9 rules for the developer-ization of IT

Microsoft may buy Minecraft developer for $2 billion Five million Gmail addresses and passwords dumped online ITworld Tonight September 10, 2014 9 rules for the developer-ization of IT CIOs who want to drive innovation and change in their organizations should focus on making the lives of developers easier. Here's how to do just that. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Microsoft may buy Minecraft developer for $2 billion 2. Five million Gmail addresses and passwords dumped online 3. Battle of the wearable behemoths: Android Wear versus the Apple Watch 4. Five free office suites for Linux 5. Tablet sales are about to decline for the first time 6. Intel developing sensor chips for wearables, robots 7. Need to hire programmers? Offer good coffee 8. Laid off from job, man builds tweeting toilet 9. BOOK GIVEAWAY: Understanding Big Data Scalability (eBook) Microsoft may buy Minecraft developer for $2 billion Satya Nadella could be gearing for his first big acquisition as Microsoft CEO: the company is close to buying the maker of the game Minecraft for more than $2 billion, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal Tuesday. READ MORE Five million Gmail addresses and passwords dumped online An archive containing nearly 5 million Gmail addresses and plain text passwords was posted Tuesday on an online forum, but the data is old and likely sourced from multiple data breaches according to one security firm. READ MORE Battle of the wearable behemoths: Android Wear versus the Apple Watch In today's Android roundup: Apple has finally released its watch, but how does it stack up against Android Wear? Plus: Comedy Central releases a free app for Android, and you can now make free voice calls from Google Hangouts. READ MORE Five free office suites for Linux In today's open source roundup: Check out free office suites for Linux. Plus: Disproving outdated myths about Linux, and Linux Journal looks at the Anker desktop charger. READ MORE Tablet sales are about to decline for the first time Pressure from laptops and fablets are among the factors. READ MORE Intel developing sensor chips for wearables, robots Intel is developing a family of sensor chips that the company hopes will ultimately be used in robots, wearables, drones and other electronics. READ MORE Need to hire programmers? Offer good coffee In the competition for developer talent, offering a good cup of joe could give your company an edge. READ MORE Laid off from job, man builds tweeting toilet Technology, like comedy, uses improvisation. READ MORE BOOK GIVEAWAY: Understanding Big Data Scalability (eBook) Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE DON'T MISS... Why many programmers don't bother joining the ACM Top 25 free tools for every Windows desktop 10 amazing (and bizarre) drone discoveries Just their type: 10 keyboards beloved by programmers 11 colorful characters seen at Comic-Con International 2014 Follow ITworld You are currently subscribed to itworld_today as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy Learn about INSIDER When accessing content promoted in this email, you are providing consent for your information to be shared with the sponsors of the content. Please see our Privacy Policy for more information. If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 ITworld, 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. **