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	IT Blogwatch: RIM 'not for sale' to Amazon, Microsoft, or Nokia RIM rumored to rebuff acquisition approaches. Research In Motion is said to have told Amazon, Microsoft, and Nokia to take a hike. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if this is the next death-march to watch. Not to mention: Microspeak: Offline (noun) ... Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Cisco UCS with intelligent Intel® Xeon® processors Learn how the Cisco Unified Computing System, powered by intelligent Intel® Xeon® processors, signals an evolution in the data center: Cisco Unified Computing at Work, Unified Computing Design Zone, Build a Cloud Ready Data Center and Changing the Server Industry. Learn More In this Issue Richi Jennings: 5 reasons why IBM is full of FAIL Jonny Evans: Apple wins: Flash is dead as BBC goes iOS online JR Raphael: Samsung confirms Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S II, other devices Preston Gralla: Why Windows 8 may not be for your PC JR Raphael: Galaxy Nexus signal issue may be to blame for battery woes Matt Hamblen: Time Travel, that continuing, evolving genre in "11/22/63" Leigh Jasper: Collaboration trends for 2012: Part one Preston Gralla: Microsoft and Nokia said to post 'astroturfed' comments on negative review of Lumia 800 Jonny Evans: Opinion: 2012, Apple's iOS Odyssey Shark Tank: Hey, yelling always worked in court RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Red Hat FOUR STEPS TO A PRIVATE OR HYBRID CLOUD STEP 3: OPTIMIZE AND AUTOMATE IT IN THE CLOUD. WEBINAR-DECEMBER 14, 2011. In the From Virtualization to Cloud webinar series, Red Hat® and the IT Process Institute guide you through the process and best practices of cloud-building. Learn how to expand automation, manage hybrid and heterogeneous environments, and update service management processes. REGISTER NOW Richi Jennings: 5 reasons why IBM is full of FAIL IBM has just published its top five predictions for technology in 2016. And, by golly, what a load of utterly bogus, crazy rubbish they are. "5 in 5"? More like Zero in five. Energy from water? An end to passwords? Mind control? All these and more debunked in The Long View...INSIDER (free registration requested) Read More Jonny Evans: Apple wins: Flash is dead as BBC goes iOS online Flash is dead. The Steve Jobs-vindicating news was officially delivered by the BBC last night in a muted message that video from the UK's public broadcaster's online site is now being made available for playback on iOS devices. Read More JR Raphael: Samsung confirms Ice Cream Sandwich for Galaxy S II, other devices Samsung has committed to upgrading eight of its devices to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich, starting with the Galaxy S II and Galaxy Note. Read More Preston Gralla: Why Windows 8 may not be for your PC Recent data shows that the Windows 8 developer preview is rarely being used --- less than a quarter of the uptake of the Windows 7 beta in a longer period of time. That's just one more piece of evidence that in its present form Windows 8 isn't really for your PC. It's designed mainly for tablets. Read More JR Raphael: Galaxy Nexus signal issue may be to blame for battery woes Numerous Galaxy Nexus owners are reporting problems with signal strength as well as with battery life. Based on my own testing, I have reason to believe the two issues are closely related. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP Reaping the Benefits of Next Generation Dashboards Ziff Davis: Benefits of Next Generation Dashboards: Ziff Davis reports on how businesses like yours are leveraging next generation dashboards to share business intelligence at all levels of an organization. Learn More Matt Hamblen: Time Travel, that continuing, evolving genre in "11/22/63" Stephen King reaches back to Jack Finney, back to H.G. Wells and to all of us. Read More Leigh Jasper: Collaboration trends for 2012: Part one In 2012, I can see a number of trends that reflect how collaboration technology is continuing to "grow up" to meet the needs of an incredibly diverse and dynamic market. Here are the first of my top collaboration trends for 2012. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft and Nokia said to post 'astroturfed' comments on negative review of Lumia 800 Microsoft and Nokia employees may have posted negative comments about an online review slamming the Windows Phone 7.5-based Nokia Lumia 800, while hiding their true identities. Given that the review was a truly terrible piece of journalism and analysis, why would the companies even bother? Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: 2012, Apple's iOS Odyssey What defines Apple in 2012 will be the evolution of the company's vision of "Post-PC". Product will include the iPhone 5, iPad 3, and new implementations of iOS, including the Apple television. Read More Shark Tank: Hey, yelling always worked in court This group of city-government agencies has just put Wi-Fi access points in each of its conference rooms and let the users know that wireless is available. And some users have clearly read the e-mail -- even if they don't really know what it means. Read More
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