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	With reorg, Microsoft bets big on home-grown hardware Microsoft's reorganization is the biggest shot yet fired against the company's core partners, the computer makers who have made the software developer a technology giant, analysts said today. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Data+ Conference Monetize Big Data Thru Analytics-Learn How. Data+ Conference Data+ is the world's most authoritative conference on analyzing, predicting and monetizing big data. Learn how to build a data strategy for secure, accessible information for data visualization and reporting; integrate Hadoop, Cassandra, MapReduce, Hive, Hbase and other technologies into the enterprise; and more! Register now. In this Issue No doubt about it, Chromebooks are here to stay Feds asked to sit out Defcon hacking conference this year Ballmer unveils broad Microsoft reorganization Microsoft's Office chief out after musical chairs reorg Microsoft reorganization leaves Dynamics in a sweet spot Who's who in the Microsoft shake-up? Nokia launches Lumia 1020 with superior camera Video: Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone packs 41 megapixel camera Hubble spies blue planet that rains glass in 2,000-degree heat Video brew: Listen to the beat of the hard drive drums T-Mobile to launch its first Firefox phone next week Bread loaf-size spacecraft with tiny plasma thrusters may study deep space Researchers find another Android attack that can get past signature checks EMC bets on flash storage with ScaleIO buy Mount Fuji gets 4G JR Raphael: 3 awesome Android apps for following news with Feedly Preston Gralla: Microsoft reorganization's hidden message: We want to be your daddy Peter Eicher: Makin' copies! How many copies of data are you storing? Jonny Evans: Why Apple's Fall releases are make or break for Cupertino WHITE PAPER: TEKsystems Attributes of Successful Mobile Outsourcing Partnerships TEKsystems commissioned IDG to survey Computerworld's audience regarding their organizations' mobility strategy, the approaches they have pursued or are pursing in implementing mobile technology within their organization and the various ways providers have addressed or plan to address select mobility obstacles. . Learn More No doubt about it, Chromebooks are here to stay Low-cost Chromebooks are doing very well with retailers, in stores and online, and now make up a significant share of the low end market, said market research firm NPD Group. Read More Feds asked to sit out Defcon hacking conference this year The organizers of the Defcon hacking convention have publicly asked U.S. federal government workers not to attend the event this year due to tension in the hacker community caused by the recent revelations about the U.S. government's electronic surveillance efforts. Read More Ballmer unveils broad Microsoft reorganization Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer unveiled what he termed is a "far-reaching realignment" of the company designed to help Microsoft innovate faster and operate in a more coherent and holistic manner as it faces a variety of challenges from rivals big and small. Read More Microsoft's Office chief out after musical chairs reorg Kurt DelBene, the former head of Microsoft's Office division, will retire, apparently one of the executive casualties of the company's reorganization announced today. Read More Microsoft reorganization leaves Dynamics in a sweet spot Microsoft's sweeping company reorganization may have some insiders feeling jittery about the future, but it's doubtful that the vendor's Dynamics business applications division or its customers need to worry. Read More Who's who in the Microsoft shake-up? Today, Microsoft announced its biggest reorganization in years, and a lot of the new leaders have backgrounds in consumer businesses. Here's who's running the show. Read More Nokia launches Lumia 1020 with superior camera As expected, Nokia today announced its Lumia 1020 smartphone with superior camera and video technologies, including a 41 megapixel optical sensor and 6x zoom. Read More Video: Nokia Lumia 1020 smartphone packs 41 megapixel camera Nokia CEO Stephen Elop debuted the phone in New York Thursday. Read More Hubble spies blue planet that rains glass in 2,000-degree heat NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has given scientists information about a blue planet 63 light years away that looks a lot like Earth. However, that might be where the similarities end Read More WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware Your IT Journey - Your Way Faced with unrelenting pressure to do more with less, IT leaders are implementing virtualization, mobility and cloud computing in their enterprises. In this Knowledge Vault Exchange you'll find a plethora of valuable information, including videos, on-demand Webcasts, white papers and Twitter chats. View Now! Video brew: Listen to the beat of the hard drive drums Using an HP Scanjet 3C, two hard drives, two oscilloscopes and a xylophone, YouTube user bd594 creates some pretty well-executed music. Read More T-Mobile to launch its first Firefox phone next week T-Mobile will begin its rollout of phones based on Mozilla's Firefox OS when it puts the Alcatel One Touch on sale in Poland next week. Read More Bread loaf-size spacecraft with tiny plasma thrusters may study deep space Engineers at the University of Michigan are looking to use spacecraft the size of a loaf of bread to study interplanetary space faster and cheaper. Read More Researchers find another Android attack that can get past signature checks A second vulnerability that can be exploited to modify Android apps without breaking their digital signatures has been identified and publicly documented. Read More EMC bets on flash storage with ScaleIO buy Boosting its portfolio of solid state storage technologies, EMC is acquiring ScaleIO, a purveyor of storage management software, for an undisclosed amount of cash. Read More Mount Fuji gets 4G Japan's most famous mountain now has 4G coverage. Read More JR Raphael: 3 awesome Android apps for following news with Feedly Google Reader may be gone, but don't despair: There are some pretty awesome Android apps available for following news via Feedly. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft reorganization's hidden message: We want to be your daddy Microsoft today unveiled a major reorganization that will drastically change the way the company operates. But beneath the restructuring was a hidden message: Like Google, Microsoft wants to gather lots of private data about you, and use that to know what you want before you even do yourself. Read More Peter Eicher: Makin' copies! How many copies of data are you storing? There's a very old IT problem that's gaining renewed attention lately: the problem of keeping too many copies of data. The analyst firm IDC has quantified the problem and come up with some rather startling statistics. For example, they say that more than 60% of all enterprise disk capacity worldwide is filled with copy data Read More Jonny Evans: Why Apple's Fall releases are make or break for Cupertino Reading between the lines of a series of overnight reports, Apple is beginning to lose momentum as months of product release drought dim public perception of the brand. Read More
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