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Editor's note Hello again, everyone. I think it's fair to say that today is Apple day. The company's Mountain Lion update to OS X has arrived, and the Cupertino giant remains in court today, continuing its Australian face-off against Samsung. If Apple isn't your thing, make sure you check out these stories: Barry Saunders delving into why maintaining UX libraries can be a waste of time, and Brien Posey re-examining his Windows 8 predictions from January last year, with disturbing results. It's nice when a writer returns to their former prediction articles to see how they matched up. This is one reason why you'll never find me providing a simple list of predictions; the future in the tech world is never what you'd expect. Have a great week all! --Chris Everyone vs. Apple update OS X Mountain Lion will appear tomorrow, and we've got the latest from the global battle royale that is Apple versus Samsung. Read more Resource of the day Quantifying the Value of Delivering a Smarter Shopping Experience In this white paper, you'll learn the effects of the shopping experience on buying habits and business resiliency. Keep reading to hear more about improving your shopping experience and getting your business back. AtG: HTML divided again, Pwn2Own targets mobiles The HTML world is again divided between W3C and WHATWG camps, and which mobile OS will be the first to fall at Mobile Pwn2Own? Read more Additional TechRepublic resources   Breaking out of design patterns Barry Saunders explains how shared trust and responsibility is more efficient than falling back on documentation for job security. Read more 10 predictions for Windows 8, revisited Before the details emerged on what to expect from Windows 8, Brien Posey went out on a limb with his predictions. Here's a look at how he did. (Hint: Not so good.) Read more Why the IT department needs more women CIOs need to tackle the IT department's embarrassing shortfall of female staff, or risk falling out of step with the prevailing mood in the boardroom. Read more Technology and the lost art of reading comprehension Technology has indeed become miraculous and immediately available. Maybe that's why so many of us are losing some important skills--like reading comprehension. Read more Apple's iOS App Store has more Windows malware An old Windows worm is embedded in an iOS App, but the question remains, how did it get there? Read more Ubuntu Unity now on Fedora: Another win for freedom Ubuntu Unity being made available to Fedora means more than meets the eye, says Jack Wallen. See why the addition of Canonical's flagship desktop is a huge win for freedom in the land of open source. Read more Featured multimedia   Slideshow: Install Windows Media Center to Windows 8 Windows Media Center will only be available as an Add-on for Windows 8. Greg Shultz shows how to download and install it. View on site Featured Webcast Social Meets IT - Using Online Communities to Reduce Help Desk Costs Your customers are an untapped source of knowledge about your products. Leverage social media to tap into this "free" resource. View this webinar and learn how you can improve customer satisfaction with easy access to user-generated content. Today's recommended downloads Social Meets IT - Using Online Communities to Reduce Help Desk Costs (Citrix Online) IDC Report: Increasing IT Infrastructure Performance in Midsized Firms (NetApp) How J. Fletcher Creamer & Son Revved Up Their Business (NetApp) Maximizing the Benefits of Virtualization and Consolidation in Midsized Firms with Network Storage (NetApp) Social Media Analytics: Making Customer Insights Actionable (IBM) Connect with TechRepublic Is Big Data big hype? Patrick Gray talks about what to keep in mind when you're talking about Big Data. TechRepublic newsletters   Get programming, mobile development, and design tips and more in the following TechRepublic newsletters. Automatically sign up today! Software Engineer App Builder Web Designer IT Consultant

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