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	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 Monday. Read More 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 In this Issue HTC Droid DNA review: A superphone with flaws Who's on the short list to be Intel's next CEO? NASA rover may have made a discovery 'for the history books' Apple to kick off holiday deals at midnight Friday HP takes $8.8 billion charge on Autonomy accounting improprieties HP to 'seek redress' for alleged Autonomy accounting fraud HP-Autonomy fraud allegations fallout: The winners and losers INSIDER Inside the DreamWorks data center Windows Server 2012 now runs in Amazon's cloud Video: Candidates emerge to succeed Intel CEO Otellini China set to launch own chip for PCs, servers German city dumps OpenOffice, switches to Microsoft Smartphone ticketing app rolled out for Boston train riders Darlene Storm: Glimpse of your life in 2020 thanks to the Internet of Things Jonny Evans: WWDC 2013: Apple plans Siri, Maps for iPhone-friendly OS X 10.9, claims 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. HTC Droid DNA review: A superphone with flaws HTC's new Droid DNA has some standout hardware elements, but the Android smartphone suffers from significant drawbacks that make it difficult to recommend. Read More Who's on the short list to be Intel's next CEO? With Intel CEO Paul Otellini looking to retire next May, the company's board of directors is already on the hunt for his successor. The betting is that an insider will get the job. Read More NASA rover may have made a discovery 'for the history books' NASA scientists may have made a big discovery on Mars. But other than offering that tantalizing tidbit to NPR, they're not saying anything more until they have more information. Read More Apple to kick off holiday deals at midnight Friday Apple will again offer discounts this week on "Black Friday," the mega shopping day after the Thanksgiving holiday in the U.S. Read More HP takes $8.8 billion charge on Autonomy accounting improprieties Hewlett-Packard is taking an $8.8 billion charge as a result of what it called serious accounting improprieties that occurred at U.K. software company Autonomy before it acquired the firm in 2011. Read More HP to 'seek redress' for alleged Autonomy accounting fraud Hewlett-Packard is planning to "aggressively" seek recompense for alleged accounting fraud related to the acquisition of its Autonomy unit, which resulted in the vendor taking a non-cash impairment charge of US$8.8 billion. Read More HP-Autonomy fraud allegations fallout: The winners and losers Hewlett-Packard's bombshell revelation that it would take a $8.8 billion non-cash writedown after allegedly discovering major accounting fraud related to its Autonomy business unit has rocked the tech world. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle and Intel Take Complexity Out of a Database Build November 8th, 2012 10 AM PST/ 1 PM EST Attend this Webcast to hear customer stories and discover how the Oracle Database Appliance increases ROI by reducing capital and operational expenses. Learn More INSIDER Inside the DreamWorks data center The data center infrastructure at DreamWorks Imagination Studios is certainly state of the art, but it doesn't make as much use of cloud, virtualization solid-state storage technologies as one might expect. Insider (registration required) Read More Windows Server 2012 now runs in Amazon's cloud Enterprises can now run Windows Server 2012 on the Amazon Web Services cloud, and take advantage of improved management features and new versions of IIS and the .Net framework. Read More Video: Candidates emerge to succeed Intel CEO Otellini Otellini's successor will have the task of maintaining Intel's top position in the slumping PC market while trying to unseat ARM from the fast growing mobile market. Read More China set to launch own chip for PCs, servers China will take the wraps off its latest 8-core Godson processor early next year to show its chip-making ability compared to Intel, Advanced Micro Devices and ARM. Read More German city dumps OpenOffice, switches to Microsoft A majority of the city council in Freiburg, Germany, has voted in favor of ditching the open source suite OpenOffice to return to Microsoft Office after severe problems and complaints from employees. Read More Smartphone ticketing app rolled out for Boston train riders In the first U.S. implementation of smartphone ticketing for train passengers, Boston commuters can purchase and display tickets using the mTicket application for iOS and Android smartphones. Read More Darlene Storm: Glimpse of your life in 2020 thanks to the Internet of Things What if 50 billion objects were interconnected and started to sense their surroundings and communicate with each other? The Internet of Things will have that sort of ubiquitous machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity, opening a plethora of potential privacy and security problems. On the other hand, there will be almost unimaginable convenience as your appliances and smartphone do mundane tasks for you. Here's a glimpse into our possible future and life in 2020. Read More Jonny Evans: WWDC 2013: Apple plans Siri, Maps for iPhone-friendly OS X 10.9, claims Apple appears on course to make rapid improvements to Maps and Siri, with both services set for inclusion within OS X 10.9 when it appears at or around WWDC in 2013. Read More
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