Location-based services: Controversy at every level

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	Location-based services: Controversy at every level Your smartphone can be a beacon telling the world where you are, with increasing precision. Is that good commerce or bad privacy, or maybe a bit of both? Read More In this Issue 5 reasons why your IT job search is getting harder HP sticks thumb in Microsoft's eye, discounts consumer Windows 7 PCs Surface 2 Pro owners: Where's our @#$%&! firmware update? Two coders closely tied to Target-related malware Microsoft will furnish malware assassin to XP users until mid-2015 Intel expects to reduce workforce by 5% this year Why the 'Internet of Things' may never happen Richi Jennings: Microsoft pays to watch YouTube INSIDER Storage: The ugly truth about virtualization Spammers buy Chrome extensions and turn them into adware In the Age of the Customer, get out of your employees' way CIOs tell Microsoft: Take the time you need to pick the right CEO Richi Jennings: Hans Vestberg as Microsoft CEO? WEBCAST: Dell Inc. Make the Challenges of Remote Office IT a Thing of the Past Join us to see why PC Pro named Dell PowerEdge VRTX the "2013 Server of the Year." PowerEdge VRTX may be just what you need in your remote and branch offices to redefine your IT operations. Take advantage of the onboard shared storage, then scale over time as needed. Learn more 5 reasons why your IT job search is getting harder The IT job market is slowing down, use of contingency workers is picking up, and Congress has an unfinished fight ahead on the H-1B visa. These factors and others are among the IT hiring challenges to expect in 2014. Read More HP sticks thumb in Microsoft's eye, discounts consumer Windows 7 PCs Hewlett-Packard launched a new online promotion that discounts several consumer PCs by $150 when equipped with Windows 7, saying the four-year-old OS is "back by popular demand." Read More Surface 2 Pro owners: Where's our @#$%&! firmware update? After a month-long wait, some owners of Microsoft's Surface Pro 2 tablet this weekend said that they received a fix for a faulty firmware update that exhausted their batteries and caused sleep mode problems. Read More Two coders closely tied to Target-related malware A Los Angeles security company has named a second individual living in Eastern Europe whom they suspect coded malicious software that was modified and used against Target. Read More Microsoft will furnish malware assassin to XP users until mid-2015 Microsoft will continue to offer its malware scrubbing program to Windows XP users for more than a year after it stops patching the operating system in April. Read More Intel expects to reduce workforce by 5% this year Intel expects that its workforce will decline by 5% as it heads into a year in which revenue is likely to be flat. Read More WHITE PAPER: Toshiba An interactive eGuide: Mobile Computing The face of mobile computing has changed significantly over the past few years with the advent of smart phones, tablets, and other mobile devices. Learn More Why the 'Internet of Things' may never happen The so-called "Internet of Things" will be littered with multiple, warring, incompatible standards and systems for connectivity, making it very unlike the actual Internet, which is a shame, writes columnist Mike Elgan. Read More Richi Jennings: Microsoft pays to watch YouTube YouTube viewers may need to closely read the credits of videos starring the Xbox One from Microsoft. The word "credit" has multiple meanings. One definition is "an entry recording a sum received." This is the preferred meaning for a subset of "video partners" and "influencers" in the gaming community, who've allegedly been paid to create Xbox One astroturf videos. Read More   INSIDER Storage: The ugly truth about virtualization Mobility has brought back I/O problems after two decades. (Insider: Registration required) Read More   Spammers buy Chrome extensions and turn them into adware Changes in Google Chrome extension ownership can expose thousands of users to aggressive advertising and possibly other threats, two extension developers recently discovered. Read More In the Age of the Customer, get out of your employees' way Your company's value zone has more to do with the employees who deliver your services than the services themselves. Read More CIOs tell Microsoft: Take the time you need to pick the right CEO CIOs are waiting anxiously for Microsoft to pick a new CEO, but they don't mind that the company is taking its time. The way they see it, Microsoft can't afford to make a mistake in the selection process. Read More Richi Jennings: Hans Vestberg as Microsoft CEO? It's on-again, off-again for potential CEO candidates at Microsoft. The latest apple of Microsoft's eye is the suave Swedish sophisticate Hans Vestberg, CEO of Ericsson. With a reputation for being able to telecommunicate with his partners, he appears to be a good catch. One big obstacle remains though: Microsoft's other half needs to get a quickie divorce in Las Vegas. At home and awake until all hours, we find current CEO and jilted-lover Steve Ballmer. As much as he would prefer to part amiably, Microsoft can't let go, afraid to commit to another long-term relationship. Read More
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