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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 WEBCAST: IBM Unleash Your Data With SDS And IBM Storwize V5000 In this webcast IBM examines software defined storage and how IBM Storwize V5000, the newest member of the IBM Storwize family, delivers virtualized, flexible, easy-to-use storage that enables midsized organizations to gain business advantage from the flood of new data while staying within their budgets. View Now In this Issue Ad blockers: A solution or a problem? 14 steps to a better, faster Windows laptop 18 great uses for an old Android device Xperia Z1S deep-dive review: A stylish phone with power and panache 5 reasons why your IT job search is getting harder Why the 'Internet of Things' may never happen How to survive an IBM software license audit 8 ways that Chrome is challenging Windows What STEM shortage? Electrical engineering lost 35,000 jobs last year 60+ R resources to improve your data skills WEBCAST: Egnyte Consider Hybrid Approach to File-Sharing Security. Scalability. Control. These are just some of the many benefits of enterprise cloud file-sharing that you'll discover in this KnowledgeVault, packed with short videos, white papers and demos. View Now! Ad blockers: A solution or a problem? Ad blockers can make websites cleaner and faster for users, but they can also take a nasty bite out of advertising revenue. How popular are they, and what can site publishers do about them? Read More 14 steps to a better, faster Windows laptop After a couple of years, most laptops fall seriously behind the times. Here are several ways to upgrade your legacy laptop to meet today's standards. Read More 18 great uses for an old Android device We all love getting new gadgets, but what to do with the old ones? Here are 18 superb ways to put your old Android phone or tablet to good use. Read More Xperia Z1S deep-dive review: A stylish phone with power and panache Sony's new Android phone, the Xperia Z1S, combines a distinctive design and premium build with stellar stamina and an underwater-capable camera. Read 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 making the IT hiring trends to expect in 2014. Read More WEBCAST: SAP The Path to Big Data Hear from top IDC analyst, about the path you can start taking now to enable your organization to get the benefits of turning data into actionable insights with exciting x86 technology. Is the data explosion today a liability or a competitive advantage for your business? View now 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 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 8 ways that Chrome is challenging Windows Look out Microsoft. Google wants to take on Windows itself -- not just Internet Explorer -- through Chrome. Read More What STEM shortage? Electrical engineering lost 35,000 jobs last year Despite an expanding use of electronics in products, the number of people working as electrical engineers in U.S. declined by 10.4% last year. Read More 60+ R resources to improve your data skills From books to videos to online tutorials -- most free! -- here are plenty of ideas to burnish your R knowledge. Read More
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