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	JR Raphael: Google's Nexus 4 launch and the land of lost opportunity Google's Nexus 4 is one of the most anticipated Android devices of all time -- but the way the company is handling the phone's sales is anything but first class. Read More WHITE PAPER: Service-now.com Drive More Value from Your IT Assets You can make your life simpler when you automate your entire IT Asset Management (ITAM) lifecycle and Software Asset Management (SAM) in one system of record. Read Now! In this Issue Apple to start selling new, pricier iMacs Friday The new business model: Competing with partners! Windows XP countdown clock ticks under 500 days Richi Jennings: Google Nexus 4 sold out again? Yes and no... Dual-identity smartphones could bridge BYOD private, corporate divide Samsung sells 5M Galaxy Note II 'phablets' in two months Windows 8 UI 'strategic mistake,' argues design guru Jonny Evans: New iMac ships from November 30 as Apple faces display supply challenge RIM preps developers for BlackBerry 10 QWERTY smartphone RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: EMC IT's Next Transformation To remain competitive organizations need to manage the relationship between IT and the business. Megatrends like virtualization, consumerization, cloud computing, and mobility are forcing a new model for operating IT. Read the interactive guide to learn more. Apple to start selling new, pricier iMacs Friday Apple announced that it will start selling its redesigned iMac desktop computers Friday, barely making a self-set deadline to ship by the end of the month. Read More The new business model: Competing with partners! Whether you blame Google, Microsoft or Apple, the old way of doing business in the mobile market is falling away. Mike Elgan explains why that's not necessarily bad. Read More Windows XP countdown clock ticks under 500 days The Windows XP operating system will exit support April 8, 2014, when Microsoft serves users with their final security updates. Read More Richi Jennings: Google Nexus 4 sold out again? Yes and no... Has Google's Nexus 4 sold out again? It certainly looks that way, but with the unexpected instability of Google's cloud-based Play Store, it's hard to tell. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers compare notes to crowdsource the truth. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors BYOD in Education This white paper can help you address the security and management of multiple devices being introduced into your network. Read on and learn how to embrace a BYOD. Read Now! Dual-identity smartphones could bridge BYOD private, corporate divide Smartphone and mobile processor manufacturers plan to roll out virtualization technology in 2013 that will allow an employee's personal phone to be used securely in work environments by enabling two separate user interfaces. Read More Samsung sells 5M Galaxy Note II 'phablets' in two months The combination smartphone-tablet Samsung Galaxy Note II has proved more popular than analysts had expected. Read More Windows 8 UI 'strategic mistake,' argues design guru Microsoft's decision to put two user interfaces inside Windows 8 was a strategic mistake that fails novice and experienced computer users alike on both tablets and traditional PCs, a usability expert said. Read More Jonny Evans: New iMac ships from November 30 as Apple faces display supply challenge The post-Samsung Apple is closing in on resolving its display manufacturing as it reveals the new iMac range will be available from Friday, November 30 -- and you can forget the Apple television until the company's screen crisis is resolved... Read More RIM preps developers for BlackBerry 10 QWERTY smartphone Research In Motion has introduced the BlackBerry Dev Alpha C, a smartphone that developers can use to test their applications and get ready for the launch of the BlackBerry 10 QWERTY device next year. Read More
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