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	Working together: 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   WEBCAST: EMC Corporation   VIDEO: BACKUP FOR VSPEX Learn about the strength of backup with EMC VSPEX and lead your IT transformation. By choosing EMC VSPEX with integrated EMC backup, you'll be able to accelerate your virtualization deployment. Learn More>> In this Issue Apple grows Mac sales by 18% on the back of the MacBook Air Workers hit Apple with class action suit over alleged labor rule violations Zero-day flaws in Tails aren't for sale, broker says Google to face US privacy suit over new user data policy Microsoft revenue lifted by cloud sales to businesses Microsoft brings two open source tools to Azure ARM develops its second wave of 64-bit chips Apple reports huge profit but sales disappoint Oracle builds on BlueKai acquisition with Data Cloud Should EMC sell off 80% stake in VMware? How Nokia both helped and hindered Microsoft's earnings Five takeaways from the Apple earnings call Jonny Evans: Apple results: Don't expect new products until Fall Richi Jennings: Amazon Fire Phone review roundup: Scorched earth edition! 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Read More   Zero-day flaws in Tails aren't for sale, broker says   A company that specializes in selling information on software vulnerabilities has reignited a debate over the handling of such information, especially when it pertains to privacy-focused tools. Read More   Google to face US privacy suit over new user data policy A California court has allowed a privacy class action suit against Google to continue, though only in part. Read More   Microsoft revenue lifted by cloud sales to businesses   Strong sales of cloud products to businesses helped lift Microsoft's revenue by 18 percent last quarter, though its profits declined. Read More   Microsoft brings two open source tools to Azure Following through on promises from new CEO Satya Nadella, Microsoft continues to add support for non-Microsoft technologies, allowing them to run well on the company's Azure cloud hosting platform. Read More   ARM develops its second wave of 64-bit chips ARM is developing its second wave of 64-bit processors as it tries to maintain its edge over Intel in smartphones and tablets. Read More   WEBCAST: RMG Networks Top 4 Digital Signage Fails Join RMG Networks for a look at four of the most common reasons digital signage fails in corporate businesses. Learn about strategies to prevent those failures and realize the full potential digital signage represents. Learn More Apple reports huge profit but sales disappoint Apple has racked up another hugely profitable quarter on sales of iPhones and Macintosh computers, though its revenue growth was slower than expected. Read More   Oracle builds on BlueKai acquisition with Data Cloud   Oracle is combining its BlueKai consumer data aggregation platform with other parts of its catalog to create Oracle Data Cloud, a data-as-a-service offering aimed at companies that want to reach customers and prospects across multiple channels. Read More   Should EMC sell off 80% stake in VMware? Breaking up is hard to do, but could a split be in store soon for EMC and VMware? Read More   How Nokia both helped and hindered Microsoft's earnings Microsoft paid more than $7 billion for Nokia's handset and services business, and the jury is still out as to what it means for its future. In the past quarter it boosted Microsoft's revenue but also ate into its profit. Read More   Five takeaways from the Apple earnings call Apple reported its quarterly numbers on Tuesday, a mixed bag that saw profits rise up but sales fall short of the mark. Here are five takeaways from the earnings call that followed. Read More   Jonny Evans: Apple results: Don't expect new products until Fall Apple CEO Tim Cook continued to talk about "new product lines" the company "can't wait" to share, but these promises couldn't disguise relative flatness in the company's Q3 results. Read More   Richi Jennings: Amazon Fire Phone review roundup: Scorched earth edition! Fire Phone reviews: Is Jeff Bezos fired up or steaming mad? Reviews are in for the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Fire Phone. How are prospective perceptions of dynamic perspective? (Try saying that three times fast.) Is this phone going to catch the world on fire, or sputter and die out? Read on and find out! In IT Blogwatch, bloggers join the fire brigade. Read More
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