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	Has Verizon Wireless dropped the ball on its smartphone plans? It looks like smartphone service carriers -- specifically, Verizon Wireless -- are replacing banks as the companies that customers most love to hate. Is it time to switch to a pre-paid plan? 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 US reclaims top spot on Top500 supercomputing list A third of IT shops support personal smartphones, tablets at work Richi Jennings: Microsoft iPad-killer Windows 8 tablet: Soon say several sources. Sweet! Rare working Apple 1 computer sells for record $374,500 Hybrid drives already passe, as SSD sales skyrocket Barnes & Noble deal hints at possible new Microsoft tablet today Why Microsoft should make its own tablets (and phones and PCs) FAQ: Apple reveals more about OS X Mountain Lion MacBook Pro with Retina Display redefines 'pro' laptop Apple's new laptop heralds 'Air-izing' of all MacBook Pros 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 > US reclaims top spot on Top500 supercomputing list The U.S. once again has the most powerful supercomputer in the world, thanks to the U.S. Department of Energy's Sequoia, according to the latest edition of the Top500 supercomputer list, ending Asia's hold on the top spot. Sequoia's 1.57 million processor cores can perform 16.32 petaflops (quadrillion floating-point calculations per second). Read More A third of IT shops support personal smartphones, tablets at work Some IT shops provide technical support for personal smartphones, tablets and laptops used at work, but the percentage is still relatively small, a Gartner poll found. Read More Richi Jennings: Microsoft iPad-killer Windows 8 tablet: Soon say several sources. Sweet! Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is rumored to be launching its own tablet Monday. Although there's some disagreement about its intended use and the platform it runs: Windows 8? Windows Embedded? Windows Phone? But naturally, in IT Blogwatch, bloggers blog the phrase 'iPad killer.' Read More Rare working Apple 1 computer sells for record $374,500 A 36-year-old Apple-1 personal computer, one of just six thought to be in working condition, sold for a record $374,500 at a New York auction today. Read More Hybrid drives already passe, as SSD sales skyrocket Hybrid drives, which combine NAND flash with spinning disk, are selling like molasses compared to SSDs and SSDs with cache, according to IHS iSuppli. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Deloitte: Network Risk and TCO A Deloitte survey of enterprise CIOs reveals key differences between using a single-vendor or multivendor approach. See why a focus on initial costs might ignore a long-term impact on operational risk. Read White Paper 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 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 FAQ: Apple reveals more about OS X Mountain Lion Even though Apple fleshed out more details about OS X Mountain Lion at WWDC, it's obvious that questions about the enhancements and improvements remain. So we've got the answers. Read More MacBook Pro with Retina Display redefines 'pro' laptop Apple isn't afraid to stir things up, making people to rethink how they use technology. In recent years, most of that kind of innovation has focused on the iPhone, iPad, and iOS. But the MacBook Pro with Retina display now directs attention back to the Mac. Read More Apple's new laptop heralds 'Air-izing' of all MacBook Pros Apple's new Retina MacBook Pro is a harbinger of future changes to the company's laptop line, analysts said today. And those changes could come as soon as October. Read More
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