Monkey selfie gets Wikipedia copyright takedown request

Over 1 billion passwords stolen. Where's the actually useful info? 5 great free addons to boost Chrome and Firefox security ITworld Tonight August 06, 2014 Share this email Monkey selfie, aboriginal language among Wikipedia copyright takedown requests A selfie taken by a black macaque monkey and an entire aboriginal language were asked to be removed from Wikipedia by people who claimed to have the copyrights to them, the Wikimedia Foundation said in its first transparency report. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Over 1 billion passwords stolen. Where's the actually useful info? 2. 5 great free addons to boost Chrome and Firefox security 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Essential Mobile Interaction Design 4. China scrubs Apple's iPad and MacBooks from government buying list 5. Researchers promote battery-free Wi-Fi technology 6. Sapphire displays for iPhone 6 may be hard to come by: report 7. Microsoft versus Linux: Through the eyes of Microsoft 8. This month's best Android tablets 9. WordPress 4 review: Plugs in, turns on, grows up Over 1 billion passwords stolen. Where's the actually useful info? There's something shady about the latest big passwords breach. READ MORE 5 great free addons to boost Chrome and Firefox security If you want to protect yourself against snoopers, hackers and more when browsing the Web, you need these five great security addons for Chrome and Firefox. They're all free, and they'll all help increase your online security. 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 China scrubs Apple's iPad and MacBooks from government buying list China's government, which banned Windows 8 from agencies' computers, has now dropped Apple's notebooks and tablets from an approved list of purchases. READ MORE Researchers promote battery-free Wi-Fi technology The coming Internet of things (IoT) revolution may not run on batteries, but on power plucked from the air, according to researchers at the University of Washington. READ MORE Sapphire displays for iPhone 6 may be hard to come by: report Unspecified "bottlenecks at various levels" of the sapphire production process mean that Apple may limit this year's introduction of sapphire iPhone displays or possibly even scrap the plan. READ MORE Microsoft versus Linux: Through the eyes of Microsoft In today's open source roundup: Microsoft's "Why Microsoft" site is an unintentionally hilarious read for Linux users. Plus: Is Microsoft getting ready to embrace open source? And when should software not be open source? READ MORE This month's best Android tablets In today's Android roundup: The best Android tablets available now. Plus: See the Moto 360 smartwatch charger, and Sony kills Playstation Mobile for Android. READ MORE WordPress 4 review: Plugs in, turns on, grows up The latest revision of the powerful and popular blogging engine does far more than blogs, although the power comes with a price. 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. **