WD combines 120GB SSD with 1TB HDD in a laptop drive

Apple acquires 3-D sensing technology company PrimeSense Bitcoin gets new friends, but still a bit player IT News Daily November 25, 2013 Share this email WD combines 120GB SSD with 1TB HDD in a laptop drive Western Digital has unveiled its WD Black Dual Drive, which allows users to access ether a 120GB SSD for performance or a 1TB hard drive for archiving massive amounts of data. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Apple acquires 3-D sensing technology company PrimeSense 2. Bitcoin gets new friends, but still a bit player 3. 'Team Moscow' wins $100K in PayPal's Battle Hack 2013 4. Twitter tightens security against NSA snooping 5. Why the U.S. may lose the race to exascale 6. Retailers tracking customers via Wi-Fi suggests that privacy really is dead RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IDG TV IDG.tv is now live! Watch all the latest videos from IDG's global network of technology experts, all teed up in searchable channels with a fun, fresh look. Click to continue Apple acquires 3-D sensing technology company PrimeSense Apple has acquired PrimeSense, a developer of 3-D sensors that allow devices to respond to the environment in three dimensions. READ MORE Bitcoin gets new friends, but still a bit player Bitcoin scored several big wins this week, including endorsements from U.S. federal officials and Virgin Group founder Richard Branson, signalling its progress toward wider acceptance. READ MORE 'Team Moscow' wins $100K in PayPal's Battle Hack 2013 A group of Russian software developers dubbed "Team Moscow" has won PayPal's $100,000 Battle Hack 2013 awarded for the best socially worthy use of PayPal's API. A team of Israel finished second and one from Miami finished third. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CDW Security Blanket: CDW Threat Check This new threat assessment tool identifies a network's weaknesses, allowing the IT team to improve an organization's information security posture. Cyberthreats are growing in number, type and scale. Read Now Twitter tightens security against NSA snooping Twitter has implemented new security measures that should make it much more difficult for anyone to eavesdrop on communications between its servers and users, and is calling on other Internet companies to follow its lead. READ MORE Why the U.S. may lose the race to exascale In the global race to build the next generation of supercomputers -- exascale -- there is no guarantee the U.S. will finish first. READ MORE Retailers tracking customers via Wi-Fi suggests that privacy really is dead "Privacy is dead -- get over it," has been a mantra of private investigators for years. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Symantec Gartner Magic Quadrant for MSSPs, North America North American enterprises face a wide range of options when selecting a managed security service provider for security monitoring and management. This Magic Quadrant provides MSS buyers with our advice on selecting MSSPs that meet security and compliance monitoring requirements. View Now! 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. **