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• Microsoft's 'Holoportation' will virtually beam you into another room

  02-12-2016 23:51
  
  Microsoft is bringing a whole new level to remote social interaction with "Holoportation."The prototype technology allows users to see, hear, and interact with others remotely as if both are present in the same physical space. 3D cameras capture and record a users movements and construct a temporally consistent 3D model. That data is then compressed and sent out to be reconstructed anywhere in the world. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Russia claims it foiled a cyber attack from a foreign spy service

  02-12-2016 23:25
  
  The Russian government claims to have foiled a "large-scale" cyber attack from foreign intelligence services meant to destabilize the country’s financial system.The government’s Federal Security Service made the statement on Friday without blaming a specific country, but said the attack was meant to be carried out on Dec. 5 against a number of major Russian banks.The hack would have also included the use of social media and SMS text messages to circulate posts claiming a crisis in Ru
  
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• Report: Microsoft's Home Hub will chase Amazon's Alexa and Echo as a software service

  02-12-2016 22:51
  
  Microsoft’s rumored Home Hub was once thought to be a device rivaling Amazon Echo or Google Home. A new report suggests it will instead be a Windows 10 software service aimed at families, complete with a new Cortana assistant that will run on upcoming Windows 10 PCs.
  Just like in real families, Home Hub will put an emphasis on sharing, according to the source of the report, Windows Central. The site said it would have a communal, interactive calendar, presumably touch-based like Wind
  
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• Intel's silence on Optane SSDs raises questions about launch and focus

  02-12-2016 22:30
  
  There's a lot of excitement about Intel's superfast Optane SSDs, but products won't be on shelves this year as the chipmaker had earlier promised.Intel is currently making Optane in a factory in China, and production will "ramp" up next year, said Stacy Smith, executive vice president of manufacturing, operations, and sales at Intel.Smith declined to comment on when Optane products will hit the market, maintaining a consistent pattern of silence among Intel executives on the topic. He spoke at t
  
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• BrandPost: CIO interview with Brad Strock, CIO of PayPal

  02-12-2016 21:58
  
  What is your ultimate goal at PayPal? We want to be central and transformative to our customers’ lives. And when we talk about our customers, we’re unique in that we serve consumers and merchants. When it comes to consumers, that means being a central and active part of consumer’s financial lives – from 2-3 times a month to 2-3 times a week, or even more.For merchants, that means shifting from a button on a site that enables purchasing to being a platform that mercha
  
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• Slim, speedy Svelte framework puts JavaScript on a diet

  02-12-2016 21:43
  
  While there's already a plethora of JavaScript frameworks available, there always seems to be room for another trying to provide something new. Enter the Svelte framework, which focuses on building apps for speed by converting them into pure vanilla JavaScript.
  Svelte, available in a 1.0.0 release, turns templates into framework-less JavaScript. Developers write components using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript; the Svelte build process compiles them into standalone JavaScript modules.To read this art
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: It’s not the workforce but the system that needs a fix

  02-12-2016 21:29
  
  In the digital age, the mandate of enterprise IT has shifted from supporting business with efficient and reliable solutions to offering a competitive advantage through differentiated capabilities and speed. However, many IT organizations haven’t made to the other side yet. Spectacular growth of digital providers of enterprise services and products, including Amazon, Google, Microsoft and Adobe, and the increasing shadow IT expenditures by business units are the early indicators of the brew
  
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• Mozilla's revenue jumps 28% in first full year of Yahoo search deal

  02-12-2016 21:28
  
  Mozilla yesterday reported that revenue for 2015 was up 28% over the year before, the largest increase in three years.
  Nearly all the $421 million booked by the Mozilla Foundation came from royalty payments, the bulk of which originated, as always, from search deals that set defaults in the Firefox browser.
  Mozilla Foundation is the nonprofit organization that oversees Mozilla Corp., the commercial arm which builds and maintains Firefox for personal computers and smartphones.
  Mozilla's revenue
  
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• BrandPost: Three Emerging Technologies that Could Weaken Security

