FIRST LOOK: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (a.k.a. "Trusty Tahr")

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Galaxy S5 deep-dive review: Long on hype, short on delivery The IRS uses computers?! The horror! Network World Daily News AM April 17, 2014 Share this email FIRST LOOK: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (a.k.a. "Trusty Tahr") New graphical bells and whistles, plus security improvements READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. Galaxy S5 deep-dive review: Long on hype, short on delivery 2. The IRS uses computers?! The horror! 3. INSIDER 7 reasons to deploy Wi-Fi security in Enterprise mode 4. Think tank challenges Heartbleed handwringing 5. Automakers show off in-vehicle Wi-Fi, new smartphone interfaces 6. Inside the world's most powerful X-ray laser 7. Rushed Heartbleed fixes may expose users to new attacks 8. Fortinet, McAfee, Trend Micro, Bitdefender battle in socially-engineered malware prevention test 9. How users are fixing Windows 8.1 Update install problems 10. Windows XP's retirement turns into major security project for Chinese firm 11. How a cyber cop patrols the underworld of e-commerce 12. 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