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	Apple to host launch event Oct. 23, hints at 'little' iPad Apple today issued invitations to an Oct. 23 event in San Jose, Calif. where it's expected to unveil a smaller tablet, tagged as the "iPad Mini" by most. Read More 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! In this Issue Microsoft spills Surface RT prices, start at $499 Microsoft's Surface RT pricing 'aggressive,' 'mystifying,' say analysts Mayer names former Googler to be Yahoo COO Microsoft to acquire cloud-integrated storage provider StorSimple UK hacker Gary McKinnon wins extradition battle Haverhill, Mass., water treatment plant uses iPads to monitor systems Sprint to sell LG Optimus G for $200 -- 9 days after AT&T The Steam URL protocol can be abused to exploit vulnerabilities in games, researchers say Sprint to begin $300 Samsung Galaxy Note II sales on Oct. 25 INSIDER Review: Silver Peak packs superior WAN optimization into a virtual machine SAP puts its HANA in-memory database on Amazon Web Services Wix.com launches apps market Ericsson readies Wi-Fi system optimized for sports stadiums European privacy authorities ask Google to tweak March policy change JR Raphael: 5 awesome Android phones on the way this fall Jonny Evans: Opinion: FBI security scare means Apple's iPhone beats Android for BYOD enterprise Preston Gralla: Microsoft leaks prices of Windows RT Surface tablets -- at $499 to $699 they won't catch the iPad Barbara Krasnoff: Samsung's upcoming ATIV Smart PC hybrids: The best of both worlds? 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Read More Mayer names former Googler to be Yahoo COO Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer appointed another former Google employee as her COO on Monday, her first day back since the birth of her baby. Read More Microsoft to acquire cloud-integrated storage provider StorSimple Microsoft has reached a deal to acquire cloud-integrated storage company, StorSimple. Read More UK hacker Gary McKinnon wins extradition battle Gary McKinnon, indicted in 2002 on charges of hacking into U.S. government computers, will not be extradited to the U.S., the U.K. Home Secretary Theresa May said. Read More Haverhill, Mass., water treatment plant uses iPads to monitor systems Tablet computers are popping up just about everywhere, even in Haverhill, Mass., where workers at the local water treatment plant use the devices to monitor its systems. Read More Sprint to sell LG Optimus G for $200 -- 9 days after AT&T Sprint will start selling the quad-core LG Optimus G smartphone on Nov. 11 for $199.99 and a two-year contract, nine days after AT&T put its version on sale for the same price. Read More The Steam URL protocol can be abused to exploit vulnerabilities in games, researchers say Attackers can abuse the way browsers and other applications handle steam:// protocol URLs in order to exploit serious vulnerabilities in the Steam client or games installed through the platform, according to researchers from startup vulnerability research and consultancy firm ReVuln. Read More Sprint to begin $300 Samsung Galaxy Note II sales on Oct. 25 Sprint will begin selling the Samsung Galaxy Note II on Oct. 25 for $299.99 with a two-year contract, the carrier announced early Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Websense, Inc. Defending Against Today's Targeted Phishing Attacks Although email remains highly vulnerable to foul play, security continues to rely heavily on principles and technologies that are more than a decade old. Organizations need to take a new look at email security, particularly as newer, more targeted phishing attacks proliferate. Read Now! INSIDER Review: Silver Peak packs superior WAN optimization into a virtual machine Silver Peak VX virtual appliance matches physical WAN appliances in both features and performance Read More SAP puts its HANA in-memory database on Amazon Web Services SAP has made its HANA in-memory database available on Amazon Web Services at an hourly rate, giving customers and partners a new way to try out the platform quickly without investing in hardware and perpetual software licenses, the company announced Tuesday at the Tech Ed conference in Las Vegas. Read More Wix.com launches apps market Developers can sell apps built with the company's drag-and-drop Web design platform geared to small businesses Read More Ericsson readies Wi-Fi system optimized for sports stadiums Ericsson has unveiled a Wi-Fi access point and controller for offloading cellular traffic in densely populated areas such as stadiums. Read More European privacy authorities ask Google to tweak March policy change European privacy authorities have asked Google to tweak the unified privacy policy it introduced on March 1, but have stopped short of asking it to undo all its changes. They set no firm deadline for Google to make the tweaks, and will leave it to national data protection authorities to decide whether to take regulatory or legal action.. Read More JR Raphael: 5 awesome Android phones on the way this fall 'Tis the season for awesome Android phones -- and boy, are there some exciting devices on the way. Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: FBI security scare means Apple's iPhone beats Android for BYOD enterprise Apple already leads the mobile enterprise with its iOS devices, and seems likely to consolidate its grip in the months ahead, with the security of its platforms giving the firm a sure grasp on hearts and minds in corporate IT, while its competitor gets named and shamed in an FBI warning. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft leaks prices of Windows RT Surface tablets -- at $499 to $699 they won't catch the iPad Microsoft accidentally listed the selling prices of its Windows RT Surface tablets this morning, and the prices are surprisingly high: $499 for the cheapest model and up to $699 for a fully loaded one. At those prices, Surface tablets likely won't make a dent into the iPad's dominance. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: Samsung's upcoming ATIV Smart PC hybrids: The best of both worlds? Samsung held a press event offering journalists a chance to take a look at several of their upcoming Windows 8 mobile computers, including Ultrabooks, laptops, all-in-one desktop systems and, most notably, its upcoming laptop/tablet hybrids. Read More
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