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39% off Pebble Time Smartwatch – Deal Alert

With this deal, the Pebble Time smartwatch is currently sub-$100, which for some may make this a worthwhile purchase considering everything it can do. First off, the Pebble Time gives you all of your notifications in a glance, from calendar items to texts, emails and incoming call data. Pebble Health comes built-in, and tracks your activity and sleep with daily and weekly reporting. A built-in mic lets you take voice notes or give quick responses. Choose from thousands of watch faces and apps. The Pebble Time is water resistant up to 30 meters, and its e-paper screen reads clearly in bright sun and is scratch resistant. Its battery lasts up to 7 days on a single charge. There is a lot packed into this highly rated wearable, which averages 4 out of 5 stars on Amazon from over 630 customers (read reviews). With the current 29% off deal you can pick it up for just $91.90, a significant discount from its typical $149.99 list price. See the Pebble Time Smartwatch now on Amazon.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Worth Reading: All the Apache streaming projects

The speed at which data is generated, consumed, processed, and analyzed is increasing at an unbelievably rapid pace. Social media, the Internet of Things, ad tech, and gaming verticals are struggling to deal with the disproportionate size of data sets. These industries demand data processing and analysis in near real-time. Traditional big data-styled frameworks such as Apache Hadoop is not well-suited for these use cases. —the New Stack

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Cisco patches critical exposure in management software

Cisco has patched what it called a critical vulnerability in its Unified Computing System (UCS) Performance Manager software that could let an authenticated, remote attacker execute commands.+More on Network World: Quick look: Cisco Tetration Analytics+Cisco UCS Performance Manager versions 2.0.0 and prior are affected and the problem is resolved in Cisco UCS Performance Manager versions 2.0.1 and later. UCS Performance Manager collects information about UCS servers, network, storage, and virtual machines.According to Cisco the vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation performed on parameters that are passed via an HTTP GET request. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted HTTP GET requests to an affected system. An exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with the privileges of the root user.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Cisco patches critical exposure in management software

Microsoft wants to help small businesses book appointments online

Small business owners are getting a new feature tailored just for them in Microsoft Office 365 -- a full-service system for scheduling appointments for their services over the internet.Microsoft Bookings is a new service that makes it possible for business owners to create their own scheduling page, and then let potential customers make an appointment online. It's supposed to be a boon for businesses used to running that process through a series of emails, phone calls, or text messages.Customers will be able to look at a list of prices, and then schedule time for an appointment with a list of employees. Bookings will then email the customers a confirmation including an invitation they can put on their calendars.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Siemplify Helps Set Up Security Playbooks

Siemplify says it can find breaches. The question is what to do next.

Hackers have targeted 130 restaurants at Cicis pizza chain

More than 130 restaurants at the Cicis pizza chain were the recent target of hackers, and customers' credit card data may have been stolen.The company reported the data breach on Tuesday and posted a list of the restaurants affected, most of which are located in Texas.The hackers struck by secretly installing malware into the restaurant’s point-of-sale systems. Other companies, including fast-food chain Wendy’s and retailer Target, have been attacked in the same way in order to steal payment card data.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Hackers have targeted 130 restaurants at Cicis pizza chain

IDG Contributor Network: Is container virtual networking a blessing or a curse?

Who doesn’t love the fundamental promise of containers? Simple development, segmented applications, rolling changes, etc. They are certainly a blessing to both developers and operations. But if not thoughtfully designed, container virtual networking could be the curse that plagues us for years.Let’s start with a little perspective. The rise and wide deployment of virtual machines and containers coincides with mainstream data center networking evolving from a hierarchical layer 2/3 network to a flatter layer 2 interconnect. Since cloud infrastructure is inherently multi-tenant, traditionally virtual LANs have been used to isolate applications and tenants sharing a common infrastructure. But as containerized applications explode in number, the VLAN maximum size limit of 4,096 becomes grossly inadequate for very large cloud computing environments.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

IDG Contributor Network: Is container virtual networking a blessing or a curse?

Tech groups want Trump to actually notice their industry

Donald Trump, the Republican nominee for U.S. president, has antagonized much of the tech industry by opposing free trade and immigration but has otherwise nearly ignored this vital segment of the nation's economy.As Republicans meet in Cleveland this week to officially declare Trump as their presidential candidate, several tech groups have called on him to release a tech agenda. The huge Consumer Technology Association has issued three press releases in the past week calling on Trump to outline his tech priorities.The U.S. tech industry is "too critical to our country's future to be a policy afterthought," Gary Shapiro, the trade group's president and CEO, said in one release. Shapiro's veiled criticism of Republican Trump is notable after the trade group exec once accused Democrat Barack Obama of running "the most antibusiness administration" in his lifetime.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Windows 10 migration a low priority for some CIOs

