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	Microsoft unveils touch-oriented Windows 8 Microsoft showed Thursday the next version of its Windows OS at a press event in Taipei, unveiling a completely new tile-based interface that it hopes will be better suited for the emerging world of tablet PCs. Read More WEBCAST: Cray High-end Computing at NERSC Learn about NERSC's criteria for selecting its HPC systems, the results of upgrading their Cray XT4 system from dual-core to quad-core AMD Opteron processors and their plans for a move to eight- and 12-core processors. View Now In this Issue IT Blogwatch: Windows 8 analysis: Everything you need to know Microsoft: Windows 8 won't require a new PC Microsoft looks to expand influence over PC makers Facebook video scam puts malware on Mac and Windows Microsoft's browser share slide accelerates as IE9 fails to hold users HTC Trophy: Windows Phone 7 Comes To Verizon Preston Gralla: Android gobbles Nokia market share, could imperil Windows Phone 7 Netbooks not dead as PC makers show off new models DOWNLOAD: Hitachi Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Pinpoint root cause of network issues up to 90% faster. Automated Root Cause Analysis speeds remediation. FREE video and 30-day trial. Download free 30-day trial IT Blogwatch: Windows 8 analysis: Everything you need to know Windows 8 is coming. Microsoft (MSFT) showed it off at D9 and Computex, touting its new, designed-for-tablets UI, and that it's been on a diet. But "Windows 8" is still a code name, we're told. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers lust and loathe.   Read More Microsoft: Windows 8 won't require a new PC Having learned its lesson the hard way with Windows Vista, Microsoft offered assurances Thursday that its upcoming Windows 8 operating system won't require users to buy a new PC. Read More Microsoft looks to expand influence over PC makers As it works to bring its touch-enabled Windows 8 operating system to market, Microsoft is trying to extend its influence over PC makers to ensure they build systems that are best able to run its new software. Read More Facebook video scam puts malware on Mac and Windows Facebook seems unable to stop scammers from circulating malicious Web links that install fake antivirus software on victims' computers. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Transform Your Business with Video Business video is exploding in popularity. As video becomes increasingly pervasive, businesses need to uncover the most efficient and productive ways to deploy the media. Cisco Services offers four detailed white paper series—plus complementary short videos—that outline practical steps for harnessing the power of video and realizing the best ROI. Go Now Microsoft's browser share slide accelerates as IE9 fails to hold users Internet Explorer's usage share again dipped last month, even as Microsoft's newest browser, IE9, posted record gains, a Web metrics company said today. Read More HTC Trophy: Windows Phone 7 Comes To Verizon The Trophy ($150 with new 2-year contract) is the first Windows Phone 7 device on Verizon, and it does a pretty good job at showing off what the platform is all about. The Trophy is great for handling multimedia, but the phone feels dated next to other current generation smartphones. Read More Preston Gralla: Android gobbles Nokia market share, could imperil Windows Phone 7 Microsoft has been looking to Nokia to save it from a Windows Phone 7 disaster, but on a call today, Nokia CEO Stephen Elop warned that Android has done serious damage to Nokia and may do worse in the future. Given that, Windows Phone 7 could face an even rockier road.   Read More Netbooks not dead as PC makers show off new models Tablets may be the hottest gadgets on display at this year's Computex. But netbooks still have a presence at the trade show, and vendors are coming out with several new models that will hit the market this year. Their low cost will continue to drive sales, analysts said. Read More
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