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• 17 September 2013

• News: Sweet! Tiny, far-flying robot based on honeybee

  To develop tiny flying robots that are agile and can navigate on their own, researchers in Australia are turning to the honeybee.

• News: Security researchers create undetectable hardware trojans

  Security researchers from the U.S. and Europe released a paper showing how integrated circuits used in computers, military equipment and other critical systems can be maliciously compromised during the manufacturing process through virtually undetectable changes at the transistor level.

• News: Internet.org looks to 'Facebook for Every Phone'

  The companies behind Internet.org, the organization formed by Facebook, Qualcomm and several others to bring the Internet to areas that still don't have it, released a document (PDF) yesterday detailing some of their plans for the initiative. One section stands out in particular, if only for its title – Facebook for Every Phone.

• News: Reddit learns lesson, bans subreddit created to find Washington Navy Yard shooters

  Reddit is being applauded for quickly nixing a subreddit dedicated to finding shooters involved in killing a dozen people Monday at Washington Navy Yard.

• News: Galaxy Gear can handle some water, but don't take it snorkeling

  Samsung unwisely decided not to incorporate the majority of our recommended features in their new Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Fools! Fortunately, Samsung (sort of) got one recommendation right.

• News: The Nexus 4 is gone, but its death will probably be avenged by the Nexus 5

  The Nexus 4 is dead.

• News: Protect your business from Web celebs

  Miley Cyrus is dangerous. That's not a commentary on her music. It isn't even an indictment of her recent twerking antics at the MTV Video Music Awards. Miley Cyrus is one of the most dangerous Web celebrities when it comes to cyber threats according to the McAfee 2013 Most Dangerous Cyber Celebrity report.

• News: Munich to hand out Ubuntu Linux CDs to ward off upcoming Windows XPocalypse

  The end is nigh, and the date of doom has been foretold. The Windows XPocalypse is set to unleash hell on April 8, 2014, and in a bid to preserve the security of its citizens, the German city of Munich is turning to an unlikely savior: Ubuntu Linux.

• News: Google Wallet redesign works more like Apple Passbook

  Google Wallet is coming to all Android phones this week, but it's hardly the same app that Google first launched two years ago.

• News: Microsoft, Nokia may be readying a one-two tablet punch

  Microsoft and its latest purchase target, Nokia, have lined up big announcements on Sept. 23 and Oct. 22, both likely to involve some form of tablets.

• News: Zettaset working toward Big Data encryption for Hadoop

  Zettaset, which makes management and security software for Hadoop, says it plans to add encryption capabilities by year end.

• News: Computer science major ranks No. 8 for salary potential

  PayScale ranked 129 college majors based on earning potential. Engineering, math, science and technology fields dominated the rankings.

• News: Top 20 colleges for computer science majors, based on earning potential

  Among computer science grads, alumni from University of California, Berkeley, led the pack with a median mid-career salary of $141,400, PayScale says.

• News: Space storms causing satellite failures that blunt Internet and TVs

  Space weather, like solar flares and geomagnetic storms, are knocking out satellites that people rely on to check out their Facebook pages, to tweet and to watch TV.

• News: Government to test location-based mobile alerts to warn public of emergencies

  The government has announced plans to test location-based mobile alerts that could be used to inform the public of imminent emergencies.

• News: With Wallet update, Google promises continued NFC investment

  Google on Tuesday announced a new version of its Google Wallet app for Android phones, version 2.3.3 and later, that lets users send money wirelessly, stores loyalty cards and offers a view of all Google Wallet activity

• News: Trade unions unite at Fujitsu

  Unite and the Public Commercial Services unions have signed an agreement to work together in representing IT workers at Fujitsu.

• News: EnergyAustralia customers targeted with scam email

  Utility firm EnergyAustralia has warned customers about a scam email which claims that their electricity payment was declined by their bank.

• News: The great turnaround of the globally maligned SI

  When Ramalinga Raju, the former Chairman of Satyam Computer Services, revealed in January 2009 that he had manipulated his company's accounts by $1.47 billion, it shocked the business world. It was the biggest corporate fraud in India's history.

• News: How to approach partnership extension

  Partnerships between vendors and systems integrators form an invaluable part of the value process for delivering solutions to enterprises. This is apparent no more so than in the Middle East, where local expertise is always sought to make an implementation a success.

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