Bij de beveiliging van digitale informatie volgen de meeste gemeenten de letter van de wet,... lees meer
  
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• Why automation doubles IT outsourcing cost savings

  30-09-2016 16:30
  
  Outsourcing consultancy and research firm Information Services Group (ISG) this week unveiled a new research report to quantify the cost savings and productivity gains from automating IT services.The inaugural Automation Index shows improvements in productivity fueled by automation can more than double the cost savings typically derived from outsourcing IT. Total cost reduction ranged from 26 percent to 66 percent, depending on the service tower, with 14 to 28 percentage points of these savings
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: State channels linked to blockchains will solve the scalability problem for healthcare

  30-09-2016 16:28
  
  Innovative CIOs will be among the first to link state channels to better health outcomes — running blockchain technologies within their operations. Blockchain technology scalability challenges are mentioned in virtually every article, video and podcast on the topic created within the past twelve months. The reality is the problem of scalability of blockchain technologies has already been technically solved.In my recent article "Interactive and Zero-Knowledge Proofs for Better Patient Inter
  
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• The FCC's plan to replace your cable box with apps hits a snag

  30-09-2016 16:00
  First, the Federal Communications Commission had a grand plan to blow up the set-top box and free consumers from the confines of their service provider. Then the FCC tempered that objective by asking the cable companies to create more apps. Now, the FCC has decided on the most moderate move possible: Doing absolutely nothing—at least for now.
  The FCC announced on Thursday that a vote on the set-top box proposal would be removed from the September Open Meeting Agenda, after 60 House Democr
  
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• 33% off Kinivo 5 Port HDMI Switch With Auto-Switching & Remote - Deal Alert

  30-09-2016 15:49
  
  This highly rated splitter from Kinivo takes 5 HDMI inputs from your various devices, and outputs them to one HDMI connection. Ideal for TVs that just don't have that many HDMI inputs. 501BN will automatically switch to the currently active input source if there is only one active input. If there are multiple active inputs, you can simply select using the IR remote or using the selector button on the unit itself. Supports video up to 1080p and 3D as well. The item currently averages 4.5 out of 5
  
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• Ransomware spreads through weak remote desktop credentials

  30-09-2016 15:11
  
  Stolen or weak remote desktop credentials are routinely used to infect point-of-sale systems with malware, but recently they've also become a common distribution method for file-encrypting ransomware.In March, researchers discovered a ransomware program dubbed Surprise that was being installed through stolen credentials for TeamViewer, a popular remote administration tool. But the trend had started long before that, with some ransomware variants being distributed through brute-force password gue
  
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• CloudMounter review: Less than perfect cloud storage on your desktop

  30-09-2016 15:00
  
  Remember Bitcasa, the ill-fated “infinite” cloud storage outfit who wound up throwing in the towel after only three years? For all their faults (and there were a few!), they did get one thing right: Infinite Drive, which put that vast quantity of cloud storage alongside normal hard drives on the Mac desktop.CloudMounter volumes are easy to identify in the Finder, with bright, colorful drive icons customized for each service.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please c
  
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• Google rebrands cloud services 'Google Cloud' and 'G Suite'

  30-09-2016 14:03
  
  SAN FRANCISCO — Google has a dizzying array of names for its various of products and services. The company this week added another moniker when it rebranded its enterprise cloud business as "Google Cloud," which now encompasses all of Google's business cloud services. 
  Google's affinity for changing and adding new names didn't end there. Google for Work, which is part of the new Google Cloud, received its second name change in as many years, to "G Suite."To read this article in full
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Lack of gender diversity in tech starts at the top

  30-09-2016 14:01
  
  It’s that time of year again: major companies like Intel and Facebook have released their employee diversity reports while the press and public gnash their teeth over the lack of gender and racial diversity in the tech sector. While tech firms have attempted to recruit more women through innovative and sometimes questionable tactics like egg-freezing, the gender gap persists. While women constitute almost 47 percent of the U.S. workforce, they hold only 22 percent of technology occupations
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Fixing the lack of gender diversity in tech starts at the top

  30-09-2016 14:01
  
  It’s that time of year again: major companies like Intel and Facebook have released their employee diversity reports while the press and public gnash their teeth over the lack of gender and racial diversity in the tech sector. While tech firms have attempted to recruit more women through innovative and sometimes questionable tactics like egg-freezing, the gender gap persists. While women constitute almost 47 percent of the U.S. workforce, they hold only 22 percent of technology occupation
  
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• Could Cortana 2.0 be a chatbot? Microsoft's new AI chief hasn't ruled it out

  30-09-2016 12:30
  Cortana has a new boss, and he has a problem: If Google’s turning its Google Now digital assistant into a chatbot, should Microsoft do the same with Cortana?
  So far, the answer is a definite maybe.
  In 2014, Microsoft first unveiled Cortana, the digital assistant within Windows 10. Interacting with Cortana was simple: You asked a question, she responded. In the last few months, however, Google’s Assistant has offered an alternative: a chatbot that interacts with users via an ongoing
  
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• The Raspberry Pi Troubleshooting Guide

  30-09-2016 12:00
  
  With more than 9 million sold, the Raspberry Pi is a popular as well as low-cost way to get started hacking hardware. But occasionally, something goes wrong.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Java 9 proposal could speed some apps, but slow others

