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	IDC forecasts deeper declines in PC shipments for 2014   Shipments of new personal computers, most of them equipped with Microsoft Windows, will decline more in 2014 than thought a few months ago, researcher IDC said. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Virtualization Security Is Not an Oxymoron While the business benefits of virtualization are clear--increased performance and stability and decreased hardware costs, floor space, and management oversight--the virtualized world makes your organization vulnerable to a wide array of new cybersecurity threats. View Now In this Issue CIO not the only one to blame for Target breach Microsoft reaches RTM milestone for Windows 8.1 update Network firewalls aren't dead yet China's R&D investment getting closer to U.S. Research on bendable glass could lead to flexible mobile phones Target CIO resigns following breach Tip of The Hat: Apple's key edge in car tech game Withdrawal vulnerabilities allowed bitcoin thieves to hit Flexcoin and Poloniex Roku's new streaming stick challenges Chromecast Oregon withholds $25.6M from Oracle after health exchange website woes Duck! Just kidding. Asteroid to pass safely past Earth today US lawmakers call for data protection standards to avoid breaches Adobe adds Android version of Revel photo-editing app Quick Look video: Dell XPS 11 Windows convertible laptop Facebook's Messenger app now supports Windows Phone JR Raphael: How to create custom Gmail alerts on any Android device Jonny Evans: Student hackers make Apple's iOS 7 Siri way more useful with Spotify support Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer's temper tantrum over Nokia buyout led to his firing, says report WHITE PAPER: SAS The Impact of Customer-Centric Marketing on Manufacturers Manufacturers have traditionally fostered close relationships with retailers and channel partners who sell their products rather than interacting directly with consumers. But this is changing. Learn how manufacturers can succeed in this new era of customer-centric manufacturing. Learn more CIO not the only one to blame for Target breach That someone had to take the fall for the massive breach at Target is neither surprising nor unexpected. The only question is whether more heads will roll in the aftermath of one the biggest data compromises in retail history. Read More   Microsoft reaches RTM milestone for Windows 8.1 update   Microsoft has reached a critical milestone for its next update to Windows 8, which is slated to ship early next month, according to reports. Read More   Network firewalls aren't dead yet Phil Cummings says network firewalls will continue to be a critical piece of Health Information Technology Services -- Nova Scotia security portfolio for one simple reason: nothing's come along to replace them. Read More   China's R&D investment getting closer to U.S. President Barack Obama's fiscal 2015 budget plan would increase federal R&D spending by 1.2% over this year, if Congress approves. Read More   Research on bendable glass could lead to flexible mobile phones What if one day you accidentally step on your smartphone and instead of it shattering, it simply bends? Research underway at the Los Alamos National Lab could give consumers more durable smartphones, tablets and laptops. Read More   Target CIO resigns following breach Target CIO Beth Jacob has resigned following a data breach at the retailer that may have affected as many as 110 million U.S. residents. Read More   Tip of The Hat: Apple's key edge in car tech game Macworld's Dan Moren offers a reason to be optimistic about the future of Apple's new CarPlay in-car, iPhone user interface after its less-than-enthusiastic reception: Apple's expertise in developing and updating software. Read More   Withdrawal vulnerabilities allowed bitcoin thieves to hit Flexcoin and Poloniex Hackers found security weaknesses that allowed them to overdraw accounts with Flexcoin and Poloniex, two websites that facilitate bitcoin transactions, and exploited them to steal bitcoins from the two services. The attacks put Flexcoin out of business and cost Poloniex's users 12.3 percent of their bitcoins. Read More   Roku's new streaming stick challenges Chromecast Roku's new iteration of its streaming media stick chops the price from $99 to $49 and it now works with any TV. And it's not just looks that make it different from Chromecast. Read More   WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn Five Tips for Improving Customer Experience This paper conveys how the pressure to increase customer satisfaction metrics with less funding will increase as companies look for new ways to differentiate their services and reduce customer churn. Learn More. Learn More Oregon withholds $25.6M from Oracle after health exchange website woes Oregon is holding back $25.6 million in payments from Oracle over work the vendor did on the state's troubled health care exchange website. Read More   Duck! Just kidding. Asteroid to pass safely past Earth today An asteroid is flying relatively closely past Earth today, NASA reported.No need to duck or take to the root cellar, though. Read More   US lawmakers call for data protection standards to avoid breaches The U.S. Congress should mandate that banks, retailers and payment card processors adopt new security standards to protect against widespread data breaches, some lawmakers said Wednesday. Read More   Adobe adds Android version of Revel photo-editing app Adobe has made its Revel photo-app available for Android, allowing users to share and edit photos on their Android devices. Read More   Quick Look video: Dell XPS 11 Windows convertible laptop Computerworld reviewer Brian Nadel shows some features of the Dell XPS 11 Windows convertible laptop. Read More   Facebook's Messenger app now supports Windows Phone Facebook has made its Messenger app available for Windows Phone 8, a bonus for Microsoft as it seeks to increase the number of applications available for its smartphone OS. Read More   JR Raphael: How to create custom Gmail alerts on any Android device Ever wish your phone could alert you when emails come in from certain people or with specific words in the subject? It can. Welcome to the world of custom Gmail alerts. Read More   Jonny Evans: Student hackers make Apple's iOS 7 Siri way more useful with Spotify support Four students have hacked Apple's iOS 7s voice assistant to control third-party apps with Siri without jailbreaking their iPhone. Read More   Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer's temper tantrum over Nokia buyout led to his firing, says report Steve Ballmer's famously volcanic temper was the last straw for Microsoft's board, and eventually led to his firing after he berated them so loudly about their not backing his Nokia buyout plan that his shouts could be heard outside the closed doors of a conference room. So reports Bloomberg BusinessWeek. Was there more to it than just Ballmer's temper tantrum? Read More
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