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	Review: Apple's iOS 7 is much more than a pretty face iOS 7 gives iPhone and iPad users a mobile OS that looks radically different and offers a slew of new features. Columnist Michael deAgonia walks you through the highlights of the update. 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 In this Issue Layoffs coming to BlackBerry could reach 40% BlackBerry messaging service rolls out to Android and iPhone this weekend BlackBerry announces Z30 smartphone with 5-in. display and large battery LG G2 deep-dive review: Extraordinary hardware in an ordinary phone Amazon redesigns Kindle app for iOS 7, adds Collections With Wallet update, Google promises continued NFC investment Richi Jennings: iPhone 5S and 5C review roundup Dell introduces $349 Inspiron 11 touchscreen laptop Google buys Bump, focuses on mobile file sharing INSIDER The best laptops, convertibles, and Ultrabooks for Windows 8 JR Raphael: Moto X Developer Edition vs. the carrier models: Which should you get? WHITE PAPER: HP Designing a Defense for Mobile Applications This paper highlights the various considerations for defending mobile applications - from the mobile application architecture itself to the myriad testing technologies needed to properly assess mobile applications risk. Learn More Layoffs coming to BlackBerry could reach 40% BlackBerry said it will continue to take steps to optimize its business, following a report that up to 40% of its 12,700 employees will lose their jobs by year's end. Read More BlackBerry messaging service rolls out to Android and iPhone this weekend Amid rumors of layoffs and a possible sale of the company, BlackBerry announced some good news: Its popular BBM messaging service will be available for Android and iPhone devices this weekend. Read More BlackBerry announces Z30 smartphone with 5-in. display and large battery BlackBerry announced the Z30 smartphone with a 5-in. display and a larger battery for 25 hours of mixed usage. Read More LG G2 deep-dive review: Extraordinary hardware in an ordinary phone LG's G2, its latest Android smartphone, has an outstanding screen, top notch performance, and buttons on the back. Is that enough to make it worth buying? Read More Amazon redesigns Kindle app for iOS 7, adds Collections The Amazon Kindle for iOS update is optimized for iOS 7, and shares many of the flat design features central to Apple's latest mobile OS. Read More 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. With Wallet update, Google promises continued NFC investment Google on Tuesday announced a new version of its Google Wallet app for Android phones, version 2.3.3 and later, that lets users send money wirelessly, stores loyalty cards and offers a view of all Google Wallet activity. Read More Richi Jennings: iPhone 5S and 5C review roundup Look! Shiny! Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is kindly allowing reviewers to now publish their iPhone 5S and 5C reviews. That was nice gesture by the Cupertino company. So are the new iPhones any good? Let's find out. In IT Blogwatch, your humble blogwatcher curates all you need to know. Read More Dell introduces $349 Inspiron 11 touchscreen laptop Dell has introduced an 11.6-inch Inspiron 11 touchscreen laptop starting at $349 as the company reshapes its consumer laptop lineup with a new naming scheme and models. Read More Google buys Bump, focuses on mobile file sharing Google is buying the mobile startup Bump Technologies, makers of the popular app that enables users to transfer photos, videos and files just by bumping their phones together. Read More INSIDER The best laptops, convertibles, and Ultrabooks for Windows 8 From classic clamshell notebooks to next-gen touch hybrids, see how HP, Dell, Samsung, Lenovo, and Acer stack up in InfoWorld's reviews. (Free registration required.) Read More JR Raphael: Moto X Developer Edition vs. the carrier models: Which should you get? Motorola has announced a new developer edition of its well-received Moto X phone. So how does it compare to the carrier models, and which setup makes sense for you? Read More
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