Wednesday, February 19, 2014

How to conduct a security audit of your Google account

HP charges for ProLiant firmware updates and gets hell for it

Fujitsu glove uses NFC, sensors to speed hands-free work

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February 19, 2014
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How to conduct a security audit of your Google account

The privacy dangers of Google go beyond what Google knows about you -- you may have given dozens of sites access to your Google account information without realizing it. Here's how to conduct a security audit of your Google account, and how to take action to keep it safe.

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Issue highlights

1. HP charges for ProLiant firmware updates and gets hell for it

2. Fujitsu glove uses NFC, sensors to speed hands-free work

3. A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux [BOOK GIVEAWAY]

4. Why a GitHub-inspired startup is a good idea

5. App uses 'augmented reality' to point way to Japan's elusive free Wi-Fi

6. Oracle merging its marketing software into a tighter-knit suite

7. How Verizon's PaaS strategy stands out from the crowd

8. Why you should use async tasks in .NET 4.5 and Entity Framework 6

9. Sony sells 5.3 million PS4s, seems to be winning the 'lines of resolution' war

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HP charges for ProLiant firmware updates and gets hell for it

Charging for firmware upgrades is a sure way to raise your customers' ire, but HP took it a step further with bungled public relations management of the whole situation. READ MORE

Fujitsu glove uses NFC, sensors to speed hands-free work

Fujitsu Laboratories has developed wearable technology in the form of a glove and a head-mounted display that could help speed up maintenance work and other applications where NFC tags are widely used. READ MORE

A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux [BOOK GIVEAWAY]

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Why a GitHub-inspired startup is a good idea

Union Square Ventures' Fred Wilson recommends that those in need of startup inspiration look to GitHub. READ MORE

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App uses 'augmented reality' to point way to Japan's elusive free Wi-Fi

Telecom carrier NTT and navigation service developer Navitime Japan are trying to make free Wi-Fi in Japan easier to find with an app featuring augmented reality (AR) guidance. READ MORE

Oracle merging its marketing software into a tighter-knit suite

After spending billions to acquire a series of marketing-related software companies, Oracle is now undergoing the process of creating a unified suite it can take to battle against competing offerings from the likes of Salesforce.com and Microsoft. READ MORE

How Verizon's PaaS strategy stands out from the crowd

Verizon is clearly saying that it welcomes independent PaaS providers and that it won't compete with them. That's a different from what we see from other cloud providers. READ MORE

Why you should use async tasks in .NET 4.5 and Entity Framework 6

Improve response times and handle more users with parallel processing. READ MORE

Sony sells 5.3 million PS4s, seems to be winning the 'lines of resolution' war

Also, Bioshock Infinite developer Irrational Games is shutting down! READ MORE

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InfoWorld Exclusive: Mobile Device Management Deep Dive

Smartphones, tablets, social networks, and cloud services are all popular, incredibly useful, and a security risk. These days, the security focus is on mobile devices, as they tend to be used a lot to work with corporate information. View more

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