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Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Windows 10: Who will jump on the upgrade train?

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June 16, 2015

Windows 10: Who will jump on the upgrade train?

Windows 10 is looking pretty good. So should you buy a Windows 10-powered PC? READ MORE

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Issue highlights

1. Top tech salaries in 6 industry verticals

2. Google recants, restores old UI to Chrome bookmarks manager

3. FBI investigating series of fiber cuts in San Francisco Bay Area

4. LastPass hacked -- here's what to do now

5. INSIDER 9 ways to make the most of your Android device

6. Next build of Windows 10 for phones coming Tuesday

7. Google takes another swing at Excel with Sheets update

8. Duqu 2.0 used digital certificates belonging to Foxconn

9. INSIDER Cloud fears fizzle, mission-critical deployments sizzle

10. Facebook turns to wizened old C++ to power new photo-sharing app

11. EU Council pushes data-privacy reform forward

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Top tech salaries in 6 industry verticals

Using data from Computerworld's recent salary survey, CIO.com takes a look at how compensation stacks up in government, education, healthcare and other key industries. READ MORE

Google recants, restores old UI to Chrome bookmarks manager

Google last week retreated after Chrome users revolted against a change in the browser, saying that it's given up on a radical redesign of the bookmarks manager. READ MORE

FBI investigating series of fiber cuts in San Francisco Bay Area

The FBI is looking into a series of deliberate cuts of fiber optic cables in the San Francisco Bay Area. In the past year, there were 10 instances on four separate nights when telecom cables were intentionally cut in Fremont, Walnut Creek, Alamo, Berkeley and San Jose, the agency said Monday. READ MORE

LastPass hacked -- here's what to do now

LastPass, the cloud-based password manager, has been hacked. But CEO Joe Siegrist urges calm... READ MORE

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9 ways to make the most of your Android device

Your Android device is a mighty computer -- so isn't it time you start tapping into its PC-like powers? READ MORE

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Next build of Windows 10 for phones coming Tuesday

Starting Tuesday, members of the Windows Insider Program can upgrade their phones to Windows 10 Mobile build 10036, though doing so will take some work. That's because the new build includes a bug that prevents a direct upgrade from the most recent publicly available build of Windows 10 Mobile. READ MORE

Google takes another swing at Excel with Sheets update

Google launched an updated version of its Sheets Web app for spreadsheet editing on Monday, adding new capabilities that the company hopes will lure people away from Microsoft Excel. READ MORE

Duqu 2.0 used digital certificates belonging to Foxconn

A deeper look into the latest version of malware known as Duqu shows it used digital certificates from prominent contract manufacturer Foxconn Technology Group to help mask its activity. READ MORE

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Cloud fears fizzle, mission-critical deployments sizzle

Not long ago, the prospect of outsourcing mission-critical applications to a cloud service provider made IT managers cringe. Despite promises of agility, scalability, and the elimination of infrastructure management headaches, there were serious concerns about security and regulatory compliance, but that's no longer the case. (Insider - free registration required.) READ MORE

Facebook turns to wizened old C++ to power new photo-sharing app

Sometimes the best tool for the job is the oldest one in the toolshed. For its new Moments photo-sharing application, Facebook eschewed the crop of currently fashionable mobile development platforms in favor of coding in the venerable C++ programming language. READ MORE

EU Council pushes data-privacy reform forward

The EU Council has issued a long-awaited, hotly debated plan for online privacy, moving the EU's reform of data-protection laws closer to reality. READ MORE

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