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	Getting around Google+: Expand your circles -- and your influence Psst! Hey, you -- yes, you. Come closer; there's something I need to tell you. It's simply this: If you aren't taking Google+ seriously yet, you're missing out on an enormous opportunity. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry BlackBerry for business. Built to keep your business moving. Help employees make the most of business opportunities with BlackBerry smartphones powered by BlackBerry® 10. BlackBerry 10 features & apps work together seamlessly to deliver the ultimate end user experience. With BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10, easily deploy, manage, secure & control BYOD & corporate devices to truly mobilize your business. Learn more about BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 In this Issue Website owners can legally block some users, court rules Apple, Samsung nearly neck-and-neck in smartphone customer retention McAfee exec tapped for top Homeland Security post Video: Wall Street data centers learn from Hurricane Sandy Intel set to ship LTE chip for mobile use in many countries Apple iPad market share plummets in China as domestic vendors grow Microsoft updates Windows Phone App Studio as developer projects soar Outlook.com and Skype integration starts to roll out Samsung Galaxy Mega comes to the US, for when no amount of phone is too much phone Don't start selling until you see the whites of their eyes: Google patents 'pay-per-gaze' ads Steve Pate: HIPAA compliance in the cloud IT Blogwatch: Revealed: Samsung smartwatch Galaxy Gear WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Preparing Your Infrastructure for the Hyperconvergence Era From cloud computing and virtualization to mobility and unified communications, an array of innovative technologies is transforming today's data centers. And along the way, they're also flooding corporate networks with enormous new torrents of traffic. Read Now Website owners can legally block some users, court rules Public website owners have the right to selectively block users from their sites and anyone who circumvents those blocks may be violating the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, a federal judge ruled. Read More   Apple, Samsung nearly neck-and-neck in smartphone customer retention Apple and Samsung were almost equally able to keep customers in their respective smartphone folds over the last 12 months, an analyst said Monday. Read More   McAfee exec tapped for top Homeland Security post A McAfee vice president and seasoned technology executive will head the Department of Homeland Security's cybersecurity office, the agency announced Monday. Read More   Video: Wall Street data centers learn from Hurricane Sandy Wall's street's signs and lights convey a sense of urgency and permanence to the world. But that perception was damaged last year when Hurricane Sandy slammed into the New York metro area, shutting down Wall Street for two days. Read More   Intel set to ship LTE chip for mobile use in many countries Intel plans to become a leader in wireless and will ship its first multimode LTE processor later this month as part of that drive. Read More   Apple iPad market share plummets in China as domestic vendors grow The market share of Apple's iPad fell dramatically in China during the second quarter as a result of competition from Android tablets made by little-known "white box" vendors. 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. Microsoft updates Windows Phone App Studio as developer projects soar Microsoft is updating the recently launched beta of Windows Phone App Studio to improve performance and scalability after the new app development tool crossed 55,000 active projects. Read More   Outlook.com and Skype integration starts to roll out   Microsoft has integrated Outlook.com with Skype in several countries, including the U.K., the U.S. and Germany, offering users the ability to tap Skype functions and contacts from within the interface of the webmail application. Read More   Samsung Galaxy Mega comes to the US, for when no amount of phone is too much phone As we approach back-to-school, you may be wondering what to get the Sasquatch in your life. Samsung may have the answer with its half-foot-plus display'd Galaxy Mega,A which is coming to the US this week. Read More   Don't start selling until you see the whites of their eyes: Google patents 'pay-per-gaze' ads Although we are constantly surrounded by advertisements both online and offline, companies have no way to know whether we've actually seen what they're selling. That could change in the future, with the help of Google Glass. Read More   Steve Pate: HIPAA compliance in the cloud Remember how when you were a kid, and you went to spend the night at a friend's house, you were faced with all kinds of new and different 'rules of the house'? The new HIPAA Omnibus rule, went into effect on March 26th, 2013, is kind of like staying at a friend's house – though the rules are way more complicated, and the penalty for non-compliance can be significantly more costly. If you are a provider – or user – of public cloud services, there are a number of key changes you need to know. Read More   IT Blogwatch: Revealed: Samsung smartwatch Galaxy Gear Samsung's said to sell its smartwatch soon. Samsung will launch its anticipated Galaxy Gear smartwatch early next month. The wrist-mounted smartphone companion won't have the flexible screen illustrated in Samsung's patent, but will have a wide array of sensors and enough horsepower to put a midrange smartphone to shame. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers try to avoid Dick Tracy gags (and fail). Not to mention: Dick Tracy... [You're fired -Ed.] Read More
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