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	A closer look at the new technologies in Amazon's Fire smartphone By leveraging the Fire smartphone's Firefly and Dynamic Perception technologies, Amazon could help online buying evolve in a variety of new directions, an IDC analyst predicted. Read More   WHITE PAPER: SanDisk Top Applications for SSDs in Financial Services Big data...The market is exploding with massive quantities of structured and unstructured data, which must be collected, sorted and stored safely. This brief shows real world examples of how SSD technology solves key customer challenges across the financial services industry. Learn more >> In this Issue Microsoft promises Windows Phone 'kill-switch' by July 2015 Apple nails Health timing as fitness app usage soars Congressman calls for halt to FTC breach probe amid claims of 'corporate blackmail' Most ISPs don't deliver on their advertised broadband speeds Office 365 customers can sign up to get new features early Supreme Court: Abstract idea isn't patentable when tied to a computer First look: Amazon's new Fire Phone QuickPoll: Is Amazon's new Fire smartphone a hit or miss? Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Does HP have a development pipeline or a pipe dream? T-Mobile looks to keep customers satisfied with test drives, free music streaming Hacker puts 'full redundancy' code-hosting firm out of business BlackBerry ekes out a profit as revenue tumbles nearly 70% Katherine the White Shark crashes research site's servers Intel ventures into 3D mobile chat app that tracks faces, moods Jonny Evans: OS X Yosemite: Apple's Bluetooth Handoff trade-off Nicholas D. Evans: The IoT meets the Internet of Behaviors JR Raphael: Hands on: Dell's Chromebook 11 deserves your attention WHITE PAPER: HP Protecting Your Mid-Size Business from Security Threats Security breaches in large enterprises make the headlines, but 55% of small and mid-size businesses have also experienced a data breach. And 60% of small businesses fail within six months of falling victim to a cyber attack. Learn More Microsoft promises Windows Phone 'kill-switch' by July 2015 Microsoft today spelled out the "kill-switch" deterrents it will add to the Windows Phone mobile operating system, and said it would meet a July 2015 deadline for making stolen smartphones useless. Read More   Apple nails Health timing as fitness app usage soars Apple may have kicked off its health and fitness emphasis in iOS 8 at just the right time, mobile analytics firm Flurry suggested today. Read More   Congressman calls for halt to FTC breach probe amid claims of 'corporate blackmail' A U.S. House committee has called on the Federal Trade Commission's Inspector General to probe the agency's relationship with a peer-to-peer network-monitoring firm whose data is key evidence in an FTC complaint filed against LabMD. Read More   Most ISPs don't deliver on their advertised broadband speeds An ongoing nationwide performance study of broadband service in the U.S. shows broadband speeds don't measure up to advertised rates. Read More   Office 365 customers can sign up to get new features early Microsoft will give Office 365 customers the option to receive new and improved features considered to be significant before they are made generally available. Read More   Supreme Court: Abstract idea isn't patentable when tied to a computer An abstract idea is not patentable simply because it is tied to a computer system, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled, potentially making it more difficult to patent some software in the future. Read More   First look: Amazon's new Fire Phone The long wait is over ¿ Amazon's phone is official. Read More   QuickPoll: Is Amazon's new Fire smartphone a hit or miss? Amazon has finally unveiled its first smartphone, the Amazon Fire, with a number of new and interesting features, like Dynamic Perspective and the Firefly button. Do you think Amazon's smartphone will be a hit or a miss? Read More   WHITE PAPER: SAS How Dell Optimizes Marketing Decision Making Using fictional data, two analysts from Dell's corporate marketing group explained how data and marketing analytics helped them examine the question: "Was the campaign successful?" in depth. Download this whitepaper to learn more. Read Now Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Does HP have a development pipeline or a pipe dream? HP claims that its light-based, next-generation Machine will do everything except scrub the kitchen sink. But given HP's recent innovation track record, why should we believe any of it? Read More   T-Mobile looks to keep customers satisfied with test drives, free music streaming John Legere and T-Mobile want to make buying a smartphone more like shopping for a used car. And they mean that in the best possible way. Read More   Hacker puts 'full redundancy' code-hosting firm out of business A code-hosting and project management services provider was forced to shut down operations indefinitely after a hacker broke into its cloud infrastructure and deleted customer data, including most of the company's backups. Read More   BlackBerry ekes out a profit as revenue tumbles nearly 70% BlackBerry managed to turn the tide toward a small profit during its fiscal first quarter, but revenue and phone sales continued to drop. Read More   Katherine the White Shark crashes research site's servers Katherine, a 14-foot electronically tagged White Shark, has become so popular with visitors to a shark-tracking site, that she's now routinely crashing servers. Read More   Intel ventures into 3D mobile chat app that tracks faces, moods Intel wants to inject passion and excitement into mobile chat through a new app that relies on face-tracking technology to assess facial expressions and mood. Read More   Jonny Evans: OS X Yosemite: Apple's Bluetooth Handoff trade-off Given the attention Apple lavished on Continuity/Handoff, it will have to figure out a way to make the transition to Bluetooth 4.0 LE/Smart painless for millions of Mac users not yet able to invest in new kit. Read More   Nicholas D. Evans: The IoT meets the Internet of Behaviors As part of their everyday use, many IoT devices will contribute to what I call the "Internet of Behaviors". This is the detailed usage and behavioral data that's collected as individuals use various IoT devices and systems. It provides compelling insights that organizations can use to gain a better understanding of their customers in terms of their preferences, behaviors and interests. Read More   JR Raphael: Hands on: Dell's Chromebook 11 deserves your attention Dell's Chromebook 11 flew in under the radar, but it's officially earned my recommendation as the best all-around Chromebook you can buy without breaking the bank. Read More
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