Microsoft patents tech that would silence your phone for you

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	Microsoft patents tech that would silence your phone for you Microsoft has patented a technology called "Inconspicuous Mode," a setting that could put a mobile device into a stealth-like mode in response to, say, the lights going out in a movie theater. That way, you remain reachable on your phone without disrupting the guy beside you weeping during the "Les Miserables." It's an interesting technology, as described in the patent authored by Jordan Naftolin -- but it also may be one to add to the list of mobile technologies that are kinda cool and kinda creepy. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Save on Servers with Cisco SmartPlay Offer of the month! For a limited time only, save up to $1,215 instantly on a pre-configured Cisco UCS C22 M3 Rack Server featuring two Intel® Xeon® processors, 32GB of memory, one LSI MegaRAID 9265CV-8i w/ 1 GB data cache, Super Cap RAID card, and two 300GB SAS HDDs. Click to continue In this Issue Cloud app dev saves developers 1 hour of every 8 Read the fine print before downgrading to Windows 7 Oracle patches latest zero-day vulnerabilities in Java Microsoft to release emergency Internet Explorer patch on Monday Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 users as biggest data hogs WHITE PAPER: Good Technology Empowering Users, Increasing Productivity In this Deep Dive, we'll profile a number of forward-thinking companies and organizations that did just that, achieving success after embracing the concept of user empowerment through BYOB. Read Now! Cloud app dev saves developers 1 hour of every 8 Developers are finding that building applications in the cloud saves time, but concerns remain about security and uptime, according to a newly released study. Results of the biannual Evans Data Cloud Development Survey, conducted in December and released earlier this month, found that cloud platforms reduce overall development time by an average of 11.6 percent. "The bottom line is these data appear to show that time savings -- efficiency -- is one of the key motivators that is driving the adoption of the cloud among developers," said Ben Hanley, Evans senior analyst. Read More Read the fine print before downgrading to Windows 7 Microsoft's licensing terms are rarely simple -- as legions of you and your legal departments will attest. Last week I talked about the mechanics of "downgrading" from Windows 8 Pro to Windows 7 Professional. But before jumping in, it might be worth your time to look into the fine print of your licensing agreement -- if only to reassure yourself that Microsoft does indeed allow this particular downgrade for retail customers. Read More Oracle patches latest zero-day vulnerabilities in Java Oracle released two out-of-band patches on Sunday for vulnerabilities in its Java programming language, both of which pose a high risk to users browsing the Web. The company's speed in issuing patches may be due to part that exploit code for at least one of the vulnerabilities, CVE-2013-0422, has already been wrapped into two "exploit kits" or packages of attack code inserted into websites that already have other vulnerabilities. The problem became public last week. Read More Microsoft to release emergency Internet Explorer patch on Monday Microsoft will release a patch on Monday for older versions of its Internet Explorer browser, deviating from its normal repair schedule due to the seriousness of the problem. The vulnerability, which is present in IE 6, 7, and 8, is a memory corruption issue. It can be exploited by an attacker via a drive-by download, a term for loading a website with attack code that delivers malware to a victim's computer if the person merely visits the website. Read More Galaxy S III and iPhone 5 users as biggest data hogs Apple iPhone 5 users consume the most cellular data, while owners of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy S III upload more data than any other smartphone, according to a survey conducted by Arieso. Growing data volumes continue to challenge operators, according to Arieso. Read More
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