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	Windows 8 preview: The best upgrades and oddest quirks There are two areas where the Windows 8 Release Preview has leaped ahead -- IE and Metro apps -- and there are more changes to come by the time RTM crosses the finish line. Here are a few of the more interesting differences in this RP. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Condusiv Technologies Condusiv Announces New Diskeeper 12! Just Released! Diskeeper® 12 from Condusiv™ Technologies (formerly Diskeeper Corporation) raises the bar for Windows applications & storage performance ensuring peak productivity. Diskeeper provides technology essential to optimize application & storage performance for servers, desktops, laptops and all storage platforms, including SANs and SSDs. Visit our website for more info and free 30-day trial. In this Issue No-contract iPhone: Spend now, save $1,000 later Ruby, Clojure, and Ceylon: Same goal, three very different results Facebook tackles Hadoop Achilles' heel WHITE PAPER: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > No-contract iPhone: Spend now, save $1,000 later Competition is finally, if belatedly, coming to the mobile data market. Virgin Mobile and Cricket offer much cheaper plans -- so long as you're willing to pay more for the smartphone and risk their networks. Read More Ruby, Clojure, and Ceylon: Same goal, three very different results Each language shares a common goal: to simplify the job of the developer.Yet the approaches they each take toward achieving that simplicity vary wildly. Read More Facebook tackles Hadoop Achilles' heel Social networking giant created software called Avatarnode to address core weakness of relying on a single name server to coordinate all operations. Read More
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