Future tech: Huge screens, ARM servers, geosocial

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	Tech's future: Huge screens, ARM servers, geosocial everywhere Metropolitan Museum of Modern Art CIO Steve Peltzman and analyst Frank Gillett presented on near-term future tech at Forrester's IT Forum in Las Vegas, noting that "We are entering a period of significant turmoil." Read More WHITE PAPER: Argent What's the biggest bottleneck in VMware? Do more CPUs improve VMware?    Using VMware NIC Teaming?    Does TCP/IP affect VMware? (You'll be surprised)    Get this essential FREE white paper now    11 pages of technical details, not sales fluff     Click to continue In this Issue First look: The Kobo eReader Touch Edition Google shuts off Chrome access to offline Gmail Update: Honda Canada breach exposed data on 280,000 individuals Google Wallet: Five things you need to know Google Wallet may be missing key partners From CIO.com: BlackBerry PlayBook Battery Tips: How to Make Your Tablet Last Longer Jury convicts two for selling counterfeit Cisco gear PayPal, eBay sue Google over mobile payments secrets Lawmakers question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile Jonny Evans: Apple's iTunes 'iCloud' is amnesty for file-sharers IT Blogwatch: Windows 8 tablet PC OS release: iPad 3 showdown WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems, Inc. Social Technologies Add Business Value Social technologies are moving from the consumer space into the enterprise, and Enterprise Social Software (ESS) is changing how people work. A white paper based on a Forrester Consulting survey commissioned by Cisco reveals the benefits and inhibitors faced by decision makers and how ESS is transforming business processes. Read the white paper now. First look: The Kobo eReader Touch Edition The Kobo eReader Touch Edition offers e-reading at its simplest; a touch interface and reasonable price could make it a competitor. Read More Google shuts off Chrome access to offline Gmail Google has dropped offline Gmail support in several operating systems until this summer, when HTML5 upgrade is released. Read More Update: Honda Canada breach exposed data on 280,000 individuals Honda Canada has notified about 280,000 customers in that country of a data breach involving the compromise of their personal data. Read More Google Wallet: Five things you need to know Now that Google has officially released its mobile payment platform, here are five things you need to know about it. Read More Google Wallet may be missing key partners While Google had some notable partners at the launch of its mobile payment platform, the companies that weren't there could end up determining the success of the project. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Is Microsoft Desktop Virtualization for you? Desktop Virtualization provides a comprehensive suite of solutions that enables companies to give their employees flexibility to work everywhere; simplifying compliance and management through a centralized and unified infrastructure. Learn how IT is empowering users with Desktop Virtualization with this on-demand roundtable. Click to continue From CIO.com: BlackBerry PlayBook Battery Tips: How to Make Your Tablet Last Longer A recent BlackBerry OS update has weakened overall tablet battery life for many RIM PlayBook owners. Here are six quick and easy PlayBook battery tips and tricks to help counteract the update's negative effects and boost your tablet's battery life. Read More Jury convicts two for selling counterfeit Cisco gear A federal jury convicted two people this week over a scheme to import and sell counterfeit Cisco-branded networking equipment. Read More PayPal, eBay sue Google over mobile payments secrets PayPal and parent eBay have filed a suit against Google and two former executives alleging that they have misappropriated their trade secrets in the area of mobile payments and point-of-sale strategies. Read More Lawmakers question AT&T acquisition of T-Mobile U.S. lawmakers question AT&T's proposed acquisition of T-Mobile USA. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's iTunes 'iCloud' is amnesty for file-sharers Apple's music cloud looks a lot finer than Amazon or Google's attempts, and comes with two added extras: track bit rates will be improved, and there's a chance the labels may get a little cash back from file-sharers -- but who owns your data in the cloud? Read More IT Blogwatch: Windows 8 tablet PC OS release: iPad 3 showdown Rumor has it that Microsoft (MSFT) will demonstrate a Windows 8-based tablet PC OS next week. That puts it on-course for a release around the time that the iPad 3 is predicted. Few are expecting an iPad 3 killer, but Redmond has to do something to respond to Apple and Android. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers reach out and touch something. Read More
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