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19 October 2013
News: Microsoft temporarily pulls Windows RT 8.1 update due to 'a situation'

If you were looking forward to updating your Windows RT tablet to the fancy new 8.1 update this weekend, it's time to start looking for a Plan B. Microsoft has temporarily yanked the Windows RT 8.1 update from the Windows Store due to "a situation affecting a limited number of users," as first reported by WinBeta.
18 October 2013
News: What do people hate most about the new Yahoo Mail?

When Yahoo Mail turned 16 earlier this month, the company celebrated by giving it a new, Gmail-like interface. It might now wish that it hadn't -- thousands of users have taken to the Web to complain about things they don't like.
News: Beyond Caching: Google engineers reveal secrets to faster Web sites

In the fiercely competitive world of Internet services, Google constantly seeks ways to speed up the delivery of content to its hundreds of millions of users.
News: iOS 7 infiltration nearly 75% of active iPhones, iPads after one month

A month after its release, iOS 7 is running on almost three-quarters of active iPhones, iPod touches, and iPads. But its adoption is still somewhat slower than that of iOS 6.
News: SoftBank to take over mobile distributor Brightstar for $1.26B

Fresh from its acquisition of Sprint, Japan's SoftBank plans to take control of Brightstar, the dominant distributor of mobile devices in the U.S. and a global player serving more than 200 carriers.
News: Google Glass dominates wearable tech session at DEMO Fall 2013

Despite the uncertainty regarding when Google Glass will be made available to the public, entrepreneurs are betting their livelihood on the head-worn device.
News: Reddit chat about Windows 8.1: Enterprise evaluation available, the Start button returns and Katy Perry is all over the walls

Enterprises trying out Windows 8 can now try out Windows 8.1 with a trial version that was made available online Thursday through Microsoft.
Opinion: Grid Diary makes keeping a journal as easy as filling out a form

Diaries are not just for preteen girls. OK, something like this, with the Lisa Frank-esque graphics and the heart-shaped padlock and the glitter--oh, the glitter--that is for preteen girls. But just the act of writing in a diary every day, that's good for everyone.
How-Tos: How to remove unwanted browser toolbars

We show you how to disable and delete those unwanted and annoying web browser toolbars, however they got onto your PC or laptop.
News: Samsung's California designers shaping next year's products

Most of the work under way at Samsung Design America is slated to appear in products in 2014 as the electronics giant's year-old design shop in San Francisco influences product development across the company.
News: New NEC service looks to simplify UC&C;

NEC Australia is looking to simplify unified communications and collaboration (UC&C;) enablement for businesses under a hybrid on-premise and Cloud deployment model with the launch of NEC Cloud Collaboration.
17 October 2013
News: NZ's agriculture solution looking for sustainable business model

Overseer, New Zealand's principal nutrient management model that allows users to calculate a nutrient budget, particularly in complex farm systems, will have a new release before April next year.
News: More than 40 percent of YouTube traffic is now from mobile

YouTube's presence on mobile devices has exploded in the past couple of years, Google said on Thursday.
News: ZTE strengthens China Mobile's network

ZTE is strengthening China Mobile's nationwide core network by delivering its ZXONE 8000 and other 100G OTN equipment to the telecommunications company.
News: Mobile NFC ticketing roll-out in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is now taking advantage of the security and convenience of mobile near field communication (NFC) ticketing.
News: AT&T; to offer $5 day pass for mobile data on tablets

AT&T; plans to offer tablet users a US$5 day pass for mobile data service, as well as a $25 prepaid plan for 1GB over three months, in a bid to reach more types of consumers.
News: Google reports another rise in profit, but Motorola sales take a dive

Google's quarterly sales increased again, although the company reported mixed results within its advertising business and a decrease in its Motorola mobile sales.
News: Apps deployed on iPhone and iPad dominate in the enterprise

Companies are using the iOS platform more than 95% of the time to launch their custom and standard commercial apps, a new survey of Good Technology's 5,000 global customers found.
News: Oracle Data Integrator 12c ready for real-time analysis

Heeding the call from enterprise customers who clamor for more immediacy in their data-driven reports, Oracle has updated its data-integration software portfolio so that it can more rapidly deliver data to data warehouses and analysis applications.
News: Cornell team building heart-monitoring, bug-fighting smart clothes

Your shirt could soon power a smartphone while monitoring your blood pressure and providing alerts about harmful bacteria nearby.