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	Hey, Microsoft: It's the apps, stupid Microsoft today revealed some of the changes in Windows 8 due to reach customers in a month, but didn't address what analysts called the biggest barrier to the OS's success. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: KnowBe4 How big is your 'phishing attack surface'? Many email addresses of your organization are exposed, allowing cybercriminals to launch spear-phishing attacks. The bigger the attack footprint, the higher your risk. Fill out the form and we'll email you the list of exposed addresses. Sign up for your FREE EEC now In this Issue In Texas, cops will soon need a warrant to search your email Office on Surface Pro suggests a shift in Microsoft's sales strategy Dell's server strategy paying off Best plan to save Earth from a killer asteroid? Nukes! Former Windows chief defends Windows 8, trumpets sales T-Mobile first to sell BlackBerry Q10 qwerty in stores, starting June 5 3D printing could help take humans into deep space, NASA says Dropbox goes down for more than an hour Network builders tackle cell vs. Wi-Fi choices Google wants software vendors to respond to vulnerabilities within 7 days Samsung unveils Galaxy S4 mini with 4.3-in. screen and dual-core processor Salesforce.com preps intranet app Start menu isn't back in Win 8.1, but some key features are Zoho launches Pulse business social-network app Payleven's chip-and-PIN readers land in Apple's retail stores JR Raphael: The most important message about Motorola's mysterious 'Moto X' phone Robert L. Mitchell: Mobile app lets you bypass your cellular carrier Preston Gralla: First look at Windows 8.1 -- can it fix a troubled operating system? Jonny Evans: OMG: Apple has shipped something new!!! 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Read More Office on Surface Pro suggests a shift in Microsoft's sales strategy Microsoft yesterday announced that Surface Pro tablets it will start selling in Japan on June 7 will come with a fully-functional copy of Office, a bundle one analyst said hints at a change in Microsoft's sales strategy for its homegrown hardware. Read More Dell's server strategy paying off The decline in PC spending has hit Dell hard, but the company's server business is growing, said IDC in its first quarter report on the worldwide server market. Read More Best plan to save Earth from a killer asteroid? Nukes! To protect the Earth from a devastating collision with a large asteroid, one scientist says the best solution would be to nuke it. Read More Former Windows chief defends Windows 8, trumpets sales Former Windows chief Stephen Sinofsky today defended Windows 8's performance in the market, saying, "It's hard for me to look at selling 100 million of something and not feeling great about it." Read More T-Mobile first to sell BlackBerry Q10 qwerty in stores, starting June 5 T-Mobile USA on June 5 will become the first major U.S. carrier to sell the BlackBerry Q10 qwerty smartphone to consumers in stores and online for $99.99 down and 24 monthly $20 payments. Read More 3D printing could help take humans into deep space, NASA says NASA scientists plan to take 3D printers into space to enable astronauts to create tools, and even food, onboard the International Space Station and later on the moon or even Mars. Read More Dropbox goes down for more than an hour Cloud storage service Dropbox users were hit with a widespread service outage this morning that lasted a little more than an hour. Read More Network builders tackle cell vs. Wi-Fi choices Mobile users can probably look forward to being automatically transferred from cellular to Wi-Fi networks in the near future, but going back and forth for the best possible performance is another matter. Read More WHITE PAPER: 10gen A Total Cost of Ownership Comparison of MongoDB & Oracle In this white paper, we compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) of MongoDB and Oracle. It can be faster and cheaper to develop and deploy applications on MongoDB than on Oracle Database, yielding both bottom-line benefits,lower developer and administrative costs. Learn More Google wants software vendors to respond to vulnerabilities within 7 days Google wants vendors to fix or offer mitigation advice for previously unknown and actively exploited software vulnerabilities within seven days of their discovery. Read More Samsung unveils Galaxy S4 mini with 4.3-in. screen and dual-core processor Samsung Electronics announced the Galaxy S4 mini smartphone, which has a larger screen and a better camera than its predecessor, the Galaxy S III mini. Read More Salesforce.com preps intranet app Salesforce.com plans to ship in the second half of the year a hosted application for companies to create intranets that are accessible via mobile devices and that offer enterprise social networking (ESN) capabilities to employees. Read More Start menu isn't back in Win 8.1, but some key features are Microsoft customers clamoring for the incorporation of the Start button and menu into Windows 8 will get their wish partially fulfilled in the upcoming update of the OS. Read More Zoho launches Pulse business social-network app Zoho is getting into the business social-networking game with a new product called Pulse, which also ties back to many of its other applications. Read More Payleven's chip-and-PIN readers land in Apple's retail stores Mobile payments startup Payleven has struck a deal that calls for Apple to start selling chip-and-PIN readers in its retail stores across Europe. Read More JR Raphael: The most important message about Motorola's mysterious 'Moto X' phone Motorola's "Moto X" phone promises to shake things up in the Android world -- but not in the way you might expect. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Mobile app lets you bypass your cellular carrier This fall, when our daughter spends a semester in Europe, she'll be using her Verizon smartphone to call home -- and it won't cost us a penny more. We use Vonage voice over IP telephony service for our home phone. Vonage Extensions, the VoIP provider's dialer app for iOS and Android phones, turns your smartphone into another extension on your Vonage VoIP service. No charges for calls, even to and from Europe! But wait... Read More Preston Gralla: First look at Windows 8.1 -- can it fix a troubled operating system? Windows 8.1 will do a fine job of smoothing out some of Windows 8's roughest edges, and add some new features that should have been in the operating system in the first place. But can it fix the worst problems of the troubled operating system? Read More Jonny Evans: OMG: Apple has shipped something new!!! Silence the bells and stop the presses Apple has introduced a new product! At last! Unfortunately it's nothing more than a slight upgrade of the entry-level iPod touch, which is now available with an A5 chip and a $30 price hike. Read More
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