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With bug bounties, Microsoft extends an olive branch to hacker community

June 19, 2013
Hackers can also net $100,000 for finding Windows 8.1 Preview vulnerabilities at Black Hat 2013 live bounty event
Security, Microsoft Windows, Hacking, Windows 8
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10 features Microsoft needs to put in the next Surface Pro

June 19, 2013
The current Surface Pro leaves much to be desired; here are the features most users will want to see in the new tablet
Microsoft Windows, Tablets
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Cumulus Networks unveils 'Cisco killer'

June 19, 2013
Startup's Debian-based Linux distribution for commodity switching hardware aims to upend networking's status quo
Linux
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Microsoft upgrades TypeScript with generics and better tooling

June 19, 2013
The JavaScript-related project is aimed at teams writing large applications
Development Tools
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Internet-facing SAP systems suffering increased attacks

June 18, 2013
Security researcher Alexander Polyakov finds thousands of unpatched, insecure SAP servers scattered all over the world
Application Security
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Deep discounts on Nook tablets may have Windows tie-in

June 18, 2013
Barnes & Noble moves to clear shelves of Nook e-reader. Is a deal with Microsoft over digital content and a Windows RT tablet in the making?
Microsoft Windows
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Microsoft hopes to win over students with cheap Surface RTs

June 18, 2013
Microsoft may be trying to dump its stash of ARM-based systems in anticipation of Intel's 'Haswell' chip
Tablets
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Developers catch on to Cassandra's database dexterity

June 18, 2013
Companies big and small are leveraging the open source database for high-volume data management
NoSQL
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Bloomberg disses Silicon Valley in bid to lure techies to New York

June 17, 2013
Plan appears to be working; for the first time in four years, Big Apple's Silicon Alley edges out Silicon Valley in IT job creation
IT Jobs
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In wake of PRISM flap, Apple insists it cares about user privacy

June 17, 2013
Company says it encrypts its customer communications and carefully evaluates all data requests from the feds
Data Security
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