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	Richi Jennings: Apple v. Samsung post-turkey patent escalation: MADness? Apple and Samsung each added more of the others' products to their existing patent litigation over the last few days. With no resolution in sight before 2014, this one could run and run. It would seem that mutually-assured destruction is imminent. Or, y'know, they could just settle, right? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder how it will all end. Read More WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments Protecting your network architecture continues to be extremely critical. Distributed networking and computing spaces often times go unmanaged. Learn more about the importance of managing these distributed IT spaces including strategies for maintaining availability and energy cost savings opportunities. Learn more. In this Issue JR Raphael: HTC Droid DNA: To buy or not to buy? Jonny Evans: US kids say they want Apple's iPad for Christmas, Nielsen claims Preston Gralla: Obama's tech team used open source and some Microsoft software to fuel its victory Jonny Evans: Five smart Apple iPhone solutions for the connected home Michael Horowitz: Updating Flash Player on Android now requires a hack Jonny Evans: Will the future for Apple v. Google be decided in the iCloud? Ken Gagne: Nintendo Wii U FAQ video Shark Tank: Why we love our users 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 JR Raphael: HTC Droid DNA: To buy or not to buy? HTC's Droid DNA is wildly impressive on paper, but the phone's specs only tell half the story. Here are some final thoughts and comparisons based on my time with the device. Read More Jonny Evans: US kids say they want Apple's iPad for Christmas, Nielsen claims It's virtually guaranteed Apple will sell several boatloads of iPads this Christmas, as nearly half of US children are pestering parents to pull out their credit cards and splash the cash for the tablet that rules over us. Read More Preston Gralla: Obama's tech team used open source and some Microsoft software to fuel its victory The presidential campaign wasn't just a battle of political philosophies -- it was also a duel between the two campaigns' IT strategies and tools. Ars technica reports that Obama's team was far more effective than Romney's, and used plenty of open source tools...and some software from Microsoft as well. Read More Jonny Evans: Five smart Apple iPhone solutions for the connected home Consumer electronics is evolving, the advanced devices we use everyday are becoming ever more advanced while what they can do is defining the future of our computer world, here we take a glance at five solutions for the future iOS-powered smart home. Read More WEBCAST: LogiXML Enhance Transparency in Private Equity & Alternatives Learn how Neuberger Berman met growing customer demand by enhancing reporting. Using agile BI technology, the company was able to quickly build an on-demand portal enabling investors to view real-time indicators such as Net Asset Value, diversification, and geographic performance. Learn More. Michael Horowitz: Updating Flash Player on Android now requires a hack There is no more GUI based procedure for updating Adobe's Flash Player on Android 2.x, 3.x or 4.0. Android users now have to resort to sideloading to get the latest version. Read More Jonny Evans: Will the future for Apple v. Google be decided in the iCloud? Internet services are the backbone for the mobile era but in the words of at least one ex-iPad engineer, Apple has a big problem keeping up with competitors when it comes to these, because: "Almost everything Apple does that involves the Internet is a mess." Read More Ken Gagne: Nintendo Wii U FAQ video I answer the top 20 frequently asked questions (FAQ) about the Nintendo Wii U video game system, from backward compatibility to storage upgrades and OS patches. Read More Shark Tank: Why we love our users IT support pilot fish comes back from a day off and checks email -- and almost immediately comes upon a message from a user, with a show-stopping problem. Read More
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