Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft's board

Best and funniest Apple iWatch design concepts Tech big shots take ALS Ice Bucket Challenge ITworld Tonight August 19, 2014 Share this email Steve Ballmer steps down from Microsoft's board 'I have become very busy' since leaving Microsoft, Ballmer says in a letter to CEO Satya Nadella. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Best and funniest Apple iWatch design concepts 2. Tech big shots take ALS Ice Bucket Challenge 3. Sprint's new $100, 20GB per month family plan: All the caveats and comparisons you need to know 4. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Essential Mobile Interaction Design 5. New Yosemite dev preview may herald public beta update later this week 6. Petition demands Apple fix MacBook Pro graphics woes 7. Google prepares to launch YouTube Music Key subscription service for $9.99 per month 8. Is it time to automate your home with Linux? 9. Verizon is tops in network performance, reliability, speed in 2014 tests Best and funniest Apple iWatch design concepts Artists' renderings of what Apple might have in mind for the iWatch. READ MORE Tech big shots take ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Bill Gates, Mark Zuckerberg & Tim Cook among those raising awareness for disease. READ MORE Sprint's new $100, 20GB per month family plan: All the caveats and comparisons you need to know Sprint's got a new CEO and the company is getting serious about catching up to its rivals with a new family data sharing plan. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Essential Mobile Interaction Design Five lucky ITworld readers will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE New Yosemite dev preview may herald public beta update later this week Apple released the sixth developer preview of OS X Yosemite today. READ MORE Petition demands Apple fix MacBook Pro graphics woes A petition started last year that urges Apple's CEO to recall older MacBook Pro laptops to fix a graphics problem has passed the 10,000-signature mark. READ MORE Google prepares to launch YouTube Music Key subscription service for $9.99 per month In today's Android roundup: Google is preparing a subscription music service called YouTube Music Key. Plus: Sony has released the waterproof M2 Aqua Android phone, and should you fear Facebook Messenger for Android? READ MORE Is it time to automate your home with Linux? In today's open source roundup: Check out twelve Linux-based home automation systems for less than $300. Plus: What do Linux users love about systemd? And LinuxCon and CloudOpen start tomorrow. READ MORE Verizon is tops in network performance, reliability, speed in 2014 tests Verizon Wireless beat out the other three national carriers for overall network performance, reliability and speed in the first half of 2014, according to an analysis by RootMetrics released Tuesday. 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. **