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12 August 2013
News: Asus to make new Nexus 10

Asus will allegedly be the manufacturer behind the next Google Nexus 10 tablet.
11 August 2013
News: Telstra to face challenges in broadening its business: analyst

Analyst John Brand said Telstra may find it challenging to broaden its business in the future, despite strong financial results from the telco on Thursday.
10 August 2013
News: WA Police use business intelligence to fight crime

Western Australia Police have reduced crime through the use of predictive analytics and GPS maps which show crime hotspots in the state.
09 August 2013
News: U.S. openness, restraint could lessen fallout from NSA surveillance

With $35 billion in lost revenue to overseas companies expected following the leak, it's up to the U.S. to be more open about its surveillance
News: Encrypted email vendor: Don't trust private data to companies with physical ties to the U.S.

Two encrypted email services have shut down because they feel threatened about having to turn over customer information to the government.
News: Cell-phone talking while driving doesn't lead to higher crash risk, research says

Talking on a cell phone while driving doesn't increase the risk of an accident, according to new research that looked at real-world accidents and cell-phone calls by drivers from 2002 to 2005.
News: Time Warner's CBS blackout could be fueling online piracy

Illegal downloads of Under the Dome rise after TV network blocked by cable operator
News: Photos of BlackBerry Z30 emerge amid difficult times for smartphone maker

Signs of life at BlackBerry are still emerging, despite recent layoffs, an $84 million quarterly loss reported in June and record-low market share.
News: Samsung buys German OLED specialist

Samsung has bought German organic light-emitting diode (OLED) technology developer Novaled, in a bet on the next-generation technology for digital displays.
How-Tos: Paint Shop Pro launches when I use memory stick

How to stop Paint Shop Pro launching every time you insert a memory stick.
News: Salesforce.com to impose massive fee hike for app store security review

Salesforce.com is raising the cost of an initial security review for paid applications in its AppExchange store from US$300 to $2,700, saying the hike will allow it to deliver the reviews much faster.
News: SAP co-founder Plattner to teach online course on in-memory computing

People interested in learning about in-memory database technology will be able to so later thing month under the virtual tutelage of SAP chairman and co-founder Hasso Plattner.
How-Tos: Split a PDF for free

How to edit a PDF so that you have single PDF documents for each page.
News: Mac Gems: Can't wait for Mavericks? TotalFinder offers Finder tabs and more

Editor's note: The following review is part of Macworld's GemFest 2013. Every day (except Sunday) from mid-July until late September, the Macworld staff will use the Mac Gems blog to briefly cover a standout free or low-cost program. You can view a list of this year's apps, updated daily, on our handy GemFest page, and you can visit the Mac Gems homepage for past Mac Gems reviews.
News: Zscaler finds a 'big number' of Google Play apps with overly aggressive adware

One or more antivirus vendors flagged 22% of 8,000 popular apps as having issues
News: Documentary takes on texting-while-driving tragedies

While a new online documentary by director Werner Herzog showcases the tragedies of four driving-while-texting crashes, public safety advocates say stricter law enforcement is needed.
News: Ubuntu Edge smartphone given a life line by Bloomberg

Bloomberg has pledged $80,000 (over £53,000) towards the Ubuntu Edge dual OS smartphone crowdfunding campaign, though the funding round may still ultimately fail with no phones ever being made.
News: Linux 'Hand of Thief' Trojan offered for sale at $2,000 a time

Researchers have discovered a Trojan capable of attacking multiple Linux distros being offered for sale by enterprising Russian criminals for $2,000 (£1,300) a time. Time for Linux users to worry or is this another speculative attack?
News: Salesforce.com to impose massive fee hike for app store security review

Salesforce.com is raising the cost of an initial security review for paid applications in its AppExchange store from US$300 to $2,700, saying the hike will allow it to deliver the reviews much faster.
News: International Airlines Group deploys Office 365

The International Airlines Group (IAG) has deployed Microsoft Office 365 as its business communication solution to enable anytime, anywhere collaboration between its 58,000 employees.