  02-12-2016 21:26
  
  The Internet of Things (IoT), cloud-based service delivery, and enterprise social media all promise tremendous benefits in agility, innovation, collaboration, and marketing. Yet each carry significant new security risks. We can provide guidance on how to raise awareness and address these new threat vectors.Many companies have reaped the tremendous benefits from IoT devices, but these new devices produce more data and demand more storage. The devices are also physical things, which change the sco
  
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• Major IT outsourcing acquisition will have mixed impact

  02-12-2016 21:08
  
  The announcement that outsourcing consultancy Information Services Group (ISG) will acquire competitor Alsbridge marked the biggest M&A announcement in the IT services advisory industry since KPMG bought EquaTerra in 2011. The two large independent outsourcing advisors are joining forces to create a 1,300-person firm with offices in 20 countries revenues targeted at between $285 and $300 million in 2017.[ Related: Cloud services now account for a third of IT outsourcing market ]The combined
  
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• $49 Windows tablets, $1,000 PC discounts, and 50% off Xbox games highlight Microsoft deals

  02-12-2016 21:06
  
  Black Friday and Cyber Monday may have come and gone. But that hasn’t stopped Microsoft from publishing some fairly amazing deals over the next 12 days, half of which you’ll need to visit a brick-and-mortar Microsoft store to score.
  Since the deals kick off on December 5, you have until Monday to plan your purchases. And you will need to plan them, too: The 12 Days of Deals unlock each day and are only good “while supplies last.” Naturally, you’ll ha
  
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• Random iPhone 6s shutdowns due to faulty battery component, Apple says

  02-12-2016 20:31
  
  A problem with iPhone 6s products randomly shutting down comes from a battery flaw found in a small number of models, according to Apple.After a Chinese consumer watchdog group reported the issue, Apple is offering a fix free of charge to any eligible iPhone 6s user through its customer support sites.On Friday, Apple explained on its Chinese site that the problem was found in iPhone 6s devices containing a faulty battery component. This component was "exposed to controlled ambient air
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Preparing your enterprise for IoT and automation in the workplace: Part 1

  02-12-2016 20:11
  
  Enterprise and industrial internet of things. Is your business ready? It can be very overwhelming when thinking about IoT for your business, especially because IoT is such a broad and all-encompassing term that encompasses various markets and technologies, and is even used for both consumer and business discussions.Today, businesses need specificity, applicability and true business value discussions when speaking with technology vendors and partners. Even when my firm, Compass Intelligence,
  
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• CIODAY 2016: IT zorgt voor doorbraken

  02-12-2016 19:25
  ‘Breakthrough’. Het was het centrale thema van CIODAY 2016. In een overvolle Beurs van Berlage hoorden en zagen CIO’s hoe IT voor ingrijpende veranderingen zorgt. En hoe organisaties met de slimme inzet van IT tot doorbraken komen.Het was ook een belangrijk criterium bij de verkiezing van de CIO van... lees meer
  
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• Researchers find a way bypass the iOS activation lock

  02-12-2016 19:23
  
  Two researchers claim to have found a way to bypass the activation lock feature in iOS that's supposed to prevent anyone from using an iPhone or iPad marked as lost by its owner.The first report came Sunday from an Indian security researcher named Hemanth Joseph, who started investigating possible bypasses after being confronted with a locked iPad he acquired from eBay.The activation lock gets enabled automatically when users turn on the Find My iPhone feature via iCloud. It links the device to
  
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• 40% off Corsair Waterproof Shockproof 256GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive - Deal Alert

  02-12-2016 18:25
  
  Military-style data transportation. That's how Corsair describes their Flash Survivor Stealth series of USB flash drives. Its anodized, aircraft-grade aluminum housing is waterproof to 200 meters, vibration-resistant, and shock-resistant while small enough to fit on your keychain. USB 3.0 offers read speeds up to four times faster than traditional USB 2.0 drives, so it's fast enough to play most videos directly from it, without having to transfer to a hard drive first. The drive is bac
  
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• BrandPost: 5 Best Practices for Guarding Against Insider Threats

