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	Microsoft predicts another cruel quarter for PCs Microsoft is prepping Wall Street for a 2% slip in Windows revenue for the third quarter and warning that PC shipments will continue their double-digit tumble. 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 Google bigger than Facebook, Netflix and Instagram combined Apple's interest in supersized iPad signals mimicry of Microsoft SanDisk unveils wireless flash drives that hold up to 64GB Oracle and ARM to tweak Java In Facebook's quest to connect the world, app reaches emerging markets Khronos Group updates graphics, parallel programming tools Canonical to crowdfund first batch of Ubuntu Edge phones SAP execs explain plan for co-CEO Snabe's departure, and the return to single CEO structure Google buys speech recognition patents U.K. Prime Minister warns Internet companies to ban child abuse search terms Video brew: Fireworks displays that rate immortality Google invests in Taiwan-based maker of Glass components Jonny Evans: Opinion: Now Samsung's even emulating Apple's WWDC... Darlene Storm: 750 million phones vulnerable to spying: Hack SIM card via tainted text to get root Preston Gralla: Developers say, "We love Windows Phone" but fail to cash in WHITE PAPER: EasyVista Domtar Case Study Domtar, the largest integrated manufacturer and marketer of uncoated free sheet paper in North America, centralized IT worldwide with EasyVista. Learn More Google bigger than Facebook, Netflix and Instagram combined Google, and its bevy of services, including Gmail, search, YouTube and Maps, account for 25% of all Internet traffic in North America, on average, according to Deepfield, an Internet monitoring company. Read More Apple's interest in supersized iPad signals mimicry of Microsoft Apple's reported interest in a larger iPad tablet with a 13-in. screen shows that the Cupertino Calif. company is thinking along some of the same lines as its rival Microsoft, analysts said today. Read More SanDisk unveils wireless flash drives that hold up to 64GB SanDisk today unveiled its Connect line of wireless flash memory drives, which include the Connect Wireless Flash Drive and the SanDisk Wireless Media Drive. Read More Oracle and ARM to tweak Java Oracle and ARM are working together to make the Java programming language more suitable for ARM processors, in order to encourage its use for embedded systems and enterprise software. Read More In Facebook's quest to connect the world, app reaches emerging markets Facebook is reaching out to emerging markets where it hasn't made much of an imprint -- and it's working. Read More Khronos Group updates graphics, parallel programming tools Programming tools that harness the computing power of CPUs and graphics processors have been updated, bringing more parallel programming capabilities to the table. Read More Canonical to crowdfund first batch of Ubuntu Edge phones Canonical is taking its innovative smartphone design directly to potential customers. The company has launched a crowdfunding campaign to build the original batch of its planned Ubuntu Edge devices. 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. SAP execs explain plan for co-CEO Snabe's departure, and the return to single CEO structure SAP's pending return to a single CEO structure is the right move at the right time, according to co-founder and Chairman Hasso Plattner and co-CEO Jim Hagemann Snabe, who is planning to leave his post next May and join the company's Supervisory Board. Read More Google buys speech recognition patents Google has acquired from the SR Tech Group a portfolio of U.S. patents and patent applications that includes several speech related patents. Read More U.K. Prime Minister warns Internet companies to ban child abuse search terms The British government wants Google, Yahoo and Microsoft to block Internet searches that are likely to lead to child abuse images. Read More Video brew: Fireworks displays that rate immortality In many nations, holidays are observed with fireworks. LOTS of fireworks. Untold millions of dollars are destroyed in minutes, but oh how gloriously they are spent. In the USA, we're coming off of Independence Day celebrations, and there are a plethora (nay, a veritable cornucopia!) of YouTube vids showing some of the more spectacular results. For example, check out what happens when 20,000 bottle rockets are shot up in a matter of a few seconds. Read More Google invests in Taiwan-based maker of Glass components Google appears to be preparing to ramp up production of its Google Glass product with an investment in a Taiwanese chip maker that manufactures components used in the wearable device. Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: Now Samsung's even emulating Apple's WWDC... The Apple versus Samsung story really has grown old, but it seems the Korean firm has the ethics of a love-crossed stalker and really doesn't know where to draw the line -- and I think its latest copycat move is really rather vulgar as Samsung hosts a US developer event a few hundred meters away from Apple's WWDC. Read More Darlene Storm: 750 million phones vulnerable to spying: Hack SIM card via tainted text to get root Security researchers exploited an encryption flaw by sending hidden text messages like mobile operators do to push out updates. But the researchers can text a secret virus that allows root access to the SIM card. An attacker could then eavesdrop on calls, access location information, send premium text messages, change the voicemail number, and even make purchases via mobile payment systems. About 750 million phones may be vulnerable and the attack takes only about two minutes. "Rooting SIM cards" will be presented at the Black Hat security conference in Las Vegas. Read More Preston Gralla: Developers say, "We love Windows Phone" but fail to cash in More developers plan to write apps for Windows Phone than any other platform, concludes a recently finished survey. But their interest has been waning, and a significant problem is that Windows Phone's revenue potential simply hasn't been there. If this continues, Windows Phone could fall even further behind iOS and Android in app availability. Read More
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