  30-09-2016 12:00
  
  Java applications will get faster startup times thanks to a formal proposal to include ahead-of-time compilation in the platform.
  The draft Java Development Kit proposal, authored by Vladimir Kozlov, principal technical staff member at Oracle, is targeted for inclusion in Java 9, which is expected to be available next summer.[ The big 4 Java IDEs reviewed: See how Eclipse, NetBeans, JDeveloper, and IntelliJ IDEA stack up. | Keep up with hot topics in programming with InfoWorld's Application Dev
  
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• How to watch the MLB playoffs and World Series without cable

  30-09-2016 12:00
  
  Major League Baseball has placed more hurdles in front of cord cutters than any of the four professional sports leagues. It has made baseball broadcasts the exclusive province of cable/satellite networks, even for your local teams. Add to that the league’s draconian blackout policies, and the prospect of watching the Grand Old Game without a pricey TV subscription seems as reachable as a Clayton Kershaw slider.
  It doesn’t get much easier come October. This year's postseason games wi
  
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• Chip-card rollout a year later -- slow and, mostly, sure

  30-09-2016 12:00
  
  The rollout of smart-chip cards and chip reader in-store payment terminals in the U.S. hasn't been easy -- to put it mildly.
  Saturday, Oct. 1, marks a full year since banks and card companies mandated that retailers install new, more secure chip-based credit and debit card readers and adopt related new payment processes. The goal was to avoid liability for fraudulent card payments.
  After a year of software and equipment certification backlogs, consumer angst and some mid-course corrections made
  
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• 16 useful Windows 10 tools that help you get more done

  30-09-2016 12:00
  Getting more doneImage by Adam Patrick MurrayNone of us like wasting time when we’re trying to get stuff done. Every second spent shuffling around open windows or navigating menus is precious time not spent achieving your goals. Fortunately, Microsoft stuffed Windows with all sorts of secretly powerful tools, as we’ve covered in-depth in both 17 obscure Windows tools and tricks too powerful to overlook and 15 simple, secret Windows tips and tricks designed to save you time.To read th
  
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• Movares brengt IT-dienstverlening onder bij Conclusion

  30-09-2016 11:53
  Ingenieursbureau Movares heeft een tienjarige overeenkomst gesloten met  IT-dienstverlener Conclusion. In eerste instantie worden de servicedesk, het werkplekbeheer en het middelenbeheer uitbesteed.Het IT-personeel van Movares wordt opgenomen in het team van Conclusion. Reden voor Movares om voor deze... lees meer
  
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• Masergy komt met managed SD-WAN Solution

  30-09-2016 09:13
  Specialist in hybride netwerken Masergy Communications heeft een managed software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) aan zijn portfolio toegevoegd. SD-WAN is een betrekkelijk nieuwe manier om wide area networks te ontwerpen en implementeren.De omarming van publieke cloud-diensten en SaaS-applicatie sturen de vraag naar wendbare,... lees meer
  
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• Four state AGs sue to block US decision to cede key internet role

  30-09-2016 05:50
  
  A judge in Texas has fixed for Friday the hearing in a suit filed by four state attorneys general against a decision by the U.S. to transfer by month end oversight of some key internet technical functions to a multistakeholder body.The attorneys general of Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada and Texas filed late Wednesday a suit asking the federal court for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction on the proposed transfer of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) functions to the I
  
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• In pictures: How businesses are turning tech into robot toil

  30-09-2016 01:24
  
  See how businesses are using robots to advance their trades Image by Martyn Williams The RoboBusiness conference in San Jose is all about creating business advantages through the use of robotic helpers. Case in point: the Navii shopping assistant from Fellow Robotics, that can greet customers, ask them if they need help, and then guide them to the item they need. Navii will be working in 11 Lowe’s stores around the San Francisco Bay area beginning this fall.To read this article i
  
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• Salesforce tries to block Microsoft's LinkedIn acquisition

  30-09-2016 01:14
  
  Microsoft made a splash earlier this year when it announced the largest acquisition in its history, signing an agreement to buy LinkedIn for $26.2 billion. But now, Salesforce is trying to convince the European Union to block the deal. Salesforce Chief Legal Officer Burke Norton will argue to the EU's competition authority that Microsoft's control of LinkedIn's dataset following an acquisition would be anticompetitive. EU competition chief Margarethe Vestager said in January that her agency
  
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• Paris motor show turns on to electric cars

  30-09-2016 00:49
  
  The soft whirring was barely audible amid the pounding music and the babble of voices at the Paris motor show on Thursday, but we'll be hearing a whole lot more of it in the years to come.
  The noise was Opel's Ampera-e all-electric compact car, driven on stage by the company's CEO, Karl-Thomas Neumann. The Ampera-e is the European equivalent of the Chevrolet Bolt, and will go on sale some time in the first half of next year.
  The whir could equally have come from other all-electric vehicles maki
  
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• Ga-ga for goggles: Augmented & virtual reality bring the masses to Harvard

  30-09-2016 00:22
  
  Wednesday was a big day for goggles in my life: I spent the afternoon at Harvard University's Innovation Labs, where hundreds of people tried on the latest virtual and augmented reality headsets, then I watched the Boston Red Sox on TV that night as they donned ski goggles meant to keep champagne from spraying into their eyes as they awkwardly celebrated winning the American League East title despite blowing a game to the Yankees in the bottom of the 9th inning.
  Coincidentally, the Red Sox base
  
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