Sunday, July 21, 2013

IT News Head Lines (IT World Canada) 7/22/2013





Marrying mobile and analytics in an ‘omnichannel’ marketing play
A survey says Canadians are open to receiving personalized promotions on their smart phones while shopping. An Indigo Books and Music app debuting in the fall will use analytics to deliver the right in-store offer at the right time

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Attackers using image files to hide backdoors
Should administrators discover the attack and tighten security, the compromised image file provides attackers and access point they use later on

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Wi-Fi vulnerability in Google Glass found
Symantec research reports Wi-Fi flaw that opens up Google Glass to man-in-the-middle attacks

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Apple buysToronto crowdsourced mapping firm Locationary
Locationary, is sometimes referred to as the “Wikipedia for companies.” The company relies on game mechanics and crowdsourcing to develop accurate and and up to date maps

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Microsoft reports $900M hit on poor Surface RT sales
Microsoft Corp. reports $19 billion in revenues but takes a $900 million charge related to Surface RT inventory adjustments

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Chris Anderson: Robots take PayPal
VIDEO The former Wired editor and author of Made, Free and The Long Tail recounts how he came to work with robots halfway around the world

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Metadata more revealing than content: Ontario privacy chief
Ontario Privacy Commissioner Ann Cavoukian calls for better safeguards and oversight on government online surveillance programs

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Tech companies, civil liberties groups pressure U.S. government over surveillance
Google, Apple, Microsoft and other tech giants, with the ACLU and EFF, ask the government for more transparency over secret requests for user data. Read the letter

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Toronto firm rolls out Android tablets
Senkatel Corp. is targeting the education market with two new Android-based tablets powered by Atom processors

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Supercomputer time to boost U.S. competitiveness
Companies pay "fair portion" of operating costs for projects that improve competitiveness, foster tech advances and develop HPC skills

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Tax evasion software not illegal: BC court
Court of Appeals judge says nothing illegal in development and selling of tax evading software

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