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Friday, August 07, 2015

Apple’s revised iPad strategy: More like a PC

Computerworld Wrap-Up
August 07, 2015

Apple's revised iPad strategy to stress more, not less, PC

Longer-than-expected tablet lifespans have led to a sluggish market for Apple's iPad, but the company seems poised to pivot by pitching the iconic device as more, not less, like a personal computer. READ MORE

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2. NOW ON CIO: Top 10 ways to have your project end up in court

3. Video how-to: Speed up R with C++ and Rcpp

4. Researchers show how to steal Windows Active Directory credentials from the Internet

5. Microsoft's NFL partnership enters next generation

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7. Traction Watch: Cloudera soars to $100M in revenue and 100% annual growth

8. NOW ON CSO: Report: IoT is the next frontier for ransomware

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12. Jonny Evans: 5 great iPad productivity features in iOS 9 – and how to use them

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Mozilla issues quick fix for Firefox zero-day bug

Mozilla has updated its Firefox browser to patch a zero-day vulnerability being used to harvest passwords on Windows and Linux machines. READ MORE

NOW ON CIO: Top 10 ways to have your project end up in court

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Video how-to: Speed up R with C++ and Rcpp

The Rcpp package can help you combine the best of both programming languages. Find out how. READ MORE

Researchers show how to steal Windows Active Directory credentials from the Internet

An attack using the SMB file sharing protocol thought to work only in local area networks can also be executed over the Internet, two researchers showed at Black Hat. READ MORE

Microsoft's NFL partnership enters next generation

Football fans get new apps for Xbox One and Windows 10, while coaches get new Surface Pro 3 tablets. READ MORE

Amazon cuts cost of running Oracle's database in its cloud

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Traction Watch: Cloudera soars to $100M in revenue and 100% annual growth

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NOW ON CSO: Report: IoT is the next frontier for ransomware

The growth of the Internet of Things will offer new ransomware opportunities for cybercriminals, according to a report by Symantec. READ MORE

Attack on Sabre reportedly conducted by Anthem, OPA hackers

Travel industry software maker Sabre is the latest company said to have been hit by the same hackers who recently attacked U.S. health insurer Anthem and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, while American Airlines has been investigating its own systems for evidence of a similar breach. READ MORE

Microsoft, Salesforce.com join $5.3B Informatica buyout

A new CEO takes the helm at the newly private data-integration firm. READ MORE

New malware turns your computer into a cellular antenna

Critical data can be collected from a computer using a feature phone. READ MORE

Jonny Evans: 5 great iPad productivity features in iOS 9 – and how to use them

Apple's iOS 9 is still in beta, but the final release date is closing in and there are five great features to look forward to if you happen to be an iPad user. READ MORE

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