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ITworld Today Feb 24, 2016 VR just got serious and you should be paying attention If you haven't been paying much attention to virtual reality, now might be a good time to start. In a series of announcements at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona this week, some of the biggest names in smartphones, consumer electronics and social media have given the technology a major boost. Read More ▶ Your Must-Read Stories • Two different routes to crowdsourcing indoor location data at Mobile World Congress • LG's G5 vs. Samsung's Galaxy S7: A tale of two press conferences • Samsung vs. LG: Dueling press conferences • 6 things marketers need to know about beacons • A closer look at Samsung's Gear 360 camera • Samsung's Gear 360 camera takes photos and videos that surround you • How to manage the risks and costs of software compliance • Apple, Google, Samsung and others betting on mobile payments • Xiaomi's Barra says US market 'on the radar' • Attackers can turn Microsoft's exploit defense tool EMET against itself • Hiring trends for 2016: Welcome to the gig economy • Visa shows in-car payments and with a wave of your hand • Xiaomi unveils low-cost, high-spec Mi 5 smartphone White Paper: CloudFlare CloudFlare Advanced DDoS Protection Denial-of-service (DoS) attacks are on the rise and have evolved into complex and overwhelming security challenges. Read More ▶ Two different routes to crowdsourcing indoor location data at Mobile World Congress Determining indoor location based on Wi-Fi signal strength is easy enough if you know precisely where the access points are located, but gathering that information across a wide area is time-consuming. What, though, if you could offer an indoor location service while crowdsourcing the information needed to provide it? Read More ▶ LG's G5 vs. Samsung's Galaxy S7: A tale of two press conferences LG and Samsung announced their flagship phones on the same day. Which company did a better job of it? Read More ▶ Video Samsung vs. LG: Dueling press conferences If you spend hundreds of millions developing a new flagship phone, you better make its introduction something special! Watch Now ▶ 6 things marketers need to know about beacons Bluetooth 'beacons' are a simple way for marketers to communicate with customers in physical locations, but the platforms and infrastructure behind the tiny wireless sensors can be quite complex. Here's a quick guide to the basics of beacons. Read More ▶ A closer look at Samsung's Gear 360 camera 360-degree video is going to be all the rage this year, so of course Samsung's got a product to create it. Read More ▶ Video Samsung's Gear 360 camera takes photos and videos that surround you Samsung hopes to democratize VR content creation with an this affordable accessory. Watch Now ▶ How to manage the risks and costs of software compliance Software compliance can be a tricky – and expensive – challenge for most IT leaders. Luckily, tech solutions let you manage software assets. Read More ▶ Apple, Google, Samsung and others betting on mobile payments While it's not clear yet which of the many mobile payment systems currently available today will be around for the long haul, there's no doubt that paying for goods and services with your phone will quickly replace traditional credit cards and cash. Read More ▶ Xiaomi's Barra says US market 'on the radar' China's top smartphone maker is thinking about launching its phones in the U.S., the head of its international business said Wednesday. Read More ▶ Attackers can turn Microsoft's exploit defense tool EMET against itself Hackers can easily disable the Microsoft Enhanced Mitigation Experience Toolkit (EMET), a free tool used by companies to strengthen their Windows computers and applications against publicly known and unknown software exploits. Read More ▶ Hiring trends for 2016: Welcome to the gig economy According to a recent study on hiring trends, the number of workers hired as freelance or contract workers has risen in the past two years, and it's expected to increase. Read More ▶ Visa shows in-car payments and with a wave of your hand As Internet of Things devices become ubiquitous, consumers will someday pay for gas, parking and tolls from their cars without using a credit card or even stepping out of the vehicle. Read More ▶ Xiaomi unveils low-cost, high-spec Mi 5 smartphone The first new flagship smartphone in over a year from China's Xiaomi packs technology to match the iPhone 6 and Samsung Galaxy S7, but at around half the price. Read More ▶ White Paper: Ultrium LTO Consortium ESG Lab Review- LTO for the Next-Generation Data Center This ESG Lab Review is designed to address any misconceptions that LTO tape is a slow or unreliable storage platform, while also exploring its new features and use cases. Read More ▶

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