10 things you need to know about Microsoft’s Surface Pro 3

Satya Nadella at six months: Grading Microsoft's new CEO Celebrating Venn diagrams: A few funny and geeky diagrams ITworld Tonight August 04, 2014 Share this email 10 things you need to know about Microsoft's Surface Pro 3 We tested a Surface Pro 3 that came with an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, and 256 GB SSD. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Satya Nadella at six months: Grading Microsoft's new CEO 2. Celebrating Venn diagrams: A few funny and geeky diagrams 3. First Windows Phone 8.1 update rolling out now 4. The best offline Android games 5. The cloud might be the key to the triumph of desktop Linux 6. Comcast doubles broadband speeds in California, Midwest 7. Amazon Fire dubbed an 'experiment in e-commerce' with lessons for future phones 8. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Essential Mobile Interaction Design Satya Nadella at six months: Grading Microsoft's new CEO Nadella earns an A for strategic vision, an F for human resources, and a whole lot in between READ MORE Celebrating Venn diagrams: A few funny and geeky diagrams Google's doodle of the day is very entertaining. Here are a few more if you just can't get enough READ MORE First Windows Phone 8.1 update rolling out now Well, that didn't take long: A mere four days after announcing the first major update for Windows Phone 8.1, the aptly named Windows Phone 8.1 Update is now available to users enrolled in Microsoft's developer preview. READ MORE The best offline Android games Check out Google's list of the best offline Android games. Plus: Seven useful file utilities for Android, and Microsoft and Xiaomi are giving Samsung some real headaches. READ MORE The cloud might be the key to the triumph of desktop Linux Does Linux need the cloud to triumph on the desktop? Plus: DistroWatch reviews Neptune 4, and Linux kernel 3.16 has been released. READ MORE Comcast doubles broadband speeds in California, Midwest If you're a Comcast customer in tech-friendly California, good news--your available bandwidth will likely double, for free. But you may need a new cable modem, too. READ MORE Amazon Fire dubbed an 'experiment in e-commerce' with lessons for future phones Firefly button lessens friction in buying, which is what Amazon wants to learn about for future generations. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Essential Mobile Interaction Design Learn how to design user-friendly, intuitive smartphone and tablet apps for any platform. Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE SURVEY: Got 10 minutes? Tell us about your tech interests and you could win an iPad mini ITworld is conducting its annual survey about your involvement with and interest in various technology categories, and invites you to participate. Survey participants will have the opportunity to win an iPad mini and sign up to receive a report outlining survey highlights. Take the survey now! GIVEAWAYS: We've got 5 copies of each of these new books to give away to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win! The Official Ubuntu Book, 8th Ed. Essential Mobile Interaction Design DON'T MISS... Why many programmers don't bother joining the ACM Top 25 free tools for every Windows desktop 10 amazing (and bizarre) drone discoveries Just their type: 10 keyboards beloved by programmers 11 colorful characters seen at Comic-Con International 2014 Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 ITworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **