Bitcoin in China still chugging along, a year after clampdown

Chrome OS beta has a new Launcher--and it looks suspiciously like Google Now The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, March 30 IT News Daily March 30, 2015 Bitcoin in China still chugging along, a year after clampdown A year after China began tightening regulations around Bitcoin, the virtual currency is still thriving in the country, albeit on the fringes, according to its largest exchange. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Chrome OS beta has a new Launcher--and it looks suspiciously like Google Now 2. The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, March 30 3. Google Dart upgrade homes in on asynchronous programming 4. India backs open source software for e-governance projects 5. 'Largest DDoS attack' in GitHub's history targets anticensorship projects 6. GNOME 3.16 is here with reimagined notifications and visual upgrades galore Chrome OS beta has a new Launcher--and it looks suspiciously like Google Now Anyone who has used Android can attest to the usefulness of Google Now: After all, it conveniently presents useful bits of timely information--weather, traffic, news headlines, and so on--in a clear, easy-to-parse manner. Chrome OS users will soon be able to join the fun, though: According to Google's François Beaufort, Google Now functionality will make its way into the upcoming Chrome Launcher 2.0. READ MORE The Upload: Your tech news briefing for Monday, March 30 Pebble Time breaks Kickstarter record...Tim Cook speaks out on discrimination...Intel is said to be considering Altera buy... and more tech news. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Cisco_IT 2015 Annual Security Report The Cisco 2015 Annual Security Report, which presents the research, insights, and perspectives provided by Cisco® Security Research and other security experts within Cisco, explores the ongoing race between attackers and defenders, and how users are becoming everweaker links in the security chain. Learn More>> Google Dart upgrade homes in on asynchronous programming Google has released Dart 1.9, with a focus on asynchronous programming. READ MORE India backs open source software for e-governance projects India has said it will use open source software in all e-governance projects, though it did not rule out the use of proprietary software to meet specialized requirements. 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 'Largest DDoS attack' in GitHub's history targets anticensorship projects GitHub has been hammered by a continuous DDoS attack for three days. It's the "largest DDoS attack in github.com's history." The attack is aimed at anti-censorship GreatFire and CN-NYTimes projects, but affected all of GitHub; the traffic is coming from China as attackers are reportedly using China's search engine Baidu for the purpose of "HTTP hijacking." READ MORE GNOME 3.16 is here with reimagined notifications and visual upgrades galore The final version of GNOME 3.16 is here, and this is no mere bug fix release. 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. **