Fingerprint faceoff: Apple Touch ID vs. Samsung finger scanner

Black Hat presentation on TOR suddenly cancelled Why is the NoSQL choice so difficult? ITworld Today July 22, 2014 Share this email Fingerprint faceoff: Apple Touch ID vs. Samsung finger scanner A favorite feature of the iPhone 5s is the Touch ID fingerprint scanner, which lets you unlock your device with the tap of a finger. So when Samsung recently sent us its new Galaxy Tab S 10.5" tablet for review, the first thing we did was test the Tab S fingerprint scanner. Here's how it measures up. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Black Hat presentation on TOR suddenly cancelled 2. Why is the NoSQL choice so difficult? 3. VolksPC will run Debian and Android in one ARM-based computer 4. 3 ways to spot a bad boss before you take the job 5. How the Internet of Things could become a critical part of disaster response 6. Stealthy Web tracking tools pose increasing privacy risks to users 7. A guide to the confusing Internet of Things standards world 8. Say goodbye to desktop phones 9. BOOK GIVEAWAY: App Accomplished: Strategies for App Development Success Webcast: IBM Reinventing Storage Efficiency! What if you could reduce your storage costs by half? Watch this webcast to hear how you can maximize the economics of your data center by modifying your storage footprint and power usage using Flash Storage, and to learn how IBM is accelerating storage efficiency. Register Now Black Hat presentation on TOR suddenly cancelled A presentation on a low-budget method to unmask users of a popular online privacy tool, TOR, will no longer go ahead at the Black Hat security conference early next month. READ MORE Why is the NoSQL choice so difficult? The last time ITworld's Matthew Mombrea was evaluating NoSQL databases he ended up sticking with a relational database. He's evaluating them again now and this time he's pretty sure he'll have to actually choose one. The choice is really hard for a number of reasons. READ MORE VolksPC will run Debian and Android in one ARM-based computer In today's open source roundup: VolksPC is a new distribution that tries to combine Debian and Android applications on one ARM-based computer. Plus: Avoiding Android vampire apps, and take the Linux.com open source cloud project survey. READ MORE 3 ways to spot a bad boss before you take the job There are warning signs, red flags to look out for that can identify a bad boss or an untenable work environment before you accept a job. READ MORE Webcast: Lavastorm The Key to Happiness: Throw out Your Data Warehouse In this webinar, Kerry Reitnauer, Director, Solution Architect at FairPoint Communications will discuss the project in detail, including: • The challenges the warehouse brought • How they migrated to the virtual warehouse solution • The agility, cost, and analytic benefits they received from their agile data management and analytics solution. Read Now How the Internet of Things could become a critical part of disaster response Researchers have concluded that those billions of connected devices could help save lives in the event of disaster, even one that knocks out the Internet READ MORE Stealthy Web tracking tools pose increasing privacy risks to users Three stealthy tracking mechanisms designed to avoid weaknesses in browser cookies pose potential privacy risks to Internet users, a new research paper has concluded. READ MORE A guide to the confusing Internet of Things standards world Google's recently announced Thread standard joins similar collaborative efforts led by the likes of Intel, Qualcomm, GE and others. Here's a look at the current state of affairs in the race to standardize the Internet of Things, along with what people are saying about each. READ MORE Say goodbye to desktop phones VoIP apps and a high-density 11ac Wi-Fi network let an Oklahoma insurer scrap its desktop phones. 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