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	Microsoft to fix under-attack Office bug next week Microsoft today said it will ship just five security updates next week, the fewest in any month so far this year, to patch 23 vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer (IE), Windows and Office. Read More WHITE PAPER: 8x8 What Phone Features Should Every Small Business Have? In this this informative eBook, USA TODAY small business columnist Steve Strauss explains in plain English why VoIP is such a good idea for small business and shows how the many powerful, affordable features available from 8x8 can make your business more efficient. Read Now. 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Read More BlackBerry Messenger will hit iOS and Android stores this summer, but not on June 27 BlackBerry Messenger, a free messaging and social networking app for BlackBerry devices, will arrive at iOS and Android app stores at some point, but not on June 27 as tweeted by T-Mobile UK early Thursday. Read More Thunderbolt speeds new Intel thumb drive Intel is showing off what it called the 'world's fastest thumb drive' which uses Thunderbolt technology to provide breakthrough data transfer speeds compared to flash drives that plug into USB ports. Read More Lenovo launches cloud storage service with access to social networks Lenovo will enter the cloud storage market with a service that offers a single sign-on ID to access social networks, favorite applications, as well as a file manager with a search engine to help users find files, photos and other digital media. Read More Wintel under siege as mobile, Android ascend at Computex Surging tablet sales and the muted response to Windows 8 have opened the door for Android at this year's Computex and exposed deeper cracks in the Wintel powerhouse of Windows software and Intel chips. Read More Video: Computex 2013: World Tech Update, June 6, 2013 We're in Taipei this week for Computex where Intel released Haswell, Microsoft previewed Windows 8.1 and Asus, Acer and Sony announced new tablets and hybrids. Follow WTU and host Nick Barber @nickjb and at www.facebook.com/worldtechupdate Read More Sprint to sell LG Optimus F3 online starting June 14 for $30 after rebate, with two-year agreement Sprint and LG Electronics Thursday announced that the LG Optimus F3 smartphone will go on sale online starting June 14 for $29.99, after rebate, with a two-year agreement. 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Read More ISC patches publicly disclosed BIND 9 denial-of-service flaw The Internet Systems Consortium, the organization that develops and maintains the widely used BIND DNS software, has patched a publicly disclosed vulnerability that can be used to remotely crash DNS servers running recent releases of BIND 9. Read More Red Hat packages newer versions of Ruby, Python Red Hat has put out a beta release of Software Collections 1.0, in a bid to let developers use newer versions of languages such as Ruby and Python with support. Read More BI software market growth rate slowed in 2012 The business intelligence software market cooled off a bit in 2012 after "a few historic banner years" of spending growth, due to difficult economic conditions and confusion over industry buzzwords such as "big data," according to analyst firm Gartner. Read More Mandatory 2-year jail sentence for EU hackers a step closer Hackers would face a minimum two-year prison sentence under a new European Union law approved by the European Parliament's civil liberties committee on Thursday. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's weird plan for boosting tablet sales is born to fail Microsoft's two-pronged plan to boost sales of Windows 8 and Windows RT tablets includes cutting costs and including free versions of Office. But it's an oddly conceived strategy. Here's why it's bound to fail. Read More JR Raphael: Google really is deconstructing Android -- and that's awesome Google's pulling Android apart at the seams -- and for anyone who uses the platform, that's fantastic news. Read More Jonny Evans: WWDC: Will pro users stay with Apple if Mac Pro no show? Eight years since Apple announced the move to Intel processors, Mac users are asking: 'Does Apple even care about pro users any more?' It has been years since the company did anything for them and its vapourware promises of something exciting this year are wearing thin. What's going on? Read More
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