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	Analyst tallies perks of September launch of new iPhone, iPad A September launch of the next iPhone, as well as a new, smaller iPad would make it easier for Apple to erase the bad taste of the second quarter and beat its own lowered expectations this quarter, a Wall Street analyst said. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Webcast Demonstrates New Collaboration Advances An insightful webcast demonstrates how you can harness the power of people-centric collaboration in today's post-PC world. You'll learn about new collaboration tools and technologies and witness firsthand why they're making the experience more immersive and more mobile, in boardrooms, bistros, and everywhere in between. Watch the webcast today. See how these solutions make collaboration possible from iPads to boardrooms. And learn how they're enabling organizations to accelerate decisions, be more productive, and save countless dollars in the process. View the webcast and see for yourself. In this Issue Google+ use skyrockets, says report Microsoft 10-K confirms Surface will ship on Oct. 26 Customers grab 3M copies of OS X Mountain Lion, says Apple Apple, Samsung patent case jury selection begins The Byte - new Microsoft devices, 2006 Apple prototypes, over 3m Mountain Lion downloads Persistent router botnets on the horizon, researcher says at Defcon When there's a third party in the cloud OLPC brings tablet capability to aging XO laptop with touchscreen Microsoft closes Perceptive Pixel deal Oracle buys Xsigo for software-defined networking Preston Gralla: There's hope for Windows Phone: European sales jump in July Jonny Evans: 3 ideas for a better iPhone 5 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: 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 > Google+ use skyrockets, says report Social network Google+, which turned a year old at the end of June, has seen its user base take a dramatic jump in the past six to seven months, according to comScore, an Internet traffic monitor. Read More Microsoft 10-K confirms Surface will ship on Oct. 26 Microsoft Surface tablets will go on sale on Oct. 26, the same day that Windows 8 becomes available, the company disclosed in a 10-K report filed on July 26 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Read More Customers grab 3M copies of OS X Mountain Lion, says Apple More than 3 million copies of OS X Mountain Lion have been downloaded since its debut last week, Apple said today. Read More Apple, Samsung patent case jury selection begins Lawyers for Apple and Samsung Electronics have begun choosing the 10 people that will make up the jury to which they will argue claims of patent infringement. Read More The Byte - new Microsoft devices, 2006 Apple prototypes, over 3m Mountain Lion downloads Microsoft has introduced new keyboards and mice. Court filings provided an interesting look at early iPhone and iPod prototypes. Mountain Lion exceeds 3m downloads in four days. And more. Like The Byte on Facebook: http://on.fb.me/LhYySE Read More Persistent router botnets on the horizon, researcher says at Defcon Security researcher Michael Coppola demonstrated how small and home office (SOHO) routers can be compromised and turned into botnet clients by updating them with backdoored versions of vendor-supplied firmware. Read More WEBCAST: IBM Accelerate Document Processing and Wow Your Customers Learn how intelligent imaging and BPM solutions, coupled with pragmatic best practices and methodology, can improve productivity, lower cost, increase accuracy, reduce cycle times and lower overall risk. Learn More When there's a third party in the cloud A third party can increase risk, so your contract should address this possibility. Read More OLPC brings tablet capability to aging XO laptop with touchscreen One Laptop Per Child is redesigning its venerable XO-1.75 laptop, by adding a touchscreen, the nonprofit organization said in a blog post. Read More Microsoft closes Perceptive Pixel deal Just weeks after announcing the deal, Microsoft has closed its acquisition of Perceptive Pixel (PPI), whose large-scale, multitouch displays Microsoft plans to use to boost its collaboration, meetings and presentation products. Read More Oracle buys Xsigo for software-defined networking Oracle said Monday it has inked a deal to buy software-defined networking vendor Xsigo Systems, in a move that will support Oracle's ongoing foray into cloud computing. Terms of the acquisition, which is expected to close within a few months, were not disclosed. Read More Preston Gralla: There's hope for Windows Phone: European sales jump in July Windows Phone has gotten a much-needed piece of good news: European sales have been up by 24% in July, likely driven by the success of the Nokia Lumia 610 and 900 smartphones. True, that's starting from a small installed base, but at this point, Microsoft will take any piece of good news about the platform it can get. Read More Jonny Evans: 3 ideas for a better iPhone 5 Early iPad and iPhone prototype pictures have been made available as part of the defining court case between Apple [AAPL] and Samsung, today let's consider some of the more extreme ways with which the iPhone 5/new iPhone can set itself apart from its Korean rival. Read More
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