"Silicon Valley Connection" EMV chip card storage major security risks each card maximum can be stolen 1 million

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1. Microsoft and Dropbox to reach cloud storage protocol windows out of favour

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Microsoft, which has resolved to push office suites to mobile users, announced in Tuesday that it would dropbox an online storage service provider.

Dropbox, which has been a competitor to Microsoft, is seeking to expand its corporate market, while Microsoft wants more users to receive its OneDrive storage services. After aligning with Dropbox, Office users are now able to enter Dropbox through mobile apps and write documents on Dropbox, said Kirk Koenigsbauer, vice president of Microsoft Office, Konigsbauer.

2. The growth crisis was first marked by Google's quest to enclosure the Nuggets in Asia

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In Andrew McGlinchey's view, Asia is not just a "mobile first" world, but a "mobile only" world that distinguishes itself from other regional markets-where, if people want to be networked, the choice is necessarily a mobile terminal, Even in some places, the only thing people choose is mobile terminals. As a result, there are more entrepreneurial opportunities in Asia, there are many unique applications that integrate cutting-edge technology and local culture, and in some ways "Asia" is synonymous with "the future".

Asia's unique temperament is particularly important for Google, which is looking for new growth plans. Can the Asia-Pacific market, with its very strong demand for mobile connections and smartphones, help Google, which is building a mobile ecosystem, to find new and robust growth opportunities?

3. Microsoft bundled sales Fitbit Flex own band Bracelet abandoned?

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According to foreign media reports, the purchase of Microsoft's "pro-At&t flagship" smartphone Lumia 830 on the U.S. website will now receive a bonus health-tracking wrist-strap device--but not Microsoft's official Microsoft Band, but rather a rival company's Fitbit Flex.

Microsoft's decision immediately sparked a market-wide association and speculation-a number of reports have pointed out that Microsoft officially released Microsoft Band only a week or so, but has received a lot of negative reviews. The company is likely to give up Microsoft band this product.

4. Google launched open Roberta Program to help students learn robot development

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According to foreign media reports, Google recently launched in Germany, "Open Roberta" program. The program aims to help teachers and students learn about small robot programming techniques through the cloud platform.

The Open Roberta program uses a robotic development kit for LEGO MINDST orms series. This series of robot development kits have unique hardware and software support to develop simple robot products.

5. Google cloud computing services to lower prices: compete with Amazon for corporate users

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Google has just lowered the price of cloud computing services to compete with rivals like Amazon for corporate users.

Google announced at the Google Cloud Platform Live convention in Tuesday that it would cut prices for some of its cloud-computing capabilities, including storage, database and network options, at a price range between 23% and 79%.

6. Facebook: National Government Information inquiry requirements increased 24%

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Facebook said in Tuesday that in the first half of 2014, the number of requests from governments around the world to provide users with information was up about one-fourth per cent from a year earlier.

Facebook said that in the first 6 months of this year, governments around the world sent a total of 34,946 requests for user information to the company, while the volume of content restricted by local law grew by about 19% per cent year-on-year. "We are actively seeking to appeal to the High Court to make these sweeping search warrants ineffective and force the government to return the data it has acquired," Facebook said in a Tuesday blog. ”

7. EMV chip card storage major security risks per card maximum can be stolen 1 million

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The traditional magnetic stripe card has great security hidden danger, after stealing the magnetic stripe information The hacker can be very convenient to carry on the reproduction to consume, for this reason the United States announced since October 1, 2015 to prohibit the use magnetic stripe card, turns to use the more secure EMV chip card. But researchers at Newcastle University in the UK, citing Wired, say the EMV chip card is in fact a major security breach and has successfully stolen the amount of the Visa card normally used in the UK.

The researchers say the EMV chip card developed by Visa does not recognize the non-UK currency transactions, so the loophole can be used to transfer money illegally, up to 999,999 99 of the currency in circulation. More importantly, EMV chip cards typically support contactless trading transmissions, so hackers can easily attack smartphones, wallets, and so on, causing consumers to complete transaction transfers without any knowledge. The vulnerability can basically bypass the 20 transaction limit, so hackers can steal more money.

8. Oculus Rift VR virtual reality helmet will launch a consumer version in a few months

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Oculus CEO Brendan Iribe, at the 2014 Network summit in Dublin, said Oculus VR will launch a Oculus VR virtual reality helmet for consumers within a few months. Although he understood that he refused to offer a timetable, he said the consumer version of the product was Crescent Bay, which has already completed most of its functionality and testing, but that the consumer version is still months away from being on sale.

9. Intel invests $62 million in virtual reality, UAV and other fields

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Intel announced that it had invested in virtual reality maker Avegant at the Intel Capital Global meeting in Tuesday, according to CNET, a technology blogger, which means Intel's investment tentacles are extending from the traditional chip sector to virtual reality.

Avegant Company is located in Redwood City (redwood), Calif., and is developing a virtual reality goggles product called glyph. Earlier this year, Avegant raised more than $1 million trillion in investment through the Kickstarter website. Tuesday Avegant again announced the acquisition of a $9.37 million trillion in financing by Intel.

(Responsible editor: Mengyishan)