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• 10 June 2013

• News: Expert: Oracle's Fusion Applications still maturing, but offer real value

  Oracle still has some kinks to work out in its next-generation Fusion Applications and implementing them on-premises remains a daunting task, but customers on older product lines have good things to look forward to if and when they upgrade, according to one veteran of many early Fusion projects.

• News: The world is not flat: Apple unveils 'fresh, light' iOS 7

  Apple CEO Tim Cook and several of his top executives took the stage today at the company's annual developers conference to unveil a spruced-up, new-look iOS 7, introduce iTunes Radio and talk up this fall's "Mavericks" upgrade for OS X.

• News: Sprint to sell Vital, a ZTE smartphone, for $100

  The Sprint Vital smartphone, with a 5-in. display, goes on sale Friday for $99.99, after rebate and with a two-year service agreement.

• News: iBooks to come to the Mac

  Book lovers, teachers, and students rejoice: iBooks has come to the Mac--and it supports iBooks Author books, too. Apple Senior Vice President Craig Federighi previewed the new Mac version of iBooks to a cheering audience at Monday's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote, alongside other improvements in the upcoming OS X Mavericks.

• News: OS X catches a wave, as Apple previews OS X Mavericks

  When it comes to OS X, the cat is out of the bag.

• News: Labour Party deploys new ERP system to control costs

  The Labour Party is implementing a new ERP system from Microsoft to help get its finances in order.

• News: Forrester: CIOs need change IT function to improve customer experience

  CIOs need to make a number of changes to the IT function in order to deliver better customer experience for the enterprise, claims Forrester's CIO analyst Nigel Fenwick.

• News: Apple hosts live webcast of WWDC keynote today at 10 a.m. PT/ 1 p.m. PT

  Apple will webcast the keynote of its developers conference live starting at 10 a.m. PT, but the webcast will be available only on the company's own hardware, or via an OS X-powered virtual machine.

• News: Usability, not 'flat' design, key to Monday's iOS refresh

  Apple is expected to debut a revamped iOS on Monday, featuring a "flatter" design that, if not done properly, could be a step backward in usability, a pair of user interface (UI) experts said.

• 08 June 2013

• News: Apple blinks, inks deals with labels in time to intro 'iRadio' on Monday

  With just days to spare, and as one analyst had expected, Apple blinked in negotiations with Sony Music, giving the Cupertino, Calif. firm the green light to announce an Internet radio service on Monday.

• News: Skiers schuss at 4G with Telstra

  Telstra customers can hit the slopes without fear of a slow mobile data connection after Telstra turned on 4G coverage at several popular Australian ski mountains.

• News: Zscaler fixes BYOD risk with new mobile traffic cloud filtering

  Zscaler has added mobile security to its arsenal of cloud-based security services which the firm is pitching as a flexible way to fix the risk of employee-owned devices bypassing conventional filtering systems.

• News: DOJ clears Softbank's acquisition of Sprint Nextel

  The U.S. Department of Justice said Friday it has no objection to Softbank acquiring Sprint Nextel, a decision that clears the way for the Federal Communications Commission to rule on the deal.

• News: Gatwick Airport trials iris recognition system for boarding

  Gatwick Airport is trialling an automated self-service boarding system using iris recognition technology.

• News: NSA snooping bolsters opponents of U.S. Internet control

  While the PRISM program appears to be legal, that does not make it good policy -- or good for international relations

• 07 June 2013

• News: Larry Page: US government has no access to information on Google servers

  Google has denied involvement in a U.S. government surveillance program called Prism since news broke Thursday that the National Security Agency has been accessing the servers of some of the largest Internet companies, but now company executives insist they had never heard of the program.

• News: Android will surpass Apple in app downloads by October, report finds

  Apple has seen its share of smartphone sales overtaken by Android devices in recent months, and now, according to a report from a British newspaper, it could be in the process of losing the lead in app downloads as well.

• News: Congressional hearing finds broad agreement on the right to unlock smartphones

  Advocates for both industry and consumers voiced their support for a bill that would restore the right to unlock cellphones in the U.S. today at a hearing in front of a congressional subcommittee.

• News: Larry Page: US government has no access to information on Google servers

  Google has denied involvement in a U.S. government surveillance program called Prism since news broke Thursday that the National Security Agency has been accessing the servers of some of the largest Internet companies, but now company executives insist they had never heard of the program.

• News: Will iOS 7 and iCloud changes meet post-PC needs for enterprise users?

  One place where the post-PC era is in full swing is the enterprise. And enterprise IT groups will be watching when Apple unveils iOS 7 at its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday, June 10, to see if the new version improves its fit for business users.

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