Level 3 buying TW Telecom for $5.7 billion to upgrade metro coverage

Hands-on with OS X Yosemite: Mac interface rebuilt for Retina June updates cripple some customers' Office 2013 IT News Daily June 16, 2014 Share this email Level 3 buying TW Telecom for $5.7 billion to upgrade metro coverage Level 3 Communication is buying TW Telecom for approximately US$5.7 billion [b] in an effort to boost its metropolitan footprint of fixed networks. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Hands-on with OS X Yosemite: Mac interface rebuilt for Retina 2. June updates cripple some customers' Office 2013 3. SanDisk to buy enterprise flash storage specialist Fusion-io for $1.1 billion 4. Bitcoin price dips as backers fear mining monopoly 5. Large-scale tests with self-driving cars to hit Dutch roads 6. Vodafone puts the pedal to the metal, wants to buy Cobra Automotive Hands-on with OS X Yosemite: Mac interface rebuilt for Retina For a few years there, it felt like major changes in OS X's look and behavior were imminent. The conventional wisdom during the Lion and Mountain Lion eras was that Apple had placed OS X on a collision course with iOS, and inevitably the two would come together to form...well, if not a single operating system, then two variations on a single theme. READ MORE June updates cripple some customers' Office 2013 Microsoft last week confirmed that the June 10 updates for Office 2013 left some users holding crippled software that refused to run. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Symantec MDM and MAM: Adding Security with App-Wrapping Mobility enables workforces and promotes innovation, but with so many mobile users and devices its risks are plenty. What's needed is a security strategy that goes beyond device management. Explore how app-wrapping strikes the right balance between IT control and user empowerment. Learn more SanDisk to buy enterprise flash storage specialist Fusion-io for $1.1 billion SanDisk is looking to shore up its position in the flash storage market by purchasing Fusion-io for US$1.1 billion in an all-cash deal. READ MORE Bitcoin price dips as backers fear mining monopoly Fears that a Bitcoin mining pool controls more than half the total computational power used to create the digital currency have prompted a decline in its value. 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 Large-scale tests with self-driving cars to hit Dutch roads The story "," posted Monday, contained an incorrect link to a document in the second paragraph. READ MORE Vodafone puts the pedal to the metal, wants to buy Cobra Automotive Mobile network operator Vodafone wants buy Cobra Automotive Technologies in order to offer a larger range of connected-car services. READ MORE Follow IT News Share this email 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. **