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	Apple plays hardball with iPad mini reveal In staging an Apple event on Tuesday to unveil the long-awaited iPad Mini, Apple is poised to steal a lot of Microsoft's thunder. That's symbolic of a confident Apple, says columnist Ryan Faas. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Google Google Apps for Business Do more for less with your team using Google Apps. Custom web-based email, calendars, and documents to easily share & work together in the cloud. Start with a free 30-day trial! In this Issue JR Raphael: First look: Google's new $249 Chromebook Key parts of Ubuntu 13.04 to be developed in close secrecy Apple tries to kill its own Java on most Macs JR Raphael: Curious: New Samsung Chromebook doesn't support Netflix Google offers new 11.6-in. Samsung Chromebook for $249 Ubuntu Linux search fix leaves prime critic unsatisfied Apple sued over exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T iPhone hacker 'Comex' let go from work with Apple Samsung Chromebook review: Google's new $249 computer WEBCAST: VMware Desktop Total Cost of Ownership: Gartner Research Declining hardware and software costs have an impact on total cost of ownership (TCO), but how desktop PCs are managed remains the most critical factor in reducing TCO. This Gartner article illustrates how a higher management level for desktops can achieve lower TCO and improved user productivity. Read Now! JR Raphael: First look: Google's new $249 Chromebook Google has just announced a new entry-level model of its cloud-based Chromebook computer. So what's this new $249 device all about? Read More Key parts of Ubuntu 13.04 to be developed in close secrecy Ubuntu 13.04, scheduled for release in April next year, will have some of its key parts developed under wraps with the help of community members who can be trusted not to talk in their sleep, Canonical's founder Mark Shuttleworth wrote in a blog post on Thursday. Read More Apple tries to kill its own Java on most Macs Apple yesterday started scrubbing most Macs of older Java browser plug-ins, a move that will force users to download the software from Oracle. Read More JR Raphael: Curious: New Samsung Chromebook doesn't support Netflix Google's new $249 Samsung Chromebook has a lot of good things going for it, but a curious omission has come to my attention. Read More WEBCAST: Akamai Technologies, Inc. Taking Your Application Delivery to the Cloud The explosion of SaaS and cloud computing has presented today's enterprises with new challenges. View this presentation to learn how Akamai helps businesses leverage the cloud as an extension of their Infrastructure. Learn more. Google offers new 11.6-in. Samsung Chromebook for $249 Google today announced a new low-priced clamshell-style Samsung Chromebook computer for $249 that runs the Chrome OS. Read More Ubuntu Linux search fix leaves prime critic unsatisfied Canonical upgrades Ubuntu Linux, and the client-side version features the controversial search capability Read More Apple sued over exclusive iPhone deal with AT&T Apple's much-maligned iPhone exclusivity agreement with AT&T Mobility, started in 2007 but now ended, is once again the target of a class-action suit. Read More iPhone hacker 'Comex' let go from work with Apple The famed iPhone hacker "Comex," who engineered ways to hack Apple's mobile operating system, is no longer doing work for the company, according to Twitter postings. Read More Samsung Chromebook review: Google's new $249 computer Google's new $249 Samsung Chromebook finally gets the price right -- so what's the cloud-centric laptop actually like to use? Read More
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