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Welcome to the next tech revolution: Liquid computing

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 07/15/2014 - 11:00

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Windows admins get new tools against pass-the-hash attacks

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 07/15/2014 - 11:00

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There's a (cloud) app for that: Microsoft adds app store to Azure

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 07/15/2014 - 11:00

Microsoft doesn't just want users for Azure, it wants full-blown partners who will develop and deploy apps inside Azure for other users, turning it into an enterprise app store.

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Microsoft hawks cheap hardware, stays mum on Windows 9

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 07/15/2014 - 11:00

Windows aficionados expecting (or at least hoping) for some insight about the next version of Windows were le

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Amazon: Our new doc-sharing cloud service is enterprise-grade

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 07/15/2014 - 11:00

Amazon Web Services' release of its Zocalo cloud service for managing and sharing documents is a very interesting move. Yes, many such services are already out there, including Google Drive, Box, and Dropbox, but AWS goes further with Zocalo.

For starters, Amazon promises to take care of the storage, authentication, security, and other aspects of running a document sharing service for you. Beyond that, AWS will push further into mobile and introduce services to aid mobile application development and system administration.

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Cyber security fears drive businesses to third-party payment services

Top Tech Stories - Tue, 07/15/2014 - 11:00

Between 2010 and 2013, there was a 25 percent drop in small business processing online orders as traditional credit card merchants. Instead, they turned to third-party payment services, primarily due to concerns over cybersecurity and costs

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Apple's Swift climbs quickly in language popularity

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 07/14/2014 - 17:55

Swift, Apple's new programming language for iOS and OS X applications, has rocketed up the charts in two monthly tabulations of programming language popularity.

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Apple's Swift climbs quickly in language popularity

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 07/14/2014 - 17:55

Swift, Apple's new programming language for iOS and OS X applications, has rocketed up the charts in two monthly tabulations of programming language popularity.

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10 ways MBAs make life hell for IT

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 07/14/2014 - 11:00
Want to test an IT pro's patience? Just bring in a manager with an MBA, and watch the magic unfold Dek:  Want to test an IT pro's patience? Just bring in a manager with an MBA, and watch the magic unfold External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/158802
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Horrifying confessions of a security sleuth

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 07/14/2014 - 11:00

Recently I met up with an old friend at cafe in San Francisco's Mission District, the kind where hipsters pay six bucks for an individually brewed cup of ultracaffeinated coffee. We didn't belong there -- we were too old.

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10 ways MBAs make life hell for IT

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 07/14/2014 - 11:00
Want to test an IT pro's patience? Just bring in a manager with an MBA, and watch the magic unfold Dek:  Want to test an IT pro's patience? Just bring in a manager with an MBA, and watch the magic unfold External Source:  infoworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.infoworld.com/slideshow/158802
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To troubleshoot, mix two parts observation with one part magic

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 07/14/2014 - 11:00

Anyone who is technically inclined is well versed in the observer effect, even if they may not be sure what that term actually means.

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Horrifying confessions of a security sleuth

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 07/14/2014 - 11:00

Recently I met up with an old friend at cafe in San Francisco's Mission District, the kind where hipsters pay six bucks for an individually brewed cup of ultracaffeinated coffee. We didn't belong there -- we were too old.

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Too many cooks may worsen the OpenSSL mess

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 07/14/2014 - 11:00

Nobody questions that OpenSSL is a vital part of the Internet's infrastructure. So many fundamentals are built on top of it and in so many places.

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Introducing MindRDR: When Google Glass isn't invasive enough

Top Tech Stories - Mon, 07/14/2014 - 11:00

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Apple's most important iPhone upgrades over the years

Top Tech Stories - Sat, 07/12/2014 - 11:00
Seven years after its initial launch, the iPhone has come a long way in terms of its feature set Dek:  Seven years after its initial launch, the iPhone has come a long way in terms of its feature set External Source:  networkworld.com Redirect Unpublished Slideshow to:  http://www.networkworld.com/slideshow/158863
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Microsoft zaps bogus SSL certs with emergency patch 2982792

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 07/11/2014 - 14:54

Yesterday, Dustin Childs at the Microsoft Security Response Center advised that<

Review: Dell XPS 15 Touch is the best Windows laptop ever

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 07/11/2014 - 11:00

With a feel and finish rivaling that of the latest MacBook Pro Retina -- and a display capable of a super-Retina resoluti

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There's no escape: Ads come to your smartphone screen

Top Tech Stories - Fri, 07/11/2014 - 11:00

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