Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Top tech turkeys of 2014

10 Android Lollipop features Apple should 'borrow' for iOS 9

Microsoft patches Kerberos vulnerability with emergency update

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November 19, 2014

Top tech turkeys of 2014

This Thanksgiving, just be thankful you aren't associated with any of these people.

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Issue highlights

1. 10 Android Lollipop features Apple should 'borrow' for iOS 9

2. Microsoft patches Kerberos vulnerability with emergency update

3. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Responsive Mobile Design: Designing for Every Device

4. 15 can't-miss products at DEMO Fall 2014

5. IDG Contributor Network: Jolla's Linux tablet crowdfunding campaign raises $500K in 2 hours

6. Google to label 'mobile friendly' websites

7. Long-running Android botnet evolves, could pose threat to corporate networks

8. Fidelity peers into the future of investing by building customers virtual cities

9. Purism seeks funding for 15-inch free software Linux laptop

10 Android Lollipop features Apple should 'borrow' for iOS 9

Now that we've had some time to play with Lollipop, I've found a few features Apple would be smart to incorporate into iOS 9. READ MORE

Microsoft patches Kerberos vulnerability with emergency update

Redmond says vulnerability is being exploited in the wild. READ MORE

BOOK GIVEAWAY: Responsive Mobile Design: Designing for Every Device

Learn how to create Web designs that work on any device. We've got 5 copies to give to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win! READ MORE

15 can't-miss products at DEMO Fall 2014

DEMO has served as a launching pad for startups that have gone on to become some of the world's biggest companies, from Netscape Navigator and TiVo to VMware and Salesforce.com. Here are 15 new products from DEMO Fall 2014 to check out. READ MORE

IDG Contributor Network: Jolla's Linux tablet crowdfunding campaign raises $500K in 2 hours

Jolla, the Finnish company that created the open source mobile operating system Sailfish OS, today started a crowd-funding campaign at Indiego for their first Linux-powered tablet, simply called Jolla Tablet. READ MORE

Google to label 'mobile friendly' websites

In the next few weeks, Google will start to label websites that render well on mobile devices and is considering giving that label weight as a search rank signal, the company said Tuesday. READ MORE

Long-running Android botnet evolves, could pose threat to corporate networks

An Android Trojan program that's behind one of the longest running multipurpose mobile botnets has been updated to become stealthier and more resilient. READ MORE

Fidelity peers into the future of investing by building customers virtual cities

Fidelity Investments today announced a cutting edge way for customers to check on the health of their investments – by donning 3D goggles and peering around a personalized city where the size of each building relates to the health of their various stock holdings. READ MORE

Purism seeks funding for 15-inch free software Linux laptop

In today's open source roundup: Purism wants to sell a Linux laptop that runs only free software. Plus: The Jolla Linux tablet easily surpasses its $380,000 funding goal, and how well does Nvidia's open source driver perform while running Linux games? READ MORE

NOVEMBER GIVEAWAYS

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Effective Ruby: 48 Specific Ways to Write Better Ruby
If you're an experienced Ruby programmer, Effective Ruby will help you harness Ruby's full power to write more robust, efficient, maintainable, and well-performing code. Enter now!

Responsive Mobile Design: Designing for Every Device
Learn principles, techniques, and best practices for delivering a successful experience to all users on all devices. Enter now!

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