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12 IT jobs getting biggest raises in 2014

The average salary for newly hired IT pros is expected to increase 5.6% in the coming year

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2. INSIDER How IT found savings by tackling (instead of cringing at) photocopiers

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6. Smartwatches are basically useless

7. How open data can keep us safe

8. How to introduce Linux to your little kid

9. FTC jams mobile phone crammers

10. Stuxnet creators defined 21st century warfare

11. 13 highly productive Android apps that play nice with your PC

12. How BYOD Puts Everyone at Legal Risk

13. Study: Business leaders lacking confidence in IT

14. Worm targeting Apache Tomcat servers, possibly for DDoS

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4 reasons email will never die

Kids may no longer embrace email, but it isn't going away any time soon. READ MORE

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How IT found savings by tackling (instead of cringing at) photocopiers

Say the word 'photocopier,' and most IT leaders have visions of skilled workers wasting time undoing paper jams. But for Karl Collins, vice president of technical services and infrastructure at SavaSeniorCare, IT's newfound ownership of enterprise-wide photocopiers has yielded $739,000 annual savings and increased visibility among executives. READ MORE

South Park: A dead Bill Gates engineers the murder of Steve Ballmer over Xbox competition

The only thing more brutal than Microsoft-Sony gamebox competition is South Park's depiction of how brutal that competition is. In the most recent episode, the folks producing the show have created a scene in which Bill Gates lectures a mortally wounded Steve Ballmer about the cutthroat nature of that rivalry. (If you click on that link, beware it's pretty NSFW. The scene in question is at 7:47)... READ MORE

Money, money: Box, others bask in hot VC market

Recent investments by venture capitalists in cloud, big data and converged infrastructure companies show not only the healthy interest among financiers to back next-generation technologies, but provide a preview of what technologies from startups today could be mainstream in tomorrow's IT world. READ MORE

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Hot products from Supercomputing Conference

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Smartwatches are basically useless

The buzz around smartwatches will fade once people realize there's no actual reason to buy one. READ MORE

How open data can keep us safe

After two convicted murderers walked free after hacking their own release documents, some are concerned that the systems will be closed down in response. Here's why that's the wrong approach. READ MORE

How to introduce Linux to your little kid

What are the best ways to get kids interested in Linux at an early age? READ MORE

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Mobility is often seen as a zero-sum game: either end users or IT can win, but never both. Learn how users can have the convenience and mobile productivity they need, while IT retains control over enterprise goods. Victory for both sides. Learn More

FTC jams mobile phone crammers

The Federal Trade Commission today said it settled allegations that a mobile operator had put charges on phone bills without user consent - an illegal practice known as cramming or "cramouflage"- to the tune of $10 million. READ MORE

Stuxnet creators defined 21st century warfare

Stuxnet creators recognized they had built the world's first true cyber-weapon and were more interested in pushing the envelope of this new type of digital warfare than causing large-scale destruction within targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, a study shows. READ MORE

13 highly productive Android apps that play nice with your PC

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How BYOD Puts Everyone at Legal Risk

If your BYOD policy goes too far you may be prosecuted for unfair labor practices. However, courts expect you to produce all relevant data in discovery proceedings. Meanwhile, your employees may fear retaliation if they don't sign draconian BYOD policies. CIO.com talks to attorneys to better understand the legal side of BYOD. READ MORE

Study: Business leaders lacking confidence in IT

When it comes to the readiness of critical IT requirements, including availability, security, as well as backup and recovery, business leaders in some of the world's top markets lack confidence in their ability to cope and recover from disruptive incidents. READ MORE

Worm targeting Apache Tomcat servers, possibly for DDoS

A worm-like type of malicious software has been found targeting Apache Tomcat, an open-source Web server application, according to Symantec. READ MORE

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