  02-12-2016 18:04
  
  As the user base continues expanding, securing enterprise resources against insider threats has emerged as a front-burner issue. But there’s good news: Organizations can guard against insider threats by implementing the following five proven policies and procedures.1)    Consolidate user identitiesStart by consolidating identities across the enterprise. This allows you to enforce separation of duties and delegate administration. To do this, migrate local accounts to centrali
  
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• Severe AirDroid vulnerability threatens tens of millions of Android users

  02-12-2016 17:46
  
  Popular remote management utility AirDroid has attracted tens of millions of users with the lure of sharing the messages and files on their phones with their PCs, but you might want to think twice about firing it up today. Mobile security firm Zimperium has published a report detailing several major vulnerabilities that threaten to hijack your device.
  The security issue—which still exists in the latest 4.0.1 release, according to Zimperium—is related to “insecure communication
  
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• Remote management app exposes millions of Android users to hacking

  02-12-2016 17:44
  
  Poor implementation of encryption in a popular Android remote management application exposes millions of users to data theft and remote code execution attacks.According to researchers from mobile security firm Zimperium, the AirDroid screen sharing and remote control application sends authentication information encrypted with a hard-coded key. This information could allow man-in-the-middle attackers to push out malicious AirDroid add-on updates, which would then gain the permissions of the app i
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The 3 worst on-site ad fails

  02-12-2016 17:06
  
  Advertising messages form an essential part of an effective online strategy for a website. They can generate revenue, increase conversions and grow mailing lists.
  They have evolved from static banners restricted to sidebars to dynamically served content that can make or break a visitor's experience. From interstitial ads to pop-up messages to scroll boxes, ads are being used in an ever-greater capacity to drive results on websites.
  Yet many businesses are using ads in ways that hinder, rather t
  
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• LinkedIn 'Interest Feed' aims for better content discovery

  02-12-2016 16:58
  
  LinkedIn is set to launch a feature within its main feed that will give you more curated information and opinion on topics relevant to your profession. The company wants to help its 467 million members learn more about the issues that are most important to them and their careers. The upcoming change is part of a site redesign LinkedIn previewed at a media briefing in September.LinkedIn LinkedIn's forthcoming "Interest Feed," as depicted in a search query, will organize news and insights by topic
  
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• ‘Distributed guessing’ attack lets hackers verify Visa card details

  02-12-2016 16:42
  
  Add credit card fraud to the list of things that distributed processing can speed up.
  An e-commerce site will typically block a credit card number after 10 or 20 failed attempts to enter the corresponding expiry date and CVV (card verification value), making life difficult for fraudsters who don't have a full set of credentials.
  But there are plenty of e-commerce sites out there, and it's possible to obtain missing account details by submitting slightly different payment requests to hundreds of
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: Storytelling in the C-suite

  02-12-2016 16:12
  
  Seemingly out of nowhere, storytelling has become trendy. These days everyone’s a storyteller: marketers, IT executives and even CEOs. The axiom that everyone’s got a story to tell has never been more apt.I was telling stories before it was a thing. Nearly 20 years ago I wrote a screenplay. (I live in L.A. where writing a screenplay is like driving: Everyone does it, but not many do it well.)  Screenwriting is a serious exercise in structure and rigor. I took several workshops&m
  
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• CBS All Access will start streaming live NFL games this weekend

  02-12-2016 16:06
  
  Sling TV, Twitter, YouTube, and now CBS All Access. The NFL and CBS just announced that CBS All Access subscribers can watch the network’s NFL broadcasts starting on Sunday, December 4 and continuing through the post-season—including Thursday night games. This is a multi-year deal, which means NFL on CBS will return to CBS All Access for the 2017 season beginning with the pre-season games.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• IT’ers denken onterecht dat ‘hun’ data veilig is

  02-12-2016 16:03
  Bijna een jaar na invoering van de Wet Meldplicht Datalekken zeggen zeven op de tien Nederlandse IT-professionals in overeenstemming met deze wet te handelen. Maar om aan de huidige regelgeving te voldoen, en per 25 mei 2018 ook aan de Europese Privacy Wetgeving (AVG), moeten organisaties het dataverkeer beveiligen.... lees meer
  
