Google I/O condensed: 33 important things to know

	Richi Jennings: Crafty Google adds VR to its fold -- using folded cardboard headsets | Darlene Storm: Have cops or feds secretly hijacked your iPhone or Android with 'legal' spyware?
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	JR Raphael: Google I/O condensed: The 33 most important things to know A new version of Android! The first Android Wear watches! Android TV! So much exciting stuff to take in from Google I/O. Here's an easy-to-follow guide to the news that matters most. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Hiring the Right Talent Since Human Resources (HR) departments want to hire quality candidates, they have no room for error during job interviews. What can Human Resources do to increase the chance of hiring the right person? Read more In this Issue Richi Jennings: Crafty Google adds VR to its fold -- using folded cardboard headsets Darlene Storm: Have cops or feds secretly hijacked your iPhone or Android with 'legal' spyware? Preston Gralla: The big hole in Microsoft's Android strategy: No Bing search Sharky: Domino theory WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc.   Managing BitLocker With SafeGuard Enterprise This whitepaper explains how Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise secures your data wherever it's stored; and how it allows you to support diverse platforms and encryption products including BitLocker. Learn More Richi Jennings: Crafty Google adds VR to its fold -- using folded cardboard headsets Google's virtual reality: Some assembly required. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) surprised everyone at its Google I/O developer conference yesterday, handing out free packages containing...cardboard to attendees. Many attendees were expecting cool swag like new Android tablets and initially thought the crafty search giant was cutting-up at their expense. Not so. The packages contained a clever do-it-yourself cardboard (and magnets!) virtual reality kits -- inciting intense feelings of envy and hatred in the hearts of Pinterest's entire user base. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers make a run to the local craft shop. Read More   Darlene Storm: Have cops or feds secretly hijacked your iPhone or Android with 'legal' spyware?   After capturing secret remote control "implants" in the wild, the Italian Hacking Team's Trojans that target and infect smartphones for maximum surveillance, Kaspersky Lab and Citizen Lab gave detailed reports on the "legal" spyware. While the mobile implants are also available for BlackBerry and Windows Phones, we are primarily looking at stealthy and invasive Remote Control System (RCS) toolkits, aka the Hacking Team's "lawful intercept" Galileo software aimed at iPhones and Androids. Read More   WHITE PAPER: AVI-SPL Video Collaboration: 4 Mistakes Companies Make This Cisco-sponsored whitepaper from AVI-SPL shares key insights from Cisco's and AVI-SPL's teams of video collaboration integration experts gained through hundreds of deployments in mid-market companies. Read Now Preston Gralla: The big hole in Microsoft's Android strategy: No Bing search The release of the Android-based Nokia X2 smartphone makes clear that Microsoft is committed to Android for the long haul. But it also reveals a big hole in Microsoft's strategy: The phone's default engine will be Google, not Bing. Will Microsoft be able to fix this hole? Read More   Sharky: Domino theory Pilot fish is trying out some commercial software using a demo key with a license manager -- but when he tries one of the software's features, he gets a lot more than he expected. Read More
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