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	3 reasons why tablets thrive while PCs dive As the PC desktop and laptop market slumps and the tablets market grows, it might seem obvious to tablet users why that's so. However, details shared by analysts dramatically highlight three reasons behind robust tablet growth. Read More WHITE PAPER: Nasuni Corp The Top Ten Headaches Caused by Remote Office Storage Nasuni has worked with hundreds of customers to alleviate the pain that today's enterprise IT departments face in trying to manage storage remotely. Read More. Learn More. In this Issue Even saying nothing, Apple CEO reveals something Smart gun firm wants you to help fund its prototype Facebook waves good-bye to Waze, opens door for Google Slideshow: 25 practical Windows 8 tablet apps for business users Facebook puts its stamp on public figures with verified Pages Smaller Windows tablets and faster chips on tap for Computex Hackers exploit Ruby on Rails vulnerability to compromise servers, create botnet Nasdaq must pay $10M to settle SEC charges over Facebook IPO woes McAfee offers business endpoint security suites for broader protection QuickPoll: Is BYOD to blame for slack PC sales? Amazon Web Services integrates with Google, Facebook for easier logins Lync-Skype integration is live worldwide Telenor hopes to encourage phone recycling by erasing data more securely U.S. security panel approves Sprint, SoftBank merger Darlene Storm: Music playing 55 feet away could covertly activate Android mobile malware Preston Gralla: Is the Xbox One Microsoft's future, or a Windows 8-level failure? Jonny Evans: Don't expect an iPhone at WWDC: It's all about the software, stupid Patrick Thibodeau: Assorted rants, mostly about PCs WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc. Simplifying the Transition to Exchange 2010 Summers Labs relied on a bare-bones AS/AV product, until a plan for a complete infrastructure refresh opened the door to a more comprehensive solution. Read this case study to learn how a cloud-based email management solution greatly simplified the company's transition to Exchange 2010. Learn More. Even saying nothing, Apple CEO reveals something Apple CEO Tim Cook spent more than an hour answering questions at the AllThingsD conference yesterday, but said little that was newsworthy Read More Smart gun firm wants you to help fund its prototype Safe Gun Technology hopes to raise $50,000 in a crowdsourcing campaign so it can build its second prototype using an assault-style weapon. Read More Facebook waves good-bye to Waze, opens door for Google Facebook is reportedly pulling out of acquisition negotiations with mobile app provider Waze, opening the door for a Google buy. Read More Slideshow: 25 practical Windows 8 tablet apps for business users Work smarter--not harder--with these no-nonsense Microsoft Windows 8 tablet apps for business. Read More Facebook puts its stamp on public figures with verified Pages Just like on Twitter, Facebook is now putting a small, blue check mark next to the names of celebrities and other high-profile people and businesses on the site to signify their authenticity. Read More Smaller Windows tablets and faster chips on tap for Computex Want to find out what's next in smartphones, tablets and PCs? The latest trends in hardware will be on display at the giant Computex trade show, which kicks off in Taipei next week. Read More Hackers exploit Ruby on Rails vulnerability to compromise servers, create botnet Hackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in the Ruby on Rails Web application development framework in order to compromise Web servers and create a botnet. Read More Nasdaq must pay $10M to settle SEC charges over Facebook IPO woes The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission charged the Nasdaq stock exchange with violations of securities law for its "poor systems and decision-making" during Facebook's initial public offering, the agency has announced. Read More McAfee offers business endpoint security suites for broader protection Aiming to better address the security needs of businesses of all sizes that are facing increasingly complex attacks, McAfee has added two endpoint security suites to its product lineup. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving EMC Data Domain Systems respond to the challenges organizations are struggling with as they balance requirements for disk-based backup, long-term backup retention, and cost-effective archiving. The systems support long-term backup retention and provide a foundation for supporting new archiving workloads. Learn more. QuickPoll: Is BYOD to blame for slack PC sales? BYOD has moved beyond smartphones and tablets to PCs. In fact, about 25% of employees in businesses with more than 10 employees have bought the primary PC they use for work, meaning companies are buying fewer PCs. Do you think BYOD is to blame for slack PC sales? Read More Amazon Web Services integrates with Google, Facebook for easier logins Using a new API announced by Amazon Web Services, developers can use Amazon.com, Facebook, or Google's sign-in systems for their cloud-based apps. Read More Lync-Skype integration is live worldwide Microsoft has completed the first phase of the integration between its enterprise unified communications Lync server and its Skype consumer IM and IP telephony network. Read More Telenor hopes to encourage phone recycling by erasing data more securely Norwegian operator Telenor will use special software to ensure that all personal and sensitive content is deleted from smartphones and tablets handed in by users for recycling, a change it hopes will result in fewer customers holding on to their old devices. Read More U.S. security panel approves Sprint, SoftBank merger Government panel the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has given its approval for Japanese mobile carrier SoftBank to acquire a majority stake in Sprint Nextel in a $20 billion deal. Read More Darlene Storm: Music playing 55 feet away could covertly activate Android mobile malware Security researchers warned that the music playing at Starbucks, light from the TV, vibration from riding in your car, or even magnets in NFC readers could potentially trigger malware hidden in Android devices. Command and control trigger messages could be sent from up to 55 feet away based on acoustic, visual, magnetic and vibrational signaling. Mobile malware using sensor-based channels would be nearly impossible to detect. Read More Preston Gralla: Is the Xbox One Microsoft's future, or a Windows 8-level failure? The do-everything Xbox One is Microsoft's bet that it can take over the living room and be the center of your entertainment universe. But will it be that, or just a re-run of the Windows 8 fiasco? Read More Jonny Evans: Don't expect an iPhone at WWDC: It's all about the software, stupid Apple's boss may have promised some "game changing" products when he spoke at D11 last night -- but don't expect much hardware at WWDC, where the focus will be on the next generations of OS X and iOS, where you may even see a few ideas perhaps inspired by Android begin to appear. Read More Patrick Thibodeau: Assorted rants, mostly about PCs Four separate items, mostly about PCs Read More
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