How useful are the Windows Store's 100,000 apps?

Spoofed! Fake GPS signals lead yacht astray Hands-on with the Google Chromecast ITworld Today July 31, 2013 Share this email The state of the Windows Store: How useful are those 100,000 apps? The Windows Store has more than 100,000 apps, but can it provide a full-fledged mobile experience? READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Spoofed! Fake GPS signals lead yacht astray 2. Hands-on with the Google Chromecast 3. SURVEY: Share your opinions & enter to win $500 4. Android tablet gives rare glimpse at North Korean tech 5. Microsoft discloses weak Surface revenue 6. Another week, another cloud price cut announcement 7. Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 Enterprise preview with VDI, Windows to Go support 8. Are businesses rushing to BYOD too quickly? 9. LAST CHANCE: Win a copy of 'Drupal 7 Explained' White Paper: HP Application Security eGuide Enterprises around the world are facing what could be called the most aggressive threat environment in the history of information technology. Disruptive computing trends are emerging that offer increased employee productivity and business agility, but at the same time introduce a host of new risks and uncertainty. Learn more. Spoofed! Fake GPS signals lead yacht astray Researchers in the U.S. have managed to spoof GPS (Global Positioning System) signals to send a yacht hundreds of meters off course, while fooling the crew into thinking the yacht was remaining perfectly on course. READ MORE Hands-on with the Google Chromecast A $35 streamer is hard to pass up, but for now functionality is somewhat limited. READ MORE SURVEY: Share your opinions & enter to win $500 Got 10 minutes? Take this brief survey about your involvement with and interest in various technology categories and enter for a chance to win $500. READ MORE Android tablet gives rare glimpse at North Korean tech An Android tablet brought back from North Korea by a tourist has provided a glimpse at some of the restrictions placed on IT users in the famously secretive country. READ MORE White Paper: Oracle Managing Macroeconomic Uncertainty in a Post-Recession World This whitepaper explores how Project Portfolio Management (PPM) can help financial institutions become more agile and to execute on strategy, which will drive down costs, minimize risk and deliver results to key stakeholders. Learn More Microsoft discloses weak Surface revenue The company has also taken a large charge for Surface RT inventory adjustments. READ MORE Another week, another cloud price cut announcement There's more to it than a race to the bottom. READ MORE Microsoft releases Windows 8.1 Enterprise preview with VDI, Windows to Go support On Tuesday, Microsoft announced the preview version of Windows 8.1 for enterprises, bringing all of the functionality of Windows 8.1 to big business, with specific improvements for enterprises. READ MORE Are businesses rushing to BYOD too quickly? A survey of IT executives and IT pros paints a disturbing picture of BYOD. READ MORE LAST CHANCE: Win a copy of 'Drupal 7 Explained' The drawing ends today. Enter now! READ MORE Webcast: IBM Live on 4/23! Happy Customers and a Lower TCO This webinar provides real world insight into converged systems taken from Oracle production environments. Join us to learn which offerings have the Lowest TCO, Highest Customer Satisfaction and Fewest Security Breaches... and more. Learn More DON'T MISS... 16 best free apps for your Google Nexus 7 Bypass blocked webpages and paywalls with Google as your proxy server 25 crazy and scary things the TSA has found on travelers To solve mystery of life on Mars, we should drill, baby, drill 13 fonts to make a programmer smile BOOK GIVEAWAY July's books are here! Enter today to win a copy of one of these new titles: Arduino Workshop: A Hands-On Introduction with 65 Projects Arduino Workshop takes you through 65 electronics projects that show the full range of cool stuff you can do with Arduino. Drupal 7 Explained: Your Step-by-Step Guide Master Drupal one easy step at a time, through a complete, real-world sample project. 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. **