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	Microsoft to wrap Nokia deal, name subsidiary 'Microsoft Mobile' Microsoft said that it will close the $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia's handset business, about eight months after revealing the deal. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Deliver Better Service and Support, More Efficiently People and businesses can do amazing things when technology runs at its best. Changing requirements and expectations have placed new demands on IT; now it's time for a new approach to service and support. Learn More In this Issue Apple offers free recycling of its products worldwide Samsung goes on offensive against Apple at trial Twitter to promote app downloads in its mobile timelines Investors try to revive Mt. Gox at last minute Alibaba set to offer mobile phone services Facebook set to enter e-money market in Europe Amazon embraces its inner geek by buying Comixology Would Amazon really make a phone? Of course Marketers are losing faith in Facebook RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Help Desk Technology Corporation Drive Down Help Desk Costs by using Collaborative Workflow Collaborative workflow is a hybrid system that combines service management (workflow) software with social software (such as chat, instant messaging, and document collaboration). The synergy between the two provides project structure and measureable goals, while facilitating communications and interactions typical of social software. Discover rich functionality including help desk, ITIL, document management, calendaring, built-in projects, remote screen sharing, business rules, dashboards, asset management, chargeback, custom data designer, encryption, and more. Apple offers free recycling of its products worldwide Apple is offering to recycle its products for free worldwide, and has included third-party products like mobile phones and PCs in the program in some countries. Read More Samsung goes on offensive against Apple at trial After weeks of defending itself against patent infringement claims, Samsung switched gears and began presenting its argument that Apple is the one that infringes others' intellectual property. Read More Twitter to promote app downloads in its mobile timelines Twitter's new mobile advertising suite lets companies pitch their mobile apps in promoted tweets or place ads inside other apps. Read More Investors try to revive Mt. Gox at last minute The clock may be running out on Mt. Gox, but a consortium of investors still wants to relaunch the failed Bitcoin exchange. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software The Future of IT: A Customer First Approach Explore how customer-first policies can make use of social, mobile and cloud technologies to give workers the freedom and flexibility they desire to drive company productivity. Learn More. Alibaba set to offer mobile phone services Alibaba's Tmall and Taobao sites already sell everything from clothes and furniture to car tires and medicines. But soon they'll also be offering 3G data and voice call plans as well, said the Chinese e-commerce giant. Read More Facebook set to enter e-money market in Europe Facebook is mere weeks away from becoming a registered e-money firm in Ireland, the Financial Times reported. Read More Amazon embraces its inner geek by buying Comixology Amazon announced it's buying Comixology, the leader in the digital-comic-book world. Comixology's technology powers the company's own popular Comics app and web store, and the main comic-reading apps by Marvel and DC. Read More Would Amazon really make a phone? Of course The idea of an Amazon smartphone, reportedly in the works for a September release, may seem far-fetched or foolhardy but isn't that big a stretch for the ambitious shopping, device and content giant. Read More Marketers are losing faith in Facebook In space, they say, no one can hear you scream. Some marketers feel the same way about Facebook. Read More
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