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	OS X Mavericks likely to arrive Oct. 30 Apple appears likely to release OS X Mavericks, its next edition of the Mac operating system, near the end of October. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Defining Data Services for Virtualizing and Automating IT To respond to rapid business environmental changes, enterprises are now adopting a more agile and services-oriented model for centralized IT, often characterized as "private cloud." Read this Evaluator Group paper to learn how HP 3PAR StoreServ Storage platforms can be foundational to developing IT agility. Learn more. In this Issue Google seeks to marry desktop and cloud with new Chrome apps Google previews Chrome app launcher for Macs Preston Gralla: Has Microsoft's court victory exposed Google as a patent troll? Hands-on with Acer's DA241HL all-in-one Android desktop Jonny Evans: Apple preps OS X Maverick release for October, Mac Pro imminent Apple, Jabil to investigate alleged labor violations at China factory Apple faces added dilemma as 'phablets' bank big sales in Asia Microsoft Xbox Music now available on Android, iOS and free online Federal judge upholds Apple's 30% take on in-app e-book sales Samsung's Note 3 and Gear smartwatch make a pricey package Court bars Apple from making industry-wide e-book deals Torvalds marks Linux's birthday with a nod to its past WEBCAST: Workday, Inc. Cloud: Uniting people, technology, and information. Managing HR and financial information in the modern business requires efficient business practices and technology. Learn how leveraging the cloud allows you to unify financial and HR data; visualize data with cloud analytics and improve productivity with flexible configuration. View Now Google seeks to marry desktop and cloud with new Chrome apps Google has wheeled out a new type of application for its Chrome browser that according to the company combines the best of desktop and cloud software. Read More Google previews Chrome app launcher for Macs Google added an App Launcher preview to Chrome on OS X that lets Mac owners run the company's new packaged apps from the Dock. Read More Preston Gralla: Has Microsoft's court victory exposed Google as a patent troll? Microsoft's clear-cut patent victory over Google-owned Motorola Mobility raises the question: Has Google, which claims to stand for openness as much as possible, become a patent troll? Read More Hands-on with Acer's DA241HL all-in-one Android desktop Acer has chosen a different approach to the all-in-one PC, installing Android instead of Windows on its upcoming DA241HL, but the problem is that Google's operating system isn't a desktop OS. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple preps OS X Maverick release for October, Mac Pro imminent The lengthy Apple product drought is becoming a deluge this Fall, with September's new iPhones and iOS 7 releases set to be followed by an October release of OS X Maverick, likely in conjunction with new Mac hardware. Read More Apple, Jabil to investigate alleged labor violations at China factory Apple is investigating a supplier factory in China for alleged labor violations, after a watchdog group claimed the facility had been forcing its employees to work long hours assembling iPhones. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation EMC Best Practices in Data Protection Monitoring Whether you consider your domain to be a private cloud, a hybrid cloud, or a public cloud, you are providing data protection as a service. According to ESG's 2013 IT Spending Intentions Survey, improving data backup and recovery was the number two-most important IT priority selected by respondents (27%). Learn more. Apple faces added dilemma as 'phablets' bank big sales in Asia With sales of larger 'phablet' smartphones booming in Asia, Apple will likely respond next year, but it will face the same pricing predicament it's staring at now for the iPhone 5C. Read More Microsoft Xbox Music now available on Android, iOS and free online Microsoft is expanding its Xbox Music service to iOS and Android devices, and also adding free streaming via the Web. Read More Federal judge upholds Apple's 30% take on in-app e-book sales A federal judge rejected government regulators' demand that Apple waive its 30% commission on all in-app e-book sales by third-party retailers, including Amazon, for two years. Read More Samsung's Note 3 and Gear smartwatch make a pricey package Early adopters who want to get their hands on the latest Samsung smartwatch and phablet will have to plunk down some major coin based on what U.S. carriers announced today they will be charging for bundled deals. Read More Court bars Apple from making industry-wide e-book deals The federal judge presiding over the U.S. electronic books case against Apple has barred the company from striking deals that would ensure that it could undercut prices of other retailers in the e-book market. Read More Torvalds marks Linux's birthday with a nod to its past Twenty-two years ago last month, Linus Torvalds announced in a newsgroup post that he was creating a free operating system, and he echoed the words -- and the spirit -- of that post in his announcement of the latest Linux kernel release candidate on Aug. 25. Read More
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