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	D.C. awards Obamacare IT work to offshore outsourcer Infosys recently announced that it won a $49.5 million contract to develop a health benefit exchange for the District of Columbia. It is one of the larger government contracts won by an offshore outsourcing firm, but it's unclear whether any of the work will be done overseas. Read More WHITE PAPER: TEKsystems Attributes of Successful Mobile Outsourcing Partnerships TEKsystems commissioned IDG to survey Computerworld's audience regarding their organizations' mobility strategy, the approaches they have pursued or are pursing in implementing mobile technology within their organization and the various ways providers have addressed or plan to address select mobility obstacles. . Learn More In this Issue What makes OS X Mavericks so special? Microsoft releases disk images for Windows 8.1 beta upgrades House panel approves bill increasing H-1B limits Microsoft delivers mobile app for SkyDrive Pro T-Mobile to buy U.S. Cellular 4G spectrum for $308 million BlackBerry sells 6.8 million smartphones; reports $84M Q1 loss New disk wiper malware linked to attacks in South Korea, researchers say LTE makes headway on global roaming, speed and voice Pioneer launches car navigation with augmented reality, heads-up displays Barbara Krasnoff: 6 cool gadgets seen at CE Week (videos) JR Raphael: Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition vs. the regular GS4: Camera shootout! JR Raphael: HTC One Google Play Edition vs. the regular HTC One: Camera shootout! Preston Gralla: Five reasons Windows 8.1 is a winner WEBCAST: Workday The Mobile Enterprise Today's mobile enterprise requires important data anywhere, anytime. And with mobile enterprise applications, IT needs to offer simple, easy-to-use apps that employees will embrace – without compromising security. View Now What makes OS X Mavericks so special? OS X might not be getting as much attention this year as iOS 7, but as is usually the case, Apple is refining OS X to make it work better for users, says columnist Michael deAgonia. Read More Microsoft releases disk images for Windows 8.1 beta upgrades Microsoft has released its Windows 8.1 beta as a disk image, making it more convenient to upgrade multiple devices within an organization or enterprise. Read More House panel approves bill increasing H-1B limits A House committee has approved legislation that would more than double the current skilled immigration H-1B cap with the focus on science and technology workers. Read More Microsoft delivers mobile app for SkyDrive Pro Microsoft has released a SkyDrive Pro mobile application that gives SharePoint Online users access to the cloud storage service from iOS and Windows 8 devices. Read More T-Mobile to buy U.S. Cellular 4G spectrum for $308 million T-Mobile said Friday that it has signed an agreement to buy 10MHz of Advanced Wireless Services (AWS) wireless spectrum from U.S. Cellular for $308 million in cash. Read More BlackBerry sells 6.8 million smartphones; reports $84M Q1 loss BlackBerry shipped 6.8 million smartphones and recorded a $84 million loss during the three months to June 1, as it struggles to turn around its fortunes. Read More WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware Your IT Journey - Your Way Faced with unrelenting pressure to do more with less, IT leaders are implementing virtualization, mobility and cloud computing in their enterprises. In this Knowledge Vault Exchange you'll find a plethora of valuable information, including videos, on-demand Webcasts, white papers and Twitter chats. View Now! New disk wiper malware linked to attacks in South Korea, researchers say A new piece of malware designed to delete files from hard disk drives and render computers unable to boot targets South Korean users, according to researchers from security firm Symantec. Read More LTE makes headway on global roaming, speed and voice LTE is simultaneously being pushed forward on several fronts, and the result for users will be faster networks, better coverage and the ability to access networks while travelling abroad. Read More Pioneer launches car navigation with augmented reality, heads-up displays Pioneer has launched a car navigation system that uses heads-up displays and virtual reality to guide drivers. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: 6 cool gadgets seen at CE Week (videos) CE Week took place in New York City last week; a group of vendors showed off their new and upcoming consumer products to interested New Yorkers. I took videos of six of the company reps showing off their gadgets: Read More JR Raphael: Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition vs. the regular GS4: Camera shootout! How does the Galaxy S4 Google Play Edition compare with the regular GS4 in terms of camera quality? Check out these side-by-side samples and see what you think. Read More JR Raphael: HTC One Google Play Edition vs. the regular HTC One: Camera shootout! The HTC One is known for taking great pictures -- so with stock Android software, is the Google Play Edition just as good? Time to find out. Read More Preston Gralla: Five reasons Windows 8.1 is a winner Windows 8.1 has gone a long way towards fixing some but certainly not all of Windows 8's woes. Here are five ways Windows 8.1 improves upon Windows 8. Read More
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