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	Developers flay Microsoft for withholding Windows 8.1 RTM   Windows app developers today took Microsoft to task for the company's decision to withhold Windows 8.1 until mid-October. Read More   WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation   VMware Horizon View and EMC VSPEX Take the Easy Route to Next Generation Virtual Desktops. Learn how VSPEX with End User Computing Transforms Central Vermont Medical Center IT from Problem Solver to Business Enabler. Learn More. In this Issue Microsoft declares Windows 8.1 ready for OEMs even though work's not finished Preston Gralla: Now that Ballmer's leaving, should Microsoft sell off Bing? 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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! Microsoft declares Windows 8.1 ready for OEMs even though work's not finished Microsoft today declared Windows 8.1 ready for computer and tablet makers, saying the update had reached its RTM, or "release to manufacturing" milestone. Read More   Preston Gralla: Now that Ballmer's leaving, should Microsoft sell off Bing? With Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the way out, there are increasing calls for other dramatic changes at Microsoft, including selling off its money-losing Bing search engine. Should Microsoft sell off Bing, or would doing that do serious harm to Microsoft's future? Read More   Ballmer's exit revives demands for Office on iPad, Android tablets Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer's announcement last week that he will step aside in the next 12 months has renewed calls by analysts that the company offer Office on Apple's iPad and tablets powered by Google's Android. Read More   Best of summer: 12 predictive analytics screw-ups Whether you're new to predictive analytics or have a few projects under your belt, it's all too easy to make gaffes. "The vast majority of analytic projects are riddled with mistakes," says John Elder, CEO at data mining firm Elder Research. Read More   NASA mission to capture near-Earth asteroid for study NASA has released an animation of an ambitious project that includes capturing a near-Earth asteroid and sending astronauts into space to study it. Read More   Lapsing of Moore's Law opens up opportunity in chip design As the trend famously codified by Intel co-founder Gordon Moore -- that the number of transistors on an integrated circuit would double every two years -- seems to be flagging, one top engineer suggests that it is time to rethink chip design to buy performance increases. Read More   Facebook got 25,000 government requests about users Facebook received more than 25,000 requests from governments about its users during the first half of 2013, with nearly half of those requests coming from U.S. law enforcement and related agencies, the company said. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Corporation   Give Your Users What They Want with Cloud and Mobile Date: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Time: 2:00 PM EDT You will learn: - How moving to the cloud can help accelerate mobile adoption in your organization. - The benefits of combining the power of cloud with the freedom and functionality of mobile. Learn More. New smartphone OSes taking baby steps toward iOS, Android   Four new smartphone OSes intend to challenge the dominant position of Apple and Google. Mozilla's Firefox OS is the first out of the gate, but Canonical, Samsung Electronics and Intel, as well as Finnish upstart Jolla Mobile, are also getting their alternatives ready. Read More   Ellison to talk in-memory database, Oracle PaaS at OpenWorld Oracle CEO Larry Ellison typically uses his annual OpenWorld conference keynotes to deliver the company's biggest announcements and strategic positioning. This year it's in-memory database and platform as a service offerings. Read More   Citrix links Netscaler and VMware network virtualization platform Citrix Systems will use its NetScaler Control Center for VMware to manage NetScaler functionality within virtualized networks that use VMware's NSX platform. Read More   Samsung claims Ericsson demands billions more for patent licenses Samsung Electronics claims that Ericsson demanded billions more for patent licenses after their license agreement expired in 2007. Read More   JR Raphael: Hands on with Motorola Skip, the PIN-skipping fast-unlock gadget for your phone The Motorola Skip is an unassuming little clip that promises to take the hassle out of unlocking your phone. So how's the thing work -- and is it actually worth using? Read More   Robert L. Mitchell: No, it doesn't cause cancer: The fatal error behind junk science A data scientist describes how a "vast search effect" leads many epidemmiological studies to false conclusions. Don't let it creep into your own business analysis. Read More   Preston Gralla: Why Bill Gates Can't Save Microsoft CEO Ballmer and his predecessor shared a vision of how Microsoft could stay on top by focusing on Windows. Read More
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