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	Google readies $199 Nexus 7 tablet, report says Google will launch its own sub-$200 7-inch Nexus tablet this week at its Google I/O conference in San Francisco, according to training documents viewed by Gizmodo Australia. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Evolve Customer Care with Collaboration Using collaboration technology to improve customer service gives your company an opportunity to evolve beyond traditional service models to create better customer relationships. While the telephone will always be an option, many customers want experiences where chat, social media, video and self-service are also part of the norm. Download a new white paper from ZK Research to learn how using collaboration technology can help your organization improve customer responsiveness and provide customers with self-service offerings, leading to greater loyalty. In this Issue RIM committed to company overhaul, as report of BlackBerry sell-off surfaces Microsoft says it has no plans to make smartphones Windows Phone 8 smartphones to run Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 chip First release of Surface tablets to be Wi-Fi-only, sources say New AMD chip aimed at specialty tablets Richi Jennings: Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF-700-T: Review roundup (and release date) Game on: 3 high-performance laptops duke it out Verizon, T-Mobile plan spectrum swap Sharon Machlis: Mobile apps & more for international travel Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account hijacking U.S. judge dismisses Apple patents lawsuit against Motorola Sony to invest $1 billion to increase camera image sensor production Beyond iPhone and Android: 5 hot new platforms for developers WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud - Learn How! This white paper discusses how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, & run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Learn More! RIM committed to company overhaul, as report of BlackBerry sell-off surfaces Research In Motion reiterated its commitment to turning itself around, even as a report said the company could be planning to split off its BlackBerry smartphone division. Read More Microsoft says it has no plans to make smartphones Microsoft has no plans to build its own smartphones, contrary to a report from an analyst last week. Read More Windows Phone 8 smartphones to run Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 chip Smartphones running Microsoft's upcoming Windows Phone 8 OS will use Qualcomm's Snapdragon S4 processor, the chip maker said. Read More First release of Surface tablets to be Wi-Fi-only, sources say The first release of the Surface tablet computers will be Wi-Fi-only, unnamed sources told the Washington Post. Read More New AMD chip aimed at specialty tablets Tablet devices designed for use in hospitals and stores could get better graphics through Advanced Micro Devices' latest low-power G-T16R embedded processor, which the company announced Monday. Read More Richi Jennings: Asus Transformer Pad Infinity TF-700-T: Review roundup (and release date) The reviews are in: Asus' Transformer Pad Infinity TF-700-T has broken cover. Here's all you need to know on what people think about it. Is it any good? What's its release date? How does it stack up against Apple's iPad and Microsoft's Surface? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers compare and contrast. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC Transform End User Computing Turn to EMC to bring new simplicity, power, and efficiency to end user computing-any user, any device, anywhere. Click to continue Game on: 3 high-performance laptops duke it out Gamers have always demanded the fastest and most powerful systems. We tested three screamers to find the best laptop for the job. Read More Verizon, T-Mobile plan spectrum swap Verizon Wireless will swap spectrum with T-Mobile USA in the AWS (advanced wireless service) band, if Verizon can get regulatory approval to buy the spectrum from a group of cable companies. Read More Sharon Machlis: Mobile apps & more for international travel Heading overseas with a mobile device? Here are some apps that are especially useful for international travel, whether to cut down on pricey data use, find a data connection or get help with a foreign language. Read More Face.com iOS flaw could have allowed Facebook, Twitter account hijacking Facial recognition start-up Face.com patched a vulnerability in its KLINK iOS app that could have allowed attackers to hijack the Facebook and Twitter accounts of its users, according to Ashkan Soltani, the independent security researcher who claims to have found the flaw. Read More U.S. judge dismisses Apple patents lawsuit against Motorola A federal judge ruled that Apple cannot seek an injunction against Motorola Mobility in its smartphone patents lawsuit, tossing out the case "with prejudice," meaning that neither side can refile, although the ruling could be appealed. Read More Sony to invest $1 billion to increase camera image sensor production Sony said it will invest $1 billion to increase its production capacity for the image sensors used in digital cameras, eyeing the booming market for smartphones, tablets and other camera-equipped gadgets. Read More Beyond iPhone and Android: 5 hot new platforms for developers A long time ago in a mind-set far away, I spent a lunch with friends trying to figure out what we'd do if we could reprogram our cellphones. Our ideas were, in retrospect, lame. Maybe we would change the font on the dialer or come up with a screensaver animation. 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