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	Richi Jennings: iOS 6 release date: Time to update or wait a while? Apple's iOS 6 release date is here, but is it time to update your iPhone or should you hold off until 6.01? It's out of beta, so it's time for one of Richi's review roundups. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers sharpen the bleeding edge. 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 Sharon Machlis: What Google owes Nik Software users Jonny Evans: No NFC? Business users rush to offer Apple iOS 6 Passbook support for iPhone 5 Peter Eicher: The price is right when it maximizes startup market share Chris Poelker: The convergence of technology and politics JR Raphael: LG Optimus G: 5 big questions about the new flagship phone Sharon Machlis: How New York data analysts not only boost efficiency, but save lives Barbara Krasnoff: Will HTC's new Windows Phone 8X and 8S bring in the consumers? Preston Gralla: Lights, camera ... Microsoft? Shark Tank: Just like the instructions said RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Drobo Drobo SAN for Business Live Demo Daily! We want you to learn from the very best–Drobo experts–available every day. Participate in live interactive sessions to see a live demo of Drobo products, ask questions, validate deployment ideas. Our experts cover configuration, sizing, network best practices, and infrastructure monitoring–and talk VMware, Hyper-V, iSCSI, Tiering, SSD acceleration. Join us for a live demo every business day, Monday to Friday Sharon Machlis: What Google owes Nik Software users Yes, Google's been on a buying binge, so no, we shouldn't be shocked that it's made another moderate-sized acquisition. Still, I wasn't alone in my surprise to hear that it's purchased Nik Software. "Holy crap! Definitely didn't see that one coming," posted well-known Lightroom blogger and trainer Matt Kloskowski on Google+. 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 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 Chris Poelker: The convergence of technology and politics Unless you were sleeping under a rock last week, you have heard that an anti-Islamic YouTube video is being blamed as the cause for the deaths of our U.S. ambassador in Libya, and political unrest and protests of death to America across almost all the Muslim countries around the world. Read More 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! 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 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 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 Preston Gralla: Lights, camera ... Microsoft? Microsoft is making a big move into producing Hollywood-style series and movies for its Xbox platform, with the hiring of a former CBS executive who helped develop TV series such as "Survivor," "C.S.I.," and "Two and a Half Men." It's a great move for the company looking to find its place in a post-PC future. Read More Shark Tank: Just like the instructions said Employee who works in a remote office has his company iPhone replaced at the local store for the mobile carrier, then calls this IT pilot fish at HQ with a problem: The new phone won't accept his password. Read More
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