Microsoft all out of Surface RT tablets

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	Microsoft all out of Surface RT tablets Microsoft has run through all pre-launch supplies of its Surface RT tablet, forcing U.S. and Canadian customers who want one Friday to head to the company's permanent and special holiday "pop-up" stores. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Sprint Streamline your business with UC&C from Sprint If you're still weighed down by an outdated communications infrastructure, you're holding your business back. Our comprehensive cloud-based unified communications & collaboration (UC&C) solution offers a risk-mitigating migration strategy, providing scalability, network & cost efficiency, greater reliability, & enhanced mobility for all employees. GET THE DETAILS In this Issue Apple plays hardball with iPad mini reveal Motorola Droid Razr HD review: How phones should be built Isis mobile wallet launches in Salt Lake City and Austin on 9 smartphones The HC1: Motorola's take on Google Goggles Google expected to launch Samsung 10 tablet and LG Nexus 4 smartphone next week Samsung dumps Apple display manufacture as iPad mini launch looms Apple sued over exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hortonworks Live Webinar Series: The Future of Apache Hadoop Hadoop has evolved rapidly to become the leading platform for managing, processing and analyzing big data. Join us in this 4-part series with the core committers of the Apache Hadoop projects to gain insight into Pig, Ambari, Zookeeper and YARN. Learn use-cases and best practices on how to get started with Hadoop and live Q&A. Register now! Apple plays hardball with iPad mini reveal In staging an Apple event on Tuesday to unveil the long-awaited iPad Mini, Apple is poised to steal a lot of Microsoft's thunder. That's symbolic of a confident Apple, says columnist Ryan Faas. Read More Motorola Droid Razr HD review: How phones should be built Motorola's Droid Razr HD makes a lasting impression with its first-class build quality and outstanding battery life -- but the Android smartphone also has its fair share of flaws. Read More Isis mobile wallet launches in Salt Lake City and Austin on 9 smartphones The Isis joint venture of three wireless carriers announced the launch of its new mobile wallet system in Salt Lake City and Austin that uses nine NFC-ready and Isis-ready smartphones sold by the carriers. Read More WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments Protecting your network architecture continues to be extremely critical. Distributed networking and computing spaces often times go unmanaged. Learn more about the importance of managing these distributed IT spaces including strategies for maintaining availability and energy cost savings opportunities. Learn more. The HC1: Motorola's take on Google Goggles Motorola Solutions unveiled a head mounted voice controlled computer that aims to help the military and other industries where workers needs hands free access to information. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More Google expected to launch Samsung 10 tablet and LG Nexus 4 smartphone next week Google's product unveiling event next Monday will feature a 10-in. tablet running Android 4.2, possibly named the Samsung 10, and an LG Nexus 4 smartphone, according to reports. Read More Samsung dumps Apple display manufacture as iPad mini launch looms The Samsung-versus-Apple conflict has hit a new zenith with news from Samsung that it intends terminating its years long display supply deal with the Californian firm, even as Apple [AAPL] prepares to introduce the iPad mini alongside an updated version of the existing iPad this week. Read More Apple sued over exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T Apple's much-maligned iPhone exclusivity agreement with AT&T Mobility, started in 2007 but now ended, is once again the target of a class-action suit. Read More
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