Tuesday, July 09, 2013

Apple gives away 10 apps to celebrate App Store's 5th birthday

Why Microsoft killed TechNet

EMC Adds Aveksa to its Enterprise Portfolio

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July 09, 2013
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Apple gives away 10 apps to celebrate App Store's 5th birthday

Apple on Monday commemorated the fifth anniversary of its App Store launch by starting a free app giveaway that included some of its most popular and praised iOS games.

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Issue highlights

1. Why Microsoft killed TechNet

2. EMC Adds Aveksa to its Enterprise Portfolio

3. Review: HP EliteBook Revolve takes the Ultrabook for a spin

4. The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 so far

5. Apple iOS battles back in market share struggle

6. The Samsung Galaxy S4 Is far from perfect

7. Worst -- and best -- IT interview questions

8. Driverless car research shifts into higher gear

9. Minecraft in Latin? … Perhaps now the pope will play

1\0. Geek-themed meme of the week: No. 3

WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel

Big Data Requires a Remodeling of the Data Warehouse

Take a few moments to learn about a data warehouse appliance that is a massively parallel server optimized to run Microsoft's SQL Server that delivers enterprise scalability, ease of maintenance, and a single version of the truth, all for a low cost. Read Now!

Why Microsoft killed TechNet

Users may not be happy that TechNet has reached its demise, but it was partially the users' fault. READ MORE

EMC Adds Aveksa to its Enterprise Portfolio

With the 4th now behind us, EMC announced its acquisition of Aveksa, an Identity and Access Management (IAM) vendor focused on identity governance. As acquisitions go, this one was on the small side so much of the security world will likely miss it as they continue thinking about fireworks, swimming, hotdogs, and hamburgers from this past weekend. All good memories, but I believe this acquisition... READ MORE

Review: HP EliteBook Revolve takes the Ultrabook for a spin

Professional-grade laptop-tablet convertible combines solid build, superior performance, and a surfeit of business features READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: IBM

Businesses are ready for a new approach to IT

Today's businesses need simpler more efficient and flexible computing models. The IBM PureSystems family is comprised of platform systems and infrastructure systems that include built-in "patterns of expertise" to address complex business and operational tasks for smarter computing. Learn More

The weirdest, wackiest and coolest sci/tech stories of 2013 so far

From cool robots and unmanned aircraft to celebrity swatting and Moby Dick emoticons, it's been an interesting high-tech year! READ MORE

Apple iOS battles back in market share struggle

Apple's iOS is closing the gap on rival Android in the U.S. market, according to new statistics released today by Kantar Worldpanel ComTech, which says that the three months that ended in May 2013 saw iOS' share of the American smartphone market grow by 3.5%. READ MORE

 
WHITE PAPER: VCE

Eclipse Aerospace Case Study

Building an Agile, Cost-efficient Business using a Virtualized Data Center. Learn More.

The Samsung Galaxy S4 Is far from perfect

My top 10 pet peeves with my Galaxy S4. READ MORE

Worst -- and best -- IT interview questions

Why are manhole covers round? Why do you ask? Tech managers weigh in on the practice of using brainteasers to screen IT candidates and share their own favorite interview questions. READ MORE

Driverless car research shifts into higher gear

The automotive and tech industries are increasing their research in autonomous driving, but a truly driverless car remains years away READ MORE

Minecraft in Latin? … Perhaps now the pope will play

All I really know about Minecraft is that this video game has captivated my three children like no activity they have known in all of their 11 years. So I have taken to following the Twitter account of Minecraft lead developer Jens (Jeb) Bergensten and noted this tweet from him July 4. READ MORE

Geek-themed meme of the week: No. 3

They are inescapable on the Internet. Most are awful. A few are not, so I have started publishing here on Buzzblog a selection of memes that amuse me. Here's No. 3. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: AccelOps

Enabling Efficient Data Center Monitoring

Enabling Efficient Data Center Monitoring -- How IT Organizations See the Big Picture of Their Infrastructure Using AccelOps' Unified SIEM, Performance and Availability Monitoring Software. Read Now

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