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Thursday, August 13, 2015

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August 13, 2015
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Review: Is Microsoft's Edge browser ready for business?

Microsoft's Edge, which is included with Windows 10, is a more modern, more secure and more compatible browser. It will need more work to fit in at work, but will be worth the wait. READ MORE

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2. Struggling Lenovo to cut 3,200 jobs, streamline handset business

3. Top 10 cities for IT pros looking to make a move

4. DOJ wants encryption that still allows law enforcement access

5. Star Power: Lessons in recruiting from the world of sports

6. Cisco's new CEO hints at deals in software and security

7. Microsoft's Surface Hub collaboration tool delayed until 2016

8. INSIDER Review: MongoDB 3.0 reaches for the enterprise

9. Updates are coming for a telematics unit that hacked a Corvette

10. Use SAP's mobile platform? Patch now to avoid these 'high risk' vulnerabilities

11. IT Blogwatch: A desperate Qualcomm makes bizarre claims for Snapdragon 820

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As it sets IT layoffs, Citizens Bank shifts work to India via Web

Citizens Bank in Rhode Island has offered its IT employees solid middle-class wages and good benefits, but this slice of the America Dream is ending for many of them. Bank IT employees are training replacements in India to take over their jobs. READ MORE

Struggling Lenovo to cut 3,200 jobs, streamline handset business

Lenovo reported weak second quarter earnings. READ MORE

Top 10 cities for IT pros looking to make a move

Business is booming in 2015, and across the country IT organizations are loosening the purse strings and shelling out big bucks for critical IT talent. Here's a look at the 10 hottest cities for IT pay based on percent increase in salary, area home prices and median salary. READ MORE

DOJ wants encryption that still allows law enforcement access

Encryption systems can be designed that still give law enforcement agencies access to customer data with court-ordered warrants while still offering solid security, according to U.S. Department of Justice officials. READ MORE

Star Power: Lessons in recruiting from the world of sports

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Cisco's new CEO hints at deals in software and security

The company will be "very acquisitive," Chuck Robbins says. READ MORE

Microsoft's Surface Hub collaboration tool delayed until 2016

While it was supposed to ship next month, Microsoft now says the mega-display and conferencing tool will be held back until January. READ MORE

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Review: MongoDB 3.0 reaches for the enterprise

MongoDB zeroes in on operations with pluggable storage engines and revamped management tools. READ MORE

Updates are coming for a telematics unit that hacked a Corvette

Security updates are being distributed for a telematics control unit that security researchers showed could be manipulated to remotely apply the brakes of a Corvette, according to the device's French manufacturer. READ MORE

Use SAP's mobile platform? Patch now to avoid these 'high risk' vulnerabilities

Three high risk vulnerabilities in SAP Mobile could give attackers access to encrypted information stored in mobile devices, security firm Onapsis reported. READ MORE

IT Blogwatch: A desperate Qualcomm makes bizarre claims for Snapdragon 820

Snapdragon 820, Qualcomm's new SoC, will be available soon. But the company is making some frankly ludicrous claims for the chip. Apparently, phones based on the device will offer "DSLR-quality photography." Cue loud guffaws from anyone who's actually used a DSLR for more that five minutes. READ MORE

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