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Computerworld Operating Systems Jan 22, 2016 Linux kernel flaw endangers millions of PCs, servers and Android devices A three-year-old vulnerability in the Linux kernel could allow attackers to take full control over Linux-based PCs, servers, Android phones and other embedded devices. Patches will be available this week. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Android battery life not all it could be? Try this • Microsoft adds Mac testers to its Office Insider preview • How I use Android: Writer and Android Power author JR Raphael • What to do when your iPhone keeps requesting your iCloud password • Apple says it has helped create over a million European jobs • Privacy-conscious users rejoice: You can now use Facebook's Android app over Tor • Google creates fix for zero-day kernel flaw, says effect on Android is exaggerated • 10 accessibility tweaks every iPhone user should learn • Here's where Microsoft is going with mobile • IBM's Power systems biz is growing again • Windows Phone can now work on smartphones with Intel's x86 chips • Sending data into the void with /dev/null • Is this the perfect office workflow? White Paper: LogEntries An Introductory Guide to JSON This document will provide a basic understanding of JSON so you can start having conversations about the pros and cons of using it with your team. Read More ▶ Android battery life not all it could be? Try this Smartphone battery life can be a complicated issue -- but as I learned while troubleshooting my own phone this week, the solution can sometimes be surprisingly simple. Read More ▶ Microsoft adds Mac testers to its Office Insider preview Microsoft today announced that its Office Insider preview program now accepts Mac users of Office 365 Home, Personal and University. Read More ▶ How I use Android: Writer and Android Power author JR Raphael Time for yours truly to take a turn at the challenge. An up-close tour of my own personal Android setup, including my obsessively organized home screens. Read More ▶ What to do when your iPhone keeps requesting your iCloud password You are not the victim. Take control!! Read More ▶ Apple says it has helped create over a million European jobs Apple makes claims on European job creation as regulators ponder tax affairs. Read More ▶ Privacy-conscious users rejoice: You can now use Facebook's Android app over Tor Facebook has added the option to route traffic from its Android mobile app over the Tor anonymity network. Read More ▶ Google creates fix for zero-day kernel flaw, says effect on Android is exaggerated Google has developed a patch for a recently reported vulnerability in the Linux kernel and shared it with Android manufacturers. Read More ▶ 10 accessibility tweaks every iPhone user should learn Apple's accessibility tools are useful to everybody Read More ▶ Here's where Microsoft is going with mobile Getting its software onto every possible platform was only step one for Microsoft. Here's what the company likely has in mind for its next mobile move. Read More ▶ IBM's Power systems biz is growing again A few years ago, you wouldn't have bet on IBM Power systems having much of a future. But a new strategy to embrace Linux and open up the platform is starting to pay off. Read More ▶ Windows Phone can now work on smartphones with Intel's x86 chips The Windows 10 Mobile OS -- popularly known as Windows Phone -- is now compatible with smartphones based on x86 chips, according to Microsoft. Read More ▶ Sending data into the void with /dev/null The inside scoop on the infamous "bit bucket". Maybe even something you don't already know. Read More ▶ Is this the perfect office workflow? I finally get a chance to test out the latest iMac 4K to see what all of the fuss is about. Read More ▶ IT Careers 2016: What's important to IT professionals? Check out our January Digital Magazine, which features results from Computerworld's IT Careers 2016 survey. We polled more than 200 IT professionals to learn their top concerns, what's most important to them in their jobs and what would entice them to switch jobs. The magazine also includes News Analysis, Opinions and Shark Tank -- all free for download with registration. View the magazine here ▶ Subscribe to Computerworld Daily News Sign up for our popular, twice-daily tech news newsletter. You'll get Computerworld's up-to-the-minute top stories of the day, both first thing in the morning and late in the afternoon (ET). We deliver breaking news on topics like the latest security threats and the newest mobile devices, in-depth features about enterprise technologies and IT careers, and authoritative analyses of moves made by tech companies like Google, Microsoft, Apple, IBM and HP. Sign up now ▶ Computerworld Job Board Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted. Check them out now ▶

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