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	Apple iOS 6 review: A worthwhile upgrade Apple has officially released iOS 6, the latest update to the mobile OS that powers the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Michael deAgonia details what's new, what's changed and what still needs work. Read More WHITE PAPER: Argent What's the biggest bottleneck in VMware? Do more CPUs improve VMware?    Using VMware NIC Teaming?    Does TCP/IP affect VMware? (You'll be surprised)    Get this essential FREE white paper now     11 pages of technical details, not sales fluff     Click to continue In this Issue Did Ballmer pick HTC over Nokia as his fav for Windows Phone 8? LTE is top of mind for iPhone 5 customers Google faces Israeli lawsuit over controversial Prophet Muhammad video Latest Samsung attack ad mocks crowds waiting for iPhone 5 Apple rolls out iOS 6, upgrades Mountain Lion HTC, Microsoft announce 'signature' Windows Phone 8 smartphones HTC hopes colors will help new Windows Phones stand out Galaxy Note II goes on sale by mid-November in U.S. Heroku entices enterprise Java developers with cloud platform Dell carves out new servers from 10-petaflop supercomputer Wikipedia contributors decry pay for posts Galaxy S3 hacked via NFC at Mobile Pwn2Own competition iPhone 4S exploited in Mobile Pwn2Own hacking contest in Amsterdam Salesforce.com shows off upcoming Chatterbox, Identity services Sharon Machlis: How New York data analysts not only boost efficiency, but save lives Peter Eicher: The price is right when it maximizes startup market share Barbara Krasnoff: Will HTC's new Windows Phone 8X and 8S bring in the consumers? Jonny Evans: No NFC? Business users rush to offer Apple iOS 6 Passbook support for iPhone 5 JR Raphael: LG Optimus G: 5 big questions about the new flagship phone RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hortonworks Live Webinar Series: The Future of Apache Hadoop Hadoop has evolved rapidly to become the leading platform for managing, processing and analyzing big data. Join us in this 4-part series with the core committers of the Apache Hadoop projects to gain insight into Pig, Ambari, Zookeeper and YARN. Learn use-cases and best practices on how to get started with Hadoop and live Q&A. Register now! Did Ballmer pick HTC over Nokia as his fav for Windows Phone 8? Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gave a ringing endorsement to two new HTC smartphones running Windows Phone 8 on Wednesday, raising questions about the status of the much-heralded Microsoft-Nokia partnership. Read More LTE is top of mind for iPhone 5 customers Apple's iPhone 5 goes on sale Friday, and many buyers are hoping to take advantage of its faster LTE network speeds. Read More Google faces Israeli lawsuit over controversial Prophet Muhammad video Arab-Israeli lawmakers and religious leaders Wednesday asked the Jerusalem District Court to force Google to take a controversial video off of YouTube. Read More Latest Samsung attack ad mocks crowds waiting for iPhone 5 Samsung's battle with Apple has gone to the courts, and now to the streets. A new attack ad by Samsung pokes fun at Apple customers who wait in line outside stores for the iPhone 5. Read More Apple rolls out iOS 6, upgrades Mountain Lion Apple today shipped iOS 6, an upgrade that replaces Google Maps with Apple's own mapping technology and turn-by-turn GPS navigation. Read More HTC, Microsoft announce 'signature' Windows Phone 8 smartphones HTC, along with Microsoft, Wednesday introduced Windows Phone 8X and 8S smartphones that will be the signature devices for the software maker's upcoming Windows Phone 8 OS. Read More HTC hopes colors will help new Windows Phones stand out HTC and Nokia are turning to brighter colors to help their Windows Phone 8-based devices stand out in the ultracompetitive smartphone sector. Read More Galaxy Note II goes on sale by mid-November in U.S. Samsung's Galaxy Note II will go on sale by mid-November at AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, T-Mobile USA and US cellular, Samsung said Wednesday. Read More Heroku entices enterprise Java developers with cloud platform Heroku's is aiming to expand its platform so businesses rely on it for core business needs, not just user-facing Web apps Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software 2012 Software License Management Benchmark Survey The BMC Software and IAITAM survey results show that organizations clearly see the need for software license management. But it also revealed some interesting insights as well. Learn More! Dell carves out new servers from 10-petaflop supercomputer Dell announced servers based on designs the company is implementing in an upcoming 10-petaflop supercomputer called Stampede, which will be fully deployed at the University of Texas, Austin, starting next year. Read More Wikipedia contributors decry pay for posts A contentious debate has erupted on Wikipedia over questions about whether two high-profile contributors have been paid to promote articles on the site. Read More Galaxy S3 hacked via NFC at Mobile Pwn2Own competition The Samsung Galaxy S3 can be hacked via NFC, allowing attackers to download all data from the Android smartphone, security researchers demonstrated during the Mobile Pwn2Own contest in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Read More iPhone 4S exploited in Mobile Pwn2Own hacking contest in Amsterdam Dutch security researchers hacked an iPhone 4S on Wednesday, showing how a malicious webpage can send all pictures, address book data and browsing history on the phone to a server of the attacker's choice. Read More Salesforce.com shows off upcoming Chatterbox, Identity services Salesforce.com on Wednesday revealed more details of its upcoming Chatterbox file-sharing service, which is set to compete with the likes of Box and Dropbox, as well as a new identity management platform called Salesforce Identity. Read More Sharon Machlis: How New York data analysts not only boost efficiency, but save lives A youthful data skunkworks operation has helped the city do everything from prevent fatal fires to decrease the number of clogged catch basins. Read More Peter Eicher: The price is right when it maximizes startup market share Companies argue internally about whether to maximize revenue or maximize market share. Market share really means "number of users." And if the Experience Curve is to be trusted, the answer to this is always maximize market share. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: Will HTC's new Windows Phone 8X and 8S bring in the consumers? Will great styling and bright colors push HTC's new Windows Phone 8 devices through the Apple/Android barrier? Read More Jonny Evans: No NFC? Business users rush to offer Apple iOS 6 Passbook support for iPhone 5 Apple upset some when it failed to deliver support for Near Field Communications (NFC) within the iPhone 5, but perhaps it isn't necessary yet -- the company has a Passbook plan to give consumers some of what they want, while two million pre-orders show NFC isn't the delabreaker some tech pundits believe. Read More JR Raphael: LG Optimus G: 5 big questions about the new flagship phone LG's new Optimus G Android phone certainly looks impressive, but some important things about the device are still unclear. Read More
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