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	iPhone buyback firms unruffled by Apple's trade-in plans Buyback firms today remained unconcerned about a reported Apple in-store iPhone trade-in program, saying that if accurate, it simply vindicated their business models. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Argent What's the biggest bottleneck in VMware? Do more CPUs improve VMware?      Using VMware NIC Teaming?      Does TCP/IP affect VMware? (You'll be surprised)      Get this essential FREE white paper now      11 pages of technical details, not sales fluff      Click to continue In this Issue As Ballmer departs, tech world awaits white smoke from Redmond Judge approves $20 million Facebook fund to settle lawsuit Dell commits again to Windows 8 for business tablets Google, Apple remove some restrictions on tech sent to Iran IBM's new Power8 doubles performance of Watson chip ARM acquires Sensinode, a maker of software for 'Internet of Things' 8 tips to boost your resume chances with applicant tracking systems HP, Juniper to help VMware take on networks with NSX 70% of US residents have broadband access, study finds Google Glass for bespectacled coming in a 'few months' VMware sets sites on network virtualization Xbox One will have a high-performance custom chip Rebecca Linke: The long and glorious history of the Turbo-Encabulator Jonny Evans: Samsung: Has the anti-Apple lost its way? Richi Jennings: iPhone 5C and 5S rumor roundup ridicules the echo-chamber WHITE PAPER: Network Instruments Getting Ahead Managing VoIP and Videoconferencing Can the move to UC be just another simple technology transition? End users expect these technologies to look, act and behave just as their non-IP predecessors. But for IT teams it brings very real, new requirements. Learn VoIP and video success strategies from Jim Frey, an Enterprise Management Associates analyst. Learn more. As Ballmer departs, tech world awaits white smoke from Redmond Mere days into the Steve Ballmer Successor Watch, guessing his successor has become a tech industry pastime. Read More   Judge approves $20 million Facebook fund to settle lawsuit A U.S. judge has put a stamp of approval on a $20 million fund for Facebook to settle a class-action advertising suit, despite objections from groups representing minors on the site. Read More   Dell commits again to Windows 8 for business tablets   Windows 8 may be seeing sluggish demand, but Dell believes its the best OS for business tablets and plans to roll out more products built with the operating system later this year, a senior executive said Tuesday. Read More   Google, Apple remove some restrictions on tech sent to Iran Google has told Android developers that they can start offering free apps in Iran, while Apple has removed Iran from among the countries to which sales of its products are prohibited. Read More   IBM's new Power8 doubles performance of Watson chip   IBM for the first time revealed details on Monday of its 12-core Power8 chip, which is twice as fast as the Power7 chip used in the Watson supercomputer. Read More   ARM acquires Sensinode, a maker of software for 'Internet of Things' ARM has acquired Sensinode in Finland in its bid to provide technology and processors for the 'Internet of things' consisting of a variety of low-power and inexpensive devices including sensors communicating with the Internet and one another. Read More   8 tips to boost your resume chances with applicant tracking systems Experts agree that submitting your resume online isn't the best choice. But what do you do when you've found a dream job that matches your skill set perfectly, you don't know anyone on the inside and you're running out of time? Read More   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 HP, Juniper to help VMware take on networks with NSX   VMware's big splash in software-defined networking with its NSX network hypervisor comes with partnerships already in place to flesh out its virtual networks. Read More   70% of US residents have broadband access, study finds   As of May, 70% of U.S. residents ages 18 and older access the Internet via high-speed broadband, although the rate of broadband adoption has been sluggish, according to survey results released Monday by the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life Project. Read More   Google Glass for bespectacled coming in a 'few months'   A version of Google Glass for people who already wear glasses will arrive in a few months, the head of the Google project said Monday. Read More   VMware sets sites on network virtualization VMware CEO Pat Gelsinger used his opening keynote speech at the company's annual VMworld conference to emphasize plans to virtualize networks with the aim of achieving the success in virtualizing servers. Read More   Xbox One will have a high-performance custom chip Microsoft's upcoming Xbox One gaming console will contain a custom chip the company designed in conjunction with Advanced Micro Devices with the aim of delivering maximum graphics performance, presenters said Monday at Microsoft's Hot Chips conference. Read More   Rebecca Linke: The long and glorious history of the Turbo-Encabulator   You may know about the Turbo-Encabulator, but do you know its history? And have you seen the videos? Read More   Jonny Evans: Samsung: Has the anti-Apple lost its way? The Apple versus Samsung story takes a new twist next month when the Korean firm attempts to undermine September 10's iPhone launch with its own earlier special event, but has the anti-Apple lost the power to innovate? Read More   Richi Jennings: iPhone 5C and 5S rumor roundup ridicules the echo-chamber   Don't ask about iPhone 5C or 5S release dates. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) watchers are prognosticating their little hearts out, as we approach the launch (probably) in two weeks (probably) of the new iPhones (probably), branded 5S (probably) and 5C (probably). You're (probably) wondering if there's anything new to say. Well, yes, there (probably) is. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if, at this point, anybody cares two hoots about this stuff. Read More
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