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10 tech products that are built to last

Inside evolving satellite technology

By the numbers: Detroit offers a bright future for technology professionals

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April 16, 2014
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10 tech products that are built to last

No shiny new things here. These are the workhorses of the technology world.

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Issue highlights

1. Inside evolving satellite technology

2. By the numbers: Detroit offers a bright future for technology professionals

3. WIN THIS BOOK: Java SE8 for Programmers, 3rd Edition

4. Kenya to spend $93 million on citizen database

5. Google opens the floodgates for new 'social' ads

6. 3 ways to hack DNS to speed up your Web browsing

7. Oracle identifies products affected by Heartbleed, but work remains on fixes

8. German researchers hack Galaxy S5 fingerprint login

9. Is Amazon's Fire TV a dud for gamers?

Inside evolving satellite technology

Take a look inside Russian NASA, ESA spacecraft construction. READ MORE

By the numbers: Detroit offers a bright future for technology professionals

A recent report reveals a promising tech bubble in Detroit and surrounding areas. READ MORE

WIN THIS BOOK: Java SE8 for Programmers, 3rd Edition

Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE

Kenya to spend $93 million on citizen database

After months of struggling to deal with undocumented immigrants, corruption and inefficiency, the Kenyan government is investing $93 million in a database that will contain all citizen information, shared across ministries. READ MORE

Google opens the floodgates for new 'social' ads

Participating businesses can now distribute their Google+ posts across the Web. READ MORE

3 ways to hack DNS to speed up your Web browsing

Want to browse the Web faster, without paying extra for more bandwidth? It's simple to do. Just use one of these three free services to hack the DNS system for faster and more reliable surfing. READ MORE

Oracle identifies products affected by Heartbleed, but work remains on fixes

Oracle has issued a comprehensive list of its software that may or may not be affected by the OpenSSL vulnerability, while warning that no fixes are yet available for some likely affected products. READ MORE

German researchers hack Galaxy S5 fingerprint login

It took just four days for German researchers to trick the Samsung Galaxy S5's fingerprint scanner into accepting a mold of a fingerprint instead of a real finger. READ MORE

Is Amazon's Fire TV a dud for gamers?

In today's open source roundup: Amazon's Fire TV gaming experience seems to be a mixed bag. READ MORE

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