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iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Aug. 10
How many pins can dance on the end of an iPhone? The iOSsphere darkened with crisscrossing claims of 8, 9, 18, 19, and debated whether they'll be incorporated in a MagSafe port. Read More


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Cisco readying a new Nexus switch
Cisco has another Nexus Ethernet data center switch in the works, this one with ultra-low latency and a more formidable rival to Infiniband. Read More

Microsoft Outlook.com doesn't play well with Android mobile
One of the hot new features of Microsoft's upgraded and renamed email service Outlook.com -- that devices without Office loaded onto them can open Office attachments in the cloud via a browser – won't work with Android mobile devices. Read More

What do you do when there's no app for that?
Companies and IT groups are scrambling to find or build well-designed mobile apps to realize the full promise of mobilized business processes. Read More

Microsoft & NYPD launch an all-seeing Big Brother crime & terrorism prevention system
It's well known that Microsoft has a good relationship with law enforcement and intelligence agencies. It also has developed Public Safety & National Security Solutions. "Microsoft has quietly become one of the world's largest providers of integrated intelligence solutions for police departments and security agencies," Fast Company reported. Read More


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Steam on Ubuntu could hurt gaming on Linux
I love video games. And Valve makes some pretty doggone phenomenal ones. So when we got the official word that Valve's Steam (their software/game store), along with one of their games – Left 4 Dead 2 - was coming to Linux… let's just say I was "pleased." But then I thought about it some more, and now I am less pleased. Read More

RTM builds of Windows 8 reveal Microsoft blocked any bypassing of the Metro desktop
The final build of Windows 8 has already leaked to torrent sites, which is giving the propellerheads a chance to dig through the code. One revelation will probably not sit well with enterprise customers: you can't bypass the don't-call-it-Metro UI. Normally, you have to boot Windows 8 and when the tiled desktop UI (formerly known as Metro) came up, you had to click on one of the boxes to launch Explorer.... Read More

Apple Finds That Being Top Dog Puts A Target On Your Back
You know the problem with being the king of the mountain? Everybody wants to push you off the top. You literally have a bulls eye on your back and are the target all the time. Now that Apple has reached a pinnacle it is finding that this is as true for them as it was when they used to take pot shots at Bill Gates and the Redmond Monolith. Read More

Facebook 'like' leads to a lawsuit, sparks free speech debate
It started in 2009 when Daniel Ray Carter, a deputy sheriff in Hampton, Va., pushed the little thumbs up button on his Facebook page. Carter's problem: He "liked" his boss's political opponent and he claims he was fired because of it. Read More


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Top 5 cities for big data jobs
The big data deluge is creating a hiring boom across North America. Modis, an IT staffing firm, identified five cities in particular where big data is driving job growth. Read More

Fewer outsourcing contracts going around, says research firm
The number of new IT and business process outsourcing contracts worldwide dropped by 20 percent to 411 in the second quarter from 516 in the same quarter a year ago, with average contract values also sliding, a research firm said. Read More

Blizzard Entertainment warns of password breach
Blizzard Entertainment, maker of popular multiplayer online games such as World of Warcraft, Diablo and Starcraft, warned on Thursday that its internal network was breached, revealing scrambled passwords and email addresses. Read More

Cars.com races to make sure performance keeps up with growth
Cars.com runs a race every day to optimize how it can present real-time advertising and sales information to car buyers with a focus on dealer quotes and shopping locally. With business accelerating, it's about handling the bumps in the road. Read More

Best Google Nexus 7 Apps: 16 Android-Tablet Downloads, All Free
You have a shiny new Google Nexus 7 Android tablet. Now it's time to make it your own with some valuable mobile applications. CIO.com's Al Sacco shares his favorite Nexus 7 tablet apps for entertainment, social networking, remote-PC access, instant messaging, sports, gaming and more. Best of all: They're all free. Read More



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