Ready the robots! DARPA sets finals for robotics challenge

Apple patches iOS, OS X and Safari on Mega Monday How a private Dell works with customers, and sees its rivals IT News Daily July 01, 2014 Share this email Ready the robots! DARPA sets finals for robotics challenge Scientists from at least 11 robotics teams have less than a year to prepare to compete in the DARPA robotics challenge finals. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Apple patches iOS, OS X and Safari on Mega Monday 2. How a private Dell works with customers, and sees its rivals 3. Samsung's S5 mini: Slimmer and slower than S5, but still scans fingerprints 4. Microsoft's takedown of No-IP pushes innocents into the crossfire 5. Twitter to acquire mobile advertising company TapCommerce 6. HP reaches agreement in shareholder suits over Autonomy acquisition Apple patches iOS, OS X and Safari on Mega Monday Apple on Monday updated both OS X and iOS, patching 19 security vulnerabilities in the former and 44 in the latter. READ MORE How a private Dell works with customers, and sees its rivals The Dell user conference was held in a beach hotel against a calm ocean with no threat of storms. For a company that wants to be known as the strong, silent type, the location may have been perfect. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Good Technology 7 Must Haves for Mobile App Security Mobile devices are not just another endpoint - they're an opportunity to advance productivity. But to capitalize on this potential, IT must retain control over the corporate data flowing through these devices. Read this tip sheet and learn how you can transform your enterprise and protect app data. Read now! Samsung's S5 mini: Slimmer and slower than S5, but still scans fingerprints The Galaxy S5 mini will still have the fingerprint scanner, heart-rate monitor and waterproofing of its bigger brother, but its quad-core processor will run slower and its screen will, of course, be smaller. READ MORE Microsoft's takedown of No-IP pushes innocents into the crossfire On Monday, Microsoft said they were taking No-IP (noip.com) to task, "as the owner of infrastructure frequently exploited by cybercriminals to infect innocent victims with the Bladabindi (NJrat) and Jenxcus (NJw0rm) family of malware." 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 Twitter to acquire mobile advertising company TapCommerce Twitter said Monday it has agreed to acquire TapCommerce a mobile advertising company focused on re-engaging people who have downloaded advertisers' apps. READ MORE HP reaches agreement in shareholder suits over Autonomy acquisition Hewlett-Packard has reached agreement in three shareholder lawsuits arising from its over US$10 billion acquisition of Autonomy. 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. **