Meet Cobol's hard core fans

Update on my Amazon Fire Phone review Sprint drops second shoe: $60 unlimited voice, text, data plan ITworld Tonight August 22, 2014 Share this email Meet Cobol's hard core fans These folks won't migrate. The reason probably isn't what you're thinking. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Update on my Amazon Fire Phone review 2. Sprint drops second shoe: $60 unlimited voice, text, data plan 3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Essential Mobile Interaction Design 4. Does it still make sense for Linus to want the desktop for Linux? 5. New browser extension warns you when articles are paid for by advertisers 6. Apple could flip USB standard on its head with new reversible cable 7. Plug-and-play Android security layer outlined by NC State researchers 8. FDA approves tech that turns smartphone into stroke warning system Update on my Amazon Fire Phone review After my review of the Amazon Fire Phone, Amazon's PR People got in touch ... READ MORE Sprint drops second shoe: $60 unlimited voice, text, data plan Sprint on Thursday announced a $60-per-month unlimited talk, text and data plan -- its second price cut in four days -- that's designed to undercut competitors. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Essential Mobile Interaction Design Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE Does it still make sense for Linus to want the desktop for Linux? In today's open source roundup: Linus still wants the desktop for Linux, but is he trapped in the past? Plus: Should open source developers support Windows more? And share your first experience with Linux. READ MORE New browser extension warns you when articles are paid for by advertisers You can get browser extensions to stop advertisers from tracking you, but until now there hasn't been one that can prevent you from getting suckered by hucksters on news sites. READ MORE Apple could flip USB standard on its head with new reversible cable Apple is rumored to be introducing a brand new proprietary version of the traditional USB connector, in the name of user convenience. READ MORE Plug-and-play Android security layer outlined by NC State researchers A modified version of Android uses a system of modularized plugins to help make sure the latest security tools make it into the hands of end users as quickly as possible. READ MORE FDA approves tech that turns smartphone into stroke warning system Mobile health app can perform a real-time electrocardiogram. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAYS: We've got 5 copies of each of these new books to give away to some lucky ITworld readers. Enter now for your chance to win! The Official Ubuntu Book, 8th Ed. Essential Mobile Interaction Design DON'T MISS... Why many programmers don't bother joining the ACM Top 25 free tools for every Windows desktop 10 amazing (and bizarre) drone discoveries Just their type: 10 keyboards beloved by programmers 11 colorful characters seen at Comic-Con International 2014 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 When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. 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. **