Samsung buys SmartThings in ambitious push to connect your home

Microsoft internally debated rebranding Internet Explorer Biometric headphones measure a wearer's heart rate IT News Daily August 15, 2014 Share this email Samsung buys SmartThings in ambitious push to connect your home SmartThings makes a mobile app and a software platform for controlling household objects. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft internally debated rebranding Internet Explorer 2. Biometric headphones measure a wearer's heart rate 3. Update on my Amazon Fire Phone review 4. Rimini Street did steal Oracle's intellectual property, judge says 5. 5 Things CIOs and VCs Can Learn From Each Other 6. Philadelphia uses Salesforce.com for upgraded 311 system Microsoft internally debated rebranding Internet Explorer It may be the most popular browser in the world, but even some at Microsoft still hate Internet Explorer. READ MORE Biometric headphones measure a wearer's heart rate Ever wonder what your heart rate is when you're running while listening to music? READ MORE WHITE PAPER: A10 Networks Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) A10 Networks' Advanced Core Operating System (ACOS) platform was built from the ground up to optimize performance scalability of multicore CPU architectures. View Now Update on my Amazon Fire Phone review The PR people from Amazon got in touch after I published my review of the new Amazon Fire Phone (Amazon Fire Phone: Nice but nothing to get fired up about). They had a couple of points they asked me to clarify: READ MORE Rimini Street did steal Oracle's intellectual property, judge says A federal judge has dismissed a defamation claim against Oracle by third-party support vendor Rimini Street, saying Oracle was telling the truth when it accused the company of "massive theft" of its software. 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 5 Things CIOs and VCs Can Learn From Each Other CIOs and venture capitalists (VCs) sit at different ends of the technology implementation spectrum: VCs are the initial investors and vendor catalysts. CIOs are the buyers when a technology or concept becomes productized. The two groups often come together, however, to discuss possible deals, explore technology trends and seek each other's expertise. READ MORE Philadelphia uses Salesforce.com for upgraded 311 system Philadelphia is set to use a slew of Salesforce.com technologies in order to create a next-generation version of its 311 system for public information and citizen reporting of nonemergency situations around the city. 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. **