Aloha point-of-sale terminal, sold on eBay, yields security surprises

Jesse Jackson demands Twitter release employee diversity data Aloha point-of-sale terminal, sold on eBay, yields security surprises ITworld Today July 18, 2014 Share this email Microsoft is shutting down Xbox Entertainment Studios, Sony proves it can't handle success Sony promoted the heck out of the Destiny beta then couldn't handle the traffic it had created. Meanwhile Microsoft is giving up plans to develop original TV-style content. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Jesse Jackson demands Twitter release employee diversity data 2. Aloha point-of-sale terminal, sold on eBay, yields security surprises 3. Twitter and Facebook see a bright future for in-the-moment spending 4. In wake of cloud and mobile push, IBM revenue flattens 5. PC market rebound doesn't help AMD's earnings 6. Google sales jump despite mixed ads results 7. The story behind Microsoft Outlook's terrible CTRL + F shortcut 8. Layoffs raise questions about Nadella's commitment to Nokia deal 9. 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Jesse Jackson has called on Twitter to release its employee diversity information, which its Silicon Valley peers such as Google, Yahoo, LinkedIn and Facebook have already done. READ MORE Aloha point-of-sale terminal, sold on eBay, yields security surprises Matt Oh, a senior malware researcher with HP, recently bought a single Aloha point-of-sale terminal -- a brand of computerized cash register widely used in the hospitality industry -- on eBay for US$200. READ MORE Twitter and Facebook see a bright future for in-the-moment spending If you're an impulse buyer trying to reform your ways, Facebook and Twitter are not on your side. READ MORE In wake of cloud and mobile push, IBM revenue flattens Despite a hearty push into cloud services and enterprise mobility, IBM continues to experience difficulty in raising revenue, though second-quarter profit jumped compared to a year ago. READ MORE PC market rebound doesn't help AMD's earnings A rebound in the PC market aided Intel's earnings earlier this week, but did not help rival Advanced Micro Devices, which recorded a net loss for the second quarter, even as a shift in its business focus to graphics cards and custom chips boosted revenue. READ MORE Google sales jump despite mixed ads results Google's core advertising business helped to propel a 22 percent increase in sales during the second quarter, even while the cost of its ads dropped. READ MORE White Paper: PrinterLogic Printer Installer: Eliminating Print Servers Printer Installer is an on-premise web application that enables you to centrally manage and deploy Windows shared or direct iP printers. Learn More The story behind Microsoft Outlook's terrible CTRL + F shortcut Wth? Ctrl + F doesn't search Outlook, it forwards an email message READ MORE Layoffs raise questions about Nadella's commitment to Nokia deal Microsoft's 14 percent staff reduction, the largest in its history and focused heavily on employees acquired from Nokia's devices and services business, has some observers thinking Satya Nadella got a bad case of Lumia-induced indigestion. READ MORE Facebook tests 'buy' button to let users make purchases from their feeds Facebook is testing a "buy" button that lets users make purchases directly from their news feeds. READ MORE Lenovo stops selling small-screen Windows tablets in the US Lenovo has stopped selling Windows tablets with screen sizes under 10 inches in the U.S. due to lack of interest. READ MORE New York's proposed Bitcoin rules include consumer protections Companies trading in Bitcoin and other virtual currencies would be required to hold enough of the currencies to cover their debts to customers and would have to verify the identities of account holders as a protection against money laundering, under new regulations proposed by the New York State Department of Financial Services [DFS]. READ MORE NetSuite buys Venda to boost e-commerce, European presence NetSuite is rounding out its e-commerce portfolio with the acquisition of Venda in a move that also pushes the cloud vendor deeper into European markets. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. READ MORE SAP CEO McDermott talks Oracle, Hana and life in Germany SAP CEO Bill McDermott is going on two months as the first American to hold the company's top job, and has been quick to make his mark with a pledge to simplify the company's software, operations and interactions with customers. 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