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	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 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 Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft shouldn't build its own Windows Phones JR Raphael: Motorola: Droid Razr and Razr Maxx getting Ice Cream Sandwich today Jonny Evans: RIM abandons BlackBerry, industry awaits Apple iPhone 5 effect Matt Hamblen: Jelly Bean is only Android 4.1? How the innovation curve makes it easy to become jaded Patrick Thibodeau: Symantec revises panicky crash notice JR Raphael: Android 4.0 delayed for Toshiba Thrive tablets Jonny Evans: Apple's iPhone 5 with global 4G heads to world's biggest carrier, China Mobile Michael Horowitz: How useful is antivirus software? Shark Tank: Still relying on the latest 30-year-old technology WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level Live Date and Time: November 29, 2011 - 12:00 PM EST / 9:00 AM PST By attending this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. Register Now Preston Gralla: Why Microsoft shouldn't build its own Windows Phones Reports say that Microsoft may be building its own Windows Phones, in the same way it's designing Microsoft-branded Surface tablets. If true, it would be a bad move, because it has Nokia on the hook to do its bidding. Read More JR Raphael: Motorola: Droid Razr and Razr Maxx getting Ice Cream Sandwich today Got one of Motorola's Droid Razr or Droid Razr Maxx phones? An icy cold treat is headed your way. Read More Jonny Evans: RIM abandons BlackBerry, industry awaits Apple iPhone 5 effect The smartphone industry meltdown continues. June 29, 2007 saw Apple storm into the sector with the introduction of the first iPhone, closely followed by the debut of the first Android-based devices. Today's reports claim BlackBerry-maker, RIM, is considering splitting its hardware business from its messaging network -- and the industry is in "wait-&-see" mode while it looks to Apple's Fall introduction of the NFC-enabled iPhone 5. Read More Matt Hamblen: Jelly Bean is only Android 4.1? How the innovation curve makes it easy to become jaded If Jelly Bean is really just Android 4.1, and that's disappointing, then maybe it's time to reflect on how far mobile computing has come. Read More WHITE PAPER: NetApp Deploy and Manage Storage with Ease with NetApp FAS2240 This ESG Lab Validation Report presents the hands-on evaluation and testing results of the FAS2240, NetApp's newly released entry-level storage system. ESG Lab focused on three key areas that make the FAS2240 an appealing offering for small to medium-sized businesses: easy deployment, simple manageability, and performance scalability. View Now Patrick Thibodeau: Symantec revises panicky crash notice One customer, one knowledge base article? Read More JR Raphael: Android 4.0 delayed for Toshiba Thrive tablets Cue the collective sigh: Toshiba is pushing back its plans to upgrade its Thrive tablets to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's iPhone 5 with global 4G heads to world's biggest carrier, China Mobile October's Apple iPhone 5 will quickly become the world's biggest-selling smartphone, potentially setting new success records as it seems it will be made available via the world's biggest network, China Mobile. iPhone 5 will also help many in the tech biz to make it through tough economic times -- and seems set to offer truly international 4G/LTE support, at last ... Read More Michael Horowitz: How useful is antivirus software? Does antivirus software catch 10% or 90% of the malware targeted at Windows users? We may have an answer. And, three Defensive Computing suggestions slightly off the beaten track. Read More Shark Tank: Still relying on the latest 30-year-old technology IT pilot fish is filling in on the help desk when a call comes in from a new user. "He said he couldn't log onto the network," fish says. "I reset his password and asked him to try again. Nope, still not able to connect." Read More
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