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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Unusual developer referral program finds puppy a new home

Nvidia's new cards are not for us mere mortals

Microsoft readies Xbox One Reputation system to segregate the trolls

ITworld Today
March 27, 2014
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Man refers software engineer, man gets free puppy

One company's unusual developer referral bonus program pays off for both sides.

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Issue highlights

1. Nvidia's new cards are not for us mere mortals

2. Microsoft readies Xbox One Reputation system to segregate the trolls

3. LAST CHANCE: Enter to win a copy of "Java SE8 for the Really Impatient"

4. Mt. Gox creditors want to force Karpeles to testify in the US

5. Box to offer usage-based pricing, file conversion service

6. Hosting company describes security scare aimed at Bitcoin accounts

7. Amazon counters Google with its own cloud price cuts

8. On the road with T-Mobile's free international roaming

9. China calls US spying actions 'hypocrisy,' plans to beef up security

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Nvidia's new cards are not for us mere mortals

The company announces its next generation of graphics processors and one monster of a card based on current technology that is not intended for gaming. READ MORE

Microsoft readies Xbox One Reputation system to segregate the trolls

Xbox Live is infamous for being a toxic environment thanks to a small percentage of gamers who don't know how to behave. Microsoft thinks it has a way to fix the system. READ MORE

LAST CHANCE: Enter to win a copy of "Java SE8 for the Really Impatient"

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Mt. Gox creditors want to force Karpeles to testify in the US

Creditors of failed Bitcoin exchange Mt. Gox are trying to force its CEO Mark Karpeles to go to the U.S. for questioning related to a fraud lawsuit. READ MORE

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Box to offer usage-based pricing, file conversion service

As it heads toward an estimated $250 million initial public offering, cloud storage and collaboration provider Box is thinking outside, well, itself. READ MORE

Hosting company describes security scare aimed at Bitcoin accounts

Attackers intercepted password-reset emails by manipulating Chunk Host's third-party email service. READ MORE

Amazon counters Google with its own cloud price cuts

Amazon's announcement comes the day after Google said it is cutting prices. READ MORE

On the road with T-Mobile's free international roaming

The speed of the service is capped, so is it really useful when traveling? READ MORE

China calls US spying actions 'hypocrisy,' plans to beef up security

Recent reports allege the U.S. has been spying on Chinese company Huawei Technologies. READ MORE

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Remembering Patrick J. McGovern, 1937-2014

Over a span of 50 years, Pat McGovern oversaw IDG's launch of more than 300 magazines and newspapers and championed the expansion of IDG's network to include more than 460 websites, including ITworld, 200 mobile apps and 700 events worldwide. In addition to a career dedicated to information technology, he created the McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT. Our thoughts are with his family.

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