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	Microsoft launches Windows 8 Release Preview As expected, Microsoft today shipped Windows 8 Release Preview, the final sneak peek the company will offer the general public before the operating system goes on sale later this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Qumu A "YouTube-like" Experience For Employees Leading research firms are predicting that video is becoming a key component of workplace collaboration. More and more, employees are creating and sharing video in the workplace to increase productivity. At the same time, business leaders are seeking to increase productivity and reduce costs. Read Now! In this Issue Undergrad suspected in massive Univ. of Nebraska breach Apple CEO Tim Cooks knocks Windows 8 'baggage' Update: SpaceX Dragon splashes down after historic mission SpaceX mission success spurs fledgling commercial space industry Sprint set to sell HTC Evo 4G on Saturday Cleveland gets AT&T's LTE, making it 39th market with 4G service Microsoft adds photo sharing to SkyDrive Cricket to sell pre-paid, no-contract iPhone starting June 22 Websites: Adaptive or dead Ruby and the myth of developer productivity SACOM hits Apple, Foxconn on worker abuse in China Freescale wants to make wireless charging cheaper, ubiquitous JavaScript founder dismisses Google Native Client GameReplays lets hackers probe site after data breach Metadata plan should ease EU open source projects Preston Gralla: Microsoft's new tune: We love Linux Jonny Evans: WWDC: iPhone in the wings, expect software surprises WHITE PAPER: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > Undergrad suspected in massive Univ. of Nebraska breach Officials at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln have identified an undergraduate student they say is responsible for an intrusion into a university database containing personal data on more than 650,000 students, parents and employees. Read More Apple CEO Tim Cooks knocks Windows 8 'baggage' Apple CEO Tim Cook this week again slammed rival Microsoft's Windows 8 and its promise to be an operating system for all devices, whether tablets, desktops, laptops or hybrids that combine elements of all. Read More Update: SpaceX Dragon splashes down after historic mission The first commercial spacecraft to lift off from the U.S. arrived home today from a mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. Read More SpaceX mission success spurs fledgling commercial space industry The success of the SpaceX mission to supply the International Space Station is bolstering the fledgling commercial space industry. Read More Sprint set to sell HTC Evo 4G on Saturday Sprint will start selling the HTC Evo 4G LTE smartphone for $199.99 and a two-year contract on Saturday, 15 days after originally promised. Read More Cleveland gets AT&T's LTE, making it 39th market with 4G service AT&T turned on 4G LTE wireless service to Cleveland on Thursday, marking the 39th market in the U.S. to get the service. Read More Microsoft adds photo sharing to SkyDrive SkyDrive for Windows now allows users to access the Photos app in Windows 8 so they can fetch photos stored on their other PCs that have SkyDrive installed. Read More Cricket to sell pre-paid, no-contract iPhone starting June 22 Cricket Communications will offer the first pre-paid iPhone in the U.S. starting June 22, the company announced Thursday. Read More WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level Live Date and Time: November 29, 2011 - 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST By attending this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. Register Now Websites: Adaptive or dead More and more users are making smartphones and tablets their primary devices. If your website isn't adaptive, chances are users aren't seeing your company the way you want. Read More Ruby and the myth of developer productivity We live in an exciting new world of Web development languages. But pitches selling the productivity benefits of one language over another miss the point Read More SACOM hits Apple, Foxconn on worker abuse in China A watchdog group has slammed Apple and its supplier Foxconn for failing to take corrective action on the plight of factory workers in China, saying the companies continue to abuse employees while providing poor working conditions. Read More Freescale wants to make wireless charging cheaper, ubiquitous With the introduction of three new reference designs, Freescale Semiconductor wants to cut the cost of wireless charging and offer the technology for tablets and power tools, the company said on Thursday. Read More JavaScript founder dismisses Google Native Client Brendan Eich says forthcoming ECMAScript 6 is sufficient and Native Client lacks necessary vendor support Read More GameReplays lets hackers probe site after data breach The owner of GameReplays.org has invited ethical hackers to probe the website for vulnerabilities after a recent compromise that resulted in 10,000 member accounts being exposed. Read More Metadata plan should ease EU open source projects The European Commission wants to improve its free and open-source software repository system using an enhanced metadata specification meant to help E.U. countries exchange more information about their free and open-source software projects. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's new tune: We love Linux Once upon a time, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer called Linux a "cancer." No more. Microsoft will embrace Linux on its Windows Azure cloud platform as a way to make headway against Amazon and other cloud competitors. Read More Jonny Evans: WWDC: iPhone in the wings, expect software surprises WWDC 2012 seems set for software surprises as Apple [AAPL] steps into the limelight with Tim Cook's appearance at D: All Things Digital and arrays of claims and counterclaims as eyes turn to San Francisco. What should we expect? Siri, iOS 6, new Apple TV software and -- in future -- those 4-inch iPhone rumors have showed their face again. Read More
	SHARK TANK OF THE DAY That's not what supervisors are for, apparently The Internet provider where this pilot fish works gets a call from a broadband customer: There's no Internet coming in through the DSL line. Fortunately, the problem will be solved by the next morning. Or ... not. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Microsoft is abandoning the 'Aero' user interface with Windows 8, calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, 'cheesy' and 'dated' -- but is that the only reason? Why do you think Microsoft is ditching its "Aero" UI in Windows 8? 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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