Google not playing around with Google Play updates

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	Richi Jennings: Google not playing around with Google Play updates A whopper of an update. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) announced yesterday it is unlocking its Googly self to help empower gamers. Along with updates to allow game gifting, it has enhanced the Google Play Game service to permit multiplayer invites to Apple's iOS devices. Google of course, gets something outta all of this: Statistics data, and all of the "opportunities that in-app purchase ads" can offer. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers can't decide what to play. Read More WEBCAST: OutSystems Four Myths of High-Productivity App Dev Debunked David Norfolk of Bloor Research International discusses research that compares two high-productivity platform as a service development platforms: OutSystems Platform and Force.com from Salesforce.com. In this webcast he will debunk the main myths surrounding high-productivity application development. Learn more In this Issue Preston Gralla: Firefox says Windows 8 is a black hole, kills its Metro app JR Raphael: The $13 accessory every Chromebook owner should carry Jonny Evans: Jony Ive: Apple ain't just about the money Darlene Storm: Syrian Electronic Army attacks CENTCOM, but US Central Command denies it was hacked Sharky: Because doing that once is usually enough WEBCAST: OutSystems Four Myths of High-Productivity App Dev Debunked David Norfolk of Bloor Research International discusses research that compares two high-productivity platform as a service development platforms: OutSystems Platform and Force.com from Salesforce.com. In this webcast he will debunk the main myths surrounding high-productivity application development. Learn more Preston Gralla: Firefox says Windows 8 is a black hole, kills its Metro app Firefox is pulling the plug on its Windows 8 Metro app because its Metro beta uptake is so minuscule it's barely measurable. Will other developers follow Firefox and abandon Metro? Read More JR Raphael: The $13 accessory every Chromebook owner should carry If you use a Chromebook, this simple and cheap accessory is something you should absolutely own. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Advance Your Career in Technology in One Simple Step Watch this on-demand webinar with Paul Glen, award-winning author and Computerworld columnist, as he reveals the one small adjustment you should make today to yield huge career benefits. Learn more! Jonny Evans: Jony Ive: Apple ain't just about the money Jony Ive is an alchemist. His Apple gathers a rich mix of ideas, technologies and raw materials in order to filter them to their most basic element. It then seeks ways to combine these elements into new forms. Read More Darlene Storm: Syrian Electronic Army attacks CENTCOM, but US Central Command denies it was hacked SEA hackers targeted CENTCOM in response to US intentions to launch cyberattacks on Syria. Although the attackers tweeted a screenshot showing access to US Army data, US CENTCOM denied it was hacked. The US Army is embarrassed, but it's in regards to Thrift Saving Plan spear phishing emails traced back to the Army three weeks later; the fake e-mail was part of a cybersecurity test, but it set off panic. Read More Sharky: Because doing that once is usually enough Boss at a small company complains that he can't use the copy of Microsoft Office on his new PC, because he keeps getting a message to insert the DVD. But every time this pilot fish tries it, it works fine. Read More
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