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	Last-minute lazybones dump Windows XP Windows XP and Windows 8 returned to their traditional pattern in March, with the soon-to-be-retired XP losing the most user share since December while Windows 8 gained ground. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Wireless Infrastructure Seminar - Atlanta Wireless Infrastructure Seminar Comes to the Atlanta 4/29 IT departments must provide a secure and reliable wireless infrastructure to support the growing volume of voice, data, video, users, devices, and applications. Plus, users are demanding wireless services on par with (or better than) wired connections. Attend this free seminar and learn about the latest developments in wireless infrastructure technologies. In this Issue Can Microsoft's Windows Phone OS surge in market share? NSA isn't evil, says noted civil libertarian Ex-Microsoft employee pleads guilty to trade secret theft Apple wants more than $2B from Samsung in patent fight NSA phone metadata collection program renewed for 90 days Western Digital's 'MyCloud' has been broken for 5 days BMW's new i8 is the first production car with laser headlights Hacked passwords can enable remote unlocking, tracking of Tesla cars Amazon Web Services looks to lure Hadoop users with 12 new virtual servers Security Manager's Journal: A rush to XP's end of life Evan Schuman: Resurrection of Full Disclosure mailing list is great news, if you're not a cyberthief Open-Xchange adds spreadsheet to open source online app suite Jonny Evans: Quick guide to Microsoft's Office for iPad Preston Gralla: Windows Phone share dips worldwide -- should Microsoft bet big on Android? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CIO Perspectives Conference Save the Date: CIO Perspectives San Francisco Conference The CIO Perspectives San Francisco Conference is taking place May 21 at the Hotel Nikko. The 2014 agenda is being crafted with the expert guidance of our San Francisco CIO Advisory Board members, which includes CIOs from Visa, San Francisco Giants, Dish Network, Peet's Coffee & Tea and more. Register Today! Can Microsoft's Windows Phone OS surge in market share?   Microsoft is expected to launch an update to its Windows Phone platform to version 8.1 at its annual Build developer conference on Wednesday, followed by a separate Nokia event later in the day, reportedly to announce two phones running the new OS. Read More   NSA isn't evil, says noted civil libertarian Geoffrey Stone says the beleaguered agency has successfully thwarted multiple terrorist plots since 9/11. Read More   Ex-Microsoft employee pleads guilty to trade secret theft Former Microsoft employee Alex Kibkalo, who two weeks ago was charged with stealing -- then leaking -- company secrets, pleaded guilty on Monday in a Seattle federal court. Read More   Apple wants more than $2B from Samsung in patent fight   Samsung should pay more than US$2 billion for repeated infringement of Apple patents in more than 37 million smartphones sold in the U.S., a Silicon Valley jury was told Tuesday as a trial between the two companies got underway after more than two years of preparation. Read More   NSA phone metadata collection program renewed for 90 days The Obama Administration has secured a 90-day extension of the National Security Agency's controversial authority to collect phone metadata records on U.S. customers under the Patriot Act. Read More   Western Digital's 'MyCloud' has been broken for 5 days WDs My Cloud and My Book Live have been experiencing intermittent server issues that have disrupted remote access for customers attempting to connect to the cloud storage products for five days. Read More   BMW's new i8 is the first production car with laser headlights This fall, the BMW i8 plug-in hybrid will become the first production vehicle to incorporate a new laser light technology into headlights. Audi is also experimenting with the technology. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Velocity Technology Solutions, Inc. SDCRAA Case Study: Adapting ERP to business needs This case study goes in depth about San Diego County Regional Airport Authority's created flexibility for a changing industry. Learn More Hacked passwords can enable remote unlocking, tracking of Tesla cars Tesla Motors accounts are protected only by simple passwords, making it easy for hackers to potentially track and unlock cars, according to a security researcher. Read More   Amazon Web Services looks to lure Hadoop users with 12 new virtual servers Amazon Web Services hopes to entice more Hadoop users to its Elastic MapReduce service with new virtual servers, one of which has 262GB of memory and 6.4TB of storage for big-data analytics. Read More   Security Manager's Journal: A rush to XP's end of life   The end of Microsoft support is fast approaching, and the company still has a lot of machines running the old Windows operating system. Read More   Evan Schuman: Resurrection of Full Disclosure mailing list is great news, if you're not a cyberthief The alternatives to an independent list like Full Disclosure can't match it for stopping new cyberattack tactics. Read More   Open-Xchange adds spreadsheet to open source online app suite Open source collaboration software vendor Open-Xchange has added a spreadsheet function to its open-source, web-based productivity suite, allowing the online editing and sharing of Microsoft Excel documents. Read More   Jonny Evans: Quick guide to Microsoft's Office for iPad Microsoft has promised regular Office for iPad updates, so future features should reflect the increasing capabilities of iPad range, but the company has made a pretty good start with this release, subject to a few annoying (and unecessary) limitations designed to drive Office 365 sales. Read More   Preston Gralla: Windows Phone share dips worldwide -- should Microsoft bet big on Android? The latest sale figures show Windows Phone market share falling across the world. Is now the time for Microsoft to beef up its commitment to Android? Read More
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