Awful, execrable ad campaign by Microsoft/Intel

Computerworld Blogs October 16, 2015 Richi Jennings: Holy ****: "PC Does Whaaat?" is awful, execrable ad campaign by Microsoft/Intel "PC Does Whaaat?" is the new advertising gimmick from Intel and Microsoft (Dell, HP and Lenovo chipped in some, as well). But, wow, it's awful... READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. John Brandon: Welcome to the self-driving car revolution: Tesla releases Autopilot patch 2. JR Raphael: Living with Chromecast Audio: A brilliantly simple audio streaming solution 3. Ben Kepes: Zendesk acquires BIME Analytics -- but what of the GoodData bromance? 4. Evan Schuman: FBI EMV gaffe is the latest setback for payments security 5. Ben Kepes: PillBox, a connected medication platform 6. Sharky: Another bright idea with just one little problem Webcast: VCE Introducing VCE Vscale Architecture This brief video introduces VCE Vscale - an innovative architecture that enables scale-up and scale-out data centers through a modular, grow-as-needed design with optimized on-demand resource sharing for applications across multiple systems and data center elements. Learn More John Brandon: Welcome to the self-driving car revolution: Tesla releases Autopilot patch A patch to put the Model S into self-driving mode is just a download away. (IDG Contributor Network) READ MORE JR Raphael: Living with Chromecast Audio: A brilliantly simple audio streaming solution Google's latest gadget brought my old speakers to life without emptying my wallet. Could it do the same for you? READ MORE Ben Kepes: Zendesk acquires BIME Analytics -- but what of the GoodData bromance? Unrequited love or, more correctly, a jilted lover, is such a sad thing to see. Is that what's happening between Zendesk and GoodData? (IDG Contributor Network) READ MORE White Paper: Open Text Transactional Data: Are You Ready for Customer Demands? An IDG Research survey reveals that customers want access to their transactional data from any device, any time. Letting customers access and interact with their transactional data from any device is complex. Here are some insights for IT leaders who are ready to create a strategy. Learn More Evan Schuman: FBI EMV gaffe is the latest setback for payments security It's bad enough when the FBI announces to the world that you're not secure enough. It's even worse when it then reluctantly takes it back — that second bout of publicity will be even bigger than the first, after all. Such is the current plight for EMV. (IDG Contributor Network) READ MORE Ben Kepes: PillBox, a connected medication platform Despite healthcare being a highly regulated industry, every now and then an interesting innovation gets traction. 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