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	Mobile's browser usage share jumps 26% in three months Mobile-based browsing has tripled in the last two years, and is making significant inroads on traditional Internet access from personal computers, according to statistics from a Web metrics company. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Corporation Intelligent Systems Help Drive Customer Loyalty Intelligent systems are having a dramatic impact on customer service for retailers and those in the hospitality industry. The key to success is the ability to integrate multiple devices and disparate backend systems. Read Now. In this Issue Microsoft to refresh Windows 8 core app trio on Tuesday Nanowires could boost solar power 15X Operators lay groundwork for global LTE roaming Quickpoll: What mobile browser do you use most often? Malware abuses Chromium Embedded Framework, developers fight back Apache helps free CloudStack from Citrix fetters Dell confirms bids from Blackstone, Icahn group LinkedIn sharpens search engine feature Nokia uses patents to block Google VP8 video codec Land O'Lakes CIO shares keys to success at IT Roadmap conference Apple clarifies warranty policy in China amid state-press criticism Oracle buying Tekelec for network signaling software Apple acquires mapping apps startup WiFiSlam JR Raphael: An update on Android 4.2 upgrades Jonny Evans: iPhone 6 innovates cloud services Preston Gralla: Windows Blue shows why Microsoft may kill the Desktop in Windows 9 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. Microsoft to refresh Windows 8 core app trio on Tuesday Microsoft will push updated versions of several long-criticized Windows 8 apps, including Mail, Calendar and People, the "Modern"-style program for keeping track of contacts, to the Windows Store tomorrow. Read More Nanowires could boost solar power 15X A single nanowire can capture 15 times more energy from the sun than standard metal conductors, according to scientists from the Nano-Science Center at the Niels Bohr Institut, Denmark. Read More Operators lay groundwork for global LTE roaming More subscribers, networks with better coverage and devices that can be used in more countries are converging to make LTE roaming a more viable proposition, with some operators already offering such services on a limited scale and more on the way. Read More Quickpoll: What mobile browser do you use most often? Safari dominates the mobile browser market despite Android smartphones and tablets outselling iOS devices by wide margins. Which mobile browser do you use most often? Read More Malware abuses Chromium Embedded Framework, developers fight back A new version of the TDL rootkit-type malware program downloads and abuses an open-source library called the Chromium Embedded Framework that allows developers to embed the Chromium Web rendering engine inside their own applications, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Symantec. Read More Apache helps free CloudStack from Citrix fetters The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) has approved CloudStack as a top-level project (TLP), helping the open-source cloud software effort further establish its independence from Citrix, which acquired the program's codebase in its 2011 purchase of Cloud.com. Read More Dell confirms bids from Blackstone, Icahn group Dell has received two counter-offers related to its plans to go private, with rival bids coming in from private equity fund manager Blackstone and entities associated with investor Carl Icahn. Read More LinkedIn sharpens search engine feature LinkedIn has revamped its search engine with changes intended to make it easier for members to find information on the business networking site, whose volume of content has increased and grown more diverse in recent years. Read More WHITE PAPER: ExaGrid Addressing the Broken State of Backup Check out the new report featuring Gartner Research, "Addressing the Broken State of Backup". Find out how to get faster, more reliable backup and disaster recovery by modernizing your backup systems. Learn more. Nokia uses patents to block Google VP8 video codec Nokia said on Monday it is not prepared to license any of its patented technologies that might be essential to the VP8 video codec that is backed by Google. Read More Land O'Lakes CIO shares keys to success at IT Roadmap conference Despite all the talk about the economic recovery, the IT purse strings are still pretty tight, at least based on an informal poll of practitioners at the recent Network World IT Roadmap conference in Chicago. Read More Apple clarifies warranty policy in China amid state-press criticism Apple is in the midst of another public relations battle in China and is trying to clarify its warranty policies, as local-state controlled press continue to slam the U.S. company for allegedly offering subpar warranty services to Chinese customers. Read More Oracle buying Tekelec for network signaling software Oracle is filling out its product stack for communications with the acquisition of Tekelec, which provides network signaling, policy control and subscriber data management software for mobile data networks. Terms of the deal, which is expected to close in the first half of this year, were not disclosed. Read More Apple acquires mapping apps startup WiFiSlam Apple has acquired mapping startup WiFiSlam, which is developing an indoor location service for smartphones, Apple said Monday. Read More JR Raphael: An update on Android 4.2 upgrades Five months after its release, most Android users are still waiting to hear if or when Android 4.2 will reach their devices. So what gives? Read More Jonny Evans: iPhone 6 innovates cloud services Apple's fast expansion of its US-based data centers in conjunction with its purchase of indoor mapping service firm, WifiSLAM together suggest plans for new breeds of connected service as it seeks to differentiate itself from consistently imitative competitors. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows Blue shows why Microsoft may kill the Desktop in Windows 9 Desktop fans, be worried: Leaked Windows Blue code hints that when Microsoft gets around to building Windows 9, there's a chance it may kill the Desktop entirely. Read More
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