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	5 top tools for BYOD management SOTI MobiControl and SAP Afaria lead the way in a five-vendor test of MDM tools Read More 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. In this Issue Mobile devices will drive IT spending in 2013, IDC says Apple starts selling thinner, higher-priced iMacs Upgrading RAM on new iMac practically impossible Jonny Evans: No RAM upgrades for new iMacs? Is Apple crazy? Best Products of 2012: Cool PC Accessories INSIDER U.S. hits snag in exascale supercomputer race HP upgrades converged storage portfolio Elgan: I want a military smartphone Surface Pro tablet pricing starts at $899, Microsoft says OLPC cancels XO-3 tablet, downplays need for new hardware Barbara Krasnoff: One month with Microsoft's Surface: A mixed verdict 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 Mobile devices will drive IT spending in 2013, IDC says More than half of next year's expected 5.7% increase in global IT spending will be driven by sales of smartphones, tablets and e-readers, IDC said in a forecast published Friday. Read More Apple starts selling thinner, higher-priced iMacs More than a month after Apple unveiled new all-in-one desktops, the company today started selling its redesigned iMacs. Read More Upgrading RAM on new iMac practically impossible The electronics website iFixit on Friday downgraded the new 21.5-in. iMac's repair score to 3 out of a possible 10, calling servicing the computer 'an exercise in disappointment.' Read More Jonny Evans: No RAM upgrades for new iMacs? Is Apple crazy? At the very least, Apple's RAM decision is a poor design decision; at the very worst it dates the company, putting it inside some 90's rose-tinted spectacle-wearing bubble that perhaps suggests it is less relevant to its time than it was before. Read More Best Products of 2012: Cool PC Accessories This is where we give key peripherals, components, and networking products their due. The competition was particularly fierce in the router market this year, as companies jockeyed for position in both the nascent 802.11ac space and the more established 802.11n segment. Read More WEBCAST: APC by Schneider Electric Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments Protecting your network architecture continues to be extremely critical. Distributed networking and computing spaces often times go unmanaged. Learn more about the importance of managing these distributed IT spaces including strategies for maintaining availability and energy cost savings opportunities. Learn more. INSIDER U.S. hits snag in exascale supercomputer race Budget woes are forcing the U.S. to extend by two to four years its target for finishing work on an exascale supercomputer, increasing the likelihood that the Chinese will get there first. Read More HP upgrades converged storage portfolio Hewlett-Packard Monday released three platform upgrades that include new models of its Converged Storage platform, its StoreAll data archive and StoreOnce backup appliances. Read More Elgan: I want a military smartphone The U.S. military wants to put smartphones in the hands of all deployed troops. Their phones are going to be better than regular smartphones, says Mike Elgan, and that's why he wants one. Read More Surface Pro tablet pricing starts at $899, Microsoft says Microsoft on Thursday set pricing for its Surface Pro 10.6-in. tablet with a starting price of $899 for a 64 GB version and $999 for a 128 GB version. Read More OLPC cancels XO-3 tablet, downplays need for new hardware One Laptop Per Child has cancelled plans to release its XO-3 tablet, although technology from that project could still be used in other products, OLPC Chairman Nicholas Negroponte said. Read More Barbara Krasnoff: One month with Microsoft's Surface: A mixed verdict   When I learned that Microsoft was coming out with a snazzy new Windows 8 tablet offer an innovative keyboard cover to boot, I looked forward to it with a great deal of anticipation. TSo when I was offered a loaner Surface, I grabbed at the opportunity. It went well -- but not as well as I had hoped. Read More
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