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	Hands on: The Google+ Android app is a winner An Android app allows Google+ members to keep up with the new social networking service on their smartphones. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Datawatch Corporation Monarch 11 report analytics, download the free trial today Monarch 11 Report Analytics provides business users with a self-service environment to create dynamic, enterprise-wide analytical solutions from existing static reports & business documents. Monarch 11 users can easily report on data from ERP Reports, text files, html files, PDFs & semi-structured content, transforming data into high performance reports. In this Issue Amazon caves to Apple, drops Kindle's in-app button Microsoft spells out Office for Mac bugs in Lion Elgan: Why Twitter is obsolete Facebook blocks access to hidden iPad app Chinese officials shutter some fake Apple stores Sniffer hijacks secure traffic from unpatched iPhones RIM layoffs don't address Apple, Google competition, analysts say Google works to soothe users over real name controversy Jonny Evans: Rumor: Apple iPhone 5 ships US September 5 WHITE PAPER: F5 Seven Data Center Challenges One of the pillars of the Virtual Data Center is virtual platform infrastructure, or the virtual machine; however virtual platforms are dependent on many other, oft forgotten components of both the physical and virtual data center. Learn More Today! Amazon caves to Apple, drops Kindle's in-app button Amazon today bowed to Apple's newest App Store rules, and removed a link in its iPhone and iPad Kindle apps that took customers directly to its online store. Read More Microsoft spells out Office for Mac bugs in Lion Microsoft last week confirmed that customers running Office for Mac will experience problems with the suite on Apple's new Lion operating system. Read More Elgan: Why Twitter is obsolete All of a sudden, Twitter is unnecessary, outdated, overvalued and headed for the ash heap of abandoned social services. It has been rendered obsolete by Google+, writes columnist Mike Elgan. Read More Facebook blocks access to hidden iPad app Researchers over the weekend uncovered a Facebook app for Apple's iPad, and showed how 'jailbroken' tablets could run the still-unreleased software. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos What is FakeAV? FakeAV or Fake AntiVirus, also known as Rogue AntiVirus, Rogues, or ScareWare, is a class of malware. This paper provides insight into where FakeAV comes from, what happens when a system is infected with FakeAV, and how users can protect themselves from FakeAV. Read Now Chinese officials shutter some fake Apple stores Chinese authorities have closed two unauthorized Apple stores in Kunming following an investigation prompted by a blogger who posted photos last week of one outlet. Read More Sniffer hijacks secure traffic from unpatched iPhones Almost anyone can snoop the secure data traffic of unpatched iPhones and iPads using a recently-revised tool, a researcher said today as he urged owners to apply Apple's latest iOS fix. Read More RIM layoffs don't address Apple, Google competition, analysts say Reaction was mixed to the 2,000 layoffs announced by BlackBerry maker Research In Motion, as several analysts said RIM continues to face problems from aggressive smartphone and tablet competitors like Apple and Google. Read More Google works to soothe users over real name controversy Google has heard the public outcry about its name restrictions and the way it terminated many Google+ user accounts, and it's working fast to fix the problem. Read More Jonny Evans: Rumor: Apple iPhone 5 ships US September 5 Apple seems set to introduce its next-generation iPhone in the US in early September, rolling the new product(s?) out internationally in subsequent weeks. Will the company introduce the new device in August? This seems more likely as the rumors begin to coincide... Read More
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