Why I'm sending back Google Glass

First Look: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet/PC 10 ways Google has failed with Google+ ITworld Tonight May 21, 2014 Share this email Why I'm sending back Google Glass Now that Glass is available to anyone with $1,500 to burn, you might be tempted to buy a pair. Our tester shares 10 good reasons not to. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. First Look: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet/PC 2. 10 ways Google has failed with Google+ 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook 4. Windows RT isn't dead -- yet 5. AT&T hacker wants government to pay him $13M 6. A wireless network for gadgets set to arrive in San Francisco 7. Hackers hit eBay database containing personal info, users asked to change passwords 8. Windows XP's U.S. farewell tour to last most of '14 First Look: Microsoft Surface Pro 3 tablet/PC Newest Microsoft Surface device built as both a tablet and an enterprise desktop replacement. READ MORE 10 ways Google has failed with Google+ Google's answer to Facebook has failed to provide real competition. Here's a look at 10 ways the search engine king as fallen down with Google+. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE Windows RT isn't dead -- yet The troubled Windows RT operating system got nary a mention at Microsoft's Surface event today, but don't plan for RT's funeral just yet. READ MORE AT&T hacker wants government to pay him $13M Andrew 'weev' Auernheimer says he was unfairly prosecuted and jailed. READ MORE A wireless network for gadgets set to arrive in San Francisco France-based firm deploying first U.S. Internet of Things-specific network from San Francisco to San Jose. READ MORE Hackers hit eBay database containing personal info, users asked to change passwords EBay is asking users to change their passwords after attackers gained unauthorized access to eBay's corporate network, compromising a database containing encrypted passwords and other personal data. READ MORE Windows XP's U.S. farewell tour to last most of '14 Last-minute moves by businesses to scrap Windows XP may have offset the continued free fall in consumer spending, but that gift from XP won't help the PC industry for long. READ MORE SURVEY Take ITworld's cloud survey and you could win $500 ITworld is conducting a brief survey regarding cloud computing initiatives, and we value your input. The survey will take you about 10 minutes to complete. And there's a reward! Respondents who complete the survey will be entered in a sweepstakes to win a $500 cash prize. Take the survey now! BOOK GIVEAWAY: We've got 5 copies of each of these books to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter today for your chance to win! Penetration Testing: A Hands-On Introduction to Hacking In "Penetration Testing," security researcher Georgia Weidman provides a survey of important skills that any aspiring pentester needs. Enter now! jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook Get more done faster with jQuery and JavaScript! Brad Dayley's jQuery and JavaScript Phrasebook brings together 100+ instantly useful code snippets and idioms for performing a wide spectrum of common web application tasks. Enter now! DON'T MISS... 10 tech products that are built to last 16 terrible computer pranks that could get you fired Your new PC needs these 22 free programs Pants on fire: 9 lies that programmers tell themselves History's 15 most popular computer scientists Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **