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	Microsoft readies fix for Windows Phone 8 random reboots Microsoft plans to issue an over-the-air fix next month for a problem that has caused some Windows Phone 8 handsets to reboot themselves unexpectedly. Hundreds of users of the Nokia Lumia 920 and HTC 8X smartphones have reported on Internet forums that their phones were repeatedly and spontaneously rebooting. The reports identified several different mobile operators in the U.S. and Europe. The forums didn't identify a consistent culprit for the problem. Read More WHITE PAPER: Five9 Selecting a Contact Center Infrastructure Solution Choosing a new contact center infrastructure is one of the most crucial decisions your business can make. But with so many premise- and cloud-based solutions available, the selection process can be daunting. This whitepaper by industry analyst Donna Fluss provides a roadmap that will get you to the best option for your business. Learn more. In this Issue The stats that would really tell us how Windows 8 is doing Apple gets sales ban on some Samsung Galaxy products in the Netherlands Nokia seeks to block sale of most RIM phones Believe it or not: The smartphone is 20 years old Latest Java zero-day exploit renews calls to disable it WHITE PAPER: Rally Software Forrester Just Simplified your Agile ALM Vendor Decision Forrester Research, Inc., researched, analyzed, and scored 9 application lifecycle management (ALM) providers against 116 criteria, and Rally was ranked a leader. Read Now. The stats that would really tell us how Windows 8 is doing Tuesday afternoon, Windows business chief Tami Reller told an audience of analysts that Microsoft had sold 40 million licenses for its new operating system, Windows 8. A few minutes later, that same claim was repeated on the Windows 8 blog. That seems to be faster than the rate of sales for Windows 7. At the very least, that means that the PC market is not as dead as some detractors would like to believe. Read More Apple gets sales ban on some Samsung Galaxy products in the Netherlands A Dutch court has banned sales of Samsung Electronics' Galaxy products that infringe on an Apple patent describing a way to scroll through a photo gallery using a touchscreen. The ban only applies to Galaxy products that run Android 2.2.1 and higher that don't use Samsung's proprietary photo gallery software, the Court of The Hague ruled on Wednesday. Read More Nokia seeks to block sale of most RIM phones Nokia has asked a California court to enforce an arbitration award that would prevent Research In Motion from selling products with wireless LAN capabilities until the companies can agree on patent royalty rates. Nokia and RIM both declined to comment on Nokia's request, a copy of which was obtained by IDG News Service, but such a filing is typically made after two parties settle a dispute through arbitration but one party does not follow through on the agreement. Read More Believe it or not: The smartphone is 20 years old The breakneck pace of change in the smartphone world is well known: Since the iPhone catalyzed popular demand in 2007, development has been moving faster and faster, to the point where devices are out of date mere months after their release. However, this wasn't always the case. In fact, according to some estimates, the smartphone is actually all of 20 years old, as of last Friday. Read More Latest Java zero-day exploit renews calls to disable it A zero-day Java exploit found for sale in the criminal underground has renewed calls to disable the cross-platform runtime environment in Web browsers. Read More
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