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	Jonny Evans: Apple 2013: iPhone diversifies as Cupertino fights back You often hear it said that Apple is doomed to fail, outflanked by competitors in every market it will never succeed without Steve Jobs, it's over-controlling ways are anathema to switched-on consumers, and anyway, it started all the smartphone litigation -- so how will Apple fight back in 2013? A peek inside its potential product plans for next year. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Big Data, Big Storage Demands Unstructured data in the enterprise is growing faster than ever. With this surge in growth comes the need for new approaches to managing such data. What's needed is scale-out storage and analytics tools that offer improved data availability, performance and scalability – all which derive valuable insight and a competitive edge. Learn more. In this Issue Richi Jennings: Touchscreen Chrome OS hybrid tablet/laptop coming soon? Preston Gralla: Analyst reports that Black Friday Microsoft Surface sales were dismal JR Raphael: Google's Nexus 4 launch and the land of lost opportunity Sharky: Now, if you ask whether his computer PLAYS here... WEBCAST: IBM Managing Requirements for Mobile Development Date: Wednesday, December 12, 2012, 12:00 PM EST Join us for a web cast with Jon Walton, a Senior Technical Client Professional at IBM who will walk you through the best practices of managing requirements effectively in mobile development. Register Now Richi Jennings: Touchscreen Chrome OS hybrid tablet/laptop coming soon? Cloud touchscreen devices to change everything (again). Rumor has it that Google is building its own Chromebooks. They'll have touch displays, we're told. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers note that the old rules keep changing. Read More Preston Gralla: Analyst reports that Black Friday Microsoft Surface sales were dismal If sales of Microsoft's Surface tablet at the most-visited shopping mall in the world are any indicator of overall sales, Microsoft had a dismal Black Friday. Read More WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware A Lower Entry Cost for Desktop Virtualization High entry costs and overall complexity have prevented many SMBs from taking advantage of the benefits of client virtualization. Now HP and VMware have teamed to bring desktop virtualization that delivers results right out of the box. Learn More 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 Sharky: Now, if you ask whether his computer PLAYS here... Pilot fish is visiting his brother's home one weekend, and pulls out his laptop to do a little leftover office work, in the form of data entry in a spreadsheet -- which surprises one of his hosts. Read More
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