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	Google's dump-IE8 move backs Windows XP users into corner Google has put Windows XP users in a tight spot by dropping support for Internet Explorer 8 (IE8), analysts said today. 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 German cybersecurity agency prods users to ditch IE LG Optimus G comes to U.S. in November Twitter takes page from Facebook for new redesign Virgin Mobile USA online subscriber accounts can be easily hacked, developer says QuickPoll: Is Apple's iPhone 5 likely to shake up the smartphone market? INSIDER Scott Sellers: Time for the financial industry to contribute more to open source projects Box claims 10-fold download boost with new Accelerator Elusive TDL4 malware variant infected Fortune 500 companies, gov't agencies Opinion: The iPhone Apple was forced to make UCLA study documents wireless data overcharges Court grants stay in Google books case Samsung begins producing next-gen DRAM for mobile phones, tablets Trade commission to investigate Motorola patent complaint against Apple Groups to file net neutrality complaint against AT&T YouTube blocked in Pakistan and Bangladesh over controversial video Winklevoss twins invest $1m in new social network SumZero Darlene Storm: Undercover cops secretly use smartphones, face recognition to spy on crowds Jonny Evans: Coming soon: Apple's iPad nano production has begun 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! German cybersecurity agency prods users to ditch IE Germany's cybersecurity agency is urging users to drop Internet Explorer and switch to a rival, like Chrome or Firefox, until Microsoft patches a new critical bug in its browser. Read More LG Optimus G comes to U.S. in November LG said its Optimus G smartphone with a fast quad-core processor and LTE service will go on sale in the U.S. in November. Read More Twitter takes page from Facebook for new redesign Twitter is getting a new look and it's looking a lot like Facebook. Read More Virgin Mobile USA online subscriber accounts can be easily hacked, developer says The online accounts of Virgin Mobile USA subscribers are vulnerable to brute force attacks because the company forces customers to use weak passwords on its website, according to a software developer. Read More QuickPoll: Is Apple's iPhone 5 likely to shake up the smartphone market? Apple's iPhone 5 smartphone will feature a larger screen, 4G LTE network and iOS update. Is the iPhone 5 likely to shake up the smartphone market? Read More INSIDER Scott Sellers: Time for the financial industry to contribute more to open source projects In the financial industry, software is largely considered a trade secret. Speed is everything in the trading environment - so how an application performs can make or break competitive advantage. But there is a delicate balance of giving back to the open source community while also maintaining competitive advantage and trade secrets. I encourage the financial industry to continue to find that balance, investing and supporting open source projects that can help the industry overall. Read More Box claims 10-fold download boost with new Accelerator Box has added nine data center locations around the globe, including three in the U.S., to provide a new Accelerator service that offers up to 10 times the throughput of its previous cloud storage offering. Read More Elusive TDL4 malware variant infected Fortune 500 companies, gov't agencies Researchers from security vendor Damballa have identified malicious Internet traffic that they believe is generated by a new and elusive variant of the sophisticated TDL4 malware. Read More Opinion: The iPhone Apple was forced to make I have no doubt that the iPhone 5 is a great phone and will set sales records. It's just uninteresting. So uninteresting, in fact, that it's interesting. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: DameWare, part of the SolarWinds Family Support thousands of users without leaving your desk! Remotely manage servers, desktops and laptops in minutes! With DameWare you can remotely manage key elements of your infrastructure - domains, workstations, disk drives, & event logs. You need to resolve Windows, Mac & Linux problems for your end-users quickly, and DameWare lets you perform various critical system management tasks - remotely! Download a fully functional, free trial today and discover why thousands of system administrators use DameWare every day! UCLA study documents wireless data overcharges A recent study by four UCLA computer science researchers documents what some wireless data customers have long suspected -- they can get charged for wireless data access they never received. Read More Court grants stay in Google books case The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit has granted a stay in a 7-year-old copyright lawsuit filed by the Authors Guild over the Google Books scanning project. Read More Samsung begins producing next-gen DRAM for mobile phones, tablets Samsung Electronics has started mass production of a new type of memory chip for mobile devices, LPDDR3, that will dramatically increase performance in future smartphones and tablets, it said Tuesday. Read More Trade commission to investigate Motorola patent complaint against Apple The U.S. International Trade Commission voted to move forward with an investigation of alleged infringement of Motorola Mobility patents by Apple. Read More Groups to file net neutrality complaint against AT&T Three advocacy groups plan to file a formal complaint against AT&T, alleging the carrier is violating the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's net neutrality rules for blocking a video-conferencing application on Apple's iPhones and iPads. Read More YouTube blocked in Pakistan and Bangladesh over controversial video Pakistan and Bangladesh have ordered a block on YouTube in their countries, in protest against Google's reluctance to block a controversial movie trailer that mocks the Prophet Muhammad on the video-sharing site. Read More Winklevoss twins invest $1m in new social network SumZero Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, best known for their epic legal battle with Mark Zuckerberg over ownership rights to Facebook, have reportedly invested $1 million (APS620,000) in a new social network aimed at the financial community, called SumZero. Read More Darlene Storm: Undercover cops secretly use smartphones, face recognition to spy on crowds Smile in a crowd because secret police are mingling with protesters and using smartphones and tablets to spy on the public. A Florida intelligence officer admitted that undercover cops used their smartphones and tablets to record videos and to snap photos, and then could tap into facial recognition databases to identify people at the Republican National Convention. A new $7 billion National Public Safety Broadband Network is being developed and will be deployed across the USA. The ACLU asked if this network will become a 'tool for a domestic secret police?' Read More Jonny Evans: Coming soon: Apple's iPad nano production has begun The Apple [AAPL] fightback is in full swing this season as the company makes a series of big moves to see off its imitative competitors. The iPhone 5 hits retailers this Friday, but even as it does Tim Cook's firm's swinging the follow-up punch -- the 7-inch iPad mini/nano, production of which has already begun. Read More
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