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	INSIDER Incubator grows firms via geek service swaps The tenants at this tech-oriented co-working space/business incubator have a resource they could not tap elsewhere: one another. Collaboration with strangers is, in fact, required for membership. Read More 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 > In this Issue Light-bulb ban leads to hoarding in Europe, is U.S. next? Microsoft extends Windows Server 2008 support by 18 months Samsung claims treated 'unequally', asks for new trial in patent dispute with Apple Foxconn Chinese factory reopens after mass riot Toshiba aims to slash ultrabook prices with new hybrid hard drives SAP bundles analytic apps with IQ database Groovy: The roadmap for the popular JVM language Nokia unveils new Asha touchcreen devices Bitcoin exchange comes back online after hack FTC should examine Facebook-Datalogix partnership, privacy group says Error led to spy agency interception of Megaupload communications Study: Estonia, US have most Internet freedom Breaking up with a mentor with class and grace Richi Jennings: Facebook privacy fears: Timeline trash or French farce? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! Light-bulb ban leads to hoarding in Europe, is U.S. next? As their Sept. 1, 2012 regulatory deadline approached, Europeans began to hoard incandescent light bulbs, fearing that the warm yellow glow will be extinguished from their homes. The U.S. ban on the most popular light bulbs is fast approaching. Will we panic, too? Read More Microsoft extends Windows Server 2008 support by 18 months Microsoft has extended mainstream support for Windows Server 2008 by 18 months, and again reminded customers that the still-strong Windows XP will retire in April 2014. Read More Samsung claims treated 'unequally', asks for new trial in patent dispute with Apple Samsung has filed for judgment as a matter of law and a new trial as an alternative, and questioned jury decisions in a number of areas in its patent dispute against Apple. Read More Foxconn Chinese factory reopens after mass riot Apple supplier Foxconn reopened a manufacturing facility in China on Tuesday a day after it closed following a mass riot involving 2,000 workers that was later brought under control by local police. Read More Toshiba aims to slash ultrabook prices with new hybrid hard drives Toshiba said Tuesday it will soon begin mass production of a new line of hybrid disk drives equipped with flash memory, touting them as a low-cost replacement for the solid-state drives used in ultrabook and laptop computers. Read More SAP bundles analytic apps with IQ database SAP on Monday announced a new family of products that marry its Business Objects BI (business intelligence) software with the Sybase IQ analytic database and include specialized business content for use by various industries. Read More Groovy: The roadmap for the popular JVM language Project lead Guillaume Laforge explains what's in store for Groovy, and Grails lead Graeme Roche outlines that related framework's future Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T Voice Transformation: Taking the First Steps Voice has been - and will continue to be - a foundational component in business communications. But the aging, disconnected voice infrastructures of today are doing more than just impeding productivity, they're impeding progress. Find out in this AT&T article how to transform voice communication in your enterprise today. Click Here Nokia unveils new Asha touchcreen devices Nokia unveiled Tuesday two new models in its Asha Touch family which it claimed as its most affordable capacitive touchscreen devices. Read More Bitcoin exchange comes back online after hack A small New York-based company that specializes in exchanging Bitcoins is back online after hackers stole about $250,000 worth of the virtual currency earlier this month. Read More FTC should examine Facebook-Datalogix partnership, privacy group says The U.S. Federal Trade Commission should analyze Facebook's relationship with a data marketer to ensure it doesn't violate the social networking site's recently approved settlement, the Electronic Privacy Information Center said Monday. Read More Error led to spy agency interception of Megaupload communications One of New Zealand's intelligence agencies spied on Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom after it was given erroneous information on his immigration status, believing he was a foreign national. Read More Study: Estonia, US have most Internet freedom Residents of Estonia have the most freedom to do what they want on the Internet, with the U.S. ranking second among 47 countries examined by a group that pushes for democratic freedoms worldwide. Read More Breaking up with a mentor with class and grace When a relationship has run its course, the end must be handled professionally. Read More Richi Jennings: Facebook privacy fears: Timeline trash or French farce? French Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) users—and others around the world—complain that private messages are appearing on their walls. Zut alors! Is this a privacy faux pas, or just a mass misunderstanding? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers try to get to bottom of it. Read More
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