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	China likely to become No. 1 in supercomputing this week China has produced a supercomputer capable of 54.9 petaflops that will likely be recognized as the world's fastest system this week with the unveiling of a new Top500 list. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation EMC Next Generation Backup and Recovery Read this IDC analysis of ten midsize companies that have deployed EMC backup and recovery solutions to learn key IDC findings including: - Average payback period of 7 months ROI of 450% over 3 years - Reduced restore times from 17 to 2 hours - Reduced backup windows from 11 to 3 hours Learn more. In this Issue Why is Apple upgrading its entire ecosystem this Fall? Sharky: Actually, we hate that which-way guessing game too Samsung mass produces 1.4GBps PCIe flash cards for notebooks China trounces US in TOP500 supercomputer race Google Glass could get a look at the enterprise How super high-def displays change everything Decades-old bets in Myanmar's tech industry finally reap rewards Nvidia hopes Shield eventually overtakes Xbox, PS4 WEBCAST: 8x8 Unified Communications 101 What's the best way to implement a unified communications solution for your organization? Learn more! Why is Apple upgrading its entire ecosystem this Fall? Apple seems set for a major Fall upgrade across its ecosystem with Reuters adding speculation the company also plans a Fall launch of a $99 iPhone available in multiple colors -- iTunes Radio, the Mac Pro,  iOS 7 and OS X are also set for release then. Why? Read More Sharky: Actually, we hate that which-way guessing game too City government tech upgrades several PCs acting as cash registers at the city's recreation center. But soon one user calls to report that the credit-card reader isn't working on his PC. Read More Samsung mass produces 1.4GBps PCIe flash cards for notebooks Samsung has started mass shipments of its XP941 PCIe flash drive, a card for ultra-slim notebooks that delivers a sequential read performance of 1400MBps throughput. Read More China trounces US in TOP500 supercomputer race The supercomputing arms race is heating up again between the United States and China, as China retakes the top spot in the 41st Top500 listing of the world's most powerful supercomputers with Tianhe-2, an updated system that was able to execute 33.86 petaflops, or 33.86 thousand trillion floating point operations per second. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. A New Set of Network Security Challenges This eBook details how next-generation firewalls have demonstrated their ability to filter network and Internet traffic based upon the applications or traffic types using specific ports to help IT detect application-specific attacks. Learn More Google Glass could get a look at the enterprise While the curious are looking to get their hands on a pair of Google's Glass, companies also may be looking to weave the computerized eyeglasses into their businesses. Read More How super high-def displays change everything The new super high-resolution screens bring beauty, clarity and precision to our work and play, writes columnist Mike Elgan. Are they worth the extra money? Definitely. Read More Decades-old bets in Myanmar's tech industry finally reap rewards It may have taken almost two decades, but Tun Thura Thet's investment in one of Asia's poorest countries is finally paying off. Read More Nvidia hopes Shield eventually overtakes Xbox, PS4 Nvidia's Shield is complementary to gaming consoles for now, but the company hopes that wide adoption of Android gaming ultimately could make the $349 handheld an alternative to Xbox and PlayStation. Read More
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