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	Studies show Sprint and T-Mobile need to expand U.S. coverage Two major studies released this week of the nation's largest wireless networks put Verizon on top in nearly every technical network measurement, with AT&T close behind and Sprint and T-Mobile trailing. Read More 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 In this Issue U.S. retailers insist on PIN requirement in smartcard rules Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 deep-dive review: Almost a laptop replacement AI researcher says amoral robots pose a danger to humanity Tip of the Hat: Data doomsday is coming The tangled tale of Mt. Gox's missing millions NASA will send a robot to investigate suspected life on Europa Encrypted communications to take center stage at Cebit Despite sagging hardware sales, confidence in tech remains high NSA used 'European bazaar' to spy on EU citizens Samsung's Milk music streaming service is free, has no ads Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks: 6 useful Mac tricks Jaikumar Vijayan: 20 years a tech journalist: Shift happens at warp speed Preston Gralla: Is free Windows forever in Microsoft's future? WHITE PAPER: SAS The Value of Customer-Driven Quality in Manufacturing In today's competitive manufacturing market, the customer must be the center of the quality universe. This paper details how manufacturers can improve customer satisfaction, build brand equity and reduce costs. Learn more U.S. retailers insist on PIN requirement in smartcard rules U.S. retailers are digging in their heels over their need for PIN authentication for Europay MasterCard Visa (EMV) smartcard use here. Read More Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 deep-dive review: Almost a laptop replacement Samsung's new Galaxy Note Pro 12.2-in. Android tablet has a great display and a lot of useful features. Matt Hamblen tried it out as a laptop replacement and reports back. Read More AI researcher says amoral robots pose a danger to humanity With robots becoming increasingly powerful, intelligent and autonomous, a scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute says it's important to make sure they know the difference between good and evil. Read More Tip of the Hat: Data doomsday is coming As corporate stockpiles of data continue to grow, mostly unmanaged, to massive levels, it's increasingly likely that many major organizations will face a crisis very soon. Read More The tangled tale of Mt. Gox's missing millions Japanese authorities are trying to unravel what happened at Mt. Gox, the popular Bitcoin exchange that collapsed last week, and recent revelations are only serving to thicken the plot, not clarify it. Read More NASA will send a robot to investigate suspected life on Europa Thinking there could be life on one of Jupiter's moons, NASA scientists are working on a plan to send robots to try and find out. Read More WHITE PAPER: LogMeIn Service and Support as a Strategic Imperative Customer service has evolved from a reactive activity viewed largely as a cost center-based tactical necessity, to a proactive management task that can in many ways set a company apart from the competition. Learn More Encrypted communications to take center stage at Cebit The first Cebit trade show in the post-Snowden era will focus on security, showing off locally developed bug-proof phones and messaging systems, as well as the ability to protect mobile devices using smartcards. Read More Despite sagging hardware sales, confidence in tech remains high Confidence in the underlying strength of the tech sector as a whole appears to be solid despite some dispiriting news on the hardware front. Read More NSA used 'European bazaar' to spy on EU citizens The U.S. National Security Agency has turned the European Union into a tapping 'bazaar' in order to spy on as many EU citizens as possible, says NSA leaker Edward Snowden. Read More Samsung's Milk music streaming service is free, has no ads Samsung hopes its new Milk streaming service is the next big thing in music. Read More Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks: 6 useful Mac tricks While we wait for Apple to pull its finger out and get Mail working reliably again, I thought it might be fun to put together a dozen cool Mac tricks some readers may not have seen before. Read More Jaikumar Vijayan: 20 years a tech journalist: Shift happens at warp speed It's hard to beleive the change that's happened over the last 20 years. Consider: Digital Equipment Corp, Sun Microsystems and Data General were leading hardware manufactures. Compaq was the fastest growing PC vendor. Google didn't exist. Mark Zuckerberg was 9 years old. Amazon.com hadn't launched yet There was no e-commerce, Internet Explorer, Firefox or Safari. Digital glasses were what Geordi La Forge wore in Star Trek. Read More Preston Gralla: Is free Windows forever in Microsoft's future? Microsoft is at work on what what may be a free version of Windows 8.1, and is considering a free version of Windows Phone. That begs the question: Will free mainstream versions of Windows be in Microsoft's future? Read More
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