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	Microsoft invests in new Barnes & Noble unit, settles litigation Microsoft will invest $300 million in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will include the digital Nook and College businesses of Barnes & Noble, the companies said. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Private Cloud: Lessons Learned Along the Way A recent IDG Research Services study confirms that the private cloud is indeed full of promise. Agility. Efficiency. Cost savings. But realizing those rewards can be an arduous path. Now, you can leverage what Cisco learned on their own path to the private cloud. View Now In this Issue Carriers desperately seek Windows Phone Jonny Evans: Ex-Apple's Woz says 'iPhone best, but Windows bests Android' Does the iPad cannibalize Apple's laptops? 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Register Now Carriers desperately seek Windows Phone AT&T and Verizon Wireless want Windows Phone smartphones to succeed in the U.S., partly to provide leverage against Apple's demands for subsidies required for selling the popular iPhone. Read More Jonny Evans: Ex-Apple's Woz says 'iPhone best, but Windows bests Android' Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is in the news again, this time saying his Windows-powered Nokia Lumia beats Android when it comes to its beautiful and intuitive user interface, though he still thinks iPhone is best. Read More 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 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 Jonny Evans: Apple patent suggests NFC for iPhone 5 We've been on a roll of iPhone 5 rumors in recent weeks as Apple speculation moves to the next expected big product release, now a new "gifting" patent filing hints at an NFC (Near Field Communications) future for Apple's smartphone, perhaps inside the next model. Read More 802.11ac 'Gigabit Wi-Fi': What you need to know Your 802.11n wireless network and devices are about to become passe. Although the official 802.11ac specification won't be finalized until sometime in 2013, wireless equipment will soon appear on store shelves sporting the faster wireless protocol. Read More WHITE PAPER: CyrusOne Colocation: The Logical Home for the Cloud That environment is colocation—sophisticated data centers where some of the biggest enterprises and cloud providers in the world can offload the risks of growing capital costs, facility management and obsolescence and focus on their core mission. Learn More! Grassley to allow vote on FCC nominees despite LightSquared worries U.S. Sen. Charles Grassley plans to drop a hold he placed on two FCC nominees because of a tussle with the agency over documents related to its treatment of would-be hybrid mobile operator LightSquared. Read 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 Microsoft links Metro theme to jQuery Mobile, Windows Phone With Microsoft Open Technologies release, websites and mobile apps can use Metro style Read More Kenneth Van Wyk: We need more secure mobile devices As things stand now, all bets are off if you lose your smartphone. Read More Dropbox adds photo auto-upload feature for cameras, smartphones After launching a mobile app in February that can automatically upload photos and videos from Android phones, Dropbox unleashed an upgrade that expands the service to just about any device, including tablets, smartphones and Internet-enabled cameras. 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 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
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