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	Samsung Galaxy Note II review: Is bigger really better? Samsung's Galaxy Note II is big, bright and powerful, with a number of new features. Here's an in-depth look at where it excels -- and where it falls short. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Measuring the Business Value of CI in the Data Center In this IDC research paper, we explore how HP provides a complete portfolio of hardware, software, and services for enabling greater/faster deployment of converged infrastructure solutions in data center environments. Read Now! In this Issue Apple: No new iMacs for you Q&A: What's needed to get a big data job? Microsoft to webcast Windows 8 launch event Thursday HP CEO tells users what she's going to do -- and what she isn't Barnes & Noble halts use of PIN pad devices after data breach iPad mini first look: Tiny, light but not perfect The human costs of the iPad Mini: Chemical smells, unpaid overtime, constant work Samsung updates app to automate smartphone functions with NFC Microsoft responds to EU antitrust regulator's complaint on breach of browser choice order Cloudera, MapR, Splunk update Hadoop tools Surface RT review: Microsoft's bid for a thing of its own Adobe patches six critical flaws in Shockwave Player HP prices Envy X2 tablet-laptop hybrid from $850 UN: More international cooperation needed to fight cyberterrorism Foxconn builds products for many vendors, but its mud sticks to Apple AT&T profit up slightly on flat sales Kanji Kindle: Amazon e-reader comes to Japan late, but priced to move Preston Gralla: Needed: A 7-inch Microsoft Surface or other 7-inch Windows RT tablet to compete with the iPad mini Jonny Evans: Decoding Apple's iPad mini news -- a PC for the rest of us 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 Apple: No new iMacs for you Although Apple on Tuesday unveiled redesigned iMac desktop computers, it has none to sell, nor is it taking pre-orders for the slimmer, higher-priced all-in-one. Read More Q&A: What's needed to get a big data job? The torrents of data produced by social networks, sensors, supply chains and every imaginable device are creating thousands of new jobs, as Michael Rappa projected when he created the first master's degree program in the U.S. that's devoted to data analytics. Read More Microsoft to webcast Windows 8 launch event Thursday Microsoft will webcast the opening hour of its Windows 8 and Surface RT launch Thursday, the company said today. Read More HP CEO tells users what she's going to do -- and what she isn't Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman took to the stage at Gartner's Symposium/ITexpo here Wednesday looking to convince customers that that HP is on solid footing. Read More Barnes & Noble halts use of PIN pad devices after data breach Barnes & Noble has removed PIN pad devices from all of its nearly 700 stores nationwide as a precaution after detecting evidence of tampering with the devices at 63 of its stores in eight states. Read More iPad mini first look: Tiny, light but not perfect The iPad mini doesn't arrive in stores until November 2, but we got to spend some time with one on Tuesday after Apple's media event at the California Theater in San Jose. Our conclusion: Yes, it's a small iPad--but there's more (and less) to it than that. Here are our hands-on impressions. Read More The human costs of the iPad Mini: Chemical smells, unpaid overtime, constant work As Apple prepares to start selling its new iPad Mini, workers at a Chinese factory that manufactures the product have been enduring chemical fumes, 12-hour work shifts and alleged company mismanagement as they assemble the new device. Read More Samsung updates app to automate smartphone functions with NFC Samsung Telecommunications America has upgraded the TecTile application, which programs NFC stickers to automate functions on its smartphones. Read More Microsoft responds to EU antitrust regulator's complaint on breach of browser choice order The European Commission has made a formal statement of objections to Microsoft over the company's failure to fulfill its commitment to offer Windows users a free choice of browser in settlement of an earlier antitrust case, the Commission said on Wednesday. Read More WEBCAST: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taking Your Application Delivery to the Cloud The explosion of SaaS and cloud computing has presented today's enterprises with new challenges. View this presentation to learn how Akamai helps businesses leverage the cloud as an extension of their Infrastructure. Learn more. Cloudera, MapR, Splunk update Hadoop tools As organizations continue to evaluate Hadoop for large scale data analysis, Hadoop software vendors are refining their products for enterprise use, addressing concerns around reliability and expanded use. Read More Surface RT review: Microsoft's bid for a thing of its own Microsoft has introduced its new Surface RT tablet in an attempt to create a product that will stand out in a crowded consumer marketplace. How well does it succeed? Read More Adobe patches six critical flaws in Shockwave Player Adobe has fixed six critical vulnerabilities in Shockwave Player that could potentially be exploited by attackers to execute malicious code, via the release of version 11.6.8.638 of the software. Read More HP prices Envy X2 tablet-laptop hybrid from $850 Hewlett-Packard's Envy X2 tablet-laptop hybrid will cost from $849.99 when it starts shipping in the U.S on Nov. 14. Read More UN: More international cooperation needed to fight cyberterrorism The lack of an international agreement on cybercrime and terrorism is thwarting efforts to bring terrorists to justice, said a report released this week by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Read More Foxconn builds products for many vendors, but its mud sticks to Apple The name Foxconn has become shorthand for the human costs of building the iPhone in China, linking Apple to bad publicity about worker suicides, deaths from a plant explosion and rioting factory workers. Read More AT&T profit up slightly on flat sales AT&T reported revenue of $31.5 billion for the third quarter of this year, flat compared to the third quarter of 2011, while net income was up slightly to $3.6 billion. Read More Kanji Kindle: Amazon e-reader comes to Japan late, but priced to move The text on Amazon's newest Kindle reads top-to-bottom and right-to-left. Read More Preston Gralla: Needed: A 7-inch Microsoft Surface or other 7-inch Windows RT tablet to compete with the iPad mini As Microsoft prepares to unleash a Windows 8 and Windows RT tablet assault, there's one thing notably missing: a 7-inch RT tablet to compete with the just-announced iPad mini and slews of 7-inch Android tablets. Without that missing piece, it will be hard for Microsoft gain a big tablet market share. Read More Jonny Evans: Decoding Apple's iPad mini news -- a PC for the rest of us The Apple master plan isn't always clear, but decoding a few moments during yesterday's iPad and iPad mini launch event gives us a few hints at where the company is going: at its simplest, the company isn't just fighting to dominate the tablet market -- it intends to dominate the future PC market, too. Read More
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