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	Does the iPad cannibalize Apple's laptops? Is Apple cutting the MacBook's throat with the iPad? Apple CEO Tim Cook seems to think so, and analysts agree. Read More WEBCAST: Redwood Systems Tips to Improve Data Center Efficiency Live Date/Time: May 02, 2012 at 11:00 AM Pacific Daylight Time IT managers are under pressure to improve efficiency in their data centers. Please join Redwood Systems, CommScope and MegaWatt Consulting to learn how building-performance lighting and intelligent infrastructure can be key contributors to your data center efficiency. Register Now In this Issue I have seen the future (And it's made of glass) 97% of enterprise tablet users got an iPad in Q1, survey finds Netgear to ship gigabit-speed wireless in May with 802.11ac router Kindle Fire accounts for more than half of U.S. Android tablets New iPad owners pay big 'halo' dividends for Apple Huawei aims to offer touch-free smartphones, infinite cloud storage AMD consolidating data centers with cloud, hardware upgrades Google calls on Detroit for self-driving car project Why is Apple CEO slamming laptop/tablet hybrids? WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Intelligent Systems - Connecting Data, Devices, and People The first Internet experience for the next billion users will not be primarily on a PC. They will use mobile devices to browse, social network, entertain and conduct commerce. Are your systems ready to connect with those devices, intelligently interact and unlock the Big Data that resides in those embedded systems? Learn More! I have seen the future (And it's made of glass) Expect to see incredible innovation in consumer electronics glass over the next few years from Apple, Google, and Microsoft, writes columnist Mike Elgan. Read More 97% of enterprise tablet users got an iPad in Q1, survey finds Apple's dominance over Android in the corporate tablet market grew in the first quarter, according to a survey from mobile device management and wireless email vendor Good Technology. Read More Netgear to ship gigabit-speed wireless in May with 802.11ac router Gigabit-speed wireless LAN equipment that uses the emerging IEEE 802.11ac standard is about to hit the market, with Netgear saying it will start shipping a consumer 802.11ac router in May for a starting list price of $199.99. Read More Kindle Fire accounts for more than half of U.S. Android tablets When people refer to "Android tablets" they may soon just be referring to the Amazon Kindle Fire. Read More WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud Amazon Web Services (AWS) provides services & tools for deploying Microsoft® SharePoint® workloads on its cloud infrastructure platform. This white paper discusses general concepts regarding how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, and run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Deploy SharePoint quickly at lower total cost on AWS Cloud. Learn how New iPad owners pay big 'halo' dividends for Apple The iPad is giving Apple entree to millions of customers who have never purchased one of company's products before, a research firm said today. Read More Huawei aims to offer touch-free smartphones, infinite cloud storage Huawei Technologies is aiming to bring touch-free smartphones and more inexpensive cloud storage to users, as the company boosts its research and development spending in order to bring "disruptive" technologies that will alter the market landscape. Read More AMD consolidating data centers with cloud, hardware upgrades Advanced Micro Devices is cutting costs and reducing the number of its data centers worldwide with the help of the cloud and hardware upgrades, an AMD executive said Thursday. Read More Google calls on Detroit for self-driving car project Google plans to move ahead with its self-driving car technology and hopes to get a hand from the folks in Detroit. Read More Why is Apple CEO slamming laptop/tablet hybrids? When Apple CEO Tim Cook dissed the whole idea of hybrid mobile computers, he may have been showing unease about the rise of laptop/tablet hybrids. Read More
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