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	Windows 8 users snub 'Modern' apps, stick to desktop A majority of consumer and small business Windows 8 PC users launch fewer than one "Modern" app a day, signaling that they're spending most of their time on the classic Windows 7-style desktop, according to data released Wednesday. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: VMware Innovation Awards Now Accepting Submissions - VMware Innovation Awards Winners will be selected by a prestigious panel of judges and honored at VMworld on August 27th in San Francisco. VMware Innovation Awards Winner will receive: Your story featured in Computerworld, 2 conference passes to VMworld 2013, and more. Submit an entry for this prestigious award and showcase your innovative projects, visit: http://events.computerworld.com/VMwareNominationform2013CW In this Issue U.S. urged to let companies 'hack-back' at IP cyber thieves IT weather forecast: Hurricanes with a chance of dead satellites Researchers find more versions of digitally signed Mac OS X spyware Powerful thin clients could turn into PC alternatives EU aims to beat US in chip race As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the cloud Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days Windows 8.1 laptops with AMD's new chips to support wireless display Box buys iOS app to improve links to iPhone, iPad users French police end missing persons searches, suggest using Facebook instead Adobe continues social push, acquires mobile app agency Preston Gralla: Does Lenovo's high earnings show there's gold in Windows 8? WHITE PAPER: ClickSoftware The A to Z of Mobile Workforce Scheduling Optimization This business paper examines business benefits through optimized scheduling solutions for service delivery improvements. Learn More. U.S. urged to let companies 'hack-back' at IP cyber thieves U.S. companies should be allowed to take aggressive countermeasures against hackers seeking to steal their intellectual property, contends the private Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property. Read More IT weather forecast: Hurricanes with a chance of dead satellites NOAA is working to fix a broken weather satellite -- the one that watches the Atlantic Ocean -- even as it gears up for what's expected to be an above-normal year for hurricanes. Read More Researchers find more versions of digitally signed Mac OS X spyware Security researchers have identified multiple samples of the recently discovered "KitM" spyware for Mac OS X, including one dating back to December 2012 and targeting German-speaking users. Read More Powerful thin clients could turn into PC alternatives Thin clients introduced this week by Dell and Hewlett-Packard have faster processor than existing thin clients as well as high-definition graphics capabilities, so they could be alternatives to traditional PCs as computing continues moving to the cloud. Read More EU aims to beat US in chip race Europe's Digital Agenda Commissioner on Thursday set out plans for the European Union to produce more micro- and nano-chips than the United States in the next seven years. Read More As Ethernet turns 40, some seek to take it to the cloud As Ethernet marks its 40th birthday this week, some of those celebrating will also be looking ahead to yet another use for the nearly ubiquitous technology: the cloud. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Backup and Recovery Changes This IDC Whitepaper provides an overview of the forces driving change within today's IT organizations and data centers and discusses how backup and recovery can enable or hinder broader IT infrastructure and business transformation. Learn more. Java developer says he built, launched basic open source office suite in 30 days A freelance Java developer claims it took him only 30 days to build and launch a basic open source office suite that runs on multiple OSes. Read More Windows 8.1 laptops with AMD's new chips to support wireless display Advanced Micro Devices hopes to regain share in the PC processor market with its upcoming chips based on the Jaguar core, which will bring console-like gaming and wireless displays to laptops with Windows 8 and its successor, Windows Blue. Read More Box buys iOS app to improve links to iPhone, iPad users Box has acquired an unreleased application called Folders, designed to give iPhone and iPad users a mobile front-end interface for the cloud storage and file management and sharing service as well as for competitors Google Drive and Dropbox. Read More French police end missing persons searches, suggest using Facebook instead The latest victim of disruption by Internet technologies is a veteran of World War I: the missing persons search. Read More Adobe continues social push, acquires mobile app agency Adobe has acquired Thumb Labs, a small mobile app agency, as part of its broader push to give its new cloud-enabled software offerings a more social flavor. Read More Preston Gralla: Does Lenovo's high earnings show there's gold in Windows 8? Even though the PC market has seen record declines, high-flying Lenovo just reported record revenue an a 90 percent increase in profits compared to a year ago. Has the Chinese-based company figured out how to turn Windows 8 into gold? Read More
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