Microsoft said last week that it won’t hit its target of one billion Windows 10 devices in use by June 2018, claiming that jettisoning its smartphone business is reducing the number of devices that could run its new operating system. However, with more employees electing to use other computing devices for work, migration to Windows 10 is not a priority for some CIOs who are busy procuring cloud services, honing their analytics software and otherwise tackling more pressing projects. Thanks to the proliferation of PC alternatives, including Macs and iPads, worldwide PC shipments declined 5.2 percent from the second quarter of 2015, marking the seventh consecutive quarterly decline, Gartner said last week. The research firm says upgrades to Windows 10 could jumpstart PC sales among businesses toward the end of 2016 to the beginning of 2017.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Prime Members: 50% off Nintendo 3DS amiibo NFC Accessory – Deal Alert

Wish your (or your kids) Nintendo 3DS, 3DS XL or 2DS could support amiibo? It can, with this nifty NFC reader/writer accessory from Nintendo. After a simple pairing process, your game system is ready to unlock new game modes, characters, bonuses and more with just a tap from an amiibo accessory. It's true -- go ask your kids! It may just save you the upgrade to the new 3DS, for now. Typically listed for $20, it's currently slashed 50% down to just $10 for Amazon prime members only. Check out the dramatically discounted NFC accessory on Amazon right now.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Google launches new cloud service for understanding human language

Google's intelligent cloud developer tools are expanding with the launch of a new Cloud Natural Language API on Wednesday. The service is aimed at helping developers create applications that understand human language.It's an important move for Google, as public cloud providers are racing to host new applications built with intelligent capabilities. Natural language processing allows developers to build apps that can tackle the challenging task of understanding how humans communicate, and it is key for things like building intelligent assistants and chat bots.This API can provide a bunch of information about a block of text back to an application, including the overall sentiment of a passage and an analysis of the structure of a sentence. The system can also identify entities mentioned, including people, organizations, locations, events, and products.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Windows 10 personal data collection is excessive, French privacy watchdog warns

Windows 10 breaches French law by collecting too much personal information from users and failing to secure it adequately, according to the French National Data Protection Commission (CNIL).Some of the privacy failings identified can be remedied by users willing to delve deep into the Windows 10 settings, but one of the commission's gripes is that better privacy should be the default setting, not one users must fight for.CNIL served Microsoft with a formal notice on June 30, giving it three months to comply with the law, but only made it public on Wednesday.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Windows 10 personal data collection is excessive, French privacy watchdog warns

Internet router using Cumulus Linux

Internet router using merchant silicon describes how an inexpensive white box switch running Linux can be used to replace a much costlier Internet router. This article will describe the steps needed to install the software on an x86 based white box switch running Cumulus Linux 3.0.

First, add the Debian Jessie repository:

sudo sh -c 'echo "deb http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian jessie main contrib" > \
/etc/apt/sources.list.d/deb.list'

Next, install Host sFlow, Java, and Bird:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install hsflowd
sudo apt-get install unzip
sudo apt-get install default-jre-headless
sudo apt-get install bird

Install sFlow-RT (the latest version is available at sFlow-RT.com):

wget http://www.inmon.com/products/sFlow-RT/sflow-rt_2.0-1116.deb
sudo dpkg -i sflow-rt_2.0-1116.deb

Increase the default virtual memory limit for sflowrt (needs to be greater than 1/3 amount of RAM on system to start Java virtual machine, see Giant Bug: Cannot run java with a virtual mem limit (ulimit -v)):

sudo sh -c 'echo "sflowrt soft as 2000000" > \
/etc/security/limits.d/99-sflowrt.conf'

Note: Maximum Java heap memory has a default of 1G and is controlled by settings in /usr/local/sflow-rt/conf.d/sflow-rt.jvm file.

Install the Active Route Manager application:

sudo sh -c "/usr/local/sflow-rt/get-app. Continue reading

I love roller coasters, so how about a virtual reality coaster?

I’ve been on a good number of roller coasters in my day and generally love riding on them. So when Network World Cool Tools Editor Keith Shaw and I were researching the story of Six Flags New England introducing virtual reality headsets on their star Superman ride, I knew I wanted to experience it for myself.The ride is incredible, even without the VR headset: It’s got a 220-foot drop, 5,000+ feet of track and it goes 77 miles per hour. It’s a trill-lovers paradise.+MORE AT NETWORK WORLD: Virtual Flying with Superman: How Six Flags added even more thrills to its top roller coaster | Superman the Virtual Reality Ride, in pictures | First-person reaciton to Superman VR Ride +To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

Superman VR roller coaster in pictures

Superman battles Lex Luthor in virtual MetropolisImage by Six FlagsAt the Six Flags New England amusement park in Agawam, Mass., visitors can now experience virtual reality on one of the park's most popular roller coasters - Superman The Ride.The first drop is a doozyImage by Six FlagsTo read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here

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