Microsoft expands anti-MacBook campaign with switching tips

 

 

'The Interview' is on iTunes now, whoopee North Korea blames US for Internet blackouts, calls Obama 'monkey' IT News Daily December 29, 2014 Microsoft expands anti-MacBook campaign with switching tips Microsoft recently expanded its campaign against Apple's MacBook Air with a website that offers practical advice to people who have switched or are thinking of switching to a Surface Pro 3. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 'The Interview' is on iTunes now, whoopee 2. North Korea blames US for Internet blackouts, calls Obama 'monkey' 3. 'The Interview' makes it big on YouTube, becomes one of the Web's top videos 4. Google's Gmail appears to have been blocked by China at IP level 5. 'The Interview' already Sony Pictures' top online film ever 6. Sony: PlayStation Network is back online now, really 'The Interview' is on iTunes now, whoopee Oh, good. In case you aren't sick of hearing about The Interview, a dumb movie in which Seth Rogen and James Franco play idiots who assassinate North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un, it just became available on iTunes. You can rent it for $6 or buy it for $15 in HD or SD. READ MORE North Korea blames US for Internet blackouts, calls Obama 'monkey' North Korea on Saturday blamed the U.S. for its nine-and-a-half-hour Internet outage earlier in the week, and called President Barack Obama a "monkey" as part of a racist, vitriolic statement issued by the country's highest government body, the National Defense Commission (NDC). READ MORE WHITE PAPER: VMTurbo, Inc. An Intelligent Roadmap for Capacity Planning Read this whitepaper for these 3 takeaways: • The complexities of pursuing efficient capacity planning • How to define functional requirements for your capacity management strategy • A capacity management strategy that assures service levels while reducing performance risk and hardware footprint Learn More>> 'The Interview' makes it big on YouTube, becomes one of the Web's top videos Threats of violence may have scared off major theatre chains from showing The Interview, but thanks to its digital release, many viewers are still getting a chance to see the latest from Seth Rogen and James Franco. READ MORE Google's Gmail appears to have been blocked by China at IP level China is apparently blocking Google's Gmail service in the latest move by the country to curb foreign Internet services. 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. 'The Interview' already Sony Pictures' top online film ever "The Interview," which is already linked to a massive corporate hack, a U.S.-North Korea spat and an outcry over censorship, now has another claim to fame: it's the most successful online film in Sony Pictures' history. READ MORE Sony: PlayStation Network is back online now, really After giving gamers false hope on Saturday, Sony now says its PlayStation Network has been fully restored after a Christmas Day attack that knocked it offline for about three days. 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. **