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	Windows 8 puts end to endless reboots Microsoft yesterday promised that a feature it's added to Windows 8 will put a stop to endless reboots. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater mobility, while minimizing risk and cost. Click to continue In this Issue Preston Gralla: There's "slow growth" ahead for Windows Phone, warns IDC report Windows 8 touchscreen devices to cost more, Dell says Windows Vista infection rates climb, says Microsoft McAfee reports big spike in malware Microsoft-backed groups praise EU's antitrust ultimatum to Google QuickPoll: Why is Microsoft ditching its "Aero" UI in Windows 8? Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Ballmer claims 500 million people will have Windows 8 by 2013. Here's why he's wrong. Preston Gralla: Microsoft: Steve Ballmer never said Windows 8 would have 500 million users by 2013 No price cuts for Windows 8 upgrades, says analyst Microsoft beats data-sorting record with new approach WHITE PAPER: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > Preston Gralla: There's "slow growth" ahead for Windows Phone, warns IDC report Windows Phone is falling further behind Android and iOS, with market share dropping from a year ago, says the latest report from IDC. And the report also warns that there will likely be only "slow growth" for the smartphone operating system.   Read More Windows 8 touchscreen devices to cost more, Dell says Touchscreen laptops and tablets with the upcoming Windows 8 OS will be priced higher than their non-touchscreen counterparts, Dell's CEO said on Tuesday. Read More Windows Vista infection rates climb, says Microsoft Microsoft said that a skew toward more exploits on Windows Vista can be attributed to the demise of support for the operating system's first service pack. Read More McAfee reports big spike in malware PC malware had its "busiest quarter in recent history," according to McAfee's quarterly security report released Wednesday. Read More Microsoft-backed groups praise EU's antitrust ultimatum to Google A pair of Microsoft-backed industry groups applauded the ultimatum European Union antitrust regulators issued to rival Google over alleged anti-competitive practices. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Good Technology Maximize Mobile Choices for Employees Is a tidal wave of consumer mobile devices flooding your workplace? You're not alone. Most IT professionals are under pressure from mobile professionals, who have a strong preference for Bring Your Own Device or BYOD. Rather than fight the growing tide, smart IT is looking for ways to give employees greater mobility, while minimizing risk and cost. Click to continue QuickPoll: Why is Microsoft ditching its "Aero" UI in Windows 8? Microsoft is abandoning the 'Aero' user interface with Windows 8, calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, 'cheesy' and 'dated' -- but is that the only reason? Why do you think Microsoft is ditching its "Aero" UI in Windows 8? Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Ballmer claims 500 million people will have Windows 8 by 2013. Here's why he's wrong. Microsoft CEO says that he expected 500 million people to have Windows 8 by the end of 2013. But a look at Windows' sales history and PC growth shows that number is way off base.   Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft: Steve Ballmer never said Windows 8 would have 500 million users by 2013 Agence France-Presse (AFP) caused quite a stir when it reported Steve Ballmer saying that Windows 8 would have up to 500 million users by the end of 2013. But Microsoft says that Ballmer never made that prediction, and the AFP article was based on a misunderstanding.   Read More No price cuts for Windows 8 upgrades, says analyst Microsoft will not reduce the price of Windows 8 upgrades, as it did three years ago before the roll-out of Windows 7, a retail sales analyst said today. Read More Microsoft beats data-sorting record with new approach Besting a record set by Yahoo in 2009, the research arm of Microsoft have deployed a new technique for quickly sorting large amounts of data, called Flat Datacenter Storage (FDS). Read More
	SHARK TANK OF THE DAY And now you know Support supervisor for a retirement system is responsible for (among other things) making sure that tax form 1099 goes out to all pension recipients -- as well as the special machines to process the forms. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Microsoft is abandoning the 'Aero' user interface with Windows 8, calling the UI that debuted in Vista and continued in Windows 7, 'cheesy' and 'dated' -- but is that the only reason? Why do you think Microsoft is ditching its "Aero" UI in Windows 8? COMPUTERWORLD'S IT SALARY SURVEY 2012 A majority of IT workers say they're under pressure to increase productivity and take on new tasks. But the vast majority are still happy they picked IT as their career. NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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