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	Report: Apple, Microsoft lock horns over iOS Office revenue split Apple and Microsoft are arguing over the iOS App Store's submission and payment requirements, and Microsoft has already made concessions as it tries to get its SkyDrive app approved, support discussions show. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC 15-Minute Guide to Smarter Backup Backup and recovery has become a fundamental part of business and an essential element of information management. This white paper identifies the three big trends that are irreversibly changing how organizations must think about backup and recovery and how to transform your company's future with smarter backup. Read now. In this Issue Touch system shortages, sales played parts in Surface RT retail expansion U.S. sees tech's 'center of gravity' shifting to Asia After vote, Facebook moves to update privacy settings Microsoft's Surface RT getting a tiny share of tablet Web traffic One in 10 say health-related websites saved their lives INSIDER Fave-reads: 5 must-read books for IT career growth Pope blesses followers in first tweet EU official says Google antitrust talks 'advancing' Computer tech tops list of worldwide patent applications 12 ways the iPad Is changing healthcare ExploitHub admits 'embarrassing oversight' lead to hack Oracle rolls out new database security package HP, telcos look to sell LANs on pay-per-use basis Apptio unveils tool to keep track of cloud costs JR Raphael: Top 3 Android phones on T-Mobile [December 2012] Jonny Evans: WSJ: Apple television testing begins, though challenges remain Preston Gralla: Is the Microsoft Surface tablet due for a retail sales surge? WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments Protecting your network architecture continues to be extremely critical. Distributed networking and computing spaces often times go unmanaged. Learn more about the importance of managing these distributed IT spaces including strategies for maintaining availability and energy cost savings opportunities. Learn more. Touch system shortages, sales played parts in Surface RT retail expansion Microsoft may have accelerated plans to expand the Surface RT's retail footprint because touch-sensitive devices are the only Windows hardware flying off shelves, an analyst said yesterday. Read More U.S. sees tech's 'center of gravity' shifting to Asia After each presidential election, the government's top intelligence experts release a report about the future. It's always a best seller. Read More After vote, Facebook moves to update privacy settings Despite Facebook users losing out on a privacy policy vote earlier this week, the social network moved today to make its privacy tools easier for users to access. Read More Microsoft's Surface RT getting a tiny share of tablet Web traffic Sales of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet are hard to measure, but one study indicates the new device is generating a tiny portion of Web traffic -- less than 1%. Read More One in 10 say health-related websites saved their lives A survey by health technology provider Philips shows that 11% of U.S. respondents think they might already be dead or severely incapacitated if not for Web-based health information. Read More INSIDER Fave-reads: 5 must-read books for IT career growth Let's face it -- when it comes to IT professional development, books might be the last place people turn. With webinars, online forums, blogs, Web sites, bootcamps and social media, books would seem like a last resort. Read More Pope blesses followers in first tweet Pope Benedict's XVI used his first tweet to bless the approximately 648,000 people who followed him before he had even made his first Twitter appearance. Read More EU official says Google antitrust talks 'advancing' The European Union's competition chief has said negotiations with Google to settle an antitrust probe have "advanced", but talks are not yet concluded. Read More 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. Computer tech tops list of worldwide patent applications Computer technology accounted for more patent applications in recent years than any other industry sector tracked by the World Intellectual Property Organization, although the number of digital communication patent applications grew faster. Industrial design registrations are also growing. Read More 12 ways the iPad Is changing healthcare For an industry that has tried to avoid information technology, healthcare is embracing the iPad. Here's a look at how it's being used today and the promise it holds for tomorrow. Read More ExploitHub admits 'embarrassing oversight' lead to hack A marketplace where security researchers can sell details on software bugs said it was compromised on Tuesday due to an "embarrassing oversight" that left its web server vulnerable. Read More Oracle rolls out new database security package Oracle is simplifying its security offerings by combining a pair of existing tools into a single package. Read More HP, telcos look to sell LANs on pay-per-use basis Hewlett-Packard will allow enterprises to pay for managed LAN offerings based on usage, in much the same way they pay for cloud services, through a partnership with telecom service providers. Read More Apptio unveils tool to keep track of cloud costs Companies worried about their bills for cloud services have a new -- and free -- option: Apptio's Cloud Express, which can track usage and costs for cloud services from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft and Rackspace. Read More JR Raphael: Top 3 Android phones on T-Mobile [December 2012] 'Tis the season for smartphones -- and T-Mobile has some drool-worthy options. Here are the three T-Mobile Android devices that stand out above the rest. Read More Jonny Evans: WSJ: Apple television testing begins, though challenges remain The rumor that will never die, aka the Apple [AAPL] secret plan for gift of the 2013 holiday season, the Apple television, is back again this day, with the Wall Street Journal claiming prototype testing of the new system has begun. Read More Preston Gralla: Is the Microsoft Surface tablet due for a retail sales surge? Most people believe that sales of Microsoft's Surface tablet have been modest at best. But there are some indications that the tablet may be due for a big surge in sales through the end of the year and beyond. Read More
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