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	Windows 8 launch: Complete coverage Microsoft launches Windows 8, its new and controversial operating system. We bring you news, opinions, reviews, how-tos and more. Read More 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! In this Issue iPad Mini vs. Google Nexus 7 vs. Kindle Fire Apple aims to stay atop tablet mountain Apple adds Retina to 13-in. MacBook Pro, makes iMac customers wait Barbara Krasnoff: Windows 8 launch: Live blog Preston Gralla: Five reasons Windows 8 could be a big hit Windows XP turns 11, still not dead yet Windows 8 in the enterprise? Not next year, says Gartner Preston Gralla: Windows 8 will mean an "ugly" 2013 for Microsoft, no growth in its 30% PC-and-devices market share, says Forrester Preston Gralla: User interface guru: With Windows 8, Microsoft throws users "under the bus" WHITE PAPER: Dell SonicWall Why Protection and Performance Matters Outdated firewalls can pose serious security risks and simply adding malware protection inhibits performance. Dell SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls overcome these limitations with multi-core architecture and Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection for unrivaled protection and performance. Read Now! iPad Mini vs. Google Nexus 7 vs. Kindle Fire Wondering how Apple's iPad Mini stacks up against popular 7-inch tablets from Google and Amazon? Here's a tech spec comparison. Read More Apple aims to stay atop tablet mountain Apple has already sold 100 million iPads and the rollout this week of the iPad Mini will only add fuel to that fire, says columnist Ryan Faas. Read More Apple adds Retina to 13-in. MacBook Pro, makes iMac customers wait Along with the long-rumored iPad Mini, Apple yesterday also refreshed its two best-selling Macs, the 13-in. MacBook Pro and the iMac. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: Windows 8 launch: Live blog Join on-the-spot Computerworld reporters today at 11 a.m. for the inside blow-by-blow as Microsoft launches its new Windows 8 operating system -- along with a slew of exciting new devices, including tablets, Ultrabooks, hybrid tablet/laptop combos and all-in-ones. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Standards-Based Platforms are Transforming IT More and more businesses are saving time and money by transforming proprietary, siloed computer environments for resource-intensive workloads into consolidated IT infrastructures built on industry standards and open systems. Learn More Preston Gralla: Five reasons Windows 8 could be a big hit Windows 8 could be the biggest gamble that Microsoft has ever taken. But even though many people have said that gamble looks like a bad one, there's certainly a chance that it will pay off. Here are five reasons that Windows 8 could be a big hit. Read More Windows XP turns 11, still not dead yet On the same day Microsoft loudly proclaims Windows 8 in New York, the aging-but-still-going Windows XP today quietly celebrates its 11th birthday. Read More Windows 8 in the enterprise? Not next year, says Gartner Enterprises will not be moving quickly to adopt Windows 8, and most will skip next year, according to market research firm Gartner. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows 8 will mean an "ugly" 2013 for Microsoft, no growth in its 30% PC-and-devices market share, says Forrester The Windows 8 launch will be a rocky one, leading to an "ugly" 2013 for Microsoft, warns a report from Forrester. And Microsoft's overall share of the PC-and-devices market, currently at 30%, will remain static at least until 2016, the report adds. Read More Preston Gralla: User interface guru: With Windows 8, Microsoft throws users "under the bus" Plenty of people have complained about Windows 8's interface, which is targeted more at tablets than traditional PCs. And now well-known interface guru Jakob Nielsen has charged that users of traditional PCs are "essentially being thrown under the bus" by Microsoft with the new design. Read More
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