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	Microsoft again writes off Surface inventory, renews profitability doubts Microsoft again took a hit on its Surface business, the company acknowledged Tuesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: VEEAM Software Innovating Cloud Backup with Veeam With built-in WAN acceleration and the ability to perform high-performance backup from storage-based snapshots, award-winning backup and replication vendor, Veeam, leverages virtualization and cloud technologies to innovate and protect the modern data center. Learn More In this Issue What to expect in Facebook's earnings call Google tried to buy music giant Spotify Apple unwraps OS X Yosemite public beta Thursday QuickPoll: Is Apple smart to release a public beta of OS X Yosemite? Slideshow: 3 new team collaboration tools Mozilla ships Firefox 31, adds search to new tab page The Apple/IBM deal: iOS claims the IoT File-encrypting Android ransomware 'Simplocker' targets English-speaking users Is Sony's Walkman set to make a comeback? 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Learn More What to expect in Facebook's earnings call With Facebook set to release its Q2 earnings today, it's a safe bet company execs will talk about mobile issues and user growth. Read More Google tried to buy music giant Spotify Google reportedly tried to buy popular music streaming service Spotify late last year, but the talks broke down and the deal didn't go through. Read More Apple unwraps OS X Yosemite public beta Thursday Apple will release its first public beta of OS X Yosemite early Thursday Read More QuickPoll: Is Apple smart to release a public beta of OS X Yosemite? Apple is releasing its first public beta of OS X Yosemite. Is that a smart move? Read More Slideshow: 3 new team collaboration tools Three new services -- Flow, Glip and Slingshot -- try to enhance the ability of teams to converse and collaborate using a variety of tools. Read More Mozilla ships Firefox 31, adds search to new tab page Mozilla yesterday released Firefox 31, patching 14 vulnerabilities, debuting a search box on the new tab page and adding a Google-provided service that detects and blocks known malicious files before they're downloaded. Read More The Apple/IBM deal: iOS claims the IoT The partnership announced last week isn't just about selling more iPhones. It's part of a big push into the Internet of Things. Read More File-encrypting Android ransomware 'Simplocker' targets English-speaking users A ransomware threat that encrypts files stored on the SD memory cards of Android devices has been updated to target English-speaking users with FBI-themed alerts. Read More Is Sony's Walkman set to make a comeback? Sony is making a push to sell high-definition music players, and 35 years after being launched its Walkman is making a small comeback. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAS The Impact of Customer-Centric Marketing on Manufacturers Manufacturers have traditionally fostered close relationships with retailers and channel partners who sell their products rather than interacting directly with consumers. But this is changing. Learn how manufacturers can succeed in this new era of customer-centric manufacturing. Learn more Seagate wireless drive can now stream to Roku set-top box Seagate announced today that Roku set-top boxes will now have a channel to connect to Wireless Plus hard drives for streaming movies, music and photos stored on the drives. Read More Oracle ships nearly 60 mobile apps for JD Edwards Oracle is responding to an ever more mobile customer base with the rollout of 57 mobile applications for its JD Edwards EnterpriseOne business software suite. Read More Low-cost Android tablets will get 4K video with Allwinner 64-bit chip Low-cost Android tablets with 64-bit processors and 4K video decoding capabilities could be around the corner, thanks to Allwinner's plan to ship its first 64-bit ARM processor by year end. Read More BlackBerry offers BES10 as a hosted service through partners Businesses wanting the security of BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 without the complexity of managing it onsite can now buy it as a hosted service from six BlackBerry partners. Read More Dropbox for Business grows more security, IT admin muscles Dropbox will continue beefing up the business version of its cloud storage and file sharing service, adding security features to shared links, full-text search capabilities and new tools for enterprise developers. Read More SQL injection flaw opens door for Wall Street Journal database hack A vulnerability in a web-based graphics system led to a breach of The Wall Street Journal's network by a hacker, the newspaper acknowledged late Tuesday. Read More Google rival slams EU Commission over antitrust settlement proposals One of the complainants in an antitrust case against Google has slammed the European Commission for apparently adopting wholesale Google's proposal to settle the case, while giving complainants no fair chance to express their views on the settlement. Meanwhile, the Commission is considering revising the terms of the settlement, according to media reports. Read More Jonny Evans: All the Apple iPhone 6 rumors you need to know We know Apple is preparing to consolidate its grip on the high-end smartphone market with the device it will probably call "iPhone 6" when it ships September 19, so what can you expect? 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