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	Microsoft sold 900K Surface RT tablets in face of muted demand Microsoft shipped an estimated 900,000 Surface RT tablets last quarter, barely missing the top five device makers, but illustrating that demand was "muted at best," IDC said today. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cloudera Get Certified in Apache Hadoop. Learn with Cloudera! Cloudera University is the world's leading provider of Apache Hadoop training and certification . Get job-specific training for Hadoop administrators and developers, as well as in-depth coverage of other Apache projects such as HBase, Hive and Pig. Check out the free online tutorials or sign up for a live training class near you, by visiting university.cloudera.com/. In this Issue Facebook says it's conquered mobile; analysts say there's more work to do Big Windows 8 discount ends today Update: Twitter site restored after crash Amazon's homepage blinks U.S. seizes fake NFL gear, websites ZTE, China Mobile test bandwidth boosting LTE-Advanced technology Facebook launches reusable gift cards New York Times computer network breached by Chinese hackers, paper says Nokia location technology will guide Toyota drivers SAP to buy Ticket-Web, a CRM tool for promoters of sports and entertainment events JR Raphael: Make Android's sharing feature even more powerful Preston Gralla: Microsoft Surface sales: At most 750,000, with 'very high' return rates Jonny Evans: Can BlackBerry beat Apple in the LTE services war? Matt Hamblen: Z10's metaphor mashup: Hyperbole-mania! WHITE PAPER: Acquia Daimler Creates Award-Winning Market Research Site Learn how Daimler gained valuable insights into the needs and desires of one of its most important customer target groups, 20- to 45-year-old compact car drivers. With little precedent to rely on, Daimler decided the best way to understand this group was a social community website powered by Drupal. Daimler Creates Award-Winning Market Research Site Facebook says it's conquered mobile; analysts say there's more work to do Less than a year ago, Facebook acknowledged that it had to improve its ability to generate revenue from its mobile users or face a tough future. Today, executives call Facebook 'a mobile company.' Read More Big Windows 8 discount ends today Today is the last day customers can purchase an upgrade to Windows 8 Pro for the discounted price of $39.99. Read More Update: Twitter site restored after crash Twitter said its site is back up and running after a partial outage worldwide that lasted nearly three hours today. Read More Amazon's homepage blinks The homepage of Amazon.com was down this afternoon for a short period. Read More U.S. seizes fake NFL gear, websites Three U.S. investigative agencies, working with state and local police departments across the country, have seized more than 300 websites and $13.6 million worth of counterfeit National Football League sportswear and tickets from online and other sellers, the agencies announced. Read More ZTE, China Mobile test bandwidth boosting LTE-Advanced technology ZTE and China Mobile have successfully tested carrier aggregation, and achieved peak download speed of 223Mbps in the Chinese operator's LTE TDD network. Read More Facebook launches reusable gift cards Facebook has launched a new service that allows users to give other members gift cards to stores and restaurants. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Forrester: Defining the Next-Generation Workspace How will you meet the needs of a mobile workforce? In this Forrester study, discover approaches to BYOD and desktop virtualization. Learn why Cisco Unified Workspace may be the solution for your mobility, virtualization, and security challenges. Read Now New York Times computer network breached by Chinese hackers, paper says Hackers from China breached the computer network of The New York Times and stole passwords that allowed them to gain access to computers and email accounts for a period of four months, the newspaper reported late Wednesday. Read More Nokia location technology will guide Toyota drivers Toyota Motor Europe will use Nokia's mapping technology in its next-generation navigation and infotainment systems. Read More SAP to buy Ticket-Web, a CRM tool for promoters of sports and entertainment events SAP plans to extend its CRM offering with the acquisition of Ticket-Web, a German specialist in online ticketing for sports and entertainment venues. Read More JR Raphael: Make Android's sharing feature even more powerful Android's system-wide sharing is already pretty awesome, but this simple little tweak will make it even more useful. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft Surface sales: At most 750,000, with 'very high' return rates Microsoft's Windows RT Surface tablet is off to an exceedingly poor start, with sales of at most 750,000, and very high rates of return. So says iSuppli. Worse yet, the reason for the high return rates spell trouble not only for Windows RT, but for Windows 8 itself. Read More Jonny Evans: Can BlackBerry beat Apple in the LTE services war? BlackBerry has a chance, but taking it requires the firm use all its skills to ensure it can become synonymous with the network: in doing so it faces stiff competition from Apple and its software focus, and Google's forest of imitative device manufacturers. Read More Matt Hamblen: Z10's metaphor mashup: Hyperbole-mania! BlackBerry's Z10 and Q10 smartphones have inspired some pretty amazing metaphors. Read More
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