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	IT careers: Does it pay to become a brand specialist?   Hitching your wagon to the latest 'it' technology can lead to lucrative pay and compelling job opportunities, but it's not without risk. dBase developer, anyone? 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 How low will Apple go on the iPhone 5C? Microsoft Patch Tuesday: The Ping of Death returns, IPv6-style Public sector CIOs head to the exits China prepares stimulus program to possibly spark PC, handset sales Hyperloop tube travel may be more than a pipe dream Smartphones outsell feature phones for first time in Q2, Gartner says Matt Hamblen: Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 comes with microSD slot and a brilliant screen Juergen Fritsch: Welcome to the stone age of healthcare analytics Good Technology CEO: 'We focus on the data, not the device' Facebook eyes 'cold flash' to store those old baby pictures Michael Horowitz: Shopping for a Chromebook Oracle trots out virtualization appliance, taking on NetApp and EMC Bitcoin wallets upgraded after Android cryptography problem Senate committee takes a hard look at virtual currencies like Bitcoin Richi Jennings: Buy BlackBerry, or it's buh-bye BlackBerry WHITE PAPER: SAS TDWI Report: 7 Steps to Advanced Analytics What are the keys to advanced analytics success? This TDWI report focuses on how organizations can align data management practices and technologies with requirements for advanced analytics. Learn More How low will Apple go on the iPhone 5C? Apple's new iPhone 5C will sell at an unsubsidized price between $330 and $400, analysts said, even as some questioned whether the change in the company's lower-priced strategy would pay off. Read More   Microsoft Patch Tuesday: The Ping of Death returns, IPv6-style Internet Explorer proved to be the biggest security concern for Microsoft in the last month, with the browser spurring 11 of the 19 critical vulnerabilities the company issued in August's "Patch Tuesday" set of software fixes. Read More   Public sector CIOs head to the exits In a time of government cutbacks, the tenure of public sector CIOs is increasingly shorter than their private sector counterparts, a new survey by Gartner finds. Read More   China prepares stimulus program to possibly spark PC, handset sales China will soon roll out a plan to stimulate sales of IT products, which could help revive PC shipments in the nation, and further stimulate purchases of smartphones. Read More   Hyperloop tube travel may be more than a pipe dream   Instead of boarding a plane for your next business trip, ever think you might make the journey inside a solar-powered, car-sized aluminum pod shooting through a steel tube? That's the vision of Elon Musk, chief executive of electric car maker Tesla Motors and SpaceX. Read More   Smartphones outsell feature phones for first time in Q2, Gartner says Worldwide smartphone sales to end users accounted for nearly 52% of mobile phone sales in the second quarter, surpassing feature phones sales for the first time as a result of growth in Asian countries like China, Gartner said. Read More   Matt Hamblen: Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 comes with microSD slot and a brilliant screen Samsung launched three new Android Jelly Bean tablets at major U.S. retailers on July 7. I've just tried out a review unit of the 8-in. version of the Galaxy Tab 3 almost daily for about three weeks to get a good feel for the device. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Crittercism   Defining Mobile APM The explosion of mobile devices, the advance of increasingly improving wireless networks, and the adoption of cloud technologies by enterprises and developer companies alike, have moved the mobile app market into a boom phase. Read now! Juergen Fritsch: Welcome to the stone age of healthcare analytics   The Institute of Health Technology Transformation recently released a report which identified data analytics for population health management to be one of the critical capabilities for a successful accountable care organization. Read More   Good Technology CEO: 'We focus on the data, not the device' Good Technology has become one of the leaders in mobile management, amassing more than 4,000 customers, including many in government and highly regulated industries. Read More   Facebook eyes 'cold flash' to store those old baby pictures Facebook wants to use a new type of flash for long-term storage of data such as photos and videos, which are hardly ever changed. Read More   Michael Horowitz: Shopping for a Chromebook If you have decided to buy a Chromebook, here are a couple pointers that may help you pick a specific model. Read More   Oracle trots out virtualization appliance, taking on NetApp and EMC Oracle has joined the market for pre-integrated systems intended to ease the process of setting up and managing a virtualized compute environment. Read More   Bitcoin wallets upgraded after Android cryptography problem Several Bitcoin wallet applications have been upgraded following a serious cryptography problem in Android that could allow attackers to steal the virtual currency. Read More   Senate committee takes a hard look at virtual currencies like Bitcoin A U.S. Senate committee has launched a formal inquiry to investigate criminal activity and other risks tied to the use of virtual currencies such as Bitcoins. Read More   Richi Jennings: Buy BlackBerry, or it's buh-bye BlackBerry It's @robinchan: would-be BlackBerry suitor. Remember BlackBerry? I think they used to sell phones. Apparently the company still exists, and is looking to sell itself, or "explore strategic alternatives," at least. But it's emerged that an angel investor put together a rescue plan and a "dream-team," more than a year ago, but what-was-then-RIM wouldn't give him the time of day. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers explore alternative strategies. Read More
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