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Russian hackers amass 1.2B stolen Web credentials 2014's starting salaries for college tech majors ITworld Today August 06, 2014 Share this email 6 sad-but-true tales of mind-numbing manual IT tasks We're not going to sugarcoat this for you. If you've ever thought to yourself "a monkey could do my job," you're probably right. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Russian hackers amass 1.2B stolen Web credentials 2. 2014's starting salaries for college tech majors 3. SURVEY: Got 10 minutes? Tell us about your tech interests and enter to WIN an iPad mini 4. Where your personal data goes when you're not looking 5. Report: Apple targeting September 9th for new iPhone reveal 6. Unix: Top networking commands and what they tell you 7. Revenue explosion from iPad for Office fails to ignite 8. As Facebook privacy suit reaches 25,000 participant target, court is still unsure if it will allow it 9. 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READ MORE Unix: Top networking commands and what they tell you If you find your thrill delving into the networking side of Unix, you'll find that there are lots of commands to give you all the insights you might want. READ MORE Revenue explosion from iPad for Office fails to ignite Contrary to some experts' expectations, Microsoft hasn't been "printing money" since it launched Office for iPad in March. READ MORE As Facebook privacy suit reaches 25,000 participant target, court is still unsure if it will allow it An Austrian 'class action' lawsuit against Facebook over the company's privacy policies is expected to reach a limit of 25,000 participants on Wednesday. It remains however uncertain if the commercial court in Vienna will accept the case. READ MORE Sprint names new CEO after giving up on T-Mobile acquisition Sprint has named Marcelo Claure to replace Dan Hesse as president and CEO, after giving up on its effort to acquire T-Mobile USA. 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