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	IBM workforce cuts raise questions about pact with New York IBM is laying off employees this week, a job action that began in a curious way. 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 Chrome users attack Google for zapping unsanctioned Windows add-ons As Web's 25th anniversary approaches, 87% of U.S. is online Intel kills SSD overclocking, unleashes its fastest-ever consumer drive Google postpones add-on 'kill switch' for Chrome on Windows Calif. auditor sees trouble for massive, Accenture-led Oracle ERP project Tip of the Hat: Google's Project Ara unmasked The 'Internet of things,' beyond the hype at Mobile World Congress Life at an iPhone factory in China IT makeover: Creating an 'attraction strategy' Jonny Evans: So WhatsApp, Facebook? Postini traps legitimate messages, creates Gmail delivery backlog Are You Too Old to Land a New IT Job? UK man charged with hacking Federal Reserve Bloomberg clamps down with data-access policies after scandal Security researchers urge tech companies to explain their cryptographic choices Report: UK spies captured millions of Yahoo users' webcam images Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks 10.9.2: Using FaceTime Audio on a Mac Preston Gralla: Windows Phone will be fastest-growing phone OS in the world, IDC says. Is it for real? JR Raphael: How Google's Android security is about to get even smarter WHITE PAPER: IBM A Practical Guide to a Successful Cloud Strategy Read the executive brief for usable advice on selecting the right cloud computing vendor to maximize your chance for success—one that allows you to build on your cloud strategy as your company grows. Learn More Chrome users attack Google for zapping unsanctioned Windows add-ons Chrome users are up in arms again, this time over Google's plan to automatically disable some browser add-ons, according to scores of messages posted to Google's support forum. Read More   As Web's 25th anniversary approaches, 87% of U.S. is online As the 25th anniversary of the World Wide Web approaches, 87% of U.S. adults use the Internet, according to a Pew Research Center survey. Read More   Intel kills SSD overclocking, unleashes its fastest-ever consumer drive Intel won't be releasing an SSD whose performance can be customized by overclocking after all. Instead, it announced plans today to overclock a new flagship drive and begin selling that in March. Read More   Google postpones add-on 'kill switch' for Chrome on Windows Google yesterday gave Chrome extension developers another two months to register their work with the browser's online store, after which the company will throw a "kill switch" on most add-ons installed from other sources. Read More   Calif. auditor sees trouble for massive, Accenture-led Oracle ERP project A major Oracle PeopleSoft ERP (enterprise resource planning) software project in California led by Accenture is running well over schedule and budget, according to the state's auditor. Read More   Tip of the Hat: Google's Project Ara unmasked Since disclosing last fall that an internal research team is developing an open hardware platform for creating highly modular smartphones, Google has offered few details of the effort, dubbed Project Ara. Read More   The 'Internet of things,' beyond the hype at Mobile World Congress If you want to find out how the so-called Internet of things is shaking up the tech industry, Mobile World Congress in Barcelona is the place to be this week. Read More   Life at an iPhone factory in China Foxconn's factory in Zhengzhou, China employs 300,000 workers. Here's a visual tour of how Foxconn is transforming the area around its factory. Read More   IT makeover: Creating an 'attraction strategy' When the CEO asks the CIO to find a way to attract the business units to the IT function, with the ultimate goal of increasing revenue, the CIO realizes his staff is going to need some new skills. Read More   WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn The Rising Financial Impact of Customer Service This document will highlight the financial link between better customer service and increased company profitability. Learn More. Learn More Jonny Evans: So WhatsApp, Facebook? At the heart of the $19B WhatsApp acquisition may be Facebook's continuing desire to take over your mobile phone. Read More   Postini traps legitimate messages, creates Gmail delivery backlog Google has been scrambling for more than 24 hours to unclog a queue of messages sent to Gmail users that its Postini email filter incorrectly labeled as spam and quarantined. Read More   Are You Too Old to Land a New IT Job? Age really is just a number. If you're keeping current on new technologies and advancement, and show a willingness to keep learning and growing, there's no reason it should be an impediment to your job search. Read More   UK man charged with hacking Federal Reserve Read More   Bloomberg clamps down with data-access policies after scandal Financial data and news company Bloomberg has developed in-house access controls and embraced several other technological fixes after it emerged last year that the company's journalists had routinely accessed data on how Wall Street clients were using the company's computer terminals. Read More   Security researchers urge tech companies to explain their cryptographic choices Fourteen prominent security and cryptography experts have signed an open letter to technology companies urging them to take steps to regain users' trust following reports over the past year that vendors collaborated with government agencies to undermine consumer security and facilitate mass surveillance. Read More   Report: UK spies captured millions of Yahoo users' webcam images U.K. intelligence agency GCHQ captured and stored still webcam images of millions of Yahoo users including substantial quantities of sexually explicit material, the Guardian newspaper reported Thursday. Read More   Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks 10.9.2: Using FaceTime Audio on a Mac   Apple's latest OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 update is an essential install for Mac users because it patches the widely reported GoToFail bug. It also brings something new -- the ability to make and receive audio calls using FaceTime. Read More   Preston Gralla: Windows Phone will be fastest-growing phone OS in the world, IDC says. Is it for real? Users for now may not be flocking to Windows Phone, but yet one more research firm says that it will be fastest-growing major smartphone OS in the world through 2018. Does this mean the OS is finally breaking through? Read More   JR Raphael: How Google's Android security is about to get even smarter Google's made a lot of progress in protecting Android users from threats -- and the company's about to take another step in making all Android devices even more secure. Read More
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