When to cut bait on old IT

Microsoft, Symantec take down Bamital click-fraud botnet Which robot is more useless: Screen-cleaning or smartphone-dancing? ITworld Tonight February 06, 2013 Share this email When to cut bait on old IT Someday you'll find a beloved product/service has fallen down on the job. Don't stick around out of loyalty -- pull the plug. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft, Symantec take down Bamital click-fraud botnet 2. Which robot is more useless: Screen-cleaning or smartphone-dancing? 3. Why Microsoft and Dell should team up on tablets 4. Four charged with selling bleach online as miracle cure 5. BlackBerry Z10 in-depth review: Good phone, truly great OS 6. Walter Cronkite predicts 21st century tech in 1967 7. Researchers mimic peacock to bring vivid color to e-readers 8. New camera war brewing in the smartphone market 9. Which Linux distro is best? Survey says: Slackware 10. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of 'Effective JavaScript' Microsoft, Symantec take down Bamital click-fraud botnet Microsoft and Symantec have dismantled a botnet that took over millions of computers for criminal activities such as identity theft and click fraud. READ MORE Which robot is more useless: Screen-cleaning or smartphone-dancing? Would you rather make your phone dance or have a robot clean its screen? Japan has a robot for you either way. READ MORE Why Microsoft and Dell should team up on tablets Dell is going private with the help of $2 billion from Microsoft. What does this mean for them, and the future of the PC industry? READ MORE Four charged with selling bleach online as miracle cure Four people who allegedly used a website to market industrial bleach as a cure for arthritis, cancer and other illnesses are facing numerous criminal charges in a U.S. court. READ MORE BlackBerry Z10 in-depth review: Good phone, truly great OS BlackBerry's new Z10 smartphone offers a superior display, great navigation and interesting BYOD features. But is it too little, too late? READ MORE Walter Cronkite predicts 21st century tech in 1967 Cool look at how people in the '60s thought we'd be living today. READ MORE Researchers mimic peacock to bring vivid color to e-readers Researchers have found a way to make colors more vivid on an e-reader screen, which could lead to the creation of advanced displays and spawn the development of color e-books. READ MORE New camera war brewing in the smartphone market HTC and Nokia are preparing to go head-to-head with new cameras on upcoming smartphones. READ MORE Which Linux distro is best? Survey says: Slackware KDE, meanwhile, takes the crown for best desktop environment. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Win a copy of 'Effective JavaScript' ITworld is giving away 5 copies of "Effective JavaScript: 68 Specific Ways to Harness the Power of JavaScript" to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY February's books are here. Enter now for your chance to win! We've got 5 copies of each book to give to some lucky winners. Ubuntu Unleashed 2013 Edition Effective JavaScript: 68 Specific Ways to Harness the Power of JavaScript MOST POPULAR STORIES 1. Why unlocking your phone without permission is illegal (and why you should care) 2. Meet Mageia, a rising Linux star 3. Mice that didn't make the cut 4. Why you should jailbreak your Apple TV - and how to do it 5. Downton Abbey as an 8-bit Nintendo video game Follow ITworld Share this email You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2013 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. **