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	Microsoft seizes floor space in Best Buy for Windows mega mini-stores Microsoft today announced it's struck a deal with Best Buy to create 600 stores-within-stores in the U.S. and Canada to sell customers on Windows 8, the Surface tablet line, and new PCs and devices from other OEMs. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: KnowBe4 How big is your 'phishing attack surface'? Many email addresses of your organization are exposed, allowing cybercriminals to launch spear-phishing attacks. The bigger the attack footprint, the higher your risk. Fill out the form and we'll email you the list of exposed addresses. Sign up for your FREE EEC now In this Issue New MacBook Air still stymies repairs, upgrades How to avoid Big Brother 's gaze US prosecutors propose kill switch to prevent smartphone theft FDA calls on medical device makers to focus on cybersecurity Even before NSA scandal, US residents were anxious about privacy breaches Nationwide makes SSDs standard on PCs, to employee applause New EU law mandates eCall in all new cars Nvidia hopes Shield eventually overtakes Xbox, PS4 Sony opens up SmartWatch to developers Apple's Eddy Cue offers short answers in e-book antitrust trial Software AG buys complex-event processing tech from Progress Sharon Machlis: Does the government even need PRISM snooping? It's got Facebook Jonny Evans: Why is Apple upgrading its entire ecosystem this Fall? Steve Pate: Banking on the public cloud Preston Gralla: Acer passes on Windows Phone, complains "no one knows about it" WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Backup and Recovery Changes This IDC Whitepaper provides an overview of the forces driving change within today's IT organizations and data centers and discusses how backup and recovery can enable or hinder broader IT infrastructure and business transformation. Learn more. New MacBook Air still stymies repairs, upgrades Apple's newest MacBook Air, nearly identical to its predecessor, is not any easier to repair, iFixit said this week after tearing apart one of the just-released ultra-light notebooks. Read More How to avoid Big Brother 's gaze Deciding on the level of encryption you should be using requires careful consideration. Read More US prosecutors propose kill switch to prevent smartphone theft U.S. prosecutors are proposing that smartphone makers offer a "kill switch" in all new phones produced by the start of next year as part of an initiative to cut down on theft, which sometimes turns violent. Read More FDA calls on medical device makers to focus on cybersecurity Medical device makers should take new steps to protect their products from malware and cyberattacks or face the possibility that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration won't approve their devices for use. Read More Even before NSA scandal, US residents were anxious about privacy breaches Even before bombshell disclosures of the U.S. government's massive collection of Internet and cellphone data, many U.S. residents were concerned about privacy violations. Read More Nationwide makes SSDs standard on PCs, to employee applause Nationwide Insurance is moving off Windows XP and the misery of an eight-minute boot-up time for some 40,000 users. Read More New EU law mandates eCall in all new cars From October 2015 all new cars in the European Union will have to be fitted with an eCall device according to new draft legislation announced Thursday. Read More WEBCAST: 8x8 7 Reasons to Choose VoIP Thinking about a new phone system for your business? Be sure to watch this informative webcast. Steve Strauss, small business columnist for USA Today and author of the Small Business Bible, shares his useful and powerful expertise. Learn more. Nvidia hopes Shield eventually overtakes Xbox, PS4 Nvidia's Shield is complementary to gaming consoles for now, but the company hopes that wide adoption of Android gaming ultimately could make the $349 handheld an alternative to Xbox and PlayStation. Read More Sony opens up SmartWatch to developers Sony's Open SmartWatch Project will make it possible for developers to create and install alternative software on the Sony SmartWatch. Read More Apple's Eddy Cue offers short answers in e-book antitrust trial Apple Senior Vice President Eddy Cue offered only short answers in federal court when questioned by federal prosecutors trying to solidify their case that Apple, along with five of the largest book publishers, worked together to illegally set the prices of electronic books for the market. Read More Software AG buys complex-event processing tech from Progress Software AG is building out its portfolio of complex-event processing software with the acquisition of Apama from Progress Software, in the second CEP-related deal this week. Terms of the deal, which was announced Thursday, were not disclosed. Read More Sharon Machlis: Does the government even need PRISM snooping? It's got Facebook What you like and who you're connected to can tell a lot more than many people realize. Read More Jonny Evans: Why is Apple upgrading its entire ecosystem this Fall? Apple seems set for a major Fall upgrade across its ecosystem with Reuters adding speculation the company also plans a Fall launch of a $99 iPhone available in multiple colors -- iTunes Radio, the Mac Pro, iOS 7 and OS X are also set for release then. Why? Read More Steve Pate: Banking on the public cloud What do banks and the public cloud have in common? More than you might think. Let's use the concept of banking as we jump into the root of the public cloud debate. Read More Preston Gralla: Acer passes on Windows Phone, complains "no one knows about it" Some estimates show Windows Phone gradually gaining market share, but don't tell that to Acer, one of whose top executives says that the company won't be releasing a Windows Phone any time soon because "no one knows about it." Read More
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