Twitter veers into Facebook territory with curated timelines for everyone

Tech industry likes Obama nominee for patent office FBI Chief Urges Tech Firms to Rethink Encryption IT News Daily October 17, 2014 Twitter veers into Facebook territory with curated timelines for everyone Facebook's News Feed is filled with posts from people you're not friends with. You might see a photo of a stranger that your mom commented on, or a random political argument between your high school best friend and some random. The battle for a chronological News Feed has been lost, but at least Twitter was safe. That's no longer the case. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Tech industry likes Obama nominee for patent office 2. FBI Chief Urges Tech Firms to Rethink Encryption 3. Envious of fiber broadband? Help is on the way for copper users 4. Firefox Hello is Mozilla's more open, plugin-free take on voice and video chat 5. Three services that take the headache out of creating a website 6. Linksys jumps into the 4x4 and tri-band Wi-Fi frays with its new E8350 and EA9200 routers Tech industry likes Obama nominee for patent office The U.S. tech industry scored a victory this week when President Barack Obama nominated former Google lawyer Michelle Lee to lead the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. READ MORE FBI Chief Urges Tech Firms to Rethink Encryption FBI Director James Comey on Thursday called on Apple and Google to abandon plans to set encryption as the default setting for mobile devices and operating systems, warning that such a move would prevent law enforcement officials from accessing electronic communications that are critical to investigations and prosecutions. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: MaaS360 Ten Commandments of Bring Your Own Device End users are demanding their own devices in the workplace making IT the shepherds of a potentially unruly flock. The good news is IT can embrace BYOD with security and confidence given the right preparation and technology. Whether you're supporting iOS, Android, BlackBerry or Windows, the rules of BYOD don't change. Learn More. Envious of fiber broadband? Help is on the way for copper users A technology that delivers broadband speeds over copper lines at a speed comparable to fiber is gaining momentum. READ MORE Firefox Hello is Mozilla's more open, plugin-free take on voice and video chat With Firefox Hello, Mozilla is trying to remove the proprietary shackles from online voice and video chat. 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 Three services that take the headache out of creating a website Even in this time of Twitter, Tumblr, and Facebook many people argue you need your own online presence with a personal or professional website. Having your own website gives you a place to represent you that is under your complete control. READ MORE Linksys jumps into the 4x4 and tri-band Wi-Fi frays with its new E8350 and EA9200 routers Turns out the WRT Switch isn't the only new product Linksys had up its sleeve this week. The company announced two brand-new 802.11ac routers this morning: The Linksys EA9200 Smart Wi-Fi Tri-Band Router and the Linksys E8350 Dual-Band Router. READ MORE Follow IT News 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. **