Slow uptake of Windows 8 preview hints at lack of interest

	Microsoft-Barnes & Noble deal could lead to Windows-based tablet | AT&T, Google among top lobbying spenders in Q1
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	Slow uptake of Windows 8 preview hints at lack of interest Windows users appear half as interested in trying out the new Windows 8 as they did three years ago when they jumped at the chance to test drive Windows 7, data shows. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap 2012 IT Roadmap Returns to Dallas All new conference program designed to deliver more value: more peer session, more analysts, more sessions. Still no cost to you. Hear the latest strategies for cloud, mobile & consumerization, VoIP, network management and more. Visit http://www.itroadmap.net/2012Dallas/nlp to learn more. In this Issue Microsoft-Barnes & Noble deal could lead to Windows-based tablet AT&T, Google among top lobbying spenders in Q1 Facebook gears up to announce 'life-saving' tool Microsoft invests in new Barnes & Noble unit, settles litigation INSIDER HCL CEO Vineet Nayar: Outsourcing is dead, and there's nothing innovative in cloud technology From CIO.com: World's Most Dangerous Hackers Want to Steal How You Make Money Government IT Spotlight: Crowdsourcing and democracy From CSO: CISPA enjoys wide backing from enterprises Kenneth Van Wyk: We need more secure mobile devices Michael Horowitz: The rust around Firefox Preston Gralla: Wozniak: Windows Phone is so beautiful, Steve Jobs might have been reincarnated by Microsoft to help design it Jonny Evans: Apple patent suggests NFC for iPhone 5 Preston Gralla: Will the next NOOK Tablet run Windows 8? 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 Microsoft-Barnes & Noble deal could lead to Windows-based tablet Microsoft's partnership with Barnes & Noble could lead to development of a Windows-based tablet or e-reader, not just a Nook e-reader application for Windows 8, some analysts said. Read More AT&T, Google among top lobbying spenders in Q1 AT&T spent nearly US$7.1 million on lobbying the U.S. Congress and President Barack Obama's administration in the first quarter of 2012, making it the leading corporate spender on lobbying, with Google, Comcast and Verizon Communications also making the top five. Read More Facebook gears up to announce 'life-saving' tool Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is taking to the network news Tuesday to announce a new tool that is supposed to have the power to save lives. Read More 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 in joint statement on Monday. Read More INSIDER HCL CEO Vineet Nayar: Outsourcing is dead, and there's nothing innovative in cloud technology The customer always comes first. Except when it comes to HCL, the $6 billion Indian outsourcing make that co-sourcing giant led by CEO Vineet Nayar, who literally wrote the book on a philosophy known as 'employees first, customer second.' In this latest installment of our CEO Interview Series, Nayar spoke with IDG Enterprise Chief Content Officer John Gallant about how that philosophy is fueling HCL's rapid growth and why more CIOs ought to consider adopting it. Read More From CIO.com: World's Most Dangerous Hackers Want to Steal How You Make Money Black hat hackers that penetrate your organization and steal sensitive information like customers' credit card data are a serious threat. But nation-state-sponsored hackers after the intellectual property that makes your business competitive could be an even larger threat. Read More WHITE PAPER: Brocade Communications Is Cloud the Answer to Federal IT Savings? In this eGuide, Computerworld and its sister publications CIO and Network World have collected interviews and articles that cover some of the biggest issues faced by federal agency IT departments today. Read on to learn about the technology challenges the U.S. government is facing, and how some agencies are dealing with them. Read now. Government IT Spotlight: Crowdsourcing and democracy Crowdsourcing is becoming an important way for government to gather information and get work done - giving new meaning to the phrase "by the people, for the people." While crowdsourcing is still a relatively new concept, there are already a number of government projects leveraging the crowd. Read More From CSO: CISPA enjoys wide backing from enterprises The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act has generated plenty of outrage among privacy advocates, but there are few complaints so far from the enterprise sector. 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 Michael Horowitz: The rust around Firefox Firefox, that old gray mare, ain't what she used to be. Read More Preston Gralla: Wozniak: Windows Phone is so beautiful, Steve Jobs might have been reincarnated by Microsoft to help design it Co-founder of Apple Steve Wozniak believes that Windows Phone 7 sports a more beautiful interface than the iPhone and Android phones, so much so that he jokingly said that Microsoft may have managed to reincarnate Steve Jobs to help with its design. 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 [AAPL] speculation moves to the next expected big product release, now a new 'gifting' patent filing hints at an NFC (Near Field Communications) future for Cupertino's smartphone, perhaps inside the next model. Read More Preston Gralla: Will the next NOOK Tablet run Windows 8? An offshoot of the investment by Microsoft into the new NOOK subsidiary of Barnes & Noble may be having Windows 8 instead of Android powering the next NOOK Tablet. That would boost Windows 8 and Windows Phone, and help Barnes & Noble with sorely needed development assets. Read More
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