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	Dual-identity smartphones could bridge BYOD private, corporate divide Smartphone and mobile processor manufacturers plan to roll out virtualization technology in 2013 that will allow an employee's personal phone to be used securely in work environments by enabling two separate user interfaces. Read More WHITE PAPER: Verizon Leading the Revolution of Device Independence As employees bring their own devices to work, employers must respond with effective strategies to secure and manage a plethora of new devices containing business-critical data. A Computerworld QuickPoll survey found approximately four in 10 smartphones and tablet devices in the enterprise are owned by employees. Learn More In this Issue Windows XP countdown clock ticks under 500 days Microsoft promises to support Surface RT for 4+ years Mozilla suspends work on 64-bit Firefox for Windows The new business model: Competing with partners! HP says its products sold unknowingly to Syria by partner Samsung accuses recent Apple products of infringing its patents Symantec spots odd malware designed to corrupt databases Apple asks court to add new Samsung products to patent suit Samsung announces measures to tackle labor violations by Chinese suppliers Facebook to revoke users' right to vote on policy changes Jonny Evans: Will the future for Apple v. Google be decided in the iCloud? Google adds indoor maps for iPhone, iPad and other Web users Apple ordered to produce agreement with HTC Skype says scam calls on a steady decline Richi Jennings: Apple v Samsung post-turkey patent escalation: MADness? WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level By viewing this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. View Now Windows XP countdown clock ticks under 500 days The Windows XP operating system will exit support April 8, 2014, when Microsoft serves users with their final security updates. Read More Microsoft promises to support Surface RT for 4+ years Microsoft will support its Surface RT tablet with updates, including security patches, until April 2017, or nearly four-and-a-half years after its launch. Read More Mozilla suspends work on 64-bit Firefox for Windows Mozilla suspended development of a 64-bit version of Firefox for Windows, citing add-on incompatibilities and low priority for the project. Read More The new business model: Competing with partners! Whether you blame Google, Microsoft or Apple, the old way of doing business in the mobile market is falling away. Mike Elgan explains why that's not necessarily bad. Read More HP says its products sold unknowingly to Syria by partner Hewlett-Packard said in a letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that it had determined that its products were procured from a partner that was not informed that their ultimate destination was Syria. Read More Samsung accuses recent Apple products of infringing its patents Samsung Electronics has alleged that three recent products from Apple, including the iPad mini, infringe on its patents. Read More Symantec spots odd malware designed to corrupt databases Symantec has spotted another odd piece of malware that appears to be targeting Iran and is designed to meddle with SQL databases. Read More WEBCAST: Citrix Online New Technology to Your Users: A Make-or-Break Moment Live Webcast: Tuesday, November 27th at 1:00pm EST Join this live, interactive webinar to learn: - How to assess what users expect from technology - Common missteps and omissions in the QA process - What you can do to make uses feel more confident and supported - And more… Learn More Apple asks court to add new Samsung products to patent suit Apple is seeking to add six Samsung products in a patent infringement lawsuit between the electronic giants scheduled to start in federal court in March 2014. Read More Samsung announces measures to tackle labor violations by Chinese suppliers Samsung Electronics announced new measures to keep its suppliers in China compliant with labor laws after it completed a round of audits that found problems relating to overtime and the way penalties were carried out. Read More Facebook to revoke users' right to vote on policy changes Facebook users will no longer be allowed to vote on proposed policy changes at the company because their comments weren't good enough. Read More Jonny Evans: Will the future for Apple v. Google be decided in the iCloud? Internet services are the backbone of the mobile era, but in the words of at least one ex-iPad engineer, Apple has a big problem keeping up with competitors when it comes to these, because: "Almost everything Apple does that involves the Internet is a mess." Read More Google adds indoor maps for iPhone, iPad and other Web users Google has added indoor floor plans to the Web version of its Maps service, allowing any device with a browser to show the way in airports, rail stations, shopping malls and museums in nine countries. Read More Apple ordered to produce agreement with HTC A court in California has ordered Apple to produce without delay an unredacted version of its recent patent agreement with HTC, after Samsung Electronics said the agreement was relevant to its patent infringement dispute with Apple. Read More Skype says scam calls on a steady decline Skype has been battling wily adversaries who are abusing the Internet calling application to direct people to scam websites, but the Microsoft-owned service says the sham calls are decreasing. Read More Richi Jennings: Apple v Samsung post-turkey patent escalation: MADness? Apple and Samsung each added more of the others' products to their existing patent litigation over the last few days. With no resolution in sight before 2014, this one could run and run. It would seem that mutually assured destruction is imminent. Or, y'know, they could just settle, right? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder how it will all end. Read More
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