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	Google touts release of 'Safari-ized' Chrome for iPhone, iPad Google today launched a version of its Chrome browser for iOS, the Apple mobile operating system that powers the iPhone and iPad. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell SAN vs. NAS: The Critical Decision The factors affecting whether to deploy SAN or NAS storage have changed. This paper highlights the pros and cons of each approach, as well as the value of a combined solution, so that you can meet your organization's storage and data access needs, while staying within your budget. Learn More In this Issue Silicon Valley's top threat is China, survey finds Google launches Chromebook retail push via Best Buy Google Play seen as pivotal to success of Nexus 7 Google's media-streaming Nexus Q 'underwhelming,' says analyst Google looks to make science fiction real with Glasses Salesforce.com hit with outage Samsung appeals Apple injunction against Galaxy Tab Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst weighs in on strategy, Oracle and growth Google launches IaaS Compute Engine Virgin Mobile starts selling prepaid iPhones HP improves thin client performance with new tool Secunia PSI 3.0 silently deploys Windows security patches Qualcomm restructures in effort to safeguard patents Enterprise collaboration app earns Google's spotlight Dutch government unprepared for SSL hack, report says Red Hat agrees to buy FuseSource Preston Gralla: Google's Nexus 7 tablet may force a Windows 8-powered NOOK Quickpoll: What's been June's biggest tech announcement? 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 Silicon Valley's top threat is China, survey finds A significant number of high-level technology executives appear to believe Silicon Valley's days as the world's innovation hub are numbered. Read More Google launches Chromebook retail push via Best Buy Google's Chrome OS-based laptops could now be on the shelves of a nearby Best Buy store. Read More Google Play seen as pivotal to success of Nexus 7 Central to the success of Google's Nexus 7 tablet, the Nexus Q media player and other Android ventures sits Google Play, formerly called Android Market. Read More Google's media-streaming Nexus Q 'underwhelming,' says analyst Google's new consumer media streaming device, the Nexus Q, poses little threat to Apple's growing Apple TV business, analysts said, with one calling Google's round sphere an "Apple TV-1." Read More Google looks to make science fiction real with Glasses Google is looking to make science fiction real when it ships its computerized eyeglasses by 2014. Read More Salesforce.com hit with outage Salesforce.com experienced system problems in a number of regions on Thursday, starting at 3:34 a.m. PDT, according to an online status page. Read More Samsung appeals Apple injunction against Galaxy Tab Lawyers for Samsung Electronics have petitioned a U.S. court to suspend a preliminary injunction that has blocked its Galaxy Tab 10.1 tablet computer from sale in the country. Read More Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst weighs in on strategy, Oracle and growth Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst is coming up on his five-year anniversary at the helm, following his arrival in December 2007. Under Whitehurst's leadership, Red Hat's revenue has grown from US$523 million in its fiscal 2008 to more than $1.1 billion in its fiscal 2012, without deviating from its core strategy of open-source infrastructure software. Read More Google launches IaaS Compute Engine Expanding its portfolio of cloud computing services, Google is launching an IaaS (infrastructure-as-a-service) package, called Google Compute Engine (GCE). Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Unlocking Hidden Business Value with Data An intelligent system enables data to flow across an enterprise infrastructure, spanning the devices where valuable data is gathered from employees and customers, to the back-end systems where that data can be translated into insights and action. Learn More Virgin Mobile starts selling prepaid iPhones Virgin Mobile consumers can now purchase iPhones on the carrier's prepaid wireless plans. Consumers will have to pay full price for the phones -- $649 for a 16GB iPhone 4S and $549 for an 8GB iPhone 4 -- but pay less for service than they'd pay for a plan that subsidized the cost of the phone. Read More HP improves thin client performance with new tool Hewlett-Packard's new Velocity software helps IT staff optimize network performance for users who work on its thin or zero clients, the company said on Wednesday. Read More Secunia PSI 3.0 silently deploys Windows security patches Danish vulnerability intelligence and research firm Secunia has launched version 3.0 of its Personal Software Inspector patch management program, which can silently install security updates for many software applications. Read More Qualcomm restructures in effort to safeguard patents Qualcomm on Thursday said it had restructured its business operations, adding a new unit to handle the chip business as the company tries to protect its portfolio of patents, which includes key mobile communications intellectual property. Read More Enterprise collaboration app earns Google's spotlight How do you get your Google+ app featured at Google's blockbuster I/O conference? According to Bjorn Haugland, the CEO of Symphonical, you just invite product manager Amit Fulay to join you in a Hangouts video chat and show him your stuff. Read More Dutch government unprepared for SSL hack, report says The Dutch government was unprepared to handle an SSL hack that caused the its communication infrastructure to be vulnerable for months, the Dutch Safety Board said in report on Thursday. Because the government was unable to replace the certificates immediately, citizen and company data was left unsecured, the board said. Read More Red Hat agrees to buy FuseSource Boosting its line of open-source middleware, Red Hatis in the process of acquiring open-source integration software vendor FuseSource from its parent company Progress Software. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More Preston Gralla: Google's Nexus 7 tablet may force a Windows 8-powered NOOK Google's new Nexus 7 tablet appears to be a remarkable piece of hardware for its $199 pricetag, so much so that if Microsoft wants to survive in the consumer tablet market, it may need to build a similarly priced Windows 8-NOOK combination tablet. Read More Quickpoll: What's been June's biggest tech announcement? It's been a big month for tech news. What was the biggest announcement? Read More
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