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	Time off to innovate: Good idea or waste of IT talent? Savvy IT departments that set aside time for employee creativity say they gain happier workers, more satisfied customers and sometimes even revenue. 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 Silent update speeds Firefox 14 uptake Yahoo's embattled former CEO gets new job SSDs still no threat to notebook hard drives Apple, Samsung drop some patent claims as trial nears Oracle 'winding down' Sun open-source HPC project Apple opens up lead on Android in enterprise mobile app dev Apple says Samsung doesn't know its chips Toshiba cuts NAND flash production by 30% Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 banned in Europe by German appeals court Intel, Google updating Android 4.1 for Atom tablets, smartphones 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 > Silent update speeds Firefox 14 uptake Firefox 14 accounted for nearly half of all copies of the open-source browser in use just a week after its launch, a sign that Mozilla's automatic update mechanism may be working as intended. Read More Yahoo's embattled former CEO gets new job Scott Thompson, who was pushed out as CEO of Yahoo amid scandal this spring, has landed a new job. Read More SSDs still no threat to notebook hard drives Notebooks equipped with hard drives will dominate the market for years to come, meaning the market for notebooks with SSDs pose no threat, according to a new report from iSuppli. Read More Apple, Samsung drop some patent claims as trial nears Apple and Samsung have agreed to drop some of the patent infringement claims they have filed against each other, they said Monday. The move will help simplify the litigation between the two companies when it goes in front of a California jury next week. Read More Oracle 'winding down' Sun open-source HPC project Oracle researchers are "winding down" development of the Fortress programming language for high-performance computing, an effort started nearly 10 years ago by Sun Microsystems. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Provide instant remote support with LogMeIn Rescue With LogMeIn Rescue, you can start a support session in just 60 seconds. Connect 24/7 to PCs, Macs, smartphones and tablets. You'll get in, solve the problem and save the day without ever leaving your desk. Try it free today. Apple opens up lead on Android in enterprise mobile app dev Developers are rapidly losing interest in Windows Phone 7, but see potential in Windows 8 Read More Apple says Samsung doesn't know its chips Samsung Electronics is assuming that technology in the iPad and iPhone violates its patents without knowing the actual processes in the devices' chipsets, Apple argued on Tuesday in Australian Federal Court. Read More Toshiba cuts NAND flash production by 30% Toshiba announced a reduction in its production of NAND flash memory, which go into smartphones, tablets and storage devices, by about 30% from Tuesday, to cope with oversupply conditions in the market. Read More Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 banned in Europe by German appeals court Samsung's Galaxy Tab 7.7 was banned in Europe by the higher court of DA1/4sseldorf on Tuesday because it found the tablet infringes on Apple's design rights and looks too much like the iPad. Read More Intel, Google updating Android 4.1 for Atom tablets, smartphones Intel is porting the Android 4.1 operating system, also called Jelly Bean, to work on smartphones and tablets using low-power Atom processors, the company said this week. Read More
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