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	18 great uses for an old Android device That outdated Android device in your closet still has a lot to offer -- if you know what to do with it. Here are 18 excellent ways to give new life to an old phone or tablet. Read More     WHITE PAPER: Vormetric Deal With It: Protecting Data in the Cloud Cloud computing continues to see explosive growth. Yet for security pros,the cloud presents a huge dilemma: How to embrace cloud benefits while securing your data? Read Now. In this Issue A mobile app reality check Micro-windmills can recharge cell phones 60+ R resources to improve your data skills How to survive an IBM software license audit Spammers target Snapchat, Bitly and Kik Messenger Samsung adds low-end Lite tablet to Galaxy Tab line IBM X series servers can now pack Flash into speedy DIMM slots Public wants the FCC to hang up on in-flight cellphone idea Appeals court lets class-action status stand in Silicon Valley collusion case COO de Castro, a former Google exec, set to leave Yahoo Fujitsu Labs makes tech for batch searches of encrypted data Security startup Impermium joining Google AOL unravels its stake in Patch, local news site that never flourished Richi Jennings: 3D printing with Adobe and Makerbot RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO Perspectives Atlanta Conference Save the Date: CIO Perspectives Atlanta Conference, March 12     The CIO Perspectives Atlanta Conference 2014 agenda is being crafted with the expert guidance of our Atlanta CIO Advisory Board members, which includes CIOs from Carter's, Coca-Cola, Cox Communications, NCI Building Systems, Brambles, GE Energy and more. Register Today! A mobile app reality check If you have programming chops and hold dreams of chucking your day job to build a cash cow mobile app in your basement, here's an irksome reality check. Read More Micro-windmills can recharge cell phones Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington have built micro-windmills that could be embedded in a sleeve for a cell phone and, with a wave of the hand, used to recharge a device. Read More 60+ R resources to improve your data skills This list was originally published as part of the Computerworld Beginner's Guide to R but has since been expanded to also include resources for advanced beginner and intermediate users. Read More How to survive an IBM software license audit While many software vendors run software license audits on customers, there are some key differences customers should be mindful of when it comes to IBM, according to a new report from advisory firm Miro Consulting. Read More Spammers target Snapchat, Bitly and Kik Messenger You have to give spammers credit for effort: Symantec found a spam campaign that manages to abuse three Web services at the same time. Read More Samsung adds low-end Lite tablet to Galaxy Tab line     Samsung Electronics is readying an entrant to the increasingly important low-end of the mobile device market with the Galaxy Tab3 Lite, which is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core processor. Read More IBM X series servers can now pack Flash into speedy DIMM slots The next generation of IBM's X-series servers will be able to accommodate solid-state Flash drives clipped into their DIMM memory slots, potentially improving the response times of fast-paced enterprise applications. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell and Microsoft Accelerating the Benefits of Microsoft Windows Server 2012 The design and direction of the new Microsoft Windows Server 2012 enables you to take advantage of virtualization and cloud-based technologies and infrastructure, while providing improved capabilities for stand-alone servers. Learn More Now! Public wants the FCC to hang up on in-flight cellphone idea Like a nearby cellphone user with an annoying way of saying, "Helllloooo!" recently confirmed FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler has already hit a nerve. Read More Appeals court lets class-action status stand in Silicon Valley collusion case A U.S. appeals court cleared the way for thousands of Silicon Valley workers to proceed as a group with a lawsuit alleging that technology companies including Google and Apple colluded to drive down employee compensation. Read More COO de Castro, a former Google exec, set to leave Yahoo Yahoo Chief Operating Officer Henrique de Castro is leaving the company a little over a year after he was hired, according to a filing by the company. Read More Fujitsu Labs makes tech for batch searches of encrypted data If snooping by the U.S. National Security Agency isn't enough to make you worry about your privacy, Fujitsu Laboratories has developed a fast method to perform secret searches of data that is encrypted. Read More Security startup Impermium joining Google Security company Impermium has joined Google to help boost the Internet giant's already considerable expertise in countering spam and abuse. Read More AOL unravels its stake in Patch, local news site that never flourished AOL is relinquishing its control of Patch, an online site for local news that has struggled to turn a profit. Read More Richi Jennings: 3D printing with Adobe and Makerbot Makerbot can print with Adobe. Adobe (NASDAQ:ADBE) has announced it is taking the burgeoning 3D designer and maker movement seriously. Serious enough to release a tool called Photoshop CC, expressly designed to ameliorate the gooey, troublesome-prone craft of 3D printing. Hearts of bloggers are meshing and melting into extruded lines of plastic happiness with the announcement. By aiding new Makerbot users in their quest to print the ultimate vase or Yoda figurine, Adobe may well have a hit on its hands. But like all other things associated with 3D printing, it pays to be cautiously optimistic. Read More
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