Verizon and AT&T should face a bigger mobile rival, Sprint CFO says

iCloud-hosted data inaccessible for some users Government IT Leaders Wrestle With Security Risks IT News Daily September 27, 2013 Share this email Verizon and AT&T should face a bigger mobile rival, Sprint CFO says The U.S. mobile industry would be more competitive with one less carrier, Sprint's CFO said on Thursday. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. iCloud-hosted data inaccessible for some users 2. Government IT Leaders Wrestle With Security Risks 3. FCC wants to make carriers report cell outages in disasters 4. Facebook allows edits for typos and botched auto-corrects 5. Chromebooks, Windows touch laptops offer lifeline to PC makers 6. Google's Hummingbird algorithm continues poaching pageviews WEBCAST: Red Hat Managing Big Data & Keeping an Eye on the Bottom Line Learn how open, scale-out storage platform provides a foundation for the future of enterprise data. Key takeaways from this live webcast will show the best approach to drive enterprise growth and agility. View now iCloud-hosted data inaccessible for some users Apple's iCloud service has had its share of outages and issues, but the latest problem, while apparently limited to a subset of accounts, just might be the most frustrating yet for those affected. READ MORE Government IT Leaders Wrestle With Security Risks Federal officials say that their cybersecurity operations won't be disrupted by a shutdown if Congress can't reach a budget deal. However, persistent threats associated with big data, open data initiatives remain. READ MORE FCC wants to make carriers report cell outages in disasters Mobile operators would have to tell the public what percentage of their cell sites were working during and after major disasters if the FCC adopts a rule it is proposing in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CDNetworks Web Business and the Right Solution This white paper describes the challenges that Fortune 2000 companies face when delivering content into China via the Internet, the ways in which Content Delivery Networks (CDNs) can ease market entry into China, and what to look for in a CDN provider to optimize content delivery, both in China and globally. Learn more. Facebook allows edits for typos and botched auto-corrects The first draft of anything is terrible, Ernest Hemingway once said (though in slightly more colorful language). Facebook is applying some similar thinking and allowing users to edit their posts. READ MORE Chromebooks, Windows touch laptops offer lifeline to PC makers PC sales may continue to shrink, but hardware makers can point to a couple of bright spots--Chromebooks and touch-based Windows laptops. READ MORE Google's Hummingbird algorithm continues poaching pageviews For years, search engines have trained us to speak in certain cadences, using certain words, and to pick out our own results from a list of relevant queries. Google's new Hummingbird algorithm strides further away from that, to a more natural interaction with a search engine. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Fiberlink Communications Mobile Device Management Policy Best Practices Managing smartphones and tablets is only half the MDM story. Securing the data and access points between corporate systems and your workers' iOS, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry devices requires just as much consideration and planning as protecting the devices themselves. Learn More Follow IT News Share this email You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2013 IT News, 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. **