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Be afraid of Bank of America's iPhone app. Be very, very afraid.

10 Android apps developers will love

What IT should fear about the Netflix/Comcast deal

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February 28, 2014
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Be scared of Bank of America's iPhone app. Be very, very scared.

If you use Bank of America's iPhone app to deposit checks, beware. You could lose thousands of dollars, because though the app tells you that your deposits go through, the bank may later disallow them, even if they're valid checks with cash behind them -- and the bank won't even bother to tell you that it took money out of your account. That's exactly what happened to ITworld's Preston Gralla. Read on for the gruesome details.

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Issue highlights

1. 10 Android apps developers will love

2. What IT should fear about the Netflix/Comcast deal

3. Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy with debts of $63.6 million

4. California court rules it is okay for drivers to check mobile maps

5. API documentation made beautiful with Apiary.io

6. Dish looks like the winner of a $1.5B spectrum auction, but its plans are unclear

7. How to get 100GB of extra storage space on Microsoft OneDrive for one year

8. LAST CHANCE: Enter to win a copy of 'A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux'

Webcast: SAP

SAP IT Transformation Forum

On March 6, join us in an exclusive live event featuring Nolan Bushnell, a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, and scientist who's often cited as the father of the video game industry. This event will feature topics on laying the foundations for mobile, Big Data, and cloud applications that business teams require to stay competitive. Learn more

10 Android apps developers will love

From full-blown IDEs to essential resource utilities, these Android apps bring powerful programming features to phones and tablets. READ MORE

What IT should fear about the Netflix/Comcast deal

How paying for streaming video just got more complicated and what that means to your business. READ MORE

Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox files for bankruptcy with debts of $63.6 million

Embattled Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox is filing for bankruptcy protection with liabilities of ¥6.5 billion ($63.6 million), according to Japanese media reports. READ MORE

California court rules it is okay for drivers to check mobile maps

An appeals court in California ruled that it is legal for a person to hold his phone to look at a map application while driving, though he is prohibited from "listening and talking" on the phone unless it is used in a hands-free mode. READ MORE

Webcast: IBM

Fraud Prevention Q&A

Short videos about IBM Intelligent Investigation Manager (IIM) for Fraud. IIM optimizes the investigation of fraud for customers across many industries in both the commercial and public sector space. Learn More.

API documentation made beautiful with Apiary.io

The least exciting part of any software project is the documentation. With APIs in particular, documentation can be time consuming because it needs to provide enough detail for any consumer to understand and interface with it. Apiary.io can help. READ MORE

Dish looks like the winner of a $1.5B spectrum auction, but its plans are unclear

The bidding has stopped in a $1.56 billion auction of wireless spectrum licenses across the U.S., and satellite operator Dish Network appears to be the winner. READ MORE

How to get 100GB of extra storage space on Microsoft OneDrive for one year

Spoiler alert: Bing Rewards. READ MORE

LAST CHANCE: Enter to win a copy of 'A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux'

February's book giveaway ends today. Five will win. Enter now! READ MORE

White Paper: HP

Enabling IT to Retake the Lead in a BYOD World

The transformation of enterprises into mobile organizations often is led by the mobile workers themselves as they use their own devices for work. Read Now!

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A Practical Guide to Fedora and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
This comprehensive guide, written by Linux expert and best-selling author Mark Sobell, brings together all the knowledge and real-world insights you need to master and succeed with today's versions of Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Development with the Force.com Platform: Building Business Applications in the Cloud, 3rd Edition
With Salesforce.com's Force.com platform, you can build and deploy powerful cloud-based enterprise applications faster than ever before. Now, Jason Ouellette gives you all the practical, technical guidance you need to make the most of the newest Force.com releases in your own custom cloud applications.

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