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	Usability, not 'flat' design, key to Monday's iOS refresh Apple is expected to debut a revamped iOS on Monday, featuring a "flatter" design that, if not done properly, could be a step backward in usability, a pair of user interface experts said. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving EMC Data Domain Systems respond to the challenges organizations are struggling with as they balance requirements for disk-based backup, long-term backup retention, and cost-effective archiving. The systems support long-term backup retention and provide a foundation for supporting new archiving workloads. Learn more. In this Issue INSIDER IT on the edge: CIOs who (literally) keep the lights on What China's supercomputing push means for the U.S. Prism leaker steps forward, cites 'massive surveillance machine' How Microsoft could rule consumer electronics DOJ clears Softbank's acquisition of Sprint Nextel Forget the keynote. WWDC is still about the developers Apple blinks, inks deals with labels in time to intro 'iRadio' on Monday Google appears close to buying Waze for $1B Jason van Zyl: More apps, more data, more devices. What does it mean for app dev? TechEd crystalizes Microsoft's BYOD management strategy Apple's WWDC keynote address, live coverage Richi Jennings: iOS 7 revealed, ahead of WWDC WHITE PAPER: HP Mobile Application Monitoring Breeds Business Possibilities Mobile applications are radically altering the way businesses operate and how they interact with their employees and customers. Ensuring performance of these mobile apps is critical, yet performance is difficult to monitor. Read Now! INSIDER IT on the edge: CIOs who (literally) keep the lights on CIOs in emerging economies have to be creative to keep IT up and running -- addressing redundancy, navigating a thicket of sometimes onerous regulations, and in general doing more with less. Insider (Registration required) Read More What China's supercomputing push means for the U.S. China isn't downloading software off the Web to build its systems, it has design teams writing its software, says Argonne's Peter Beckman, who heads the DOE's exascale initiative. Read More Prism leaker steps forward, cites 'massive surveillance machine' The person responsible for disclosing details on the growth of U.S. government surveillance programs that exploded into public view last week has identified himself as 29-year-old Edward Snowden, a technology contractor working at the National Security Agency. Read More How Microsoft could rule consumer electronics Microsoft has everything it needs to beat Apple and Google and rule consumer electronics. What it lacks is the will to ship that technology to consumers and provide people with a compelling, breathtaking and wonderful vision of the future. Read More DOJ clears Softbank's acquisition of Sprint Nextel The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it has no objection to Softbank acquiring Sprint Nextel, a decision that clears the way for the Federal Communications Commission to rule on the deal. Read More Forget the keynote. WWDC is still about the developers As usual, the Apple rumor mill has been on overdrive as WWDC nears. But all the hype about anything CEO Tim Cook might reveal misses the point, says columnist Ryan Faas. WWDC is still about developers. Read More WEBCAST: EMC Corporation Backup for Oracle Interactive Desktop You need speed to keep pace with data growth and the new demands of virtualization. EMC backup appliances have three times faster performance for Oracle than the nearest competitor. What's more, for Oracle running on VMware, EMC reduces backup times by 90 percent and speed recoveries by 30 times. You need fast? You got it! Learn More Apple blinks, inks deals with labels in time to intro 'iRadio' on Monday With just days to spare, and as one analyst had expected, Apple blinked in negotiations with Sony Music, giving the Cupertino, Calif., company the green light to announce an Internet radio service on Monday. Read More Google appears close to buying Waze for $1B Google is close to a deal to acquire Waze, maker of the eponymous crowdsourced mapping app, for at least $1 billion, according to the Wall Street Journal and others. Read More Jason van Zyl: More apps, more data, more devices. What does it mean for app dev? More threats, more pressure, move faster, but where's the help? Oh, sure, just put it in the cloud, that will take care of it. Sound familiar? As developers, we live in a world that is dominated by pace and change. If you are fortunate to work for an organization that expects the development team to turn technology into a competitive advantage then you have to deliver fast and continuously. Read More TechEd crystalizes Microsoft's BYOD management strategy Microsoft's TechEd North America conference, held last week in New Orleans, provided a first glimpse of the architecture that Microsoft shops should use to manage employee personal devices for work duties. Read More Apple's WWDC keynote address, live coverage Join us for live coverage of the keynote address from WWDC today at 1 PM Eastern / 10 AM Pacific / 6 PM UK. Read More Richi Jennings: iOS 7 revealed, ahead of WWDC Apple rumors are interesting, if thin. Apple is expected to announce iOS 7 later today at the Worldwide Developers Conference keynote. But the traditional pre-WWDC rumor-mongering seems muted this year. We think we know that the iPhone/iPad operating system gets a flatter look, but details are sparse. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers reveal what little they have to reveal. Read More
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