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	JavaScript training for every employee? One company says yes One software company is requiring all its employees -- from the CEO on down -- to learn JavaScript. The goal: A better understanding of what customers and engineers need. 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 Microsoft raises Office 2013 prices to push new Office 365 sub plans Virgin Mobile subscribers found vulnerable to account hijacking Google+ hits milestone -- 100M active monthly users YouTube blocks anti-Islam video in Saudi Arabia FedEx begins shipping iPhone 5 pre-orders China's ZTE: Apple losing edge with slow pace of iPhone releases Wi-Fi Alliance unveils Miracast certification to ease multimedia streaming ioSafe unveils new disaster-proof NAS cloud appliance Preston Gralla: Can Windows 8 and RT tablets survive at an up-to-$800 pricetag? Intel hopes McAfee security features will differentiate mobile chips Richi Jennings: Intel and AMD ignore Android and Linux 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! Microsoft raises Office 2013 prices to push new Office 365 sub plans Microsoft this week raised prices of its Office suite by as much as 17% and eliminated multi-license packs, all part of a plan to push consumers and small businesses toward new subscription programs, analysts said. Read More Virgin Mobile subscribers found vulnerable to account hijacking Millions of subscribers to Virgin Mobile's services in the U.S. are wide open to account hijacking because of the insecure manner in which the company authenticates users to their online accounts, an independent software developer warned this week. Read More Google+ hits milestone -- 100M active monthly users Answering critics who said Google+ was among the walking dead, Google this week announced that it has some 100 million active users among the 400 million that have signed up for the social network that turned a year-old in June. Read More YouTube blocks anti-Islam video in Saudi Arabia Google has restricted access in Saudi Arabia to a controversial movie trailer on YouTube that mocks the Prophet Muhammad, the company said Wednesday, taking the total number of countries where it has blocked the video to six. Read More FedEx begins shipping iPhone 5 pre-orders The first batch of iPhone 5 handsets began shipping on Tuesday to people who ordered them online last week, according to FedEx tracking notices delivered the same day. 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! China's ZTE: Apple losing edge with slow pace of iPhone releases Apple's practice of releasing a new iPhone once every year is dulling the company's competitive edge, according to Chinese handset maker ZTE, as rival smartphone vendors are bringing their own cutting-edge devices at a quicker pace to meet consumer demand. Read More Wi-Fi Alliance unveils Miracast certification to ease multimedia streaming The Wi-Fi Alliance has launched a certification program for its Miracast video transmission specification, offering a seal of approval that should ensure many different phones, tablets, laptops, TVs and other products can send video to each other without cables. Read More ioSafe unveils new disaster-proof NAS cloud appliance Like an aircraft black box, the new ioSafe N2 is built for vulnerable data that is stored and shared on a network. Read More Preston Gralla: Can Windows 8 and RT tablets survive at an up-to-$800 pricetag? Windows 8 has been designed for tablets more than for PCs, but a recent statement by Steve Ballmer hints at high prices for that could spell trouble for Microsoft's attempt to gain market share. Read More Intel hopes McAfee security features will differentiate mobile chips Intel hopes security features from McAfee will help the company differentiate its mobile chips from its rivals', according to Intel's software chief Renee James. Read More Richi Jennings: Intel and AMD ignore Android and Linux Intel and AMD are eschewing Android and other Linux-based platforms for their latest tablet chips. Intel's Clover Trail system-on-a-chip won't run Linux, and neither will AMD's Hondo. Some see the dead hand of Microsoft at work. Others think it's a tactical pause before next year's Bay Trail platform. Arr, in IT Blogwatch, bloggers splice the mainbrace and hoist the moonraker. But stop doing that in the rigging... Read More
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