Android tablet gives rare glimpse at North Korean tech

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High-tech heroes and zeros: 2013's best and worst (so far) Riverbed gives network managers more 'crack' Network World Daily News PM August 01, 2013 Share this email Android tablet gives rare glimpse at North Korean tech An Android tablet brought back from North Korea by a tourist has provided a glimpse at some of the restrictions placed on IT users in the famously secretive country. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. High-tech heroes and zeros: 2013's best and worst (so far) 2. Riverbed gives network managers more 'crack' 3. Black Hat: It's not 'tricky' for hackers to turn your phone into a SpyPhone 4. Never look for your lost phone in a trash compactor 5. Is Amazon really a low-margin cloud business? 6. NSA chief to Black Hat on surveillance: Don't believe press reports 7. Snarky Black Hat tweets demean NSA Chief's keynote 8. Gartner: SaaS contract language regarding security is lacking 9. INSIDER How to roll your own VPN 10. 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READ MORE NSA chief to Black Hat on surveillance: Don't believe press reports The head of the NSA sought the help of security pros at Black Hat to advise on an intelligence-gathering system that collects the same data as recently publicized domestic spying programs but without the same perceived civil-liberties shortcomings. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com Meet Customers Where They Are eBook Choose the customer service technologies that are ideal for your company in order to enable customer service through online and offline touch points, establish smart listening, engage your community, and consistently respond to customer issues. Read now Snarky Black Hat tweets demean NSA Chief's keynote While the hecklers were making noise in-person, many turned to Twitter to criticize the NSA Chief's ironic "Defending Freedom & Civil Liberties" keynote at the Black Hat conference. 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