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	Java zero-day exploit goes mainstream, 100+ sites serve malware Attackers using two recently-uncovered Java unpatched vulnerabilities, or "zero-days," have quickly expanded their reach by going mainstream, security experts said today. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BI & Analytics Perspectives Computerworld's BI & Analytics Perspectives Conference Hear first-hand from your IT executive peers, including Jim Alexander, Senior Director, Analytics for the Pittsburgh Pirates, and network and share best practices with IT execs from AAA, American Express, FedEx Services, PetSmart, Sony Pictures Entertainment, The Boeing Company, Ticketmaster, US Airways and many more! Register now. In this Issue Motorola, Verizon set to launch Droid Razr M smartphone Start8 beta restores Start button to Windows 8, sidesteps Start menu Samsung launches Windows 8 ATIV line with new smartphone, three tablets Slimmer iPhone 5 display could boost battery capacity 40%, says analyst Judge dismisses BancorpSouth defense in online theft suit Video: IFA 2012: Sony shows new tablet PC, smartphones Sony unveils Android tablet, three smartphones at IFA US Air Force seeks to enhance its cyberwarfare capabilities Apple-Samsung case far from over, but won't delay next iPhone, analysts say Judge allows group to oppose FTC settlement with Google Google adds enterprise social networking features to Google+ Sony to launch 4K TV that improves on high-definition Open source MongoDB gets richer query commands GOP platform backs Internet 'freedom' Darlene Storm: Surveillance counter-measures expert exposes illegal court eavesdropping Patrick Thibodeau: Innovation is the most abused word in tech Robert L. Mitchell: BlackBerrys and BYOD: RIM makes its play Jonny Evans: iPhone 5 details, AirPlay improvements, new accessories, more... JR Raphael: Android insanity! Galaxy Note II, Xperia T, and the other hot new launches WHITE PAPER: Teradata Experts Share the Five Pieces of Private Cloud Success Private clouds are emerging as a way for enterprises to take advantage of many of the benefits of the cloud model, but with less risk. This eBook discusses why private cloud models are the best choice for many organizations today. Learn more. Motorola, Verizon set to launch Droid Razr M smartphone Motorola Mobility and Verizon Wireless have scheduled a press conference for Sept. 5 in New York City, reportedly to unveil a new Droid Razr M smartphone. Read More Start8 beta restores Start button to Windows 8, sidesteps Start menu Stardock today released a beta version of its "Start8" utility that restores a Start button to the desktop of Windows 8. Read More Samsung launches Windows 8 ATIV line with new smartphone, three tablets Samsung announced an ambitious line of Windows 8 mobile devices using the Ativ name on Wednesday, including an ATIV S smartphone with a 4.8-in. HD display and three tablet PCs. Read More Slimmer iPhone 5 display could boost battery capacity 40%, says analyst If Apple uses a new, thinner display in its next iPhone, the battery could pack as much as 40% more capacity than the current 4S, said Shawn Lee, a research director at DisplaySearch. Read More Judge dismisses BancorpSouth defense in online theft suit A federal judge rejected the efforts of BancorpSouth to use contractual agreements with customers as a shield against liability claims stemming from an online heist of some $440,000 that was illegally wire-transferred from the account of one of the bank's commercial customers in March 2010. Read More Video: IFA 2012: Sony shows new tablet PC, smartphones Sony unveiled a new tablet PC, the Xperia Tab, and three new cell phones at the IFA Berlin show Read More Sony unveils Android tablet, three smartphones at IFA Sony Mobile today announced three new smartphones and a 9.4-in. Android 4.0 tablet at the IFA show in Berlin. Read More US Air Force seeks to enhance its cyberwarfare capabilities The U.S. Air Force is openly soliciting technologies that would improve its capability of launching cyberattacks and gathering intelligence during cyberwarfare operations. Read More Apple-Samsung case far from over, but won't delay next iPhone, analysts say The legal battle between Apple and Samsung Electronics may continue for another year or more despite a jury verdict on Friday that appeared to hand the iPhone maker a solid win. But the wrangling isn't likely to delay Apple's next big product. Read More WEBCAST: VMware Virtualizing Exchange KnowledgeVault The Virtualizing Exchange KnowledgeVault contains concise videos on topics related to running Microsoft Exchange in a virtualized environment. View Now! Judge allows group to oppose FTC settlement with Google A judge has allowed privacy group Consumer Watchdog to move forward with an effort to oppose a $22.5 million privacy settlement between Google and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Read More Google adds enterprise social networking features to Google+ Google has started publicly testing an initial set of enterprise social networking (ESN) features for Google+, adding a key collaboration component for Google Apps customers. Read More Sony to launch 4K TV that improves on high-definition Sony will launch a flat-panel television around the world later this year that has more than four times the number of pixels than today's high-definition TVs. Read More Open source MongoDB gets richer query commands In an effort to improve how MongoDB supplies its data to external applications, MongoDB keeper 10gen has extended the open source data store's query language, providing developers with more sophisticated ways to extract and transform data. Read More GOP platform backs Internet 'freedom' The U.S. Republican Party has approved a policy statement that focuses on removing regulations and protects personal data on the Internet. Read More Darlene Storm: Surveillance counter-measures expert exposes illegal court eavesdropping Technical surveillance counter-measures (TSCM) expert James Atkinson exposed illegal court eavesdropping, hacking, privileged legal defense strategies that had been unlawfully recorded, covert bugs that illicitly spied on a jail, a courtroom and a judge. Atkinson advised that this information could not only cause a mistrial, but also result in a Grand Jury Indictment of several court officers, members of law enforcement, and likely the Defendants as well. This could easily be turned into a conspiracy thriller movie. Read More Patrick Thibodeau: Innovation is the most abused word in tech The iPad is about as innovative as the toaster. You can still read books without an iPad, and you can still toast bread without a toaster. True innovation radically alters the way we interact with the world. But true innovation may be in danger, a new paper argues. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: BlackBerrys and BYOD: RIM makes its play On Monday I blogged that none of the half dozen or so CIOs with whom I recently spoke about managing mobile devices in a bring your own device world had mentioned Research in Motion in their long-term vision. Perhaps they were being too hasty. Read More Jonny Evans: iPhone 5 details, AirPlay improvements, new accessories, more... Mere days from now Apple's expected to introduce the iPhone 5 (aka "new iPhone") and stories are flying in fast, with new features, new accessories, a chance to replace Samsung in processor supply and fresh questions as to the inclusion -- or not -- of NFC support. Read More JR Raphael: Android insanity! Galaxy Note II, Xperia T, and the other hot new launches From Samsung's Galaxy Note II and Galaxy Camera to Sony's Xperia T and beyond, here's a look at this week's hottest Android launches and a peek at what's still ahead. Read More
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