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	What developers like about Android 4.1 'Jelly Bean' With its much-anticipated Android 4.1 "Jelly Bean" OS release imminent, Google is keeping Apple on its toes in the mobile computing space, say software developers. "Jelly Bean" offers a host of feature improvements, pursuing smooth, fluid user interactions via Project Butter, expandable notifications, and personalized home screens. Read More WEBCAST: Alcatel-Lucent Rethinking the IP core This webinar will outline the key requirements placed on core networks of the cloud era, and innovation from Alcatel-Lucent to ensure that core networks scale efficiently without compromising versatility. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft may release Office 2013 public preview today Severe weather intensifies focus on disaster planning ITU to address surge in litigation over standards-essential patents Yahoo, Facebook settle patent dispute RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: 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 > Microsoft may release Office 2013 public preview today Microsoft may announce the first public preview of Office 2013, the likely name for its next productivity suite, at its annual gathering with partners later today. Although Microsoft has not publicly revealed its plans for Office 2013 -- which has been codenamed "Office 15" -- other than to say that a public beta would be rolled out "later this summer," there are clues that the company will unveil a sneak peek today. The opening keynote of Microsoft's Worldwide Partners Conference (WPC), which begins at 9 a.m. ET in Toronto, will feature company CEO Steve Ballmer and Kurt DelBene, the president of the Office division, according to the event's website. Read More Severe weather intensifies focus on disaster planning Severe thunderstorms knocked out power to 1.2 million homes in the D.C. area. Wildfires ravaged more than 2 million acres in the Rockies. Two-thirds of the country is in drought conditions, and flooding is expected to get worse as the time between rainstorms lengthen and, in turn, grow more intense. Intensifying weather patterns threaten businesses as global warming raises the temperatures of the oceans. Disaster recovery plans that include only backing up data regionally may need to be rethought, experts say. Read More ITU to address surge in litigation over standards-essential patents Concern is building up over the use of litigation over standards-essential patents to block sales of products, with the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) planning to hold a conference that will address what the U.N. agency described as a "worldwide surge in patent litigation and the growing lack of adherence to standards bodies' existing patent policies." Read More Yahoo, Facebook settle patent dispute Yahoo and Facebook announced Friday they have settled a high-profile patent dispute with a deal that analysts said would likely be good for both sides. As part of the agreement, Yahoo and Facebook have signed a cross-licensing deal granting access to each others' patent portfolios, they said in a joint statement. They've also forged an advertising partnership and will expand an existing content distribution agreement. Read More
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