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10 overhyped tech products that crashed and burned

How to know when it's time for a career change

Facebook invents a PHP virtual machine

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July 29, 2013
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10 overhyped tech products that crashed and burned

The demos blew everyone away. Then reality hit.

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Issue highlights

1. How to know when it's time for a career change

2. Facebook invents a PHP virtual machine

3. Black Hat: Ad networks lay path to million-strong browser botnet

4. Security Manager's Journal: Android panic

5. Chief Digital Officer: Hot new tech title or flash in the pan?

6. Apple restores key parts of dev site after attack

7. Leap Motion Controller review: A touchscreen interface without the touching

8. Top hacker dies days before scheduled Black Hat talk

9. LAST CHANCE: Win a copy of 'Drupal 7 Explained'

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How to know when it's time for a career change

5 good reasons to consider switching careers. READ MORE

Facebook invents a PHP virtual machine

Facebook abandoned the work of translating PHP into C++ in favor of delivering dynamically generated bytecode to the server. READ MORE

Black Hat: Ad networks lay path to million-strong browser botnet

We long ago surrendered our privacy to the Web. But research presented at this week's Black Hat Briefings in Las Vegas suggests that structural problems in the way the web works means we may have also surrendered our security, as well. READ MORE

Security Manager's Journal: Android panic

Android smartphones and tablets have become ubiquitous at our manager's company. What happens now that the Android ecosystem appears to be riddled with security pitfalls? READ MORE

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Chief Digital Officer: Hot new tech title or flash in the pan?

Enterprises like Sears, Starbucks and Harvard are hiring Chief Digital Officers to help monetize digital content, better connect with customers and drive their businesses forward. But does every company need one? READ MORE

Apple restores key parts of dev site after attack

Apple has restored key sections of its developer website, including the download center, more than a week after it took the portal offline. READ MORE

Leap Motion Controller review: A touchscreen interface without the touching

It's 'Minority Report' meets Microsoft Kinect as virtual interactivity comes to the PC. Cool, yes, but does it have any practical value? READ MORE

Top hacker dies days before scheduled Black Hat talk

Barnaby Jack was noted for his research on security flaws in ATMs and medical devices. READ MORE

LAST CHANCE: Win a copy of 'Drupal 7 Explained'

We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky ITworld readers. But hurry! The drawing ends July 31. READ MORE

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