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	Apple consistently convinces customers to upgrade OS X Unlike rival Microsoft, Apple has consistently been able to get a significant portion of its Mac customers to quickly upgrade to the newest version of OS X, data from a Web measurement company showed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Moovweb Creating the Right Mobile Strategy In the new Moovweb white paper, "Creating the Right Mobile Strategy: What You Need to Know Before You Get Started", get the insight you need to make an educated decision on the move to mobile. Read Now! In this Issue Downgraded chip industry may signal tech transition Good Vault launches two-factor authentication for iPhones New 'Dockster' malware targets Apple computers 'Pent-up demand' to help drive iPhone 5 sales in China, say analysts AMD's new Opteron processors target the cloud Court orders patents in Apple-HTC deal to be made public Attackers can abuse Yahoo developer feature to steal user emails, other data Senators' effort to add Internet sales tax to defense bill falls short Autonomy founder Lynch unveils website, continuing public war with HP Tumblr patches hole after malicious site attack When in China, don't leave your laptop alone Richer maps experience coming to third-party Android apps INSIDER Peter Eicher: Snapshots have a visibility problem Richi Jennings: Facebook's latest data grab causes user uproar WHITE PAPER: SuccessFactors SuccessFactors Focuses on Cloud Security For many companies, business software for HR management delivered through the cloud is the ideal solution. But what are the top security concerns associated with the SaaS model, the layers of information security, and the security controls and practices of SuccessFactors? Find out in this white paper. Read Now! Downgraded chip industry may signal tech transition The worldwide chip market dropped from being labeled 'stagnant' to 'in a slump' this year, with one analyst firm downgrading its forecast to a level that puts the entire year in a decline. Read More Good Vault launches two-factor authentication for iPhones Good Technology announced Good Vault, a system for adding two-factor authentication to the iPhone 4 and 4S for access to Good for Enterprise email. Read More New 'Dockster' malware targets Apple computers A new piece of malicious software targeted at Apple users has been found on a website dedicated to the Dalai Lama, but one security vendor is labeling it as low risk. Read More 'Pent-up demand' to help drive iPhone 5 sales in China, say analysts As Apple prepares to launch its iPhone 5 in China, some analysts expect the product to sell well in the country and possibly even top sales for Apple's previous iPhone models there. Read More AMD's new Opteron processors target the cloud To break its slump in the server market, Advanced Micro Devices is embarking on an aggressive strategy that calls for ARM and x86 chips by 2014 and continued improvements to its Opteron line in the meantime. Read More Court orders patents in Apple-HTC deal to be made public Apple's patent license agreement with HTC will not be put entirely under seal, except for the pricing and royalty terms, a court in California ordered in a patent infringement lawsuit between Samsung Electronics and Apple. Read More Attackers can abuse Yahoo developer feature to steal user emails, other data Attackers can read emails, contacts and other private data from the accounts of Yahoo users who visit a malicious page by abusing a feature present on Yahoo's Developer Network website, says an independent security researcher. Read More WEBCAST: Samsung Extending Data Center Efficiency with Advanced SSDs This informative webcast explores how new-gen enterprise SSDs deliver faster data access, greater reliability, higher density and better TCO for any data center manager. Learn More Senators' effort to add Internet sales tax to defense bill falls short An effort by three U.S. senators to add an Internet sales tax amendment to a military spending bill has failed, at least for now. Read More Autonomy founder Lynch unveils website, continuing public war with HP Autonomy founder Mike Lynch has created a new website where he will apparently keep a running stockpile of his responses to Hewlett-Packard's allegations of accounting fraud at the vendor. Read More Tumblr patches hole after malicious site attack Popular online social networking site Tumblr was ravaged on Monday by an Internet worm that spewed racist and inflammatory messages across thousands of user accounts. Read More When in China, don't leave your laptop alone If you travel to China or Russia, assume government or industry spooks will steal your data and install spyware. Here's how to thwart them Read More Richer maps experience coming to third-party Android apps Google is offering Android application developers a chance to use some of the advanced mapping features it had previously made available only on Google's own applications. Read More INSIDER Peter Eicher: Snapshots have a visibility problem There's a fantastic bakery in my neighborhood where everything is terrific. Whether you're getting bread or cakes or cookies, they are the best in town. Unfortunately, there's one problem. Nothing is labeled. Insider (registration required) Read More Richi Jennings: Facebook's latest data grab causes user uproar Facebook (NASDAQ:FB) users are revolting. Voting has opened on the new privacy and governance rules; it looks like an overwhelming number are against the change. However, it sounds like it may just be a waste of time and effort. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers reckon Facebook will just ignore the vote anyway. Read More
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