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6 reasons you'll love Windows Phone 8.1 ... really

We asked early adopters: Why did you buy Google Glass?

Quick look: America's first spaceport

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May 09, 2014
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6 reasons you'll love Windows Phone 8.1

The mobile world's whipping post deserves a fresh look, thanks to some compelling new features.

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Issue highlights

1. We asked early adopters: Why did you buy Google Glass?

2. Quick look: America's first spaceport

3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking

4. On second thought, California Senate backs kill-switch bill

5. Rush to defend against Heartbleed leads to mistakes with certificates, patches

6. Make almost any semi-modern printer work with Google Cloud Print

7. Android ransomware demanding $300 from porn site visitors

8. Netflix raises streaming prices by $1, but current members don't have to pay it (for now)

We asked early adopters: Why did you buy Google Glass?

There's got to be more to this self-selecting group than people who have $1500 and a nose to hang an alpha product on. READ MORE

Quick look: America's first spaceport

Virgin Galactic, SpaceX and others expect the site to be the hub of commercial space operations. READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY: Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking

Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE

On second thought, California Senate backs kill-switch bill

After failing to pass a bill mandating kill-switch technology for every smartphone sold in California, the state's Senate OK'd the proposal. READ MORE

Rush to defend against Heartbleed leads to mistakes with certificates, patches

Despite taking prompt action to defend against the Heartbleed attack, some sites are no better off than before -- and in some cases, they are much worse off. READ MORE

Make almost any semi-modern printer work with Google Cloud Print

The Lantronix xPrintServer Cloud Edition can turn many, many wireless and USB printers into Cloud-Print-ready printers so you can print from just about any device, anywhere. READ MORE

Android ransomware demanding $300 from porn site visitors

Security researchers this week issued warnings about ransomware called Koler that demands $300 from Android users who bite on a fake app typically found on porn sites. READ MORE

Netflix raises streaming prices by $1, but current members don't have to pay it (for now)

Netflix warned the world that its prices would be going up, and Friday, the company began emailing subscribers with details of its plans. READ MORE

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