Thursday, June 27, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 6/28/2013





South Korean cyberattacks linked to known gang
One well-known gang of hackers contributed to cyberattacks on South Korea on Tuesday, which coincided with the 63rd anniversary of the start of the Korean War, according to analysis from Symantec.

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Microsoft asks to disclose FISA requests to set the record straight
Microsoft is seeking permission to disclose "aggregate statistics" about the number of requests for data it receives under the U.S. Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, following a similar move by Google earlier this month.

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EMC's Syncplicity lets enterprises lock down data sharing
EMC is giving enterprises greater control over how corporate data gets distributed and to whom, plus more mobile capabilities, with the latest update to its Syncplicity service.

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Microsoft enlists Bing to enhance Windows 8.1 apps
In its ongoing challenge to attract more users to Windows 8, Microsoft is offering bits of its Bing Internet search service to boost the functionality of third-party Windows Store applications.

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Dish drops bid for Clearwire, ending brutal bidding war
Dish Network has dropped its offer to buy Clearwire, probably clearing the path for a strengthened Sprint Nextel to complete its takeover of the struggling but spectrum-rich mobile operator.

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Former NSA leakers: We told you so
Recent leaks about surveillance programs at the U.S. National Security Agency show an agency with little regard for the U.S. Constitution and laws on the books, two past NSA leakers said Wednesday.

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Nvidia postpones Shield launch to July
Less than a day before it was scheduled to go on sale, Nvidia has pushed back the launch date of its Shield gaming device until July.

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Microsoft teases 'Office Lite' for Windows' touch UI
Microsoft today briefly previewed an Office application designed for the Windows "Modern," née "Metro," user interface, and said it would launch the touch-enabled suite next year.

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A data center story for the ages: The fuel bucket brigade
The improbable story of the data center saved by a fuel bucket brigade is not told with fondness, even if there is a sense of pride and humor in its retelling.

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