Facebook, 6 other tech companies partner to bridge the digital divide

10 things we love/hate about Evernote Google gives Chrome mulligan button Network World Daily News AM August 21, 2013 Share this email Facebook, 6 other tech companies partner to bridge the digital divide Facebook and six other tech companies have launched a joint project called Internet.org which aims to connect the two-thirds of the global population that is not currently linked to the Internet. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 10 things we love/hate about Evernote 2. Google gives Chrome mulligan button 3. VMware, Citrix and Microsoft virtual desktops get encryption security 4. Microsoft's latest screw-ups suggest bigger problems 5. Cloud BI vendor Birst bags $38 million in venture funding 6. iPhone 5 case quick review: Kubxlab Ultra Thin Cases 7. iPhone 5S to include fingerprint sensor; iOS 7 for iPad may be delayed 8. 8 Things You Need to Know About SEO Now 9. INSIDER How to become an IT Innovator 10. 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READ MORE VMware, Citrix and Microsoft virtual desktops get encryption security AFORE Solutions today announced encryption software aimed at securing data in virtualized environments where Microsoft Windows applications are used, including virtualized desktop infrastructure deployments based on VMware, Citrix or Microsoft VDI. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: AirWatch, Apperian, Good Technology, Symantec The Mobile Application Management Challenge Mobility has become the norm within enterprises, and mobile apps are the key to increasing productivity and opening new opportunities. This trend is great for the enterprise as a whole, but it presents new challenges to IT. Read Now Microsoft's latest screw-ups suggest bigger problems If Microsoft has screwed up worse than this, I don't recall it. The company had to recall six botched fixes issued on Patch Tuesday and suffered outages for SkyDrive and Outlook.com that ran for multiple days. On top of that, a leaked Windows 8.1 build was greeted with an overall "meh" response and the company is being sued over the Surface debacle. Like I said in my blog on the suggested divestiture... READ MORE Cloud BI vendor Birst bags $38 million in venture funding Birst, a San Francisco company that offers cloud-based business intelligence services, has scored a $38 million venture investment led by existing backer Sequoia Capital and including newcomer Northgate Capital. Birst has raised $84 million to date, including $26 million last year in a round also led by Sequoia. READ MORE iPhone 5 case quick review: Kubxlab Ultra Thin Cases One thing you learn quickly in the tech journalism world: Once you write about something, the PR and marketing world assumes you are going to write more and more and more about that subject. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Juniper Networks A Proven Solution for Today's BYOD Demands Wireless access is mission-critical for most organizations. BYOD has accelerated the need or wireless capacity, and WLANs must deliver a robust wired-like experience in today's dense environments. High-scale, third-party testing has validated Juniper's ability to support the densest BYOD environments while delivering reliable wireless access. Learn more. iPhone 5S to include fingerprint sensor; iOS 7 for iPad may be delayed The rumors surrounding Apple's iPhone 5S continue to grow louder, and now we have well-connected blogger Mark Gurman throwing his hat into the ring as well. Writing for 9to5Mac, Gurman confirms what many reports have suggested for many months, namely that Apple's next-gen iPhone will feature a fingerprint authorization sensor. READ MORE 8 Things You Need to Know About SEO Now Google has been busy making big algorithm changes for the past year and a half. Here are eight things SEO experts say you should be doing now to keep your content high in search result rankings. 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