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	Facebook made of Teflon when it comes to privacy Facebook is being sued for allegedly intercepting users' private messages, following links and sharing the information with advertisers and marketers, but analysts doubt the accusations will be enough to make users abandon the social networking site. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP ArcSight Big Security for Big Data In order to meet current security problems, a new paradigm shift needs to occur. Businesses need the ability to secure data, collect it, and aggregate into an intelligent format, so that real-time alerting and reporting can take place. This white paper will give you the information you need to get started. Learn More In this Issue The case for an iPad Pro Costs of NSA phone records collection program outweigh the benefits Stock's ups and downs tell Microsoft's tale for 2013 Mozilla resets Metro Firefox ship date to mid-March Microsoft shares climb 34%, add $3.2B to Ballmer's wallet Lizard-like robot could save astronauts from dangerous spacewalks Acer's $1,100 Android all-in-one shows stunning visuals QuickPoll: What's likely to be the big tech story of 2014? Escaped spammer back in federal slammer Acer looks to cash in on Chromebook craze Jonny Evans: Apple iBeacon tech lights up CES 2014 Sharon Machlis: My plan for taming out-of-control email Richi Jennings: All aboard Google's VP9 bus to free 4K UHD Preston Gralla: Do big holiday sales mean that Microsoft Surface tablets are for real? Darlene Storm: 17 exploits the NSA uses to hack PCs, routers and servers for surveillance WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Keep Users Happy by Integrating IT Operations and IT Support The popularity of bringing your own device to work (BYOD), and interactions with social media, users are expecting and demanding far more in terms of IT support. They want services to be available when and where they need them. Learn More The case for an iPad Pro Apple will move upmarket to an iPad Pro tablet, perhaps this year, as it faces pressure from Android device makers searching for profits, an analyst said today. Read More Costs of NSA phone records collection program outweigh the benefits The agency's metadata collection efforts haven't been key to thwarting terrorist attacks, researchers say. Read More Stock's ups and downs tell Microsoft's tale for 2013 A visual look at Microsoft's share performance illustrates the year's big events. Read More Mozilla resets Metro Firefox ship date to mid-March Mozilla has again pushed back the release date for a touch-enabled version of Firefox that will run in Windows 8's "Modern" UI, with the new target in mid-March. Read More Microsoft shares climb 34%, add $3.2B to Ballmer's wallet Steve Ballmer, still the CEO of Microsoft, was nearly $3.2 billion richer yesterday than he was a year ago, his good fortune driven by a 34.5% increase in Microsoft's share price during 2013. Read More Lizard-like robot could save astronauts from dangerous spacewalks Lizard-like robots with sticky feet may one day work on spacecraft like the International Space Station, saving astronauts from making as many dangerous spacewalks. Read More Acer's $1,100 Android all-in-one shows stunning visuals Acer's going beyond conventional high-definition with its latest all-in-one PC, which at a list price of US$1,099.99, is one of the most expensive Android devices available. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell and Microsoft A Prescription for IT Efficiency Windows XP is no longer safe for hospitals and healthcare facilities. Due to its age, malicious programs have free reign with Windows XP. If you migrate your facility to Windows 7 or Windows 8 for no other reason, preventing data breaches and security failures should be motivation enough. Read now! QuickPoll: What's likely to be the big tech story of 2014? Who will be Microsoft's new CEO? What's next in wearable computing? 2014 promises to be an exciting year. What do you think will be the biggest tech story of the coming year? Read More Escaped spammer back in federal slammer Jeffrey Kilbride, convicted of charges stemming from the CAN-SPAM Act, was returned to federal custody a day after he reportedly broke out of a minimum-security prison. Read More Acer looks to cash in on Chromebook craze Chromebooks are gaining popularity at the expense of Windows machines, and Acer is cashing in with a touchscreen laptop based on Google's Chrome OS. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple iBeacon tech lights up CES 2014 It's the same every year at CES: Apple doesn't appear at the show but its shadow looms large across the show. This year's a little different, because Apple's iBeacon support will be part of the event. Read More Sharon Machlis: My plan for taming out-of-control email Yes there's such a thing as too much data -- especially when it comes to my Inbox. Read More Richi Jennings: All aboard Google's VP9 bus to free 4K UHD Free codec to allow more detailed cat videos. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) is gushing over all the hardware vendors who've pledged support for its new VP9 video codec. It's royalty-free and claimed to be just as good as the new, encumbered H.265 "high efficiency video codec" standard -- i.e., they're both about twice as efficient as today's widely-used H.264 codecs. And Google will add VP9 to YouTube, Real Soon Now, along with some 4K videos. Read More Preston Gralla: Do big holiday sales mean that Microsoft Surface tablets are for real? Holiday sales and post-holiday usage numbers show big gains for Surface tablets. It is a one-time blip, or are bigger Surface tablet the wave of the future? Read More Darlene Storm: 17 exploits the NSA uses to hack PCs, routers and servers for surveillance Here are 17 NSA ANT exploits targeting PCs, routers and servers listed among 50 in the catalog that target almost every major software, hardware and firmware product. Read More
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