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	Isis carriers pump in $100M for mobile wallet plan The three wireless carriers in the Isis mobile-payment joint venture are investing more than $100 million into the project, according to a published report. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Deliver Workload Automation Services to Business Users Workload automation touches every aspect of the business. It is made up of all scheduled and ad hoc processes that support critical business functions. Read More! In this Issue Facebook shuts down Deals, boosts Photos Google to shut down Slide social apps Google to pay $500M to settle DOJ pharma ads charges Baidu criticized for fraudulent keyword advertising Irene takes out cell towers, disrupts communications AES proved vulnerable by Microsoft researchers Sharon Machlis: 2 sources retract '83% of Google+ users inactive' claim Google 'power move' bets on future of mobile Rob Malda, aka CmdrTaco, leaves Slashdot Mobile broadband expansion means jobs growth, experts say RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker Resource: iOS White Paper and Deployment Kit Quickly Develop and Deploy iOS Solutions. With FileMaker Pro, iPad and iPhone solutions can be prototyped and completed in hours or days versus weeks or months. No iOS application programming or design experience is required. Read the white paper and download the kit. Facebook shuts down Deals, boosts Photos Facebook has decided to shut down its Deals feature after testing it for several months with big name brands like Gap, Starbucks, Macy's, JCPenney and American Eagle Outfitters. Read More Google to shut down Slide social apps Apparently the age of "superpoking" social network friends and throwing sheep at them is coming to a close. Read More Google to pay $500M to settle DOJ pharma ads charges Google has agreed to pay US$500 million to settle allegations from the U.S. government that it let online pharmacies in Canada use its AdWords system to advertise prescription drugs to U.S. consumers, resulting in illegal importation of the medicines into the U.S. Read More Baidu criticized for fraudulent keyword advertising China's Baidu is facing criticism after a state-run television network ran reports alleging that the company fails to stop scammers from abusing its keyword advertising platform to promote fraudulent websites. Read More Irene takes out cell towers, disrupts communications Communications networks took a hit from Hurricane Irene, as 1,400 cell towers and cell sites were damaged or disrupted -- mainly in Virginia, New Jersey, New York and North Carolina, the FCC said Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: FileMaker Innovative option for fast iPad and iPhone development Apple iPhone and iPad growth are inspiring businesses to imagine making their custom solutions mobile. The white paper explains why FileMaker software offers the fastest path to developing (with FileMaker Pro on the desktop) and deploying (with the FileMaker Go app) iPad and iPhone solutions. Read More AES proved vulnerable by Microsoft researchers Researchers have discovered a way to break the widely used Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), the encryption algorithm used to secure most all online transactions and wireless communications. Read More Sharon Machlis: 2 sources retract '83% of Google+ users inactive' claim Score one for the data geeks. Read More Google 'power move' bets on future of mobile Google executives see a great future in mobility, both for computing and for the company, and they're willing to pay a lot for the power they think that will bring them in the mobile market. Read More Rob Malda, aka CmdrTaco, leaves Slashdot It's the end of an era at Slashdot as Rob "CmdrTaco" Malda announced that he is leaving the site that he created. Read More Mobile broadband expansion means jobs growth, experts say Expanding mobile broadband services in the U.S. in the coming years would produce thousands of new jobs and help reverse today's downward employment trend. Read More
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