Analysts see Windows 8 weakness, ego clash in Sinofsky exit

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	Analysts divine traces of Windows 8 weakness, ego clash in Sinofsky exit Steven Sinofsky, Microsoft's top Windows executive, abruptly left the company Monday, prompting a flurry reaction from long-time Microsoft watchers about why Sinofsky is gone and what happens now. 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. In this Issue Microsoft patches critical flaws in Windows 8, Windows RT Barbara Krasnoff: HTC's new Droid DNA smartphone brings a 5-in. display to the table HTC announces Droid DNA with full HD screen WD releases Mac desktop drives with USB 3.0, 4TB capacity Nokia debuts Here, a cross-platform location service Yammer already part of Microsoft's software development process INSIDER We're missing out on the value of security awareness SAP cozies up to Windows 8 with mobile apps, platform support SugarSync 2.0 is a complete facelift of content-sharing service Mobile device management vendors unveil a slate of new tools SAP promises '360-degree' view of customer with HANA-powered CRM platform Jaspersoft BI suite gets a new visualization engine Honda to test tablet-synced electric mini-car JR Raphael: Android 4.2 multiuser support: Hands-on impressions and gallery Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple's HTC deal shows a Samsung peace is possible Matt Hamblen: Sinosfky's out, and Microsoft still faces tough pathway to Windows 8 adoption Preston Gralla: Will Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky take the fall for Windows 8's shortcomings? 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Read More Barbara Krasnoff: HTC's new Droid DNA smartphone brings a 5-in. display to the table HTC has just introduced its latest, the Droid DNA, which is not quite as large as the Note but slightly larger than the Galaxy S III -- and is obviously hoping that this will attract those customers who want a nice, big display that won't be referred to with the rather tortuous title of "phablet." Read More HTC announces Droid DNA with full HD screen HTC and Verizon Wireless on Tuesday announced the Droid DNA smartphone, which comes with Android 4.1 and a 5-inch high-definition display that the company said is the most advanced in the market today. Read More WD releases Mac desktop drives with USB 3.0, 4TB capacity Western Digital introduced a new My Book Studio desktop drive for Macs that offers USB 3.0 connectivity as well as 4TB of storage capacity in a single drive. Read More Nokia debuts Here, a cross-platform location service Nokia plans an ambitious expansion of its mapping and location-based services platform beyond its own smartphones to competing devices running OSes other than Windows Phone 8, it said Tuesday. Read More Yammer already part of Microsoft's software development process Microsoft has started to adopt some key software development practices from Yammer, the ESN (enterprise social networking) vendor it acquired several months ago. Read More INSIDER We're missing out on the value of security awareness When a program is ineffective, the problem is usually that the training wasn't designed in a way that would result in changes in behavior. (Insider; registration required) Read More SAP cozies up to Windows 8 with mobile apps, platform support SAP said Tuesday that it plans to roll out a series of mobile applications for Windows 8, a move that underscores the companies' deep partnership at a time when many observers believe Microsoft's new OS is in for a tough ride. Read More SugarSync 2.0 is a complete facelift of content-sharing service Cloud storage and content sharing service SugarSync released a complete revamp of its management interface with new file-sharing and search features. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Taking the Leap to Virtualization Read this whitepaper to learn how virtualization offers dramatic benefits for midsize companies, including efficiency, cost savings, and increased reliability and performance. Read Now! Mobile device management vendors unveil a slate of new tools IBM, Good Technology and several other mobile device and app management software vendors today separately announced a variety of new or enhanced products. Read More SAP promises '360-degree' view of customer with HANA-powered CRM platform SAP is tying the HANA in-memory database to its CRM software and other applications, creating a package that will "allow organizations to revolutionize the way they engage with their customers," the company announced Tuesday during the Sapphire and Tech Ed conferences in Madrid. Read More Jaspersoft BI suite gets a new visualization engine With the commercial release of version 5 of its self-named reporting and analysis suite, Jaspersoft has revamped the software's visualization engine, doing away with an Adobe Flash-based visualization engine in favor of one using HTML5 Web standards. Read More Honda to test tablet-synced electric mini-car Honda will begin tests next year of a small electric vehicle that uses a driver's tablet for displaying dashboard readings, audio, navigation and images from its rearview camera, it said Tuesday. Read More JR Raphael: Android 4.2 multiuser support: Hands-on impressions and gallery Android 4.2 adds the ability to create multiple user accounts on your tablet, each with its own home screens, apps, and settings. Here's a look at how the new system works. Read More Jonny Evans: Opinion: Apple's HTC deal shows a Samsung peace is possible Following HTC's deal with Apple [AAPL], I wonder just how long Samsung will be able to maintain the fiction that Apple is the only aggressor in their lengthy smartphone war. Read More Matt Hamblen: Sinosfky's out, and Microsoft still faces tough pathway to Windows 8 adoption Steven Sinofsky's departure won't mean Microsoft suddenly gets it with Windows 8, or Windows Phnone 8. Read More Preston Gralla: Will Microsoft's Steven Sinofsky take the fall for Windows 8's shortcomings? Windows chief Steven Sinofsky's unexpected departure from Microsoft has sparked speculation that he's being let go because of a poor reception for Windows 8. If Windows 8 fails, will Sinofsky become the scapegoat? Read More Darlene Storm: FBI facial recognition: There's an app for that What happens when FBI agents are in the field and want to tap into the massive $1 billion facial recognition database? There's an app for that. Or at least there will be. The FBI Next Generation Identification system that has a database packed full of face prints, fingerprints, iris prints, voice recordings and scar recognition, is not only going mobile, but is expanding to include other biometrics like tattoo recognition. Another new FBI Next Generation Initiative deals with the cyber world and naming and blaming hackers. Even if you escape the Earth to avoid all this surveillance and reclaim some privacy, NASA and the ESA are making the Internet interplanetary. Earth-bound Internet users are now under new social media monitoring by Homeland Security. This "biosurveillance" for the government will monitor "vast amount of data and information shared through social media such as Facebook, Twitter, blogs" and other social networking channels that are not yet defined. Read More
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