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	Microsoft writes off nearly $1B to account for Surface RT bomb Microsoft today took an unexpected $900 million charge to account for what it called "inventory adjustments" for the Surface RT, the poor-selling tablet that debuted last year. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving Read the IDC report on how EMC is well positioned to help organizations that want to consider alternatives to tape for long-term backup retention and archiving needs. Learn more. In this Issue Online ad group accuses Mozilla of anti-business bias Nvidia sees good Windows RT future, even as analysts see platform's demise 'Kill switch' on smartphones takes a step forward Next-gen Nexus 7 to have two cameras, Qualcomm processor Java 7 vulnerability opens door to 10-year-old attack Smile! Earth's pic to be taken from space on Friday, Saturday Dell shareholder vote to take company private delayed Verizon's mobile and Fios drive revenue growth Millennials in the Valley: Inside the Gen Y Mindset Facebook lands bug hunters with Monoidics buy NASA telescope opens eye to spy on the sun Sony to sell 'world's first' SD card-based backup for PCs Nokia has best quarter for Lumia smartphones sales, trims losses NoSQL joins SQL in FoundationDB purchase of Akiban Sharon Machlis: Tableau dataviz moves to the cloud Jonny Evans: Apple, Google, Microsoft and others demand transparency post-PRISM Preston Gralla: Nokia's booming Windows Phone sales set a world record. So why is Lumia dying in the U.S? Darlene Storm: Some cops are stunningly clueless about basic cybersecurity and how the Internet works JR Raphael: Verizon and AT&T early upgrade plans are steaming hot piles of rip-off WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Storage Virtualization eGuide In this eGuide, Computerworld along with sister publications Network World and the IDG News Service examine some of the newest technologies and trends in storage virtualization today. Read on to learn about how leveraging storage virtualization can help enterprises get a handle on their data while minimizing costs and management headaches. Learn more. Online ad group accuses Mozilla of anti-business bias An online advertising group this week attacked Mozilla, the maker of Firefox, for being anti-business, hiding behind a veneer of populism and harboring "techno-libertarians." Read More Nvidia sees good Windows RT future, even as analysts see platform's demise Even as the market for Surface RT and other Windows RT tablets grows more dire by the day, chip supplier Nvidia said it remains bullish to the platform and is committed for the long term. Read More 'Kill switch' on smartphones takes a step forward A call by U.S. prosecutors for phone manufacturers to install a "kill switch" to discourage smartphone theft has taken a step forward, with Apple and Samsung providing handsets whose security features will be put to the test. Read More Next-gen Nexus 7 to have two cameras, Qualcomm processor The second-generation 7-in. Nexus 7 tablet, which Google may unveil next week, includes two cameras and is expected to run Android 4.3 (Jelly Bean), according to leaked photos and video. Read More Java 7 vulnerability opens door to 10-year-old attack Security researchers from Polish vulnerability research firm Security Explorations claim to have identified a new vulnerability in Java 7 that could allow attackers to bypass the software's security sandbox and execute arbitrary code on the underlying system. Read More Smile! Earth's pic to be taken from space on Friday, Saturday Two NASA spacecraft, one studying Saturn's system, the other observing Mercury, are maneuvering into place to take long-distance pictures of Earth on Friday and Saturday. Read More Dell shareholder vote to take company private delayed Dell has delayed a shareholder vote of a proposed buyout deal in which founder Michael Dell and Silver Lake Partners would take the company private. Read More Verizon's mobile and Fios drive revenue growth Verizon Communications has reported a revenue increase of 4.3% for the second quarter of 2013, compared to a year ago, with mobile and Fios broadband customers additions driving the growth. Read More Millennials in the Valley: Inside the Gen Y Mindset Do Millennials trust Facebook more than their employer? Why are they bringing their parents to work? Silicon Valley tech companies are fighting to hire these Generation Y workers, so it's time to gain some insight into the Millennial workforce. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Federal IT Innovation Caught in a Catch-22 Fed resources shoring up old infrastructure, holding back new technologies. Read Now Facebook lands bug hunters with Monoidics buy Facebook is acquiring the assets of Monoidics, a U.K.-based software startup, including its bug-hunting technical team. Read More NASA telescope opens eye to spy on the sun The telescope doors are open on a NASA spacecraft that could give scientists clues to space weather that affects communication systems, electronics and power networks. Read More Sony to sell 'world's first' SD card-based backup for PCs Sony wants to simplify laptop backups. Read More Nokia has best quarter for Lumia smartphones sales, trims losses Nokia sold 7.4 million Lumia smartphones in the second quarter, its best yet for sales of the Windows Phone devices, but still reported a net loss. Read More NoSQL joins SQL in FoundationDB purchase of Akiban Database software vendor FoundationDB has acquired Akiban, another purveyor of database software, in a move to develop a hybrid data-store application capable of storing both SQL and non-SQL data. Read More Sharon Machlis: Tableau dataviz moves to the cloud Tableau Software is launching an enterprise cloud service based on its Tableau Server dataviz software. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple, Google, Microsoft and others demand transparency post-PRISM Tech firms have begun fighting back against the level of US government surveillance revealed with PRISM, with Apple, Google, Facebook and others uniting to demand greater transparency when it comes to the full extent of government surveillance -- but this isn't just about privacy, this is a fight for the future of technology. Read More Preston Gralla: Nokia's booming Windows Phone sales set a world record. So why is Lumia dying in the U.S? Nokia had its best quarter ever for its Lumia Windows Phone line, with 7.4 million devices sold worldwide. But North American sales are lagging -- in fact, they haven't budged since at least late 2011. What does this mean for the future of Windows Phone? Read More Darlene Storm: Some cops are stunningly clueless about basic cybersecurity and how the Internet works Some cops and LEA working "intelligence," investigating cyberterrorism and cybercrime are stunningly clueless about cybersecurity and even how the Internet works. Read More JR Raphael: Verizon and AT&T early upgrade plans are steaming hot piles of rip-off Verizon and AT&T are introducing new plans to let you upgrade more often, but they're ridiculously confusing -- and not at all good for your wallet. Read More
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