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• 19 June 2013

• News: Start-up readies network-optimized Linux for data centers

  Start-up Cumulus Networks this week has emerged with a Linux network operating system designed for programmable data centers like the ones Google and Facebook are building.

• News: Windows Phone 'weak', Huawei sneers

  Huawei calls the Windows Phone platform weak despite using it as the foundation for some of the smartphones it makes.

• News: How to Apply Transformational Leadership at Your Company

  To be a leader and manager you need to have a solid understanding of things such as project management, organizational skills, managing employees and monitoring their performance, but even masters of these skills aren't necessarily transformational leaders. These skills are simply the foundation on which a transformational leader is most effective.

• News: Middle East in dire need of skilled IT pros, says CompTIA study

  Middle Eastern businesses want to invest in IT during 2013, but they're struggling to find skilled candidates to fill posts, according to new research released by CompTIA, a non-profit association for the IT industry.

• News: Why haven't MVNOs taken off in the Middle East?

  Over the last decade, MVNOs have become part-and-parcel to the telecoms market of practically every developed country in the world.

• News: Every new car to be connected to mobile network by 2025

  Almost every new car will be mobile-enabled by 2025, according to mobile industry association GSMA.

• News: UK smart grid mass rollout moves a step closer

  The UK today took another major step towards the full scale nation-wide rollout of smart meters, as bidders submitted their proposals to provide a communications infrastructure for tens of millions of homes.

• News: Apple end-to-end encryption far from bulletproof

  Apple won't provide experts with details of encryption architecture, so what it means by 'cannot decrypt"' data is unclear, expert says

• News: Project Cauã: revolutionising IT for the masses

  Project Cauã, the Free and Open Source Software and Hardware (FOSSH) project conceived by Linux International executive director Jon "Maddog" Hall to make it possible for people to make a living as a systems administrator, is set to launch in Brazil next month.

• News: Top tier SMBs spending less on IT than bottom tier: Symantec

  Latest research by Symantec has found that top tier SMBs spend roughly seven per cent less on IT than the bottom tier.

• News: BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media pledge £1m to child porn fight

  The UK's four largest ISPs – BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media – have announced that they will commit an additional £1 million collectively over the next four years to further crack down on the creation and distribution of child porn.

• News: Why Australia Post and NAB have adopted agile methodologies

  Adopting an agile approach to business innovation requires a sense of urgency, commitment to change, organisational vision and an ongoing focus on momentum and support.

• News: Qualcomm's Snapdragon 800 is a speed demon, but battery impact remains unknown

  Your current smartphone's processor may be fast, but Qualcomm is hoping to show you a whole new definition of mobile performance. On Tuesday, the company staged a benchmarking exhibition in San Francisco to demonstrate the raw speed of its Snapdragon 800 chip, designated for "premium" smartphone deployment later this year.

• News: Rogue public Cloud usage to be countered with proactivity

  In order to decrease the occurrence and mitigate the risks of rogue public Cloud usage, IT departments must be proactive in defining their Cloud strategy and assessing usage, according to Red Hat senior Cloud technology and alliances manager, Martin Zierer.

• News: Target Tracking Camera means you'll never miss a fast action shot again

  A team from the Ishikawa Oku Lab at the University of Tokyo built a dynamic target-tracking camera that follows the movement of a high-speed object to keep it in the center of the frame. The camera uses a pan and tilt mirrors to its advantage for this technology to work. At 1/1000th of a second, the mirrors move rapidly in order to process the fast object, leaving you with a stable image--and an eerie visul effect!

• News: Man of Steel soundtrack gets in your head with surround sound

  The new Man of Steel movie may not pump new life into the Superman franchise, but the film's soundtrack at least offers something new: it includes an alternate mix that creates a simulated surround-sound experience through regular headphones. That mix is made possible by a new audio technology called DTS Headphone:X, and you can experience it via an Android or iOS device and whatever crumby headphones you care to throw at it.

• News: Surprise! Adult women are more gamer nerdy than teenage boys

  If The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was real, Aunt Viv would be statistically more likely to be a video game addict than Will or Carlton.

• News: 'The Lego Movie' lives up to its name, can't come soon enough

  Translating toys to the big screen is not an easy feat, as recently evidenced by the Transformers and G.I. Joe series, but The Lego Movie might just have a shot at being a critical success.

• News: Vodafone unveils new pricing for data add-ons

  Telecommunications company, Vodafone, has unveiled new pricing for data add-ons, which it claims will give customers choice when tailoring post-paid plans for smartphones.

• News: Myriad IT launches infrastructure services

  Technology services company, Myraid IT, has launched its newest line of business, Infrastructure Services, to provide its customers with managed services, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) and bespoke support.

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