Wearables get the sexy runway treatment

GM app lets you scan a license plate, then text the driver 10 great new features in Microsoft Azure ITworld Tonight June 06, 2014 Share this email Wearables get the sexy runway treatment Who says you have to sacrifice on looks if you're into wearable tech? READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. GM app lets you scan a license plate, then text the driver 2. 10 great new features in Microsoft Azure 3. Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales: 'Right to be forgotten' is censorship 4. Sprint-T-Mobile merger questions: Will regulators OK it? And, Legere as CEO? 5. Hands on with the super-thin Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi 6. Wireless charging for phablets, tablets gets a Computex debut 7. NASA to beam video from space station with a laser beam GM app lets you scan a license plate, then text the driver GM has its share of challenges creating mobile apps for cars in China, but the R&D team there has come up with quite a few, including one that'll let you scan another driver's license plate and then message them. READ MORE 10 great new features in Microsoft Azure Microsoft woos customers to the cloud with a slew of new networking, security, storage, DR, management, and orchestration capabilities. READ MORE Wikipedia's Jimmy Wales: 'Right to be forgotten' is censorship Wales sits on a committee advising Google on dealing with an EU court's ruling that people have the right to be forgotten online. READ MORE Sprint-T-Mobile merger questions: Will regulators OK it? And, Legere as CEO? Merger would create a larger No. 3 carrier, but number of nationwide carriers would fall from four to three. READ MORE Hands on with the super-thin Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi It was the briefest of chances to pick up the new Asus Transformer Book T300 Chi, a laptop and tablet hybrid that looks to rival the Macbook Air for thinness, but it was the only all week to examine one of the hottest products to be revealed at Computex. READ MORE Wireless charging for phablets, tablets gets a Computex debut PowerbyProxi is demonstrating two new chargers to handle larger mobile devices by offering more than twice the power of its previous technology. READ MORE NASA to beam video from space station with a laser beam Space agency works to find better way to communicate with future deep space missions. READ MORE SURVEY Take ITworld's cloud survey and you could win $500 ITworld is conducting a brief survey regarding cloud computing initiatives, and we value your input. The survey will take you about 10 minutes to complete. And there's a reward! Respondents who complete the survey will be entered in a sweepstakes to win a $500 cash prize. Take the survey now! GIVEAWAYS: Enter today for your chance to win! The Rails 4 Way Through detailed code examples, you'll dive deep into the Rails 4 code base, discover why Rails is designed as it is, and learn how to make it do exactly what you want. Enter now! JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons (Video Training) In 4 hours of video instruction, JavaScript Essentials LiveLessons provides a solid foundation on which to build skills, from the perspective of a web developer. Enter now! DON'T MISS... 10 tech products that are built to last 16 terrible computer pranks that could get you fired Your new PC needs these 22 free programs Pants on fire: 9 lies that programmers tell themselves History's 15 most popular computer scientists 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) 2014 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. **