US DOJ to charge Chinese military officials with hacking

Hardness is not toughness: Why your phone's screen may not scratch, but will shatter Business bartering survival guide: Lessons from real life ITworld Today May 19, 2014 Share this email US Justice Department to charge Chinese military officials with hacking The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to charge Chinese military officials with hacking US companies to obtain trade secrets. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Hardness is not toughness: Why your phone's screen may not scratch, but will shatter 2. Business bartering survival guide: Lessons from real life 3. LAST CHANCE: Take ITworld's mobile survey for a chance to win an iPad mini 4. Rumors confirmed: AT&T plans to buy DirecTV 5. SAP apps heading to Microsoft Azure cloud 6. IDC cuts IT spending forecast on mobile slump, emerging market uncertainty 7. Google in talks to buy video game streaming service Twitch 8. Apple and Google agree to drop all patent suits 9. 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