Mozilla and Spreadtrum get closer to $25 Firefox OS smartphone

Qualcomm chip combines Wi-Fi and LTE in the office and at home Alibaba buys mobile browser firm UCWeb, gains 500 million users IT News Daily June 11, 2014 Share this email Mozilla and Spreadtrum get closer to $25 Firefox OS smartphone Mozilla Foundation and chip maker Spreadtrum have partnered with two Indian vendors to launch ultra-low-cost smartphones in the next few months. Spreadtrum said the phones could cost just US$25. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Qualcomm chip combines Wi-Fi and LTE in the office and at home 2. Alibaba buys mobile browser firm UCWeb, gains 500 million users 3. Microsoft challenges US warrant to turn over emails held overseas 4. Evernote hit by denial of service attack 5. HP assembles 'federation' of Helion cloud providers 6. How Apple iOS 8 eases some privacy concerns 7. Blackphones coming in three weeks, will ship in millions, backers say Qualcomm chip combines Wi-Fi and LTE in the office and at home Qualcomm is bringing 4G coverage to offices and homes with a low-cost chip that will power wireless routers with both Wi-Fi and LTE. READ MORE Alibaba buys mobile browser firm UCWeb, gains 500 million users China's Alibaba Group is buying UCWeb, one of the nation's top mobile browser companies, in a deal that will give the e-commerce giant a bigger reach with smartphone users. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Dell SecureWorks The CISO's Guide to Advanced Attackers No matter the size of your organization, advanced cyber-attacks represent a credible threat and risk to your organization. Whether a cybercriminal, disgruntled activist, competitor or nation-state actor, Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) must address the risk these adversaries pose to their organization. Learn more Microsoft challenges US warrant to turn over emails held overseas Microsoft has in a landmark case challenged in U.S. federal court a search warrant for private email communications located in the company's facility in Dublin, Ireland, after a magistrate judge quashed in April its opposition to the warrant. READ MORE Evernote hit by denial of service attack Evernote was resuming operations early Wednesday following a denial of service attack. READ MORE 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 HP assembles 'federation' of Helion cloud providers Hoping to get a hand from partners, Hewlett-Packard is assembling a network of service providers that will offer hosted services based on the company's Helion software. READ MORE How Apple iOS 8 eases some privacy concerns When Apple releases iOS 8 in the fall, corporate employees who use their iPhones and iPads for work will have better privacy protection when walking in places with Wi-Fi networks. READ MORE Blackphones coming in three weeks, will ship in millions, backers say The Blackphone security-focused smartphone will go on the market in three weeks and "a few thousand" have already been sold through pre-orders, executives from the device's makers say. READ 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) 2014 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. **