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	Microsoft raises the bar with SQL Server 2012 While SQL Server 2008 was little more than a service-pack level upgrade, the 2012 version of Microsoft's database has a boatload of new features and delivers solid performance improvements. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Webcast Demonstrates New Collaboration Advances An insightful webcast demonstrates how you can harness the power of people-centric collaboration in today's post-PC world. You'll learn about new collaboration tools and technologies and witness firsthand why they're making the experience more immersive and more mobile, in boardrooms, bistros, and everywhere in between. Watch the webcast today. See how these solutions make collaboration possible from iPads to boardrooms. And learn how they're enabling organizations to accelerate decisions, be more productive, and save countless dollars in the process. View the webcast and see for yourself. In this Issue Who wants to be in the PC business? Not Dell For BYOD Best Practices, Secure Data, Not Devices Preston Gralla: Five reasons the Google Nexus beats the iPad Sharky: But how was the color toner? Intel downgrades full-year business outlook Intel purchases Lustre purveyor Whamcloud Nokia's Q2 smartphone sales fell 39%, as loss widens IBM services, hardware revenue falls in Q2 while profit grows Qualcomm sees smartphones pushing demand toward end of year Nokia cuts Lumia 900 price in half to $50 Samsung to buy UK chip maker's handset business, will gain 21 connectivity patents Sprint to sell IdeaPad U310 Ultrabook for $800 Intel dishing out $29K to Android developers in game app contest WHITE PAPER: 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 Who wants to be in the PC business? Not Dell Have you noticed that it's just not so cool to be in the PC business these days? Michael Dell, founder and CEO of Dell, said this week that the 'new Dell' really isn't in the PC business anymore. Read More For BYOD Best Practices, Secure Data, Not Devices IT organizations are justifiably concerned about the security risks inherent in bringing your own device (BYOD). Many are turning to mobile device management (MDM) products and services to address the problem. But a number of mobile security vendors believe organizations are focusing the device when they should be focusing on the data. Read More Preston Gralla: Five reasons the Google Nexus beats the iPad The iPad may be king of the tablets when it comes to sales, but for most uses, the Google Nexus tablet is a better choice. Here are five reasons the new Google Nexus beats the iPad. Read More Sharky: But how was the color toner? Pilot fish works in the IT department of a university library, but occasionally the job also requires filling in at the help desk on the library's main floor to assist patrons -- including one who says that the copier is out of color toner. Read More Intel downgrades full-year business outlook Intel warned Tuesday that it expects to see lower-than-anticipated growth for 2012. The news came as the company posted mixed results for the second quarter of the year. Read More Intel purchases Lustre purveyor Whamcloud Fortifying its resources for the high-performance computing (HPC) market, Intel has purchased Whamcloud, a commercial purveyor of the open-source Lustre file system. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec An interactive eGuide: Backup Solutions In this eGuide, Computerworld and sister publications CSO, CIO, and Network World, examine many of the issues that mid-sized companies grapple with today regarding disaster recovery, business continuity, and backup. Read on for expert advice and analysis to help companies protect themselves in the face of disaster. Read Now! Nokia's Q2 smartphone sales fell 39%, as loss widens Nokia reported a 39% year-on-year drop in the number of smartphones it sold in the second quarter, to 10.2 million, while its net loss more than trebled. Read More IBM services, hardware revenue falls in Q2 while profit grows For its most recent financial quarter, IBM experienced a drop-off in revenue, though it was able to maintain profit growth. Read More Qualcomm sees smartphones pushing demand toward end of year Qualcomm has lowered its forecast of global cellular device shipments for 2012 due to a gloomy economic outlook, though it expects device sales to surge in the fourth quarter because of upcoming products, a likely reference to Apple's iPhone and Microsoft's Windows 8 tablets. Read More Nokia cuts Lumia 900 price in half to $50 Nokia cut the price of the Lumia 900 smartphone in half, to $49.99, less than four months after the device went on sale at AT&T. Read More Samsung to buy UK chip maker's handset business, will gain 21 connectivity patents Samsung Electronics will buy the handset connectivity and location chip development operations of UK chip maker CSR for $310 million, the companies said Tuesday. Read More Sprint to sell IdeaPad U310 Ultrabook for $800 Sprint has become the first U.S. wireless carrier to offer an ultrabook, which is being sold with a 3G/4G mobile hotspot device at no added cost. Read More Intel dishing out $29K to Android developers in game app contest Intel is dishing out a total of US$29,000 in cash prizes to Android developers in an effort to encourage coders to write games for tablets and smartphones using Intel chips. Read More
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