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ZDNet: Cloud computing provider Rackspace has purchased Mailgun, a small startup that offers APIs for sending e-mail from within applications. “Though the acquisition is small Mailgun enables Rackspace to offer its customers the ability to integrate cloud-based email services into applications and websites within minutes, which is a good value added service in our view. […]

Computerworld: Researchers from several security firms are warning about a new attack which targets a vulnerability in Java 7 Update 6, the latest version of Java. The attack code is hosted by a website with a Chinese IP address and delivers malware from servers in Singapore. The malware appears to be a variation of Poison […]

The Wall Street Journal: A U.S. jury has awarded Apple an enormous victory in its patent battle with Samsung. The jury ruled that Samsung’s products infringed on six Apple patents, and it awarded $1.05 billion in damages to Apple. They also said that Apple did not violate any of the Samsung patents at issue in […]

Bloomberg BusinessWeek: IBM will pay $46 a share, about $1.3 billion total, for Pennsylvania-based Kenexa Corp. in an all-cash deal. Kenexa sells human resources and recruiting software with built-in social networking capabilities. “This ties very directly into the investments we’ve made in helping clients create enterprise social networks and how we apply analytics,” said IBM’s […]

eWeek: The Linux Foundation has three new members: Inktank, Servergy and, most notably, Twitter. “Linux and its ability to be heavily tweaked is fundamental to our technology infrastructure,” said Twitter’s Chris Aniszczyk. “By joining The Linux Foundation, we can support an organization that is important to us and collaborate with a community that is advancing […]

InfoWorld: A new survey by mobile application management vendor AppCentral has revealed some fundamental changes in enterprise IT operations. Among those surveyed, 36 percent said business units, not IT, provided the funds for mobile app projects, and 31 percent said mobile app funding comes primarily from marketing and executive leadership budgets. Also, 68 percent of […]

The New York Times: Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil producer, says its network of 30,000 PCs is back online after a cyberattack that occurred August 15. “We would like to emphasize and assure our stakeholders, customers and partners that our core businesses of oil and gas exploration, production and distribution from the wellhead to […]

eWeek: A new survey of 2,400 IT managers conducted by Harvey Nash USA indicates that the IT industry still struggles to attract female workers. Among those surveyed, 35 percent said their companies had no women working in IT management, and 24 percent said they had no women on their technical staff at all. The survey […]

Computerworld: Market research firm IDC now expects the PC industry to grow only 0.9 percent this year, with global shipments of 367 million units. Last year was also weak, with growth of 1.7 percent. However, the firm predicts that growth could climb to 6.5 percent in 2013. The introduction of Windows 8 in the fall […]

PCWorld: Unconfirmed rumors say that Apple will announce a new iPhone and/or a new iPad on September 12, and as a result, Amazon, Samsung, Microsoft, Nokia, Google and Motorola have all made plans to announce their new smartphones and tablets before then. Here’s quick rundown of scheduled events: August 29, Berlin–Samsung scheduled an event where […]