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	FAQ: How to get Windows 8 now...legally Starting yesterday, Microsoft began releasing the final code of Windows 8 to developers, IT professionals and businesses that license the company's products in volume. Read More WHITE PAPER: Drobo Drobo SAN for Business Live Demo Daily! We want you to learn from the very best–Drobo experts–available every day. Participate in live interactive sessions to see a live demo of Drobo products, ask questions, validate deployment ideas. Our experts cover configuration, sizing, network best practices, and infrastructure monitoring–and talk VMware, Hyper-V, iSCSI, Tiering, SSD acceleration. Join us for a live demo every business day, Monday to Friday In this Issue Preston Gralla: Three reasons why Windows 8 may be the best tablet operating system Preston Gralla: Windows RT tablets: At $300 less than Windows 8 tablets, they'll be top-level devices at bargain basement prices Lenovo not worried about Microsoft's Surface tablet, expects to beat it Windows 8 setup shows 'Do Not Track' options Shamoon malware cripples Windows PCs to cover tracks Microsoft resumes publishing Windows Phone apps RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: 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 > Preston Gralla: Three reasons why Windows 8 may be the best tablet operating system I've been testing Windows 8 RTM on a tablet, and it's clear that as a tablet operating system, Windows 8 is a winner. Here's three reasons why it may be better than the iPad and Android tablets. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows RT tablets: At $300 less than Windows 8 tablets, they'll be top-level devices at bargain basement prices Unconfirmed reports say Microsoft's Surface Windows RT tablet will sell for S199. It's hard to know whether that's true, but Lenovo says that its Windows RT tablets will cost between $200 and $300 less than full-blown Windows 8 tablets. At that price, they should be one of the tablet world's great bargains. Read More Lenovo not worried about Microsoft's Surface tablet, expects to beat it Lenovo said on Thursday the company was not worried about Microsoft's new Surface tablet, with its CEO stating the PC maker is confident it provides better hardware than its competitors including Microsoft. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Drobo Drobo SAN for Business Live Demo Daily! We want you to learn from the very best–Drobo experts–available every day. Participate in live interactive sessions to see a live demo of Drobo products, ask questions, validate deployment ideas. Our experts cover configuration, sizing, network best practices, and infrastructure monitoring–and talk VMware, Hyper-V, iSCSI, Tiering, SSD acceleration. Join us for a live demo every business day, Monday to Friday Windows 8 setup shows 'Do Not Track' options With Windows 8 RTM, Microsoft has revealed how it will notify users of the 'Do Not Track' privacy setting for Internet Explorer 10. Read More Shamoon malware cripples Windows PCs to cover tracks A new Trojan horse tries to covers its tracks by crippling the victim's computer after stealing data, a security researcher said today. Read More Microsoft resumes publishing Windows Phone apps Microsoft has resumed publishing applications on Marketplace, after sorting out a problem related to the certificates used to sign apps in the store, according to a post on Thursday on its Windows Phone developers' blog. Read More
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