iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Aug. 15

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Bill Gates blows away other techies with his ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video Who's Paying for Your Tech Certification? Network World Daily News AM August 17, 2014 Share this email iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending Aug. 15 The iOSphere is more and more certain it knows the details of the Apple iPhone 6, even though there is less and less to go on.Some were reassured that "next generation" iPhone models have been approved for sale in, of all places, Thailand. Others think, or hope, that the long-rumored wearable wrist thing, sometimes called iWatch, will be announced at the same September 9 event as the iPhone 6. Still others entertained the idea of a Lightning connector cable with a reversible USB connector…or something. And sapphire remains the crown jewel of rumors: gleaming, elusive, and, for many, deeply confusing.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. 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He geeks out as only Bill Gates can do by drawing up and demonstrating quite the contraption.Gates was challenged this week by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg to douse himself in ice water as thousands of others have done in recent weeks to raise awareness of ALS. Techies, including Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, have really risen to the challenge this week, adding their videos to the many others flooding social networks.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here READ MORE INSIDER Who's Paying for Your Tech Certification? Businesses looking to improve employee engagement and retention are focusing on continuing education and professional development, including certifications, both to help cultivate the tech skills needed for competitive advantage and to reduce turnover. For that reason, many companies are willing to pick up the tab.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here(Insider Story) READ MORE The world's coolest and geekiest mailboxes READ MORE WHITE PAPER: CDW Looking to the Horizon: SDN Software-defined networking is one of the hottest buzzwords of 2014, but saying exactly what SDN is can be a challenge. 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