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	Why I'm excited for Linux Mint 16, even though I don't like Mint Every six months, my world gets thrown into a state of pure, blissful chaos. New, major versions of the big Linux distributions tend to hit every half year - one batch in the spring, another in the fall. As a person for whom the "Linux Enthusiast" moniker certainly applies, I have grown accustomed to this bi-annual state of unrest. Case in point: Over the next six weeks, we will see big new releases... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: DEMO Conference Explore new product design trends heading your way! Come to DEMO to be inspired by 100s of never-seen-before products with bold new designs that will blow you away. Only the most market ready creations will be on display, including new products from global startups, student groups and bootstrapped innovators. See where product design is trending so you don't get left behind. Register now to save! In this Issue Samsung debuts smartphone with curved display, but only for Korea iPhone 5s offers better security today, a peek at Apple of tomorrow 6 cool new wireless technologies from MIT Firefox OS gets performance boost, wider distribution Apple to reveal new iPads Oct. 22 Dell's Surface Pro wannabe: Threat or proof Microsoft's strategy works? WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors HP StoreOnce with Symantec Backup Solutions This paper looks specifically at the considerations and benefits achievable when an organization deploys data protection architectures powered by HP StoreOnce appliances and Catalyst APIs with Symantec OpenStorage Technology (OST). Learn More Samsung debuts smartphone with curved display, but only for Korea Breaking away from the flat screens found in so many smartphones, Samsung is releasing its Galaxy Round handset with a curved display. Read More iPhone 5s offers better security today, a peek at Apple of tomorrow The iPhone 5s, like its cheaper sibling the iPhone 5c, has been available for a few weeks now, earning plaudits from most reviewers and igniting ignorant online discussions around mobile security and application performance. Some of that ignorance is intentional FUD from Android fanboys and security purveyors. Read More WEBCAST: HP & Intel® Cloud Knowledge Vault According to market research, more than 60 percent of enterprises will have adopted some form of cloud computing by 2013. Learn how your organization can benefit from the scalability, flexibility, and performance that the cloud offers through the short videos and other resources in this HP & Intel® Cloud Knowledge Vault. View Now 6 cool new wireless technologies from MIT MIT grad students show off their research at Wireless Retreat Read More Firefox OS gets performance boost, wider distribution Mozilla Foundation is improving the performance of its Firefox OS software for smartphones, and devices running it will soon go on sale in more European and Latin American countries. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Learn More Read Enterprise Management Associates' 2013 Private Cloud Platforms Radar Report to see how EMA evaluated BMC's cloud management solutions. Learn More Apple to reveal new iPads Oct. 22 Apple will introduce new iPad tablets on Oct. 22, coinciding with the unveiling of the company's fourth-generation iPad and iPad Mini in 2012. Read More Dell's Surface Pro wannabe: Threat or proof Microsoft's strategy works? Microsoft faces competition for its Surface Pro 2 tablet, and it's from an expected source: One of its own hardware partners, Dell. Read More
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