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	Five things to look forward to in Apple's iOS 6 Apple says there are some 200 or so new features in iOS 6, most of which are smaller tweaks and changes. But there are plenty of updates that will change, for the better, how mobile users will use their iOS devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Evolve Customer Care with Collaboration Using collaboration technology to improve customer service gives your company an opportunity to evolve beyond traditional service models to create better customer relationships. While the telephone will always be an option, many customers want experiences where chat, social media, video and self-service are also part of the norm. Download a new white paper from ZK Research to learn how using collaboration technology can help your organization improve customer responsiveness and provide customers with self-service offerings, leading to greater loyalty. In this Issue Mid-2012 MacBook Airs offer improved performance and connectivity Meet the new Mac Pro, about the same as the old Mac Pro Jonny Evans: Apple's iPhone 5 with global 4G heads to world's biggest carrier, China Mobile Jonny Evans: RIM abandons BlackBerry, industry awaits Apple iPhone 5 effect JR Raphael: Android 4.0 delayed for Toshiba Thrive tablets Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 targets large-scale cloud deployments US judge dismisses Apple patents lawsuit against Motorola Elgan: Siri, how do I feel? Researcher: Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account hijacking WHITE PAPER: Limelight Limelight Accelerate Your users won't wait. Reward them with fast interactions, personalized experiences, and dynamic web pages that load in real time. Limelight Accelerate combines browser-based acceleration with a robust network platform to maximize Time to Action—the time it takes for visitors to engage with the content on your site—even on mobile devices. Learn More! Mid-2012 MacBook Airs offer improved performance and connectivity Believe it or not, it's been nearly four and a half years since Apple released the original --MacBook Air. At the time, it was revolutionary in terms of its size and weight, but it also was slow, had little storage, had only a single USB port for expansion, and was very expensive--it started at $1799, and if you wanted solid-state storage, the price increased dramatically (by $999!). As Jason Snell wrote at the time, "laptop design has always been about compromise," and the original Air required some painful compromises. Read More Meet the new Mac Pro, about the same as the old Mac Pro If you were looking for a bright side to Apple's underwhelming updates to its Mac Pro line of tower computers, it would have to be that Apple hasn't forgotten that it makes such a product. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's iPhone 5 with global 4G heads to world's biggest carrier, China Mobile October's Apple [AAPL] iPhone 5 will quickly become the world's biggest-selling smartphone, potentially setting new success records as it seems it will be made available via the world's biggest network, China Mobile. iPhone 5 will also help many in the tech biz to make it through tough economic times -- and seems set to offer truly international 4G/LTE support, at last... Read More Jonny Evans: RIM abandons BlackBerry, industry awaits Apple iPhone 5 effect The smartphone industry meltdown continues. June 29, 2007 saw Apple [AAPL] storm into the sector with the introduction of the first iPhone, closely followed by the debut of the first Android-based devices. Today's reports claim BlackBerry-maker, RIM, is considering splitting its hardware business from its messaging network -- and the industry is in "wait-&-see" mode while it looks to Apple's Fall introduction of the NFC-enabled iPhone 5. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Cutting Costs and Simplifying Management on IBM XIV Read the white paper and see how this platform increased performance for applications such as Microsoft Exchange and eliminated maintenance costs while simplifying storage management. Learn More. JR Raphael: Android 4.0 delayed for Toshiba Thrive tablets Cue the collective sigh: Toshiba is pushing back its plans to upgrade its Thrive tablets to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich.  Read More Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.3 targets large-scale cloud deployments With the release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6.3, Red Hat has tweaked the enterprise grade Linux distribution to add new capabilities in storage, virtualization, security, scalability and performance. Read More US judge dismisses Apple patents lawsuit against Motorola A U.S. federal judge Friday ruled that Apple cannot seek an injunction against Motorola Mobility in its smartphone patents lawsuit, tossing out the case "with prejudice," meaning that neither side can refile, although the ruling could be appealed. Read More Elgan: Siri, how do I feel? Apple, Google and Microsoft are all working on technologies that can read the emotions on our faces. These tools will make our computers and phones more capable and more 'human.' They will also help advertisers target us more effectively. Read More Researcher: Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account hijacking Facial recognition start-up Face.com patched a vulnerability in its KLINK iOS app that could have allowed attackers to hijack the Facebook and Twitter accounts of its users, according to Ashkan Soltani, the independent security researcher who claims to have found the flaw. Read More
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