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	Microsoft slates critical Windows, Office, IE patches next week Microsoft said it would issue six security updates next week, four of them critical, to patch 11 bugs in Windows, Internet Explorer, Office, SQL Server and its virtual private networking platform. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue In this Issue Fast-growing Flashback botnet includes over 600,000 Macs, experts say Windows Phone seen as driving a wedge between iPhone, Android Complaints about iPad Wi-Fi problems continue to climb Appeals court resurrects Viacom case against YouTube Preston Gralla: A Windows user gloats -- Macs are vulnerable, too JR Raphael: Age of Android: Meet the 16-year-old whiz kid behind Boid Whitman: Political campaign gave her 'thick skin' Dell to acquire modernization specialist Make Technologies Ubuntu founder pitches new tool for server provisioning A quarter of the world's households now have Wi-Fi, survey says Ellison: Hardware-software integration key, Apple is best example UK hacker accessed accounts for 20 months before bust Open-source data mapping tool CartoDB provides customizable views Jonny Evans: Google v. Apple: Larry Page in denial at Jobs anti-Android crusade From CIO.com: How to create digital products that customers love WHITE PAPER: Dell Mobility KnowledgeVault How "mobile ready" is your infrastructure? This Mobility Knowledge Vault provides a wide variety of expert advice on how to strike a balance between end user ease-of-use and security. View now Fast-growing Flashback botnet includes over 600,000 Macs, experts say More than 600,000 Macs have been infected with a new version of the Flashback Trojan horse that's being installed on people's computers with the help of Java exploits, security researchers from Russian antivirus vendor Doctor Web said. Read More Windows Phone seen as driving a wedge between iPhone, Android Nokia's Lumia 900 smartphones will reach AT&T stores on Sunday for $99.99, and one analyst said it could be the start of something big: Windows Phone as a market disrupter between the successful iPhone and Android phones. Read More Complaints about iPad Wi-Fi problems continue to climb Complaints from owners of Apple's newest iPad that their device has trouble connecting to wireless networks continue to mount. Read More Appeals court resurrects Viacom case against YouTube A U.S. appeals court has resurrected a $1 billion copyright case filed by Viacom against YouTube by sending the case back to trial by a jury. Read More Preston Gralla: A Windows user gloats -- Macs are vulnerable, too As a longtime Windows user, I've been subject through the years to taunts from Apple lovers that Macs are invulnerable to attack, unlike PCs with security holes large enough for trucks to drive through. So pardon me while I gloat over the news that more than 600,000 Macs have been infected with a Trojan. Read More JR Raphael: Age of Android: Meet the 16-year-old whiz kid behind Boid Boid is an innovative and interesting new app for Android -- but perhaps most interesting of all is the story of the people behind the project. Read More Whitman: Political campaign gave her 'thick skin' Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman's bruising run for governor of California left her with a quality that she needs as she seeks to turn around the computer giant: very "thick skin," she told the Simmons Leadership Conference in Boston on Thursday. Read More WHITE PAPER: SonicWALL The Promises and Pitfalls of BYOD Bring-Your-Own-Device: It's a growing trend that offers many benefits for employees and companies - and potential headaches for IT. Having the right security measures in place can safely enable BYOD while boosting productivity and cutting support and equipment costs. Read now. Dell to acquire modernization specialist Make Technologies Dell plans to acquire Make Technologies, which specializes in helping businesses replace outdated IT systems, the company said Thursday, marking its third enterprise-related acquisition announcement this week. Read More Ubuntu founder pitches new tool for server provisioning Ubuntu developer Canonical is working on a new provisioning platform called Metal as a Service (MAAS), which will be used to activate new servers, on top of which a cloud can be deployed, founder Mark Shuttleworth said in a blog post. Read More A quarter of the world's households now have Wi-Fi, survey says A total of 439 million households around the world had installed a Wi-Fi-based home network at the end of 2011, equivalent to 25% of all households, according to market research company Strategy Analytics. Read More Ellison: Hardware-software integration key, Apple is best example Oracle CEO Larry Ellison said his company will continue to bet on selling high-end custom hardware for its software products, even amidst a growing trend toward roomfuls of cheap, generic servers. Read More UK hacker accessed accounts for 20 months before bust The takedown of Edward Pearson is said to be part of a larger crackdown on cybercrime in the UK. Read More Open-source data mapping tool CartoDB provides customizable views Vizzuality launched an open-source data-mapping tool CartoDB this week, promising an easy and customizable way for users to display their geospatial data. Read More Jonny Evans: Google v. Apple: Larry Page in denial at Jobs anti-Android crusade I don't accept Google CEO Larry Page's claim that Apple CEO Steve Jobs' anger at Android was only for show and Walter Isaacson last night told a packed London audience the crusade was fact, not fiction. Read More From CIO.com: How to create digital products that customers love It's time to go beyond mere usability. Greg Laugero says CIOs should tap the strategic expertise of user-experience (UX) designers to create digital products and services that are fun, easy to use and deliver all the business value they can. Read More
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