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	Barnes & Noble deal hints at possible new Microsoft tablet today Rumors that Microsoft may unveil its own e-reader or tablet later today would be confirmation of speculation that dates back more than a month, not just to last week. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BYOD & Mobile Device Management Tech Seminar Final Days to Register! BYOD & Mobile Device Management Attend and learn how to use your organization's appetite for risk as the foundation of your enterprise mobility management policy. BYOD & Mobile Device Management Tech Seminar - 6/28 - Chicago Click to continue In this Issue Why Microsoft should make its own tablets (and phones and PCs) Microsoft set to unveil an Xbox or Windows RT tablet? Nook passes Fire in Web traffic in June Should Microsoft buy Nokia? Bad idea, say analysts Sharp to launch new Android-based smartphone user interface Hot stuff: Summer gadget guide 2012 Amazon upgrades Kindle apps for comics, childen's books NTIA to address mobile privacy at July 12 meeting Preston Gralla: Can a Microsoft-built tablet jump-start Windows 8? 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 > Why Microsoft should make its own tablets (and phones and PCs) It looks like Microsoft plans to build and sell its own tablets, competing with its own partners. To that Mike Elgan says, Great idea! Read More Microsoft set to unveil an Xbox or Windows RT tablet? Some analysts are speculating that Microsoft will unveil a Windows RT-based tablet at a major media event the company has scheduled for Monday afternoon in Los Angeles. Read More Nook passes Fire in Web traffic in June The Barnes & Noble Nook tablet's Web traffic overtook that of the Kindle Fire for the first time in early June, while Apple's iPad maintained its overall dominance of the market, according to Chitika, an online ad network and data analytics firm. Read More Should Microsoft buy Nokia? Bad idea, say analysts Nokia's announcement that it plans to cut 10,000 job in coming months resurrected speculation that Microsoft should buy the cell phone maker in order to prop up its struggling Windows Phone platform. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Deliver a Secure Cisco Cloud Experience Securely connect your network to the world of many clouds. With a Cisco Cloud Intelligent Network, you can provide an ideal experience, irrespective of user location or the number of cloud platforms involved, in service delivery. Read White Paper Sharp to launch new Android-based smartphone user interface Japan's Sharp said Monday it will release a new user interface for its smartphones in an attempt to differentiate them from the Android masses. Read More Hot stuff: Summer gadget guide 2012 We scoured the latest crop of cameras, camping equipment, fitness trackers and more to find the best summer-ready gadgets and gizmos. While they may not change your digital life, they will help you explore the outdoors and perhaps even improve your golf game. Read More Amazon upgrades Kindle apps for comics, childen's books Amazon announced updates to its Kindle for iOS, Kindle Cloud Reader and Kindle for Android apps on Thursday. The three apps now support children's books, comics and graphic novels. Read More NTIA to address mobile privacy at July 12 meeting The U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration will step up work on an effort to develop mobile privacy standards on July 12, when the agency meets with mobile carriers, app developers and other stakeholders in the first of a series of meetings on online privacy. Read More Preston Gralla: Can a Microsoft-built tablet jump-start Windows 8? Microsoft is rumored to be building its own Windows 8 tablets, to be announced this coming Monday. Will that be enough to jump start the company's mobile Windows 8 strategy? Read More
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