BT to test 500Mbps broadband over copper in two towns

The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, January 30 Selling passwords for $150, and other dumb ways users threaten corporate security IT News Daily January 30, 2015 BT to test 500Mbps broadband over copper in two towns British Telecom thinks that a new technology called G.fast can increase broadband speeds over copper to hundreds of megabits per second, and will soon conduct trials to see if it's right. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, January 30 2. Selling passwords for $150, and other dumb ways users threaten corporate security 3. Turn your whistling into song with the tap of an app 4. VPN providers play 'cat-and-mouse' with China's growing censorship 5. Facebook tests delivering tips about your location 6. Citrix's 900 job cuts seen as 'defensive' move The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Friday, January 30 Intel's Broadwell is the real cable-cutter ... India victim sues Uber in US ... rogue Android gains investors ... and more READ MORE Selling passwords for $150, and other dumb ways users threaten corporate security Corporate passwords for sale, $150 OBO. That, apparently, is how little some employees may take in exchange for compromising their company's security. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: ShoreTel Which Hosted VoIP Solution Is More Cost-Effective for You Like the names imply, BASIC is a no-frills service that requires a do-it-yourself approach, while MANAGED has all the bells and whistles, and is managed for you by a team of experts, so there's no disturbance in the force. To figure out which makes the most sense for your bottom line, check out the side-by-side comparisons. Learn More>> Turn your whistling into song with the tap of an app If you fancy yourself a Mozart of the shower, Casio has an app that will write entire compositions based on what you whistle or sing. READ MORE VPN providers play 'cat-and-mouse' with China's growing censorship Amit Bareket calls it a "cat-and-mouse" game. In this instance, his company is the mouse, and the Chinese government is a giant cat. 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>> Facebook tests delivering tips about your location Facebook is getting closer to territory occupied by Yelp and Foursquare by testing a new service that will provide users with recommendations about places they are at. READ MORE Citrix's 900 job cuts seen as 'defensive' move Due to an editing error, the second-to-last paragraph of the story, "Citrix's 900 job cuts seen as 'defensive' move," which ran Thursday, referred to "Cisco" instead of Citrix. 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) 2015 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. **