Surprise: Mobile devices don't help office ergonomics

	Samsung mass produces industry's first 3D NAND flash chips | Oracle rolls out virtual appliances for its 12c database
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	Surprise: Mobile devices don't help office ergonomics For generations, office ergonomics involved various measures intended to keep employees productive while they remained in their chairs. New thinking and new devices are changing all that. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Virtual Machine Backup and Recovery Five Critical Decisions Because of the outstanding economy, flexibility, and service levels it offers, virtualization is transforming data centers at breakneck speed: by 2016, an estimated 80% of the world's x86 servers will be virtual machines (VMs). But the speed of this transformation raise challenges for "traditional" IT services and the teams that deliver them. Read now! In this Issue Samsung mass produces industry's first 3D NAND flash chips Oracle rolls out virtual appliances for its 12c database Devon IT's flash drive can turn TV, monitor into thin client NASA's rover Curiosity's first year on Mars...in images Barbara Krasnoff: Back to the future: The LG G2 smartphone is big, fast and different NAND flash sales -- and prices -- surge NASA seeks new science projects for crippled Kepler IBM improves density of its latest Flex System servers Intel's Bay Trail chip could find its way into robots, set-top boxes Jonny Evans: Apple beleaguered no more as scene sets for Fall Google, Microsoft play catch up to Amazon, add load balancing, auto-scaling to cloud services Darlene Storm: Forensic researchers develop undetectable method for tracking cellphones Acer reports Q2 net loss on research costs, DRAM prices WHITE PAPER: Symantec Evolution and Value of Purpose Build This IDC White Paper explores the increased use and adoption patterns of PBBAs and the utility these appliances provide to customers in their data protection processes. In addition, this White Paper illuminates the customer value that Symantec's Backup Exec and NetBackup appliances bring to the data protection and recovery process. Read now! Samsung mass produces industry's first 3D NAND flash chips Samsung today announced that it has begun mass producing the industry's first three-dimensional Vertical NAND flash memory, which breaks through the current scaling limit for existing NAND flash technology. Read More Oracle rolls out virtual appliances for its 12c database Oracle has moved quickly to provide virtualization support for its recently released 12c database, saying this week that a set of virtual machine templates for the product are now available. Read More Devon IT's flash drive can turn TV, monitor into thin client Devon IT today said that later this month it will begin shipping its USB memory stick, which plugs into an HDMI monitor or display and allows it to be used as a virtual desktop computer. Read More NASA's rover Curiosity's first year on Mars...in images Images and video tell the story of the super rover's first year of work on Mars. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: Back to the future: The LG G2 smartphone is big, fast and different Besides the faster processor and the 5.2-in. display, there's one very visible difference in the new LG G2 smartphone: The controls are at the back. Read More NAND flash sales -- and prices -- surge According to the latest numbers from TrendForce, NAND flash sales amounted to $5.7 billion last quarter, a quarterly increase of more than 11% and a 30% year over year rise. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Evolving Datacenter Architectures In this paper, Evaluator Group highlights the critical features necessary to move beyond server virtualization by leveraging key integration capabilities between IT components with a particular focus on the important role that storage plays in the evolution of data center architecture. Learn more. NASA seeks new science projects for crippled Kepler NASA engineers are still making efforts to get the crippled Kepler Space Telescope working again, but they're also seeking alternative plans in case that doesn't happen. Read More IBM improves density of its latest Flex System servers IBM has introduced x86 and Power processors with a new dual-chip server module that will help speed the deployment of cloud and virtualized environments. Read More Intel's Bay Trail chip could find its way into robots, set-top boxes Intel is developing a version of its energy-efficient "Bay Trail" Atom chip for embedded devices, which can include products like car computers, robots and set-top boxes. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple beleaguered no more as scene sets for Fall Apple smartphone share down to 13 percent; iPad share in decline; Developers can't keep their NDA; senior execs selling Apple shares: Things look a little dreary for the world's biggest fruit company. Or do they? Read More Google, Microsoft play catch up to Amazon, add load balancing, auto-scaling to cloud services Google Wednesday rolled out load balancing features to its public cloud service, allowing customers to automatically scale up and down virtual machines to accommodate unexpected spikes in demand. Read More Darlene Storm: Forensic researchers develop undetectable method for tracking cellphones Some crooks try to evade law enforcement tracking and wiretapping by changing SIM cards or spoofing IMEI numbers, but forensic researchers have developed an undetectable method to track GSM cellphones' unique digital fingerprints. Read More Acer reports Q2 net loss on research costs, DRAM prices Taiwanese PC maker Acer reported a net loss in the second quarter, attributing it to the company's growing investment in product design and the recent rise in DRAM prices. Read More
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