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	Dell's Chromebook is a sign of shakier times for Windows   Dell's debut of a Chromebook, an inexpensive laptop that runs Google's browser-based Chrome OS, is a sign that the platform has gone mainstream, an analyst argued today. Read More   WHITE PAPER: SAS How Social Media Can Shape Perceptions of Product Quality Descriptive statistics, text analytics and social network analysis provide a way for to determine how customers purchasing decisions are affected by what they see on the Internet. This paper describes how analytics can be applied to social media for monitoring and addressing perceptual quality. View Now In this Issue NSA taps tracking cookies used by Google, others, to monitor surveillance targets Mozilla ships Firefox 26 with opening click-to-play move Low-end smartphone battle forces Nokia to Android Arizona lawmaker hopes to stop NSA spy efforts in her state HP makes a case for the private cloud 2014 Best Places to Work in IT: Call for Nominations Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player and Shockwave Preston Gralla: Microsoft drops a bomb on Android: Windows Phone and Windows RT may be free Jonny Evans: Quick guide: Backing up iOS 7 iPhone text messages Antone Gonsalves: What Apple's iBeacon rollout doesn't say Darlene Storm: Freaky future of OK Google: Ceiling microphones and brain microchips coming by 2018? WHITE PAPER: Citrix The Modern Approach to Mobile Applications IT managers lose sleep over how to secure corporate data while also making it easy for people to be productive on-the-go. With Citrix WorxMail, you don't have to choose between security and a great user experience. Learn about the latest developments in secure mobile email. Download the e-book. Read now! NSA taps tracking cookies used by Google, others, to monitor surveillance targets The browser cookies that online companies use to track Internet customers for targeted advertising are also used by the National Security Agency to track surveillance targets and break into their systems. Read More   Mozilla ships Firefox 26 with opening click-to-play move   Mozilla released Firefox 26, which kicked off a limited form of click-to-play and patched 15 security vulnerabilities, six marked "critical." Read More   Low-end smartphone battle forces Nokia to Android With Nokia reportedly working on its own version of Android for use on low-end smartphones, the company needs Google's OS to able to compete in that increasingly important segment of the market, according to Informa principal analyst Malik Saadi. Read More   Arizona lawmaker hopes to stop NSA spy efforts in her state An Arizona lawmaker is eyeing an unusual way of reigning in the National Security Agency, which has been under fire for questionable surveillance practices: Block it from operating in her state. Read More   HP makes a case for the private cloud Hewlett Packard is making the case for private and hybrid clouds in Barcelona this week at its annual HP Discover user conference. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Nasuni Corp   5 Ways Cloud-integrated Storage Reduces Costs Many companies are considering using cloud storage to reduce costs and the IT burden of storing data in the enterprise. Learn More 2014 Best Places to Work in IT: Call for Nominations Is your IT department a great place to work? Our 21st annual Best Places to Work in IT list and special report will honor 100 organizations that offer great benefits, salaries and opportunities for training and advancement, as well as interesting projects and a flexible and diverse work environment. Nominate a company now through Dec. 20. Read More   Adobe patches critical vulnerabilities in Flash Player and Shockwave Adobe patched several vulnerabilities in its Flash Player and Shockwave Player on Tuesday, including one for which an exploit is already available. Read More   Preston Gralla: Microsoft drops a bomb on Android: Windows Phone and Windows RT may be free Microsoft is taking dead aim at Android, considering giving away Windows Phone and Windows RT for free to device makers in the hope of getting big market share. Will the ploy work, or is it a sign of desperation? Read More   Jonny Evans: Quick guide: Backing up iOS 7 iPhone text messages Is there any good reason it's such hassle to backup your text/SMS messages from your iPhone? I've been looking into this and Apple doesn't make it easy. Here's what I've learned: Read More   Antone Gonsalves: What Apple's iBeacon rollout doesn't say iBeacon holds lots of promise, but security and reliability are some of the kinks that need to be worked out. Read More   Darlene Storm: Freaky future of OK Google: Ceiling microphones and brain microchips coming by 2018? If "Ok Google" has its way, then our freaky future would include microphones hanging from the ceiling and microchips implanted in brains to make search easier. Read More
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