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	Non-volatile memory's future is in software Specification efforts by the bigiwgs of the server, storage and software industry will soon allow OSes and applications to recognize and take full advantage of new non-volatile memory. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T VoIP Solutions Provide Enterprises With Various Benefits VoIP migration is a top telecom priority for many North American enterprises. Do you know why? Find out in this Forrester study, which reveals the opinions of telecommunications decision-makers like you. Read the report. In this Issue Apple aims to stay atop tablet mountain Windows XP turns 11, still not dead yet Kanye West helps launch Samsung's Galaxy Note II Barbara Krasnoff: Windows 8 launch: Live blog Windows 8 in the enterprise? Not next year, says Gartner Windows 8 launch: Complete coverage Verizon to ship Galaxy Note II in November Google, Microsoft and Yahoo fix serious email weakness AMD says more Windows 8 tablets with its chips coming Samsung says ITU ruling in favor of Apple would mean less choice, higher prices Facebook's price tag for Instagram drops to $715M SAP co-CEO: We're working to fix software licensing, pricing complexity Researcher to demonstrate feature-rich malware that works as a browser extension Richi Jennings: European woe for Microsoft averted? 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! Apple aims to stay atop tablet mountain Apple has already sold 100 million iPads and the rollout this week of the iPad Mini will only add fuel to that fire, says columnist Ryan Faas. Read More Windows XP turns 11, still not dead yet On the same day Microsoft loudly proclaims Windows 8 in New York, the aging-but-still-going Windows XP today quietly celebrated its 11th birthday. Read More Kanye West helps launch Samsung's Galaxy Note II Samsung officially launched the 5.5-in. Galaxy Note II at an elaborate event in New York City on Wednesday night featuring performer Kanye West, following weeks of pre-release disclosures on the device. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: Windows 8 launch: Live blog Join on-the-spot Computerworld reporters today at 11 a.m. for the inside blow-by-blow as Microsoft launches its new Windows 8 operating system -- along with a slew of exciting new devices, including tablets, Ultrabooks, hybrid tablet/laptop combos and all-in-ones. Read More Windows 8 in the enterprise? Not next year, says Gartner Enterprises will not be moving quickly to adopt Windows 8, and most will skip next year, according to market research firm Gartner. Read More Windows 8 launch: Complete coverage Microsoft launches Windows 8, its new and controversial operating system. We bring you news, opinions, reviews, how-tos and more. Read More Verizon to ship Galaxy Note II in November Verizon Wireless, like AT&T, will start shipping the Samsung Galaxy Note II in November, but its subscribers will have to wait a bit longer than users on competing networks. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Taking the Leap to Virtualization Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization offers dramatic benefits for midsize companies, including efficiency, cost savings, and increased reliability and performance. Read Now! Google, Microsoft and Yahoo fix serious email weakness Google, Microsoft and Yahoo have remedied a cryptographic weakness in their email systems that could allow an attacker to create a spoofed message that passes a mathematical security verification. Read More AMD says more Windows 8 tablets with its chips coming Advanced Micro Devices hopes to brush off a slow start to compete against ARM and Intel in the Windows 8 tablet market through new customer announcements and future chips. Read More Samsung says ITU ruling in favor of Apple would mean less choice, higher prices A finding by the U.S. International Trade Commission that Samsung infringed Apple's patents would lead to less choice and higher prices for consumers, Samsung said Wednesday after an ITU judge issued a preliminary decision against the company. Read More Facebook's price tag for Instagram drops to $715M Facebook has paid far lower than the announced $1 billion in cash and stock for photo-sharing app Instagram, following a drop in its share price. Read More SAP co-CEO: We're working to fix software licensing, pricing complexity SAP is aware of widespread user discontent over the complexity involved with licensing rules and pricing for its software and is working to remedy the situation, co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe said. Read More Researcher to demonstrate feature-rich malware that works as a browser extension Security researcher Zoltan Balazs has developed a remote-controlled piece of malware that functions as a browser extension and is capable of modifying Web pages, downloading and executing files, hijacking accounts and bypassing two-factor authentication security features enforced by some websites. Read More Richi Jennings: European woe for Microsoft averted? The European Commission isn't happy about the browser ballot pop-up in Windows 8 or Windows 7-SP1. The EC says it's inadequate in the former and missing in the latter. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) faces possible huge fines as a result. However, there is at least some good news for Redmond. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers dig into the story. Read More
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