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	Wal-Mart slashes iPhone 5S and 5C prices by as much as 71% off list Wal-Mart today reduced prices of Apple's iPhone 5S and iPhone 5C to $99 and $29, respectively, when tied to a two-year carrier contract. Read More WHITE PAPER: AVI-SPL Using Video to Gain a Competitive Advantage The insights provided in this white paper are based on industry analysts and 30+ years of experience from the Video Collaboration Group at AVI-SPL. Read Now In this Issue Smartwatches at work: Boon or bane for IT? Microsoft admits communications and tech problems during Office 365 outages Google focused on big data, real-time analysis in the cloud Groups fear bill would allow free flow of data between private sector and NSA Google answers Apple's 'Continuity' with partial measures Mark Hurd lays out Oracle's cloud progress and its plan to be No. 1 Self-propagating SMS worm Selfmite targets Android devices Groups pressure U.S. lawmakers with NSA surveillance scorecard Want a tech career, college students? Better get an internship first YouTube launches new studio app, adds features for donations, fan-made subtitles Jonny Evans: Apple's World Cup soccer story hints at iWatch possibilities Preston Gralla: The new Google Docs and Apps: Still second banana to Microsoft Office WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation THE RISE OF THE PROTECTION STORAGE ARCHITECTURE Redefine data protection for your business and transform data protection from cost center to business enabler in order to improve delivery service times, deploy applications, and scale operations. Learn More Smartwatches at work: Boon or bane for IT? It's hard to assess how popular smartwatches will be for business users, or how much of a pain they'll be for IT to support. But don't surprised when they start showing up in the office. Read More Microsoft admits communications and tech problems during Office 365 outages A "unique" breakdown coupled with a previously unknown flaw in Exchange Online caused Tuesday's extensive outage, and to make matters worse, the service disruption alert system also malfunctioned, leaving some affected customers in the dark. Read More Google focused on big data, real-time analysis in the cloud When it comes to big data, many enterprises are getting slammed with big problems. That's why Google will focus on helping those large companies over the next year. Read More Groups fear bill would allow free flow of data between private sector and NSA A draft U.S. Senate bill aimed at making it easier for organizations to share cyber threat information poses serious threats to personal privacy, several rights groups said in a letter to Congress on Thursday. Read More Google answers Apple's 'Continuity' with partial measures Google this week announced a partial answer to Apple's "Continuity" technology that will let Android-powered smartphones interact with Chrome OS on Chromebooks. Read More Mark Hurd lays out Oracle's cloud progress and its plan to be No. 1 Being second isn't good enough for Oracle when it comes to cloud revenue, co-president Mark Hurd told investment analysts this week following the company's fourth-quarter and year-end earnings report. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS 10 Mistakes to Avoid When Launching Your DG Program Good judgment and sound decision making are at the heart of data governance. From failing to define data governance, to premature launch, or expecting too much from a sponsor, this white paper explains ten common mistakes that can be avoided when launching your data governance program. Read this white paper to learn more. Read Now Self-propagating SMS worm Selfmite targets Android devices A rare Android worm that propagates itself to other users via links in text messages has been discovered by security researchers. Read More Groups pressure U.S. lawmakers with NSA surveillance scorecard U.S. lawmakers got a report card on Friday: they've been graded by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and other groups on whether they are effectively reining in the National Security Agency's surveillance programs. Read More Want a tech career, college students? Better get an internship first When Katie Smith interned with Capital One, she expected to spend the summer fetching beverages for her manager -- instead, she started on a career path that led to a full-time IT job at the banking and financial services company. Read More YouTube launches new studio app, adds features for donations, fan-made subtitles Makers of YouTube videos will be getting new tools to spruce up their content, including features that will let their fans make donations and submit their own subtitles to the videos. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's World Cup soccer story hints at iWatch possibilities Football (Americans call it "soccer") madness is breaking out across the USA for the World Cup this year, but there's a little known Mac story behind the games, one that could have potential implications on Apple's Next Big Thing, the rumored iWatch. Read More Preston Gralla: The new Google Docs and Apps: Still second banana to Microsoft Office Google has beefed up the consumer and business versions of Google Docs and Apps, but it's too little, too late. Microsoft Office still reigns as the premier office suite, and will for the forseeable future. Here's why. Read More
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