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	Apple quietly refreshes iMac all-in-one desktop Apple quietly refreshed its iMac desktop computer line with Intel's newest quad-core "Haswell" processor, faster solid-state storage options and support for the 802.11ac wireless standard. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Quantum Corporation Make Backups Reliable, Available, and Secure Recent surveys have shown that almost half of today's data centers are using the same backup system architecture that was all the rage 20 years ago. The other half are using disk in some fashion. This Deep Dive will explain the evolving role of disk and tape, as well as how they can work together to bring you the best of both worlds. View now >> In this Issue Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app store AT&T exec urges faster FCC review of plan to retire wired networks BlackBerry Messenger for Android, iPhone delayed China may partially unblock Facebook, Twitter Research may lead to stretchable, bendable smartphones Virginia Tech breach exposes data on 145K job applicants Oracle takes the fight to Amazon, Salesforce.com with new cloud services Red Hat unveils middleware for cloud developers Former U.S. Senators call on Congress to rein in NSA Google fixes lengthy, widespread Gmail malfunction Cisco reveals its Internet of Everything router ZTE to bring second wave of Firefox OS phones to U.S. True colors come first for new Samsung camera tech Dropbox joins bid to publish spy data requests Jonny Evans: Innovation? Apple was developing Google Glass-like prototypes in 2006 JR Raphael: What Google needs to kill next Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface 2 shows why Windows RT will die 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. Google yanks sketchy iMessage clone for Android from app store An app that purportedly spoofed a Mac so that Android smartphone and tablet owners could send and receive text-like messages through Apple's iMessage service disappeared today from the Google Play app store. Read More   AT&T exec urges faster FCC review of plan to retire wired networks AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson Tuesday urged the FCC to move faster in reviewing the carrier's request to move to an all-IP, all wireless network nationwide. Read More   BlackBerry Messenger for Android, iPhone delayed BlackBerry said it will be at least next week until it relaunches the BlackBerry Messenger service for Android and iOS. Read More   China may partially unblock Facebook, Twitter The Chinese government may be about to ease up on its policy of censoring its citizens. Read More   Research may lead to stretchable, bendable smartphones Imagine if your cell phone had a transparent screen that could stretch to twice its normal size for expanded viewing and a bigger space to type on. It could one day be a reality, say scientists at UCLA. Read More   Virginia Tech breach exposes data on 145K job applicants   A Virginia Tech official Tuesday blamed human error for a data breach that may have exposed sensitive data on about 145,000 people who applied online for jobs at the school over the past 10 years. Read More   Oracle takes the fight to Amazon, Salesforce.com with new cloud services Oracle is offering a series of new services that position it as a one-stop shop for all things cloud and directly target the likes of Amazon Web Services and Salesforce.com. Read More   Red Hat unveils middleware for cloud developers In a move to jump ahead of other enerprise platform as a service providers, Red Hat will augment its OpenShift offering with a suite of middleware to ease the process of deploying cloud-based applications. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM Corporation   Proof that Smarter Government is also Better Government This videocast on October 23 at noon ET will give you a rare opportunity to hear from your peers & IBM experts about the power of business analytics to make your budgeting and finance processes as fast, accurate and transparent as you need them to be. Learn More. Former U.S. Senators call on Congress to rein in NSA The U.S. Congress should appoint an independent committee to investigate possible surveillance abuses by the U.S. National Security Agency, two high-profile former senators said Tuesday. Read More   Google fixes lengthy, widespread Gmail malfunction A Gmail glitch that took about 10 hours to fix and hit close to 50% of the webmail service's users has been fixed, ending one of the longest, most widespread Gmail disruptions in years. Read More   Cisco reveals its Internet of Everything router Cisco Tuesday unveiled its Internet of Everything router, a device intended to address the growth in Internet traffic brought about by cloud, mobile, video and machine-to-machine communications. Read More   ZTE to bring second wave of Firefox OS phones to U.S. ZTE plans on launching another phone running Mozilla's Firefox OS, this time with a dual-core processor, a bigger screen, and a revamped user experience, a company executive said on Tuesday. Read More   True colors come first for new Samsung camera tech Want to take a smartphone picture with high color fidelity even in poor light? Samsung Electronics has developed a new technology that it claims will deliver just that. Read More   Dropbox joins bid to publish spy data requests Cloud storage locker Dropbox has joined Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, LinkedIn and Facebook in their quest for permission to publish the number of data requests they have received from the U.S. government, and the number of users affected by those requests. Read More   Jonny Evans: Innovation? Apple was developing Google Glass-like prototypes in 2006 Apple has been developing its own Google Glass systems since 2006, and only took focus off of the project in order to develop the iPhone, a report claims. Read More   JR Raphael: What Google needs to kill next Google's got no problem killing off services -- but one oddly placed product is getting an unusually long lease on life. And in this case, that isn't a good thing. Read More   Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface 2 shows why Windows RT will die If you're looking for evidence why Windows RT won't be around for the long haul, just take a look at Microsoft's new Surface 2 tablet. It highlights everything wrong with RT, and points the way towards the operating system's eventual demise. Read More
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