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• Why AWS is the IBM for the cloud computing age

  02-12-2016 15:56
  
  Amazon Web Services (AWS) has emerged as the top infrastructure-as-a-service provider for large enterprises because of its stability and security, rich feature set, and track record hosting critical applications for enterprises. But its success isn’t based strictly on technology: It's also become strategic in hiring former CIOs and CTOs to sell skeptical prospective customers.That reality was clear this week at AWS's customer event where Capital One announced that it had made AWS its predo
  
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• 28% off Bushbox Titanium Outdoor Pocket Stove - Deal Alert

  02-12-2016 15:51
  
  This Bushbox is an ultra light Titanium multi-fuel pocket stove for the great outdoors. It can be used with wood, organic material, a standard alcohol burner or esbit tabs, and folds down so small and lightweight that you could fit it in your pocket (or a Christmas stocking!). It comes with two trivets for any pot size, and comes with an ash pan for soil/ground protection. It averages 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, where its list price of $69 has been reduced to $49.90. See the discounted titaniu
  
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• How tech vendors can successfully articulate a vision

  02-12-2016 15:39
  
  I spent much of last week looking at vendor strategies based on hardware where it was very difficult to see what the end-game would be -- largely because everything was based on parts. The parts approach is far from uncommon and it leads to incomplete solutions that fail to meet the changing expectations of customers. The original Star Trek pilot was strangely to point, a key element was that aliens had discovered a human that was so badly damaged they had no idea how the various damaged parts
  
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• How to find out if your iPhone 6s is eligible for free battery replacement

  02-12-2016 15:34
  
  When my iPhone 6s started shutting down earlier this month even though it still had 20% or 30% battery life showing, I suspected maybe it was just getting too cold. After all, I've seen my iPhones be temperature sensitive in the past.
  But it turns out that the problem really stemmed from a bug in version 10.1 or 10.1.1 of Apple iOS, and now Apple is offering free battery replacement by those affected. The weird thing that those of us affected by this have experienced is that after charging the
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: The rise of the CMO superhero

  02-12-2016 15:13
  
  Ringing the bell at NASDAQ, the photo opp with the new investors, collecting the Gartner Cool Vendor award, breaking the good news to the team, finally flying business class (or first?).... A CEO may be the center of attention and accolades, but the path to glory is paved by a more-than-average CMO. What does it take to be that CMO?1. Claim your positionIt starts by choosing your startup (and CEO) wisely. Do your due diligence about the company, investors and management. A CMO can only become a
  
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• IDG Contributor Network: How today’s tech tools take marketing automation to the next level

  02-12-2016 13:21
  
  At one time, marketers relied on a technique now called “spray and pray” to get their messages across. They deployed an ad to a large audience in the hopes that at least a small percentage would react positively to it. At the time, this was the best way to get the word out about a product or service, whether it was to a national or local audience.Fortunately, things have gotten much easier thanks to technology. With the right tools in place, a brand can gather information about poten
  
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• What happens when a country cracks down on fake news? Ask China

  02-12-2016 13:00
  
  The current debate over fake online news has one country feeling vindicated: China. For years, its controversial censorship system has been cracking down on so-called "online rumors," and last week a state-controlled newspaper essentially told the U.S., "I told you so.""China’s crackdown on online rumors a few years ago was harshly condemned by the West,” wrote the Global Times. “Things changed really quickly, as the anxiety over internet management has been tran
  
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• AI is coming, and will take some jobs, but no need to worry

  02-12-2016 12:44
  
  The capabilities of artificial intelligence and machine learning are accelerating, and many cybersecurity tasks currently performed by humans will be automated. There will still be plenty of work to go around so job prospects should remain good, especially for those who keep up with technology, broaden their skill sets, and get a better understanding of their company's business needs.
  Cybersecurity jobs won't go the way of telephone operators. Take, for example, Spain-based antivirus company Pa
  
