Be prepared if California court's BYOD ruling sticks

5 things Microsoft must do to save Windows Phone | Blue Bottle Coffee proves developers aren't the only ones who love Slack Follow CITEworld BY IDG ENTERPRISE August 21, 2014 InCITE Your twice weekly digest of the most important developments in the consumerization of IT Be prepared if California court's BYOD ruling sticks A California court ruled that businesses must reimburse workers for use of personal cell phones. Should you be worried? White Paper: IBM Top 3 Myths about Big Data Security Data volumes are growing rapidly with no end in sight. Big data represents massive business possibilities and competitive advantage for organizations that are able to harness and use that information. But how are they protecting that data? This eBook addresses three myths of big data security. Learn More 5 things Microsoft must do to save Windows Phone Microsoft's share of the smartphone market has never been huge, but now it's losing what little ground it had, despite being a viable third platform behind Android and iOS. Here are five ways Microsoft could turn that around. White Paper: IBM Magic Quadrant for Data Masking Technology IBM is a leader in Gartner Inc's Magic Quadrant for Data Masking Technology. Gartner reports that data masking should be mandatory for enterprises using copies of sensitive production data for application development, analytics or training. Read the full report to learn about IBM. Learn more! Blue Bottle Coffee proves developers aren't the only ones who love Slack Blue Bottle Coffee Company turned to Silicon Valley darling Slack to hypercharge internal collaboration -- and users love it. Google's retreat on Pointer Events makes life harder for web developers Google and Microsoft's different views on Pointer Events mask fundamental disagreements about the future of the web -- and make life harder for web developers. The Surface Pro 3 is amazing for digital photography Why I bought Microsoft's Surface Pro 3: it's the ideal on-the-road device for digital photography. It's also a pretty good laptop. Uber opens to developers: Welcome to the Internet of Taxis Uber, the famed and controversial Silicon Valley car service app, has opened up its first-ever API as part of its mission to "convert bits to atoms." Myo and Google Glass: Using your arms to control a computer on your face The company behind the Myo armband is looking to integrate with Google Glass and other eyewear, imagining an array of business uses for gesture-controlled face computers. All Verizon's app store has to do is suck a bit less than Google's Verizon is reportedly spearheading an effort to build a new kind of app store for Android phones. Despite the skeptics, we should all hope Verizon has some success. Whatever happens to Samsung, Android is safe Whether Samsung sticks with Android or veers away to push Tizen, Google and its open source mobile OS should continue to flourish. Amazon Fire Phone: Gimmicks are not resonating with buyers Research from mobile ad provider Chitika shows that Amazon's Fire Phone probably isn't selling very well. Three reasons I might dump Android and become a total Apple person After years of using Android, there are some things that still make me want to jump ship to Apple. The most interesting parts of Steve Ballmer's resignation letter The former CEO steps down from Microsoft's board. Follow CITEworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to citeworld_weekly_update as security.world@gmail.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy 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. Copyright (C) 2014 CITEworld, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham MA 01701 **Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@citeworld.com.**