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	Why what happened to the Internet in Syria couldn't happen here The Internet shutdown in Syria likely took very little to accomplish considering the country's limited Internet infrastructure and international connectivity, network analysts said Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors BYOD in Education This white paper can help you address the security and management of multiple devices being introduced into your network. Read on and learn how to embrace a BYOD. Read Now! In this Issue Apple's iPad Mini, iPhone 5 head to China House approves STEM bill, but it's no victory DOE wants 5X battery boost in 5 years Apple starts selling thinner, higher-priced iMacs US providers host Syrian government websites Mobile devices will drive IT spending in 2013, IDC says Japan space agency: Virus may have stolen space rocket data Syrians turn to satellites as Internet shutdown continues Jonny Evans: First look: Apple's pretty iTunes 11's a speed demon Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface Windows 8 Pro: Far too expensive to be a hit JR Raphael: The mystery of the disappearing Android developer RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. Apple's iPad Mini, iPhone 5 head to China Apple today announced that it will start selling the iPad Mini, fourth-generation iPad and iPhone 5 in China over the next two weeks, putting those new products on shelves in time for the January 2013 kick-off of Chinese New Year sales. Read More House approves STEM bill, but it's no victory The U.S. House Friday approved a Republican-backed STEM visa bill, but the legislation has likely reached a dead-end. Read More DOE wants 5X battery boost in 5 years The U.S. Dept. of Energy has set a goal to develop battery and energy storage technologies that are five times more powerful and five times cheaper than today's within five years. Read More Apple starts selling thinner, higher-priced iMacs More than a month after Apple unveiled new all-in-one desktops, the company today started selling its redesigned iMacs. Read More US providers host Syrian government websites Web hosting providers from the U.S., Canada and other Western nations have been hosting official Syrian government websites, in violation of sanction orders from the U.S. and other governments, according to a Canadian Web research organization. Read More WEBCAST: LogiXML Enhance Transparency in Private Equity & Alternatives Learn how Neuberger Berman met growing customer demand by enhancing reporting. Using agile BI technology, the company was able to quickly build an on-demand portal enabling investors to view real-time indicators such as Net Asset Value, diversification, and geographic performance. Learn More. Mobile devices will drive IT spending in 2013, IDC says More than half of next year's expected 5.7% increase in global IT spending will be driven by sales of smartphones, tablets and e-readers, IDC said in a forecast published Friday. Read More Japan space agency: Virus may have stolen space rocket data Japan's space agency said Friday that sensitive information on a new long-range rocket project may have been stolen by a computer virus. Read More Syrians turn to satellites as Internet shutdown continues Syrians are turning to satellites to communicate as the country's Internet connections are shut down, but instances of jamming are making even that challenging. Google is also letting people who can find a working phone publish voice messages on Twitter. Read More Jonny Evans: First look: Apple's pretty iTunes 11's a speed demon Faster, slicker and prettier, iTunes 11 goes a long, long way toward shrugging off previous complaints at its performance. I'm sure more cautious users may delay installation for a few days pending the emergence of any major faults, but in the absence of any major fault reports, this is a must-have upgrade. I'm really, really pleased at how much more responsive it seems to have become. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface Windows 8 Pro: Far too expensive to be a hit If Microsoft hopes to make inroads in the tablet market, it's going about it in a very odd way: Pricing its products too high to gain much market share. The latest instance is the just-announced prices for the Surface Windows 8 Pro tablet, at $899 for a 64 GB version and $999 for the 128 GB version. Read More JR Raphael: The mystery of the disappearing Android developer Why did a successful Android developer abandon his apps for more than a year -- then suddenly re-emerge? I reached out to Ander Webbs of ADWLauncher fame to find out. Read More
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