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	Microsoft co-founder dings Windows 8 as 'puzzling, confusing' Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen today called Windows 8 "puzzling" and "confusing initially," but assured users that they would eventually learn to like the new OS. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: CITE Conference Building a Case for Widescale Tablet Deployment Forbes called Long Island Univ. "the leader among universities in the U.S., and probably worldwide" when it deployed 6,000 iPads - an installation that nears 20K today. Larn more at Consumerization of IT in the Enterprise (CITE) event October 10, 2012 in New York City. Complimentary registration. Click to continue In this Issue Samsung Galaxy S III display outdoes iPhone 5's, teardown reveals Microsoft to open 'pop-up' stores Oct. 26, battle Apple at most locations MetroPCS in talks to merge with T-Mobile USA HTC upgrades One X with faster processor, more storage Congress set to pass online sales tax, trade group says Amazon adds free version of hosted database Box beefs up cloud security and IT controls Former Pirate Bay hoster raided, and shut down by DDoS attack Good Technology buys AppCentral to boost mobile app management JR Raphael: Android upgrade report card: Who failed in Q3? Jonny Evans: Apple iPad mini/nano: What to expect RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn LogMeIn Central: Automate, Monitor and Manage PCs. LogMeIn lets you Monitor and Manage PCs, deliver patches and updates to multiple PCS simultaneously. Central helps IT deliver seamless support that keeps employees productive and up and running. LogMeIn Central - automate routine tasks and do more. Free Trial Samsung Galaxy S III display outdoes iPhone 5's, teardown reveals Samsung Galaxy S III's display is thinner and has a greater range of colors than that of the Apple iPhone 5, an IHS iSuppli teardown analysis revealed Tuesday. Read More Microsoft to open 'pop-up' stores Oct. 26, battle Apple at most locations Microsoft's temporary, or 'pop-up,' stores will open Oct. 26 and will sell the Surface tablet, according to the company's website. Read More MetroPCS in talks to merge with T-Mobile USA Deutsche Telekom is in talks with MetroPCS Wireless on a possible deal to combine T-Mobile USA with that carrier, MetroPCS confirmed Tuesday. Read More HTC upgrades One X with faster processor, more storage HTC has upgraded its flagship smartphone, the One X, with a faster processor, twice the integrated storage capacity and a bigger battery, the company said on Tuesday. Read More Congress set to pass online sales tax, trade group says Steve DelBianco is worried that the U.S. Congress will soon pass a law allowing states to collect sales taxes from most online sellers. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: AT&T VoIP Solutions Provide Enterprises With Various Benefits VoIP migration is a top telecom priority for many North American enterprises. Do you know why? Find out in this Forrester study, which reveals the opinions of telecommunications decision-makers like you. Read the report. Amazon adds free version of hosted database Amazon Web Services has expanded its free service tier to include its Relational Database Service (RDS), the company said on Tuesday. Read More Box beefs up cloud security and IT controls Box announced on Tuesday a set of new and improved enterprise security and IT management features for its cloud-based file sharing and storage service. Read More Former Pirate Bay hoster raided, and shut down by DDoS attack Former Pirate Bay host PRQ.se went down in the middle of a police raid on Monday, affecting hundreds of hosted sites and thousands of users of PRQ's other services. But the raid and the outage are unlikely to be related, according to PRQ's owner. Read More Good Technology buys AppCentral to boost mobile app management Good Technology has acquired AppCentral, and plans to use the new technology to improve its ability to manage and secure mobile enterprise applications. Read More JR Raphael: Android upgrade report card: Who failed in Q3? Android manufacturers love to make upgrade promises, but how many of them actually follow through? The latest grades are in -- and they aren't all good news. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple iPad mini/nano: What to expect Apple is expected to introduce the 7.85-inch iPad mini (iPad nano, iBook) at a special event in mid-October, reports claim. What can we expect from the new 'iThing'? Read More
	VOTE NOW: WHAT'S ON YOUR 2012 HOLIDAY SHOPPING OR WISH LIST? Computerworld wants to know: What type of tech gear do you most want to give or receive as a holiday present this year? Let us know by taking our quick poll. We'll focus on the most popular product types in our upcoming 2012 holiday gift guide. SHARK TANK OF THE DAY Please tell us networking is NOT her field This pilot fish works at a big IP law firm where many of the attorneys also hold PhDs in their fields of specialization -- and one of them is having trouble with her VPN. CAST YOUR VOTE IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKPOLL Users of Apple's new Maps app in iOS6 are encountering inaccurate maps, off-kilter points-of-interest, missing streets and addresses and more. Is the iOS 6 Maps controversy a black eye for Apple? NEW COMPUTERWORLD JOB BOARD Search multiple listings now and get new job alerts as they are posted.
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