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• How Windows 10 data collection trades privacy for security

  02-12-2016 12:00
  
  Windows 10’s aggressive data-collection capabilities may concern users about corporate spying, but enterprises have control that consumer-edition Windows users do not: Administrators can decide how much information gets sent back to Microsoft.
  But enterprises need to think twice before turning off Windows telemetry to increase corporate privacy. That’s because doing so can decrease the effectiveness of Windows 10’s security features.[ InfoWorld’s deep look: Why (and how)
  
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• Face-off: New Relic vs. AppDynamics for APM

  02-12-2016 12:00
  
  Application performance management (APM) software must serve multiple masters -- developers, IT and business managers -- all of whom want visibility into the performance of corporate software to make sure it produces a great, reliable experience for the end-user.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story)
  
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• Computerworld's holiday gift guide 2016: Stocking stuffers for $35 or less

  02-12-2016 12:00
  
  Good things come in inexpensive packagesImage by Stephen SauerSo you’ve got the bulk of your holiday shopping done, but you still need a few little things -- say, something to top up a stocking or give to a co-worker at the office party? Never fear: Part 3 of our gift guide showcases some great tech-related gifts that cost $35 or less.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• AWS makes CI, microservices moves for devs

  02-12-2016 12:00
  
  With its new offerings unveiled this week, Amazon Web Services is making advancements in software building and microservices.
  The company introduced AWS CodeBuild, into to smooth out software building and continuous integration processes, and AWS Step Functions, for building complex, distributed applications that connect Web and microservices via visual workflows.[ Download the public cloud megaguide PDF: Amazon, Microsoft, Google, IBM, and Joyent compared. | Stay up on the cloud with InfoWorld
  
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• 22 wildly imaginative PCs that don't look like PCs at all

  02-12-2016 12:00
  More than meets the eyeImage by Anshel SagFor many people, PCs are just a tool; a bland beige or black box shoved underneath a desk and physically ignored except for when you press the power button. But not for everyone. In the right hands, PCs can be transformed into works of art inside and out.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
  
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• Twitter gets new product head and team from app startup Yes

  02-12-2016 08:07
  
  Twitter has swallowed social app developer Yes and is also getting a new product head as part of the deal.Keith Coleman, formerly CEO of the Palo Alto startup, is joining Twitter as vice president of product development. “Yes! Keith and team are joining Twitter to help lead and strengthen our service!,” wrote Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey in a message on the social network.The post of head of product development has been vacant for some time at Twitter, which has been struggling to boost i
  
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• NetSuite's going global under Oracle's flag

  02-12-2016 01:31
  
  Lashed to the much bigger ship that is Oracle, cloud software provider NetSuite is setting sail for a new market near you.Until now, the 18-year-old company based in San Mateo, California, has focused on English-speaking countries and Japan. As part of Oracle, it plans to localize its products for many more countries while expanding its data-center capacity, sales operations, partner channel and other assets to reach customers in those new areas.Oracle announced plans in July to buy NetSuite for
  
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• AWS looks to take the drudge work out of data analysis

  02-12-2016 00:40
  
  Amazon Web Services is looking to make it easier, and more efficient, for enterprises to analyze their data in the cloud.
  "Eighty percent of what we call analytics is not analytics at all but just hard work," said Werner Vogels, chief technology officer at Amazon.com, speaking during a keynote speech this morning at the AWS re:Invent cloud conference in Las Vegas.
  Instead of digging down into a company's data to find patterns and insights that will give an enterprise a competitive advantage, to
  
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• Juniper boosts cloud analytics, machine learning tech with AppFormix buy

  02-12-2016 00:18
  
  Looking to bolster its cloud analytics and machine learning technologies, Juniper today announced its intention to buy startup AppFormix for an undisclosed amount.
  AppFormix brings streaming analytics and machine learning technologies to Juniper that are tailored for managing operations of large OpenStack and Kubernetes-based Hybrid clouds and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)/Telco clouds, wrote Ankur Singla, Juniper’s Vice President, Office of the CTO in a blog about the acquisition
  
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