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	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 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 Jonny Evans: 3 ideas for a better iPhone 5 Western Digital bounces back with a vengeance Taiwanese university claims Apple's Siri infringes its patents OLPC brings tablet capability to aging XO laptop with touchscreen Microsoft acknowledges Surface may trigger OEM hostility Microsoft announces new hardware for Windows 8 Facebook to test first Open Compute racks 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 > 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 Western Digital bounces back with a vengeance After suffering the loss of some of its major hard drive manufacturing facilities in Thailand due to flooding, WD announced it's back in the black with record financial results for 2012. Read More Taiwanese university claims Apple's Siri infringes its patents A Taiwanese university has sued Apple for alleged patent infringement in its Siri voice assistant, as part of an initiative to help Taiwan's local electronic firms fight back against intellectual property disputes brought by their foreign rivals. Read More WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com 8 Key Plays For Sales Success Pull ahead of your competition by learning best practices for incorporating these new technologies into your daily sales & marketing operations. This white paper will explore how you can close more deals and save hours each week by taking advantage of the social, mobile, and open technologies that are built right into the Sales Cloud Learn More Now! 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 acknowledges Surface may trigger OEM hostility Microsoft yesterday confirmed what most analysts and company watchers had concluded last month when the firm unveiled its own tablet, that it risks alienating the computer makers which account for the bulk of Windows sales. Read More Microsoft announces new hardware for Windows 8 Microsoft on Monday announced new keyboards and mice optimized for tablets and laptops running the Windows 8 operating system. Read More Facebook to test first Open Compute racks Facebook has taken delivery of the first set of innovative server racks it helped design, technology that the company hopes other organizations with large data centers will adopt. Read More
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