How to land a Facebook internship. Plus: 2013's winners and losers

The winners and losers of 2013 10 mobile tech predictions for 2014 ITworld Today January 02, 2014 Share this email If you want a Facebook internship, try playing Starcraft 2 Former Facebook interns share advice on to land one of those coveted jobs. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. The winners and losers of 2013 2. 10 mobile tech predictions for 2014 3. Hackers claim to expose phone information of 4.6 million Snapchat users 4. Report: NSA developed software for backdoor access to iPhones 5. Lenovo's first LTE smartphone signals mobile expansion efforts 6. CocoaPods: Package management for iOS & OS X development 7. ABC shutting down next day streaming for non-subscribers 8. The security industry found its dream enemy in 2013 -- and new technical challenges too 9. 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READ MORE Hackers claim to expose phone information of 4.6 million Snapchat users Phone numbers paired with user names of over 4.6 million alleged Snapchat users were posted online by hackers, a few days after a security research group claimed a vulnerability in the social sharing service that could allow attackers to match phone numbers to Snapchat accounts. READ MORE Report: NSA developed software for backdoor access to iPhones The software being developed in 2008 would let the agency locate phones and remotely turn on cameras and mics, Der Spiegel reported. READ MORE White Paper: VMware The Clear Path to Cloud Security, Compliance, & Cost Control Both customers and IT decision makers are concerned about cloud security, according to recent research. How can you negotiate this barrier to realize the benefits of cloud computing? Read this paper to learn about the techniques, tools, and technologies that will enable you to capitalize on the cloud safely and cost-effectively. Read Now Lenovo's first LTE smartphone signals mobile expansion efforts Lenovo announced its first LTE smartphone and other handsets priced between $219 and $549, but none will be immediately available in the U.S. READ MORE CocoaPods: Package management for iOS & OS X development Following in the footsteps of great package managers like Ruby Gems, aptitude, yum, NuGet (and many more), comes CocoaPods for iOS and OSX development. READ MORE ABC shutting down next day streaming for non-subscribers ABC is changing their streaming policy. Starting Monday, unless you subscribe to Hulu Plus or the right cable provider, you won't be able to stream episodes until a week after they air. READ MORE The security industry found its dream enemy in 2013 -- and new technical challenges too Revelations about mass surveillance will fuel encryption adoption in the next year, but implementing it will take care, security experts say. 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