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Featured Articles » OTT Extravaganza: An Explosion of Choice Should Put Cable on Notice As more and more mainstream content providers offer over the-top (OTT) streaming options, consumers are mulling in ever-greater numbers the value of cutting the cord, i.e., ditching their cable, satellite or telco TV subscriptions. Conventional wisdom has held that creating a de facto replacement for cable services by cobbling together several OTT options doesn't make sense financially (or from an ease-of-use standpoint). But that has radically changed. » Surface 3: Third Time's A Charm You can also update hardware with the new operating system and even though Surface sells initially with Windows 8 it will get an update to Windows 10 in a few short months. I've been using the Windows 10 beta almost exclusively and been carrying the Surface Pro 3 as my work laptop/tablet for several months. The two products really sing when you put them together and that's when the real magic around the Surface line will emerge. » VoteTocracy Chrome Extension Gives Citizens Access to US Congress and Chance to Weigh In There is an interesting company named VoteTocracy. It bills itself as, The online citizen voting site for bills in Congress. They have a nice tagline as well, VoteTocracy exists to level Main Street and K Street. If nothing else you have to admire their vision. » Post 'Clintongate': 3 Ways to Mitigate Shadow IT What can enterprises learn from 'Clintongate'? The first lesson is that unapproved use of technology within organizations is known as shadow IT, and it's here to stay. » Final Four Tips for Password Security If you are like most people in the U.S. the past few weeks, you have been caught up in what is known here as March Madness. This is the annual ritual where in conjunction with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) tournament to crown a national basketball champion, fans and even non-fans get caught up in joining office and online pools to pick the winners. » Chrome OS Gets Major Push from Google Android, Google's mobile operating system and Apple's iOS have about the same market share in the U.S., however in emerging regions, Android is poised to dominate, at least for the next couple of years. It seems that it is with this in mind that Google is making a push to get people to use its Chrome operating system, which powers its Chromebook laptops. » President Obama Details Better Protection Against Cyber Threats Cyber threats present some of the most dangerous scenarios that can be endured by any person, or by any nation. Why? Because the threats not only render some of our greatest tools-like computers or mobile devices-useless, but these threats also use the very tools we depend on against us, turning our devices into unauthorized listening posts, blackmail repositories or even outright cash machines for criminals. A new move from President Barack Obama suggests that there may be some help on the way. » Five Lessons March Madness Teaches Us About Gamification Where does this mass hysteria over the NCAA come from? Its not just about a widespread love of basketball. Its popularity is the result of the tournament's unique structure and gamified elements that make it highly addictive to watch and wager on. » Tech, Media & Entertainment: 4K TV, Live Sports & Sony's Vue With change a constant in the technology, media and entertainment (TME) sector, it should come as no surprise that this past week alone saw important developments in multiple, related fronts including consumer electronics, live sports programming, OTT and live streaming of pro sports contests. Advertise With Us General advertising Info: Click here    Become a TechZone360 columnist! Become a TechZone360 columnist! Want to contribute your expertise to a growing audience of communications technology professionals? Become a writer, blogger or columnist for the TechZone360 Web site and this newsletter. Contact Erik Linask at elinask@tmcnet.com for details. FOLLOW TECHZONE360   FEATURED MAGAZINES FEATURED EVENTS

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