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	INSIDER How to use Azure's new connectivity features Here's what you need to know about the recent point-to-site and site-to-site VPN upgrades to Windows Azure. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving Read the IDC report on how EMC is well positioned to help organizations that want to consider alternatives to tape for long-term backup retention and archiving needs. Learn more. In this Issue Microsoft asks to disclose FISA requests to set the record straight JR Raphael: What the Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play Editions are like to use PayPal eyes opportunities in outer space Darlene Storm: Car hacking: Car cyberattack a possible theory behind journalist's death Oracle, NetSuite team on cloud services for mid-size customers 28Tbps undersea fiber backed by Google, China Telecom, NEC goes live Former NSA leakers: We told you so Preston Gralla: Windows 8.1 first look: Finally, Windows the way you want it Jaikumar Vijayan: If he is smart, Edward Snowden will shut up EMC's Syncplicity lets enterprises lock down data sharing South Korean cyberattacks linked to known gang Researcher nets $20K for finding serious Facebook flaw Microsoft enlists Bing to enhance Windows 8.1 apps Opera says hackers pilfered expired code-signing certificate Dish drops bid for Clearwire, ending brutal bidding war Nvidia postpones Shield launch to July Richi Jennings: iPhone 5s / 6 -- features / rumors -- release date sooner? WHITE PAPER: 8x8 Virtual Office Pro VoIP and Unified Communications Solution Download the results of an extensive, independent evaluation of 8x8 Virtual Office cloud communications solution recently completed by industry analyst firm Wainhouse Research. Read now! Microsoft asks to disclose FISA requests to set the record straight Microsoft is seeking permission to disclose "aggregate statistics" about the number of requests for data it receives under the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, following a similar move by Google earlier this month. Read More JR Raphael: What the Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play Editions are like to use The Galaxy S4 and HTC One Google Play Editions offer pure Android software with smokin' hot hardware -- so what are the devices actually like to use? Here's a hands-on look at the pros and cons. Read More PayPal eyes opportunities in outer space PayPal, which claims more than 128 million active accounts in 193 markets and 25 currencies around the globe, is now looking at outer space. Read More Darlene Storm: Car hacking: Car cyberattack a possible theory behind journalist's death Is car hacking now a reality or a conspiracy theory? Richard Clarke, former U.S. National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection and Counter-terrorism said a car cyberattack is a possibility behind journalist Michael Hastings' death. Read More Oracle, NetSuite team on cloud services for mid-size customers Oracle and NetSuite are to jointly offer cloud services to mid-size business customers. Read More 28Tbps undersea fiber backed by Google, China Telecom, NEC goes live An 8,900 kilometer undersea fiber cable system in Asia, backed by a consortium including Google, China Telecom, NEC and a host of local telecommunications companies, went live Thursday. Read More Former NSA leakers: We told you so Recent leaks about surveillance programs at the National Security Agency show an agency with little regard for the U.S. Constitution and laws on the books, two past NSA leakers said Wednesday. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows 8.1 first look: Finally, Windows the way you want it With Windows 8.1, Microsoft finally recognizes that a big portion of the world actively dislikes the new "Modern" interface and Start screen, and lets people downplay it, bypass it, or make it work the way they like. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP 6 Steps to Application Performance Optimization Poor application performance can cost more than you think. In fact, Enterprise Management Associates reports that it can exceed $1 million per hour in large enterprises. Read Now! Jaikumar Vijayan: If he is smart, Edward Snowden will shut up Edward Snowden needs to shut up for his own good and for those who support his actions. Seems like every time the self-confessed document leaker opens his mouth these days, he says something that gives the government more fodder for going after him with everything its got. And that's a problem because it detracts from the importance of his revelations. Read More EMC's Syncplicity lets enterprises lock down data sharing EMC is giving enterprises greater control over how corporate data gets distributed and to whom, plus more mobile capabilities, with the latest update to its Syncplicity service. Read More South Korean cyberattacks linked to known gang One well-known gang of hackers contributed to cyberattacks on South Korea on Tuesday, which coincided with the 63rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War, according to analysis from Symantec. Read More Researcher nets $20K for finding serious Facebook flaw A U.K.-based researcher has netted $20,000 for spotting a serious flaw in Facebook that could have allowed an attacker to take over anyone's account with minimal effort. Read More Microsoft enlists Bing to enhance Windows 8.1 apps In its ongoing challenge to attract more users to Windows 8, Microsoft is offering bits of its Bing Internet search service to boost the functionality of third-party Windows Store applications. Read More Opera says hackers pilfered expired code-signing certificate Opera Software said hackers pilfered from its internal systems at least one code-signing certificate that was used to sign malicious software. Read More Dish drops bid for Clearwire, ending brutal bidding war Dish Network has dropped its offer to buy Clearwire, probably clearing the path for a strengthened Sprint Nextel to complete its takeover of the struggling but spectrum-rich mobile operator. Read More Nvidia postpones Shield launch to July Less than a day before it was scheduled to go on sale, Nvidia has pushed back the launch date of its Shield gaming device until July. Read More Richi Jennings: iPhone 5s / 6 -- features / rumors -- release date sooner? New BYOD iToy release earlier than expected? The Apple iPhone 5S has been spotted again. In today's IT Blogwatch, we round up the rumors and fettle the features, as mused by the masses. Oh, and what of the imagined iPhone 6 -- is it possible we'll see it this year? Bloggers blather on... Read More
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