Acer Chromebook 13 turns on 4K graphics

Atos succeeds in bid to buy Bull, will boost security and cloud offerings Even crooks couldn't profit from Microsoft's Surface flop IT News Daily August 11, 2014 Share this email Acer Chromebook 13 turns on 4K graphics Acer is cranking up graphics in its latest Chromebook 13, a 13.3-inch laptop that has an processor capable of rendering 4K video. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Atos succeeds in bid to buy Bull, will boost security and cloud offerings 2. Even crooks couldn't profit from Microsoft's Surface flop 3. Microsoft still believes in basic phones, launches Nokia 130 for $25 4. China's Xiaomi faces privacy hurdles ahead of international expansion 5. US court rules in favor of providing officials access to entire email account 6. Mobile chips face lockdown to prevent hacks Atos succeeds in bid to buy Bull, will boost security and cloud offerings Atos's offer to acquire servers and services specialist Bull has been approved, making it possible for the company to beef up its security and cloud computing offerings. READ MORE Even crooks couldn't profit from Microsoft's Surface flop A former Microsoft finance manager was sentenced to two years in federal prison Friday after pleading guilty to an insider trading scheme that netted he and a partner more than $400,000. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: SIGMA Solutions and EMC Corporation Confront consumerization with convergence Virtualization expert Elias Khnaser spotlights the security, compliance, and governance issues that arise when enterprise users "consumerize" with shadow IT and public cloud services. And he provides a prescription for modifying this behavior with a private cloud hosted on a robust converged infrastructure. Learn More Microsoft still believes in basic phones, launches Nokia 130 for $25 Microsoft's Devices Group has unveiled the Nokia 130, a mobile phone that costs just US$25 but lacks an Internet connection and apps. READ MORE China's Xiaomi faces privacy hurdles ahead of international expansion China's Xiaomi has apologized for causing privacy concerns, after the fledgling smartphone maker faced scrutiny over whether it can be trusted with users' personal data. 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 US court rules in favor of providing officials access to entire email account A Judge in Columbia ruled that providing law enforcement with access to an entire email account in an investigation did not violate the Fourth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures of property. READ MORE Mobile chips face lockdown to prevent hacks Chip makers want to make hardware the first layer of defense against data breaches and other attacks on tablets and smartphones. 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. **