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	Apple Watch: Skip the battery complication When a new Apple Watch owner starts using his or her watch, they usually make a very common mistake: they obsess over the battery life of their Apple Watch. This usually means that they use the battery complication in their favorite watch face. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emulex Corp Enhance the Performance of Content Delivery Networks Content delivery service providers and TV broadcasters move vast amounts of audio, video and mixed-media information, both internally and out to consumers. Network Visibility Product solutions ensure performance. Learn more In this Issue iPhone 7 rumor rollup: iGPS and an Android Galaxy concept Patent shows Apple's interesting mobile Wi-Fi hotspot idea Secom security drone follows, photographs intruders Hot stuff: The coolest drones Upcoming drone has six rotors to capture stable video Microsoft adds phone companion app to Windows 10 Leaked memo suggests Microsoft is prepping an instant messenger-style email client WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems A Powerful Defense Against Denial of Service Attacks This white paper examines the current DoS landscape and discusses common approaches for dealing with the modern DoS threat. It explains how the Citrix NetScaler application delivery controller (ADC) provides a robust yet highly affordable foundation for an organization's DoS defenses. Learn more >> iPhone 7 rumor rollup: iGPS and an Android Galaxy concept How could Apple resist buying a company with technology dubbed iGPS? It fits right in along with the iPod, iPhone and iPad, no? While Apple doesn’t feel compelled to announce small acquisitions that the SEC doesn’t force it to disclose, news outlets this past week revealed that Apple has indeed snapped up a Bay-area GPS-focused company called Coherent Navigation that launched in 2008. Ironically, that company has fallen off the map, ditching its web presence, and revealing on its LinkedIn page that it has ceased operations.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Patent shows Apple's interesting mobile Wi-Fi hotspot idea A patent application filed by Apple in 2013 suggests an interesting mobile hotspot idea that sounds like a good fit for the Apple Watch. Read More : Rackspace Tapping into Mobile Commerce 2014 Mobile commerce is growing: by 2017 mobile commerce is projected to account for $109 billion in sales, with average order spend on tablet quadrupling relative to its 2013 numbers. In this infographic, we break down the numbers and provide some strategies to help you win at mobile. Learn More. Secom security drone follows, photographs intruders If you think drones are more than slightly creepy, wait until you meet one that will autonomously follow you and record video.Japanese security company Secom is launching a drone that will automatically launch when an intruder is detected and follow him or her while sending video to human supervisors.The sleek silver quadcopter was shown off this week at the inaugural International Drone Expo held in Makuhari outside Tokyo, where about 50 companies gathered to exhibit drones and related technologies.The UAV will be offered to businesses in Japan operating on relatively large parcels of land—big enough to warrant a flying security camera—such as shopping malls and supermarkets with large parking lots.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Hot stuff: The coolest drones DronesImage by Northrop Grumman/Chad Slattery/Handout via ReutersThe world of drones – military and public – is changing so fast it’s hard to keep up with the changes. Here we take a look at some of the most recent advancements, such as getting drones to fly as a group, deliver orders in restaurants and take advanced technology into space. Read on:To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Managing Risk in an AD Integrated Virtualized Environment Explore the interdependent and combined security issues between Active Directory and virtualization. Plus, learn how to identify and manage these risks. Read this helpful report. Read now! Upcoming drone has six rotors to capture stable video A new drone that’s due out next year uses six rotors instead of four to help it capture more stable video and spend more time in the air.The LVL 1 from CyPhy Works is on Kickstarter for preorder for $495, though it won’t start shipping until February 2016.Most consumer and prosumer drones have four rotors and employ an expensive, delicate gimbal to hold the camera. The gimbal usually hangs under the drone and cancels out any movements of the drone to reduce camera shake.“We’ve chosen a hex rotor because it gives us the ability to do what we call level-up flight,” said Kenn Sebesta, technical lead on the LVL 1. “[The drone] doesn’t twist, it doesn’t tilt, it doesn’t roll, pitch or yaw.”To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Microsoft adds phone companion app to Windows 10 Whether with Skype for Business, Windows Mobile, or Windows OS, Microsoft continues to evolve its voice and unified communications portfolio. Microsoft announced yesterday via blog post that Windows 10 will include a built-in ‘Phone Companion’ app, designed to help users connect their Windows PC to a Windows phone, Android phone, or iPhone. Windows 10 is built on a common core supporting Windows PCs and smartphones so interoperability in inherent, but Microsoft also recognizes the importance of providing users a common experience regardless of their mobile phone’s operating system.With the Phone Companion app, user files and content can become available on both PC and phone. For example, when using Microsoft’s OneDrive app photos taken on the phone will show up automatically in the Photos app on the user’s Windows 10 PC. A music app will enable storage and access to music from OneDrive from the PC or phone. Users can similarly access and manipulate Microsoft Office documents from multiple devices, without moving files around.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More Leaked memo suggests Microsoft is prepping an instant messenger-style email client A document purported to be a Microsoft-confidential memo has popped up on Twitter that says the company is looking to revamp Outlook to make it almost like an instant messenger.A screenshot of information on the mobile app, called Flow by Outlook for iPhone, was plastered on Twitter by a user named WalkingCat, who joked "well Microsoft, if it [sic] really confidential, don't put it on publicly accessible Internet, LOL."See also: Microsoft clarifies its Windows confusion, sort of The description says "Fast, fluid, natural conversations" with "No subject lines, salutations, or signatures." Flow is designed for "fast, light-weight conversations in real-time."To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More
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