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iPhone 6 rumor rollup for the week ending April 25

Aesthetics reared its ugly, or beautiful (depending on your side of the debate), head in the iOSphere this week, as commentarians contemplated the question of whether real iPhones have curves.

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3. ISACA introduces Cybersecurity Nexus program to help fill the infosec skills gap

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5. The 9 Most Difficult-to-Fill IT Roles

6. Forget about Nokia; remember Microsoft Mobile.

7. Four things Microsoft needs to do now to boost Windows Phone

8. With Gundotra out, changes likely for Google+

9. Why Japanese watchmakers have no time for smartwatches

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Smartphone lull a golden opportunity for Microsoft

Critics have derided Microsoft's US$7.5 billion acquisition of Nokia's Devices and Services business but the deal may be closing at the perfect moment -- during a slowdown in smartphone innovation. READ MORE

Linux Foundation responds to Heartbleed with Core Infrastructure Initiative

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ISACA introduces Cybersecurity Nexus program to help fill the infosec skills gap

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CIOs Face BYOD Hard Reality: Employees Don't Care

Firing a worker for not reporting a lost or stolen tablet or smartphone may seem extreme, but at some companies things have come to that. How can CIOs get workers to take BYOD policies seriously? READ MORE

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Competition for IT workers is fierce in the tech world and skills shortages abound. How fierce? Using data from TEKsystems, we look at what organizations describe as their most difficult-to-fill IT roles. READ MORE

Forget about Nokia; remember Microsoft Mobile.

Microsoft completed its $7.2 billion acquisition of Nokia today, bringing on board Nokia's smartphones, its not-so-smart feature phones and a Windows RT tablet. READ MORE

Four things Microsoft needs to do now to boost Windows Phone

Now that Microsoft has finally closed its acquisition of Nokia's devices and services business the company needs to accelerate efforts to attract more developers, help cut the cost of smartphones running Windows Phone and make sure its new employees feel welcome. READ MORE

With Gundotra out, changes likely for Google+

Now that Google's Vic Gundotra, a senior vice president and the head of Google+ is leaving the company, changes are likely afoot at the social network he championed since its inception, industry analysts said. READ MORE

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Why Japanese watchmakers have no time for smartwatches

If the Rufus Cuff smartwatch is anything to go by, some people want a lot of hardware on their wrists. READ MORE

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3D printing will transform these five industries

The 3D printing world is currently in limbo – the technology is developed enough to attract some attention in the real world, but not enough to bring about change on a substantial scale. New stories emerge everyday of 3D printing breakthroughs, be it through research or the development of actual products. READ MORE

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