Security World: Smartphone kill-switch could save consumers $2.6B per year, says report

Google, Level 3 DNS services hijacked by TurkTelekom

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ITworld Today

March 31, 2014

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Smartphone kill-switch could save consumers $2.6B per year, says report

Most of the savings for consumers would come from reduced insurance premiums.

Issue highlights

1. Google, Level 3 DNS services hijacked by TurkTelekom

2. LAST CHANCE: Enter to win a copy of "Java SE8 for the Really Impatient"

3. Alarming synthesized speech tells you when to freak out

4. Banks pulls out of class-action suit against Target, Trustwave

5. Oracle doubles the speed of MySQL query handling

6. Fedora tips its hat to mobility, cloud, big data

7. Judge overrules Samsung objection to jury video depicting Apple devices

8. Why Zuckerberg prefers drones to Google's balloons

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Google, Level 3 DNS services hijacked by TurkTelekom

Google said its free DNS (Domain Name System) service is being intercepted by most Turkish ISPs as the country battles users trying to circumvent censorship efforts by the government. READ MORE

LAST CHANCE: Enter to win a copy of "Java SE8 for the Really Impatient"

The drawing ends today. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE

Alarming synthesized speech tells you when to freak out

Fujitsu technology could work with cloud data to tailor synthesized speech to a given situation. READ MORE

Banks pulls out of class-action suit against Target, Trustwave

One of the two banks suing Target and security vendor Trustwave over responsibility for one the largest data breaches in history has pulled out of the lawsuit. READ MORE

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This e-book describes how DNS has developed over the years to support business growth as new needs have emerged, for example, advanced traffic management and protection from cyber threats. Learn More

Oracle doubles the speed of MySQL query handling

For the next release of its open source MySQL, Oracle is making a number of changes designed to vastly boost the speed of the open source relational database management system. READ MORE

Fedora tips its hat to mobility, cloud, big data

Newest release also features support for ARM processors. READ MORE

Judge overrules Samsung objection to jury video depicting Apple devices

Samsung argued that the instructional video for jurors suggested that Apple's products were patentable and innovative. READ MORE

Why Zuckerberg prefers drones to Google's balloons

The Facebook chief explains some of his thinking behind Internet access delivered via drone and satellite. READ MORE

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Remembering Patrick J. McGovern, 1937-2014

Over a span of 50 years, Pat McGovern oversaw IDG's launch of more than 300 magazines and newspapers and championed the expansion of IDG's network to include more than 460 websites, including ITworld, 200 mobile apps and 700 events worldwide. In addition to a career dedicated to information technology, he created the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Our thoughts are with his family.