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	With tablet chip, Intel tries to lessen its dependency on PCs With Intel unveiling a tablet processor this week, analysts say the chip maker may be on track to becoming less dependent on the struggling PC market. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware Indiana University Virtualizes Mission-Critical Databases The Kelley School of Business at Indiana University deployed VMware Infrastructure which decreases costs, streamlines server deployment, and reduces energy consumption. Read now! In this Issue Disk drive shipments rebound from Thai floods HP's new ElitePad 900 tablet enables easy disassembly, self-support A quick update on Android upgrades Vote now: What's on your 2012 holiday shopping or wish list? Could gas shortage pop WD's helium drive plans? DARPA begins testing robotic mule for battlefields Apple's iOS 6 Maps mess in pictures WD releases 4TB enterprise drives, again Sharky: Parts is parts, but GHz isn't GHz WEBCAST: IBM Improving Governance, Risk and Compliance In this webcast you'll learn how your organization can become more responsive to financial market challenges while reassuring decision makers the accuracy of execution. Register Now Disk drive shipments rebound from Thai floods A year after a flooding disaster in Thailand took out a large portion of hard disk drive production, the industry has fully recovered with shipments to the computer market expected to hit a record level this year. Read More HP's new ElitePad 900 tablet enables easy disassembly, self-support Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced the new ElitePad 900 tablet, which has Windows 8, and which the company says can be easily disassembled to replace components in order to save hardware and support costs. Read More A quick update on Android upgrades It's been a busy week for Android upgrades, with several devices seeing Jelly Bean and several others getting green-lighted for rollouts. Here's a quick rundown of what's happening right now. 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 2012 holiday gift guide. Read More WEBCAST: IBM How to Take Business Analytics to the Next Level By viewing this webcast you will learn how you can implement an effective BA strategy that will deliver maximum strategic value to your company. View Now Could gas shortage pop WD's helium drive plans? With worldwide demand and prices at an all-time high, Western Digital's plans to use helium in its drives may be ill-timed as the world's reserves are quickly drawing down. Read More DARPA begins testing robotic mule for battlefields It looks like a bull, trots at the speed of a wolf and carries equipment like a pack mule, but does it have a place on the battlefield of the future? Researchers are conducting a two-year study of a robot that promises to lighten the load that soldiers must carry and they gave it a high-profile demonstration in September. Read More Apple's iOS 6 Maps mess in pictures Here's a look at some of the problematic 3D views of prominent locales you'll get in the Maps app in iOS 6. Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized for the troublesome app on Friday and suggested that users try alternatives until Apple can improve it. Read More WD releases 4TB enterprise drives, again Western Digital today announced it is selling 7200RPM, 4TB hard drives, just as it announced in the spring. The difference? In the spring it rolled out 4TB drives from its HGST subsidiary. Read More Sharky: Parts is parts, but GHz isn't GHz The software running this dental clinic has been working fine for four-plus years, but one day it starts acting up, so a pilot fish calls vendor tech support -- and the inevitable run through the checklist commences. 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 Parts is parts, but GHz isn't GHz The software running this dental clinic has been working fine for four-plus years, but one day it starts acting up, so a pilot fish calls vendor tech support -- and the inevitable run through the checklist commences. 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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