5 reasons you can finally ditch BlackBerry

Researchers outwit Apple, plant malware in the App Store

ITworld Tonight

August 20, 2013

5 reasons you can finally ditch BlackBerry

BlackBerry 10 smartphone sales have been disappointing, and last week the company announced that it's essentially up for sale. Bad news aside, five key industry trends suggest that BlackBerry's purported advantages no longer matter.

Issue highlights

1. Researchers outwit Apple, plant malware in the App Store

2. Is Android really a Linux distribution?

3. In the 21st century surveillance state, we are all terrorists

4. Top 10 states for tech jobs growth

5. Is Silicon Valley's youth movement really just age discrimination?

6. Security expert kick-starts fund to pay Facebook bug finder a $10K bounty

7. Groklaw closing ends decade-long run atop the world of tech law journalism

8. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners

Researchers outwit Apple, plant malware in the App Store

A team of researchers from Georgia Tech has demonstrated how hackers can slip a malicious app past Apple's reviewers so that it's published to the App Store and ready for unsuspecting victims to download. READ MORE

Is Android really a Linux distribution?

In today's open source roundup: Is Android just another Linux distribution? Plus: Linux and ARM processors, and the virtues of Window Maker. READ MORE

In the 21st century surveillance state, we are all terrorists

Intimidating reporters, destroying their computers, detaining them under false pretenses -- it's all in a day's work for today's modern spy agency. READ MORE

Top 10 states for tech jobs growth

The IT job market has slowly and steadily been growing overall, but these 10 states have shown the most growth within the tech jobs sector. We talk to industry experts to find out what's driving the trends in these thriving markets. READ MORE

Is Silicon Valley's youth movement really just age discrimination?

Cisco is the latest Silicon Valley company to make it clear that it wants a younger, more tech-savvy workforce. But what looks like a youth movement to some industry observers and tech executives is age discrimination to others. READ MORE

Security expert kick-starts fund to pay Facebook bug finder a $10K bounty

After a Palestinian researcher was denied a bug bounty by Facebook, Marc Maiffret, CTO of BeyondTrust, kicked off a crowd-sourced fund yesterday to come up with a reward. READ MORE

Groklaw closing ends decade-long run atop the world of tech law journalism

The closure of Groklaw – the technology world's primary source of legal analysis for a decade – has sent shock waves across the Internet. READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY: Scrum Shortcuts without Cutting Corners

We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE

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