Saturday, October 12, 2013

IT News Head Lines (ComputerWorld) 10/11/2013





Smart card readers for the iPhone and iPad
Flexible PKard Reader and elegant Tactivo bring smart card authentication to your favorite mobile device

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Disney develops 'feel-around' touchscreens
Disney announced a new touch-screen technology prototype that offers users tactile sensations that mimic real surfaces.

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Microsoft ponies up $100K to researcher who figured out new Windows hack in 2 weeks
The security researcher who was awarded $100,000 by Microsoft said he spent about two weeks pondering, then demonstrating a new way to circumvent Windows' defensive technologies.

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Intel, in shift, ships Haswell-based Pentium, Celeron processors
Aiming at budget laptops, Intel has started shipping new Pentium and Celeron processors based on the Haswell microarchitecture.

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After leak, HP says revenue will dip slightly next year
It doesn't take much to please Hewlett-Packard's investors these days. HP confirmed Wednesday that its revenue will decline slightly next year, but the mention of "pockets of growth" sent hearts aflutter.

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WhatsApp flaw could allow attackers to decrypt messages
The popular mobile messaging application WhatsApp Messenger has a major design flaw in its cryptographic implementation that could allow attackers to decrypt intercepted messages, according to a Dutch developer.

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Dell's Surface Pro wannabe: Threat or proof Microsoft's strategy works?
Microsoft faces competition for its Surface Pro 2 tablet, and it's from an expected source: One of its own hardware partners, Dell.

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Lessons learned from a cloud evaporation
Cloud provider Nirvanix went belly up. Even if you weren't one of its clients, you can learn things from that mess.

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Samsung's curved smartphone: A big innovation or a novelty?
Is the curved display on Samsung's new Round smartphone a significant innovation, or is the phone maker churning out another niche-market product to prove that it can do so faster and more efficiently than anyone else? Maybe both.

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