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	Surface Pro flops in repairability test, says iFixit Popular do-it-yourself website iFixit today gave Microsoft's Surface Pro tablet the lowest-possible repair score, just 1 out of a possible 10, after spending hours getting the device open. Read More WEBCAST: VMware Virtualizing Exchange Microsoft Exchange is the most widely used e-mail system in the world. Yet it is still subject to many of the limitations inherent in most applications running directly on physical hardware. View Now! In this Issue Preston Gralla: Windows Phone sales skyrocket by 124%, should soon overtake Blackberry Microsoft to support Surface Pro tablet until 2017 Microsoft embraces open source -- to a point Microsoft monthly patches touch Exchange, Windows, Explorer Preston Gralla: Ex-Microsoft senior exec claims Microsoft "has lost its coolness." But when was Microsoft ever "cool?" Zero-day PDF exploit affects Adobe Reader 11 and earlier versions, researchers say Microsoft patches IE with record-setting updates to prep browser for Pwn2Own WEBCAST: BlackBerry Top 10 Reasons to Love BlackBerry 10 BlackBerry® 10 is an entirely new mobile computing platform that removes many of the barriers that slow down other devices. Here are just a few of the reasons end users love BlackBerry 10. Learn More Preston Gralla: Windows Phone sales skyrocket by 124%, should soon overtake Blackberry There's hope for Microsoft in the smartphone market: The most recent sales figures from Gartner show Windows Phone sales growing by more than 124% compared to a year previous. It's now close enough to Blackberry's market share that it should soon overtake it. Read More Microsoft to support Surface Pro tablet until 2017 Microsoft will support its Surface Pro tablet until July 2017, or almost four-and-a-half years after its launch last weekend, the company's website confirmed. Read More Microsoft embraces open source -- to a point The company is expanding its participation in open source endeavors, no longer believes Linux is a 'cancer' Read More WHITE PAPER: Service-now.com Next Gen IT and the Cloud There is no excuse for using inflexible systems built on legacy technology. Read Now! Microsoft monthly patches touch Exchange, Windows, Explorer System administrators overseeing Microsoft Exchange deployments should take a close look at Microsoft's latest round of security patches. In addition to covering Windows and Internet Explorer, Microsoft's latest monthly batch of patches covers the widely used Exchange Server, both the Exchange Server 2007 and Exchange Server 2010 editions. Read More Preston Gralla: Ex-Microsoft senior exec claims Microsoft "has lost its coolness." But when was Microsoft ever "cool?" Joachim Kempin, the ex-Microsoft senior executive who has called for Steve Ballmer's resignation, is trash-talking Microsoft again. This time, he claims that the company "has lost its coolness." Microsoft was once cool? You could have fooled me. Read More Zero-day PDF exploit affects Adobe Reader 11 and earlier versions, researchers say Researchers from security firm FireEye claim that attackers are actively using a remote code execution exploit that works against the latest versions of Adobe Reader 9, 10 and 11. Read More Microsoft patches IE with record-setting updates to prep browser for Pwn2Own Microsoft this week patched 14 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer, preparing the browser for its time as a target early next month at the annual Pwn2Own hacking contest. Read More
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