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07/09/2013

http://www.itnews.com/internet/66983/google-seeks-marry-desktop-and-cloud-new-chrome-apps

Google has wheeled out a new type of application for its Chrome browser that according to the company combines the best of desktop and cloud software. Equating them to tablet- and smartphone-like apps but for desktops and laptops, Google said on Thursday that they mix the speed, security and flexibi...

07/09/2013

http://www.itnews.com/routers/67021/belkin-announces-its-first-linksys-router-ea6900

Belkin announced the Linksys EA6900 Wi-Fi router Thursday at the IFA conference in Berlin. It's the first Linksys-branded product to come out of Belkin since the company bought the Linksys business unit from Cisco last March.

07/09/2013

http://www.itnews.com/social-media/67025/facebook-updated-privacy-policy-likely-next-week

Facebook has closed the notice and comments period on the proposed changes to its privacy policy, and expects to decide by next week whether it needs to further update the policy in the wake of user feedback.

07/09/2013

http://www.itnews.com/privacy/67074/encryption-still-best-way-protect-data-despite-nsa

Though the National Security Agency spends billions of dollars to crack encryption technologies, security experts maintain that properly implemented, encryption is still the best way to maintain online privacy.

07/09/2013

http://www.itnews.com/67077/new-sap-accenture-partnership-will-give-customers-one-throat-choke

The story New SAP-Accenture partnership will give customers one throat to choke, posted to the wire on Thursday, should have attributed information in the 12th paragraph to an analyst source.

06/09/2013

Team Tips: My Number One Team Tip to Increase Trust - See more at:

http://www.teamworkandleadership.com/2012/06/team-tips-number-my-number-one-team-tip-to-increase-trust.html .UqlAKqFL.HmZAH9GW.dpuf

What is my number one team tip to increase team trust? Misunderstanding the intentions of team members is one of the biggest handicaps of teams. When intentions are not understood including that of the leader, team members won’t be as willing to share feelings, raise ideas and talk about concerns.

03/09/2013

Microsoft is to acquire Nokia's Devices & Services business, which includes the smartphone and mobile phones businesses, and license the Finnish company's patents for a total of €5.44 billion (US$7 billion) in cash, the companies said Monday. The Redmond, Washington, software company will pay…

01/09/2013

Windows 8.1 won't rescue PC market this year, IDC says - See more at:

http://www.itnews.com/laptops/66697/windows-81-wont-rescue-pc-market-year-idc-says .AisRq5hp.dpuf

The PC market will weaken even further this year and Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8.1 OS will be unable to reverse the drop in shipments, IDC said on Thursday. Due in part to increased adoption of mobile devices globally and a drop in PC sales in China, shipments will shrink 9.7 percent in 2013, acc...

01/09/2013

CIOs Say Mentoring Works, Classes Don't

http://www.itnews.com/business-issues/66780/cios-say-mentoring-works-classes-dont

The top two tiers of IT leadership--the CIO's direct reports and their direct reports--do many things well, such as vendor management and team building, according to a study by the CIO Executive Council. But when it comes to leadership development of the IT staff, the study says they're not achievin...

29/08/2013

A version of Google Glass for people who already wear glasses will arrive in a few months, the head of the Google project said Monday. In the next few months we will release a version that will integrate into glasses. So if you are wearing glasses, you'd be able to use this, said Babak Parviz, found...

29/08/2013

As of this past May, 70 percent of U.S. residents ages 18 and older access the Internet via high-speed broadband, although the rate of broadband adoption has been sluggish, according to survey results released Monday by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. Just 3 percent of…