Nook HD review: A faster, brighter and better e-reader/tablet

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	Nook HD review: A faster, brighter and better e-reader/tablet Barnes & Noble's new Nook HD and Nook HD+ ereader/tablets have great displays, improved software and a new video service -- worthy competitors for Amazon's Kindle Fire. Read More 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. In this Issue Apple drops, Wipro tops Greenpeace rankings Apple to kill Messages beta for OS X Lion next month 5 great map apps for iOS 6 Jonny Evans: Rumor: Apple television 'imminent', but will it turn on and tune in, or drop out? Hackers break into two FreeBSD Project servers using stolen SSH keys Samsung, Apple allowed to add products including iPhone 5 in patent lawsuit WEBCAST: VMware Desktop Total Cost of Ownership: Gartner Research Declining hardware and software costs have an impact on total cost of ownership (TCO), but how desktop PCs are managed remains the most critical factor in reducing TCO. This Gartner article illustrates how a higher management level for desktops can achieve lower TCO and improved user productivity. Read Now! Apple drops, Wipro tops Greenpeace rankings First-time surprise entrant Wipro tops the list of rankings in the 18th edition of the Greenpeace "Guide to Greener Electronics," with Apple dropping two spots to sixth compared to last year's study. Read More Apple to kill Messages beta for OS X Lion next month Apple has told Mac owners running OS X Lion that the beta of Messages, its replacement for both the older iChat instant messaging service and SMS (short message service) texting, will expire Dec. 14. Read More 5 great map apps for iOS 6 Traveling for the holidays? No need to wait for Google Maps to hit the App Store. Available for iOS 6 right now, three of these GPS navigation apps provide excellent spoken turn-by-turn directions, and two go beyond Google's and all other map apps. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Top 10 Reasons to Consider Hosted Collaboration Solutions See why ROI potential has made unified communications and collaboration (UC&C) a top IT priority. Learn how cloud-based UC&C can boost productivity, overcome skill-set gaps, and lower TCO up to 40% with real-time, global deployment. Read Now Jonny Evans: Rumor: Apple television 'imminent', but will it turn on and tune in, or drop out? "'Tis the season," well, it isn't yet but we're heading that way and it seems inevitable that with pine trees across the planet shivering as they hear the approach of the woodsman's axe another shiny Apple product rumor hits the airwaves, this time claiming the company's unicorn-like "will they, won't they" Apple television launch is "imminent", whatever that may mean. Read More Hackers break into two FreeBSD Project servers using stolen SSH keys Hackers have compromised two servers used by the FreeBSD Project to build third-party software packages. Anyone who has installed such packages since Sept. 19 should completely reinstall their machines, the project's security team warned. Read More Samsung, Apple allowed to add products including iPhone 5 in patent lawsuit A federal court has allowed Samsung to include Apple's iPhone 5 among the products alleged to have infringed its patents, while also allowing Apple to amend its infringement contentions to include the Jelly Bean version of the Android operating system and newer products from Samsung. Read More
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