High-tech heroes and zeros: 2013's best and worst so far

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	High-tech heroes and zeros: 2013's best and worst so far It's the midyear point (give or take), which means it's a good excuse to look at the people who've made the first half of this year both interesting and exasperating. Here are Cringely's picks for the biggest heroes and zeros of 2013, so far. Read More WHITE PAPER: Plantronics, Inc. eBook: Why Voice is Critical for your UC Deployment The ability for your team members to have all points of communication brought together in one platform is compelling. And allowing team members to collaborate from virtually anywhere should be appealing. Read Now! In this Issue Hackers to feds: Stay out of our Defcon (for now) Google to Microsoft: Patch faster, you slowpokes Hackers to feds: Stay out of our Defcon (for now) Thanks to the Snowden affair, government spooks have been uninvited from the hacker's big party in Vegas this summer. Read More Google to Microsoft: Patch faster, you slowpokes Google's researchers have become a major force in uncovering Microsoft's vulnerabilities -- not always to Microsoft's liking. Read More
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