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	Hands on: Apple's Mac Pro is the fastest Mac ever One thing is certain: You won't mistake Apple's powerful new Mac Pro for any other desktop computer. And it has the computing chops to match its high-style look. Read More WHITE PAPER: Collaborative Consulting Consequences of Poorly Performing Software Systems Software system performance issues happen for many reasons and can have considerable consequences for organizations. While performance issues are not always avoidable, their effects can be mitigated and often avoided by developing a keen understanding their causes and a forthright strategy to address issues when they do arise. Learn More In this Issue JR Raphael: In depth: Meet the new Samsung Chromebook 2 Pre-installed malware found on new Android phones 10 Android apps developers will love OS upgrades: Cheap is better than pricey, free is better than cheap Michael Horowitz: Chromebooks are a revolution in Easy Apple CFO to retire in September after he cashes in $53M stock award Apple's call for ban on U.S. sale of Samsung products is rejected again Tip of The Hat: Apple's key edge in car tech game Red Hat to take on Microsoft with .NET hosted service Adobe adds Android version of Revel photo-editing app Ballmer regrets not aping Apple sooner WHITE PAPER: Kaspersky Who's Spying on You? You're aware of the threats of malware to your business but what about the ever-changing ground rules? Cybercriminals today are launching attacks against businesses by copying sophisticated malware and techniques used to target governments and high-profile organizations. View Now JR Raphael: In depth: Meet the new Samsung Chromebook 2 Samsung's getting back into the Chromebook game with its new Chromebook 2 laptops. Here's a detailed look at the devices and what they have to offer. Read More Pre-installed malware found on new Android phones Read More 10 Android apps developers will love From full-blown IDEs to essential resource utilities, these Android apps bring powerful programming features to phones and tablets Read More OS upgrades: Cheap is better than pricey, free is better than cheap Lowering the price of an operating system upgrade boosts its uptake five-fold, but pushing it out for free speeds uptake as much as 12 times, data from an analytics company shows. Read More Michael Horowitz: Chromebooks are a revolution in Easy My last two blogs were about the security offered by Chromebooks, focusing first on traveling, then on running Flash. Here I discuss how easy it is to own a Chromebook. Basically, they require no ongoing care and feeding. Quite revolutionary.  Read More WHITE PAPER: Collaborative Consulting Is There Still a Case for PMO? PMOs haven't always worked for all companies all of the time. Smart companies should review their PMO needs and activities through a PMO self-assessment. By asking the right questions upfront, they can establish or redesign PMOs that greatly improve project, portfolio, and program success.strategy, plan, and commitment to execute. Learn More Apple CFO to retire in September after he cashes in $53M stock award Apple's chief financial officer, Peter Oppenheimer, a long-familiar voice to Wall Street on the company's quarterly earnings calls, will retire at the end of September. Read More Apple's call for ban on U.S. sale of Samsung products is rejected again Apple has again been denied a permanent U.S. sales ban on 23 Samsung Electronics products that infringe on Apple patents. Read More Tip of The Hat: Apple's key edge in car tech game Macworld's Dan Moren offers a reason to be optimistic about the future of Apple's new CarPlay in-car, iPhone user interface after its less-than-enthusiastic reception: Apple's expertise in developing and updating software. Read More Red Hat to take on Microsoft with .NET hosted service Challenging Microsoft's Windows Azure on its own turf, Red Hat is ramping up services that would offer Microsoft .NET and SQL Server capabilities on its OpenShift platform as a service (PaaS). Read More Adobe adds Android version of Revel photo-editing app Adobe has made its Revel photo-app available for Android, allowing users to share and edit photos on their Android devices. Read More Ballmer regrets not aping Apple sooner In his first public appearance since he stepped down as Microsoft CEO, Steve Ballmer again acknowledged that the company missed the boat on mobile. Read More
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