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	Chrome trumps IE as world's top browser Google's Chrome edged past Microsoft's Internet Explorer (IE) last week to become the world's most widely-used browser, according to data from an Irish metric firm. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central Free Trial Get a free trial of a powerful management console that lets you manage, monitor and automate tasks on hundreds of computers from one location. Get total control. Download now! In this Issue No price cuts for Windows 8 upgrades, says analyst EMC unveils slew of product upgrades, new VMAX array Nasdaq's Facebook glitch came from 'race conditions' Mozilla readies Firefox for Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper Upcoming Salesforce.com release adds real-time chat INSIDER Paul Glen: We techies can put users on edge The Byte - Google investigated, Facebook marriage, Windows Aero gone, Twitter privacy changes AMD aims for better graphics in casinos, hospitals with R-series chips Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service for better mobile network performance Big cable companies to pool Wi-Fi hotspot resources Linux 3.4 released quickly, after smooth development cycle Amazon load balancers designed to be simpler to use after console upgrade JR Raphael: The Google I/O Countdown Contest: Win a free Toshiba Excite 10 tablet! EU offers Google a chance to avoid fines over four antitrust concerns Jonny Evans: Why Apple's iPhone contract-free plan won't mean an 'iPhone nano' Preston Gralla: Microsoft will kill the 'cheesy' Aero desktop with Windows 8. Is it a mistake? WHITE PAPER: Limelight Warp Speed: The Nuts and Bolts of Web Acceleration Solutions Enterprises are quickly realizing that they can't achieve the web performance they need by simply deploying their web server on a high-speed network. Improving page rendering speeds incrementally through content caching is no longer enough. It's time to look for dramatic performance gains by applying optimization techniques right at the browser. Learn More! No price cuts for Windows 8 upgrades, says analyst Microsoft will not reduce the price of Windows 8 upgrades, as it did three years ago before the roll-out of Windows 7, a retail sales analyst said today. Read More EMC unveils slew of product upgrades, new VMAX array EMC today announced upgrades across all of its product lines, including a doubling of capacity and performance in both its high-end VMAX array and a 50% performance boost to its midrange VNXe line. Read More Nasdaq's Facebook glitch came from 'race conditions' The Nasdaq computer system that delayed trade notices of the Facebook IPO on Friday was plagued by race conditions, the stock exchange announced Monday. As a result of this technical glitch in its Nasdaq OMX system, the market expects to pay out $13 million or even more to traders. Read More Mozilla readies Firefox for Mountain Lion's Gatekeeper Mozilla is scrambling to craft a code-signed version of Firefox for the Mac in case Apple launches OS X 10.8, or Mountain Lion, early. Read More Upcoming Salesforce.com release adds real-time chat Salesforce.com, which has placed ample emphasis on its Chatter social networking application, will actually begin providing real-time chat functionality as part of an imminent upgrade to its family of cloud-based software, according to a company document. Read More INSIDER Paul Glen: We techies can put users on edge When we hear a good idea, we often start to explore its edges until we find an exception that we then just have to blurt out. Surprise! Users hate that. Insider (registration required) Read More The Byte - Google investigated, Facebook marriage, Windows Aero gone, Twitter privacy changes Google has a matter of weeks to address four antitrust issues identified by EU antitrust regulators. Following Facebook's IPO, CEO Mark Zuckerberg married longtime girlfriend Priscilla Chan in a surprise wedding. And more. Read More AMD aims for better graphics in casinos, hospitals with R-series chips Advanced Micro Devices aims to improve the quality of high-definition video and 3D graphics on equipment in casinos and hospitals with its new R-series processors, which the company announced on Monday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell High-availability virtualization with Dell PowerEdge servers Dell 3-2-1 Reference Configurations help companies simplify the design, ordering and deployment of a highly available virtualized infrastructure. This proven architecture is comprised of three servers, two switches and one storage array, plus the software you'll need to manage the environment to support over 500 users. Learn More Alcatel-Lucent offers managed service for better mobile network performance Mobile operators that want help keeping their subscribers happy can get it through a new managed service from Alcatel-Lucent, the company said on Monday. Read More Big cable companies to pool Wi-Fi hotspot resources The big cable companies know that if they want to stay relevant in the wireless market, they can't do it on their own. Read More Linux 3.4 released quickly, after smooth development cycle Just over two months after its last major release, Linus Torvalds has posted the newest version of the open source Linux kernel, which supports new graphics processors from Nvidia and Intel, improves file system functionality and comes with a new security module. Read More Amazon load balancers designed to be simpler to use after console upgrade Amazon Web Services (AWS) has upgraded its management console, allowing IT staff to use it to administer security protocols on the Elastic Load Balancing service, the company said in a blog post. Read More JR Raphael: The Google I/O Countdown Contest: Win a free Toshiba Excite 10 tablet! Google's I/O developers' conference is right around the corner -- and we're celebrating by giving away tons of free Android stuff. Are you ready to win? Read More EU offers Google a chance to avoid fines over four antitrust concerns Google has "a matter of weeks" to address four antitrust issues identified by European Union antitrust regulators. If Google addresses these issues the case can be solved by a so-called "commitment decision" instead of formal antitrust proceedings resulting in a fine, said JoaquAn Almunia, Vice President of the European Commission responsible for Competition Policy. Read More Jonny Evans: Why Apple's iPhone contract-free plan won't mean an 'iPhone nano' I'm filing iPhone nano speculation back into the 'seeking a unicorn' pile for the present, as it looks like Apple intends offering the iPhone 3GS as its low price feature phone competitor, at least in emerging markets. And I'm not expecting Hell to freeze over in the smartphone wars when Tim Cook meets Samsung in court this week, either. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft will kill the 'cheesy' Aero desktop with Windows 8. Is it a mistake? Windows Aero lovers, say good-bye to your bad taste in user interfaces. Microsoft says that it's killing Aero in the Windows desktop, which it now calls "dated" and "cheesy." Is the move a mistake? Read More
	SHARK TANK OF THE DAY Yeah, that would explain it Contract IT pilot fish gets an urgent call to head for a medical clinic because the network is down. But the LAN is working fine -- it seems to be the clinic's Internet that's out. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Facebook has raised the price range of its stock shares just days before the company's highly anticipated initial public offering. Is Facebook's IPO overhyped? COMPUTERWORLD'S IT SALARY SURVEY 2012 A majority of IT workers say they're under pressure to increase productivity and take on new tasks. But the vast majority are still happy they picked IT as their career. NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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