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	Apple retires Snow Leopard from support, leaves 1 in 5 Macs vulnerable to attacks Apple on Tuesday made it clear that it will no longer patch OS X 10.6, aka Snow Leopard, when it again declined to offer a security update for the four-and-a-half-year-old operating system. Read More WHITE PAPER: IntraLinks Data Privacy: Where Should I House My Data? In the age of Edward Snowden and the NSA, there are increasing concerns about data privacy and especially where best to keep data secure. The prevalence of cloud computing and cloud-based storage and collaboration services is only exacerbating these concerns. View Now In this Issue 64-bit smartphones are coming, but Apple's iPhone 5s still stands alone In appeal, Apple says e-book ruling will harm consumers Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks 10.9.2: Using FaceTime Audio on a Mac Jonny Evans: Apple tells Arizona to drop its anti-gay pride Why Ford is dumping Microsoft for Blackberry's QNX OS MWC 2014: Samsung targets fitness junkies with Galaxy Gear 2, Gear Fit AMD boosts Android on Windows PCs and tablets powered by its chips MWC 2014: Hands on - Samsung Galaxy S5 Android malware using TOR anonymity network makes a debut Linux snapshot: Pay rates and employers with the most job ads Tip of the hat: Samsung's Galaxy 5 vs. the rest of the smartphone pack WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Must-have capabilities for today's warehouse environment Speed, simplicity and affordability: 3 capabilities businesses need from their warehousing environment. IBM DB2 with BLU Acceleration gives organizations a complete, multipurpose environment to rapidly distill insight from their data, make timely decisions and capitalize on opportunities View Now 64-bit smartphones are coming, but Apple's iPhone 5s still stands alone After top smartphone makers announced new products at Mobile World Congress this week, Apple's iPhone 5s remains the only 64-bit handset available. But with new chips announced at the show and 64-bit Android now ready, competitive handsets are only a few months away. Read More In appeal, Apple says e-book ruling will harm consumers Apple had no knowledge that publishers were engaged in a conspiracy in December 2009 or at any other point, the company said in its appeal against a district court ruling which found Apple and five major U.S. publishers had conspired to fix e-book prices. Read More Jonny Evans: OS X Mavericks 10.9.2: Using FaceTime Audio on a Mac Apple's latest OS X Mavericks 10.9.2 update is an essential install for Mac users because it patches the widely reported GoToFail bug. It also brings something new -- the ability to make and receive audio calls using FaceTime. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple tells Arizona to drop its anti-gay pride Apple says there's no saving Arizona if it allows its controversial anti-gay prejudice bill to become law, and it's hard to disagree. Read More Why Ford is dumping Microsoft for Blackberry's QNX OS Reports indicated Ford is ready to leave Microsoft behind as the supplier of its in-vehicle infotainment platform and move to Blackberry's QNX OS. I own a Ford with Sync, so I can tell you why they're doing it. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Simplify and Consolidate Data Protection for Better Results Learn how IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Operations Center simplifies user experience and speeds problem resolution. Read Now MWC 2014: Samsung targets fitness junkies with Galaxy Gear 2, Gear Fit The Gear Fit has a 1.84-inch, curved, 432 by 128 pixel display. Both the Gear 2 and Gear fit include heart rate monitors and S Health, an application suite for fitness tracking. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More AMD boosts Android on Windows PCs and tablets powered by its chips Advanced Micro Devices has optimized a version of Android for tablets and PCs containing its chips, and will sell it on new PCs through retail stores in Europe. Read More MWC 2014: Hands on - Samsung Galaxy S5 Samsung's Galaxy S5 debuted Monday night at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The phone has a 5.1-inch screen, an improved camera and a special feature to conserve battery life. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More Android malware using TOR anonymity network makes a debut Kaspersky Lab has spotted malware for the Android mobile operating system employing the TOR anonymity network, a development previously only seen on Windows. Read More Linux snapshot: Pay rates and employers with the most job ads If paychecks are any kind of a measure, then people with Linux skills are doing better than most. Read More Tip of the hat: Samsung's Galaxy 5 vs. the rest of the smartphone pack Samsung on Monday added the much anticipated Galaxy S5 to its flagship line of smartphones during an event at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. Read More
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