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	Apple's iPhone found to infringe Sony, Nokia patents A federal jury in Delaware has found Apple's iPhone infringes on three patents held by MobileMedia, a patent-holding company formed by Sony, Nokia and MPEG LA. 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 Adobe drags Google into Microsoft's Patch Tuesday E-reader decline prompts user debate over e-reader vs. tablet Verizon finally upgrades Galaxy S III to Jelly Bean U.S., U.K. and other countries won't sign telecom treaty Drumbeat of AT&T LTE launches goes on RIM says ICE will test BlackBerry 10 Developers say yes to iOS, but ambivalent about Apple Sprint offers $2.1 billion for remaining shares of Clearwire Apple e-book settlement with EU will allow Amazon to set prices Oracle buys DataRaker for its big data analysis tools Hitachi, EMC and Fujitsu winners as storage market weakens Dell software aims to automate mobile device management Belgian news publishers settle copyright dispute with Google Sharp enters 4K TV market with 60-inch model for $30,000 Sprint offers $2.1B for rest of Clearwire Preston Gralla: Google won't release Gmail and other apps for Windows 8 or Windows Phone Patrick Thibodeau: Automation is making unions irrelevant JR Raphael: Top 3 Android phones on Verizon Wireless [December 2012] Nicholas D. Evans: The importance of precise terminology for innovation 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. Adobe drags Google into Microsoft's Patch Tuesday Google has been dragged into adopting rival Microsoft's Patch Tuesday, fallout from an Adobe move last month. Read More E-reader decline prompts user debate over e-reader vs. tablet Reports of the drastic decline of e-readers amidst an explosion in multi-use tablets re-ignited a passionate debate in technology: Is a single-purpose device better and worth the cost, compared to a multi-function device Read More Verizon finally upgrades Galaxy S III to Jelly Bean Verizon Wireless Thursday announced that it will start upgrading Samsung Galaxy S III smartphones on its network to Android 4.1 operating system tomorrow. Read More U.S., U.K. and other countries won't sign telecom treaty The U.S., U.K. and Canadian delegations to a worldwide telecom treaty-writing meeting will not ratify a resolution approved by the majority of countries because regulations will include provisions on Internet governance and content. Read More Drumbeat of AT&T LTE launches goes on AT&T is putting the pedal to the metal on its LTE deployments, saying Thursday it has added seven more markets to its list, atop of the four market launches it had announced three days earlier. Read More RIM says ICE will test BlackBerry 10 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will begin a pilot deployment of smartphones running Research In Motion's new BlackBerry 10 OS early next year. Read More Developers say yes to iOS, but ambivalent about Apple Survey reveals developers' negative opinion of Apple, but huge interest in building for iOS devices; Android also gets top marks Read More Sprint offers $2.1 billion for remaining shares of Clearwire Sprint Nextel has offered US $2.1 billion, or $2.90 a share, for the nearly one-half interest in mobile broadband firm Clearwire that the company doesn't already own. Read More Apple e-book settlement with EU will allow Amazon to set prices Apple and four other e-book publishers have settled an antitrust battle with the European Union. Read More WHITE PAPER: Socialtext 6 Ways to Achieve Business Goals from Social Software This practical guide shows you six different ways to achieve your business goals using social software. It will help you choose the best social software approach for your enterprise - with the right balance of risk and reward - so you can get the business results you're looking for. Read Now! Oracle buys DataRaker for its big data analysis tools Oracle is planning to buy DataRaker in a move that will give it a cloud-based platform for analyzing data from smart meters used by energy utilities. Terms of the deal, which was announced Thursday, weren't disclosed. Read More Hitachi, EMC and Fujitsu winners as storage market weakens Growth in the storage market slowed down during the third quarter, but vendors such as Hitachi, EMC and Fujitsu still had a good three months thanks in part to sales of high-end systems. Read More Dell software aims to automate mobile device management To handle the explosion of mobile devices in the enterprise, Dell this week unveiled plans for a server designed to automate a wide range of mobile management jobs for mid-range business customers. Read More Belgian news publishers settle copyright dispute with Google Belgian French-language news publishers settled a copyright dispute with Google, agreeing to promote each others services while Google will pay all legal fees. Read More Sharp enters 4K TV market with 60-inch model for $30,000 Sharp is gearing up for its entry into the 4k TV market with a 60-inch set that will sell for more than $30,000 and launch in Japan in February. Read More Sprint offers $2.1B for rest of Clearwire Sprint Nextel has offered $2.1 billion, or $2.90 a share, for the nearly half interest in mobile broadband firm Clearwire that it doesn't already own. Read More Preston Gralla: Google won't release Gmail and other apps for Windows 8 or Windows Phone If you believe Google, Windows 8 and Windows Phone are essential failures, so much so that the company won't bother to release popular apps like Gmail and Google Drive for them. So says Clay Bavor, product management director for Google Apps, according to the site V3. Read More Patrick Thibodeau: Automation is making unions irrelevant The problem with unions is they can't protect jobs. They can't stop a company from moving jobs overseas, closing offices, and replacing workers with automation. I grew up in Connecticut, a heavily unionized state. In the post-war period, the state's industries made typewriters, appliances, bearings, locks, tools. None of them survived. Read More JR Raphael: Top 3 Android phones on Verizon Wireless [December 2012] You may not be able to get Google's new Nexus 4 on Verizon this holiday season, but fear not: Big Red has plenty of hot phones just waiting to lure you in. Read More Nicholas D. Evans: The importance of precise terminology for innovation Innovation is one of those terms that means many things to many people. Depending upon whom you speak to, you'll get a number of equally valid definitions and perspectives. Perhaps the same can be said for topics such as consumerization of IT and even cloud computing, but that's perhaps a topic for another blog. Here we'll tackle why a taxonomy for innovation is important and some ways to get started. Read More
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