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	Surface Pro 3 deep-dive review: Has Microsoft finally got it right? Microsoft's new Surface Pro 3 is supposed to work as both a tablet and a laptop. After working with it for a week, does our reviewer agree? Read More   WHITE PAPER: Unisys Keeping UP with Mobile Trendsetters Is your organization making the most of mobile? In this IDG Research Services study, we take a global look at adoption trends, examining how and why some companies are pulling ahead of the mobile curve. 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They must be deaf Richi Jennings: Virgin Galactic: GO for launch. The 0.01% are overjoyed : EMC Corporation Managing Big Data Growth eGuide In this eGuide, CIO, Computerworld, Network World, InfoWorld, and IT World examine the challenge of managing big data growth and offer news, opinions, and tips for overcoming some of these hurdles. Read on to learn how best to manage big data growth in your organization. Learn More America's 6 top-paid CTOs Bonuses and stock options help push some chief technology officers' salaries into the millions. Read More   WWDC preview: For Apple, it's all about platforms now   Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference is the company's one big chance to talk up hardware, operating systems and services -- and explain where Apple is headed. Ryan Faas explains what to look for on Monday. Read More   Beats me: Everyone posits a theory on Apple's $3B deal Apple made it official that it would acquire Beats Entertainment, but even after weeks of speculation, pundits still can't decide whether the deal is a smart move. Read More   Google admits it's got work to do to achieve a diverse workforce Google executives say they're not satisfied that the company's workforce is largely made up of white males. Read More   Ballmer wins LA Clippers basketball team for $2 billion Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has reached an agreement to buy the Los Angeles Clippers for a record $2 billion, according to reports. Read More   Microsoft and Salesforce.com to link wares in global partnership Microsoft and Salesforce.com have become corporate buddies, pledging to integrate their flagship products in what they're calling a "global, strategic partnership." Read More   DOJ files gov't contracting lawsuit against CA Tech vendor CA has overcharged U.S. government agencies for software licenses and maintenance since 2006, according to a lawsuit filed by the Department of Justice. Read More   Seagate is buying LSI's flash storage business from Avago for $450M Seagate Technology will buy LSI's flash storage business from Avago Technologies for $450 million in cash. Read More   WHITE PAPER: HGST Accelerating Oracle with Preferred Reads This article shows how the Virident | HGST FlashMAX II card can be used to gain read Flash performance in an ASM cluster, while keeping a copy of the data in the existin SAN storage array. View Now>> Google starts accepting 'right to be forgotten' requests in Europe Google has started accepting requests from Europeans wanting to remove search links to information on them that they find objectionable, following a controversial ruling earlier this month by the Court of Justice of the European Union. Read More   House bill would bar FCC from reclassifying broadband as utility A U.S. lawmaker has introduced legislation that would prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from reclassifying broadband as a common-carrier utility, a move many net neutrality advocates have called for. Read More   Acer pushes out new smartphones for Q3, targeting high to low end Taiwanese PC maker Acer has made another big push into the smartphone market, and unveiled four new models under its "Liquid" brand that will arrive in the third quarter. Read More   Apache lights a fire under Hadoop with Spark The Apache Software Foundation has announced the first production-ready release of Spark, analysis software that could speed jobs that run on the Hadoop data-processing platform. Read More   Appeals court denies Apple bid to delay e-books damages trial The trial for damages in the e-books price-fixing lawsuit against Apple is to proceed on July 14 after an appeals court declined to stay it. Read More   Hackers put security tool that finds payment card data into their arsenal Like a crowbar, security software tools can be used for good and evil. Read More   Lucas Mearian: Apple's buying Beats? They must be deaf While on paper, Apple's purchase of Beats Electronics may look good, the headphones that company makes aren't quality and cater to kids who turn up the bass on their music to cover up a lack of quality sound reproduction. In my opinion, Apple's gone fishin' downstream. Read More   Richi Jennings: Virgin Galactic: GO for launch. The 0.01% are overjoyed Richard Branson is one small step closer: Virgin Galactic has secured agreements with U.S. and state regulators, meaning the company's shiny spaceplane can fly in controlled airspace, carrying six ludicrously wealthy passengers. The half-billion-dollar, reusable SpaceShipTwo is "merely" suborbital, but points the way toward flying half-way around the world in a couple hours (so roll on SpaceShipThree). 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