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	Sleek new iPhone 6 and 6 Plus feature big displays, NFC payments and new chips inside Apple has taken the iPhone into the sixth generation with the launch Tuesday of the widely anticipated iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, it's thinnest -- and largest -- phones ever, running on a new 64-bit chip. Read More WHITE PAPER: Skyhigh Networks Cloud Encryption Handbook: Schemes, Strengths and Weaknesses As you increase encryption strength, you often sacrifice application functionality. This guide reviews encryption/functionality trade-offs and a framework for selecting the right scheme. View Now>> In this Issue Apple enters the mobile payments business Amazon drops cost of Fire Phone to just a buck on contract What to do before you call IT support: A checklist iPhone 6 -- Do you really need a larger phone? Why giving mobile apps banking info isn't as risky as it seems Encryption failures fixed in popular PGP email security tool Enigmail Hands on: Dell's thinnest Venue 8 7000 tablet with 3D camera Google convenes first 'right-to-be-forgotten' meeting Jawbone doubles battery life, makes fun of smartwatches Senators call for investigation of Home Depot breach WHITE PAPER: Dell Software Anatomy Of A CyberAttack Do you know how to keep cyber-criminals out of your network? Cyber-criminals employ complex techniques to avoid detection as they sneak into corporate networks to steal intellectual property. Don't give the bad guys the keys to your network. Learn how to protect your organization from emerging threats in our e-book. Read Now Apple enters the mobile payments business Apple is getting into the mobile payments business with the launch of Apple Pay in the U.S. next month. Read More Amazon drops cost of Fire Phone to just a buck on contract Is this a sign of desperation or a savvy marketing ploy designed to distract us from today's Apple event? Read More What to do before you call IT support: A checklist Before you contact tech support, use this checklist to possibly solve the most common IT problems Read More iPhone 6 -- Do you really need a larger phone? Perhaps the biggest rumored news about the iPhone 6, due out tomorrow, are that there will be two versions, both of which will sport larger screens than the iPhone 5 -- one 4.7-inch and one 5.5 inch. Do you really need a smartphone with a screen that size? Read More Why giving mobile apps banking info isn't as risky as it seems Big name apps like Uber and Venmo may be putting some users ill at ease by requiring payment card information in order to function, but experts say the risk is relatively low. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS Best Practices: Integrating Hadoop into BI & DW Hadoop has proven itself when faced with the toughest challenges in BI today: big data, advanced analytics and multi-structured data. Because of this, TDWI anticipates that in just a few short years, Hadoop technologies will soon become a common complement for: •Business intelligence •Data warehousing •Data integration •Analytics View now Encryption failures fixed in popular PGP email security tool Enigmail Developers of the popular Enigmail email security extension for Thunderbird have fixed several issues that could have exposed messages users believed to be encrypted. Read More Hands on: Dell's thinnest Venue 8 7000 tablet with 3D camera Intel calls Dell's new Venue 8 7000 the world's thinnest tablet, and there's a lot to like about its paper-thin design and its 3D-sensing camera that is for more than just selfies. Read More Google convenes first 'right-to-be-forgotten' meeting Google has received more than 100,000 "right-to-be-forgotten" requests from people who want information about them removed from the search engine, it said Tuesday at a meeting in Madrid. Read More Jawbone doubles battery life, makes fun of smartwatches Jawbone has doubled the battery life of its UP24 activity monitor wristband to two weeks through a firmware update. Read More Senators call for investigation of Home Depot breach The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should investigate security practices at Home Depot following media reports that the hardware retailer's payment systems have been breached, two U.S. senators said Tuesday. Read More
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