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	Apple seeks 'iWatch' trademark in Japan Apple has filed to trademark the phrase 'iWatch' in Japan, amid rumors the company will soon launch a smart watch device globally. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux - A Platform without Boundaries Businesses that depend on innovation have one thing in common: They have built their technology foundations to be open, not closed. These businesses run on Red Hat® Enterprise Linux®. It's time to experience what IT can do with no proprietary limits, vendor-imposed constraints, or boundaries to innovation. Learn more now In this Issue Nokia to pay $2.2B for stake in Nokia Siemens Networks Richi Jennings: Fire Steve Ballmer after BUILD FAIL (you know you can do it) Sharky: Wait, software guy -- isn't this a hardware issue? Intel's CTO Justin Rattner stepping down NASA's distant scout: Voyager 1 reaches edge of solar system NASA to launch solar-explorer spacecraft tonight Talking robot to blast into space for experiment in human/robot conversation 11 highlights from Microsoft's BUILD conference Finally! A full-featured 'phablet' 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! Nokia to pay $2.2B for stake in Nokia Siemens Networks Nokia is to acquire Siemens' 50% stake in joint venture Nokia Siemens Networks, which will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Finnish company after the transaction is completed. Read More Richi Jennings: Fire Steve Ballmer after BUILD FAIL (you know you can do it) BUILD 2013 was not BLAMMER's best bash. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is facing growing calls to let Steve Ballmer go. His performance up to and including the BUILD conference keynote came under criticism. And that's despite the free Windows 8.1 download. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if this is the best way to save Microsoft. Read More Sharky: Wait, software guy -- isn't this a hardware issue? This junior mainframe programmer is part of a team that's moved to a new location. But soon a senior data analyst starts complaining that she's getting headaches and her terminal isn't right. Read More Intel's CTO Justin Rattner stepping down Intel's CTO and director of its labs Justin Rattner is stepping down to meet a requirement under the company's bylaws that employees cannot serve as corporate officers after the age of 65. Read More WHITE PAPER: Plantronics, Inc. eBook: Why Voice is Critical for your UC Deployment The ability for your team members to have all points of communication brought together in one platform is compelling. And allowing team members to collaborate from virtually anywhere should be appealing. Read Now! NASA's distant scout: Voyager 1 reaches edge of solar system Nearly 36 years after its launch, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft is nearing the edge of the solar system and interstellar space. Read More NASA to launch solar-explorer spacecraft tonight NASA is preparing to launch a spacecraft tonight that scientists hope will answer fundamental questions on how the sun creates such intense energy. Read More Talking robot to blast into space for experiment in human/robot conversation A small, humanoid robot will fly to the International Space Station this summer to take part in the first experiment on conversation in space between a human and a robot. Read More 11 highlights from Microsoft's BUILD conference Microsoft kicked off it's BUILD developers conference Wednesday with a two hour keynote. Here are some of the takeaways. Read More Finally! A full-featured 'phablet' Phablets (phones + tablets) need wearable devices to make them powerful and mainstream, as well as acceptable in business. Here's one company that understands this. Read More
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