Hi John, There was a time some years ago when Microsoft would do anything, no matter how it looked to outsiders, to clinch a business deal. Judging from the tactics that Microsoft is indulging in to obtain a contract from the city of Munich to move its computers from Linux to Windows nothing much has changed.
The US is set to ask Chinese visitors who hold long-term US business or visitor visas to provide social media details when they advise of forthcoming travel to the US. Google has disclosed a bug in the Windows graphic device interface library that can be exploited to read the contents of a user's memory, with the details of the flaw being made public soon after Microsoft cancelled the issue of security updates for February. LG has confirmed its new flagship G6 will have a 5.7”, QHD, 2880 x 1440, IPS screen, Always-on-Display, with an 18:9 screen ratio (normally 16:9) to allow for a larger screen in the smallest possible body. Australia's first surplus food online marketplace Yume has obtained $2.6 million in funding to set up branches across the country. EFTPOS payments provider Tyro’s customers can now use Apple’s Siri to pay bills and complete other transactions including business expenses. NBN chief executive Bill Morrow has copped another barrage of criticism, this time from the Information Technology Professionals Association, with his recent statements on the network being described as "absurd" and "stupendously ignorant and arrogant". And of course, there's plenty more so for all the news visit www.itwire.com. Have a great day! Stan Beer, Editor in Chief, iTWire ADVERTISE IN THIS NEWSLETTER & iTWire.com Contact: andrew.matler@itwire.com 0412 390 000
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