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	JavaScript claws back into top 10 programming languages JavaScript, while perhaps the language with the most buzz these days, nonetheless continues to score relatively low in the Tiobe index of popular programming languages. But the popular Web development language crawled back into the top 10 in the index this month, after slipping in February. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Powerful and secure remote support with LogMeIn Rescue For companies that want to compete in their industry, improving the customer experience is a top priority. To do that, having an on-demand remote support solution is essential. That's why companies around the world choose LogMeIn Rescue to provide powerful, secure support of any device, anytime, anywhere. Rescue offers a simple, reliable interface packed with all the features technicians want. Check out LogMeIn Rescue to learn more and start your free trial today. In this Issue Will Microsoft's Surface Mini undercut the competition? VMware expands vSphere cloud with automated log management Windows XP's demise will do more for PC sales than Windows 8, HP says Intel's new Haswell chips may be hot -- but not in a good way Lawsuit filed over NSA phone spying program WHITE PAPER: Level 3 Communications Enhancing Cloud Connectivity for Optimal App Performance Increasing dependence on Cloud-based applications hosted in distant data centers makes the quality of backbone networks connecting them increasingly critical. Read Now Will Microsoft's Surface Mini undercut the competition? For months Microsoft has been dropping coy hints about a forthcoming smaller-form-factor Surface. The problem for a Surface Mini -- and the great opportunity -- is that it will go head-to-head with immensely popular smaller tablets, including the iPad Mini, the Nexus 7, and the Kindle Fire HD, not to mention the Acer Iconia W3 that will ship this weekend. Surface Mini has the Office advantage, but can Microsoft price the rumored tablet low enough to challenge a relatively crowded playing field? Read More VMware expands vSphere cloud with automated log management Managing an IT infrastructure has become increasingly complex over the past decade. System admins don't just have to worry about ensuring that a few dedicated servers tucked away in a closet are always up and running -- or even a few virtual machines alongside physical ones. Now admins have to worry about physical and virtual servers running in their own datacenters -- as well as physical and virtual machines housed in a distant datacenters in the cloud. With all those far-flung whirring bits and moving parts, noticing problems when they arise -- let alone pinpointing their cause -- can be downright challenging. Read More Windows XP's demise will do more for PC sales than Windows 8, HP says Hewlett-Packard executives say that the coming demise of Windows XP may do what Windows 8 could not, and that's boost PC sales significantly. Analysts have blamed Windows 8 for hurting PC sales after users failed to embrace its interface redesign. At HP's user conference in Las Vegas, Windows 8 is prominent. But what seemed to get HP officials excited, wasn't the upcoming update of Windows 8, but Microsoft's planned end of support next year for Windows XP. HP was none-too-subtle about it. At a press conference Monday, HP officials flashed a slide that said, simply, "Goodbye XP, Hello HP." Read More Intel's new Haswell chips may be hot -- but not in a good way Early tests, online discussions and even some OEMs seem to show a potential bump in the road for Intel's latest-generation processor architecture a bump you can see on a temperature graph. The new Haswell line of processors, at least according to early scuttlebutt from various quarters of the Internet, appears to generate more heat at a given voltage than the preceding Ivy Bridge-based designs, which creates problems for system builders. Read More Lawsuit filed over NSA phone spying program A former federal prosecutor and the parents of a Navy SEAL member killed in action in Afghanistan have filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, Verizon, the National Security Agency (NSA), and others over the NSA domestic spying operation disclosed by The Guardian last week. Read More
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