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	3 Windows 8 ultrabooks: Lightweight and powerful A crop of ultrabooks is being introduced for the new Windows 8 operating system. We examine the HP Envy TouchSmart, Sony Vaio T13 and Toshiba Portege Z935 to see how they shape up. Read More WEBCAST: CDW Corporation Office 365: Why the Time is Right for Cloud-based E-mail Is it expensive to run and time-consuming to manage? If your answer is yes, maybe it's time to consider a new approach--a cloud-based solution. Dean Murray of CDW shares insights and expertise on Microsoft 365 and Exchange online, and how CDW can assist you in migrating to this new cloud-based e-mail system. Learn More. In this Issue Australian police warn against using Apple Maps application Preston Gralla: Some good news for Microsoft's Surface tablet -- it may finally sell at retailers U.S. mobile providers commit to emergency texting service Apple devices coming to T-Mobile USA in 2013 Smartphone buyers will benefit from changing chipset market, analysts say Motorola Mobility to close most operations in S. Korea IDC raises forecast for tablet shipments Citrix to buy mobile device management firm Zenprise Jonny Evans: Apple v. Samsung: Why peace can't happen in the patent war WEBCAST: Enterprise Device Alliance Managing Mobile Devices–IT Speaks About the Issues How are enterprise IT professionals providing secure, reliable access for mobile users in their organizations? Learn more. Australian police warn against using Apple Maps application Australian police are warning people not to rely on Apple's new mobile mapping application after several motorists ended up in a semi-arid national park where temperatures can reach 115F degrees and there is no water supply. Read More Preston Gralla: Some good news for Microsoft's Surface tablet -- it may finally sell at retailers Most reports say that Microsoft's Surface tablet has had sluggish sales since its launch, possibly partly due to poor distribution -- only through Microsoft. But now a report says that the RT-based tablet may be for sale at retailers beyond Microsoft's own brick-and-mortar and online stores. If so, that could help the struggling tablet gain some serious sales. Read More U.S. mobile providers commit to emergency texting service The four largest mobile carriers in the U.S. -- AT&T, Verizon, Sprint Nextel and T-Mobile -- have agreed to accelerate the availability of emergency texting, or text-to-911. Read More Apple devices coming to T-Mobile USA in 2013 It looks like the iPhone will finally be coming to T-Mobile USA. Read More WHITE PAPER: Innotas The Smart Approach to IT Resource Management This whitepaper from Innotas- the leader in cloud solutions for Project Portfolio and Application Portfolio Management - identifies why effective resource management is crucial for any IT department. Read Now! Smartphone buyers will benefit from changing chipset market, analysts say The mobile chipset market is in a state of flux with a number of key vendors struggling, but analysts say the result of the turmoil will be more advanced high-end smartphones and cheaper low-end devices. Read More Motorola Mobility to close most operations in S. Korea Motorola Mobility will close down most operations in South Korea in 2013 as part of an ongoing restructuring under Google ownership. Read More IDC raises forecast for tablet shipments Tablets are hot -- so hot that IDC just bumped up its global market forecast for the tablet market for 2012 and beyond. Read More Citrix to buy mobile device management firm Zenprise Citrix plans to buy mobile device management company Zenprise and integrate its software with its Citrix CloudGateway and Me@Work software for managing mobile apps and data. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple v. Samsung: Why peace can't happen in the patent war It's not often a US Judge, fully conversant of all the details of a case agrees with a tech blogger, but that's what's happening in the interminable Apple versus Samsung drama under Judge Lucy Koh, who, like me, says the two litigants should quit quarreling and give peace a chance. Read More
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