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	Experts question Microsoft's decision to retire XP Microsoft will 'draw a line in the sand' in 2014 when Windows XP exits support, security researchers said today, even if millions of people are still running the aged OS and a zero-day bug threatens the Windows ecosystem. Read More WHITE PAPER: Moovweb Creating the Right Mobile Strategy In the new Moovweb white paper, "Creating the Right Mobile Strategy: What You Need to Know Before You Get Started", get the insight you need to make an educated decision on the move to mobile. Read Now! In this Issue JR Raphael: Top 3 Android phones on any carrier [December 2012] Smartphone sales growing by 45% in 2012, IDC says iPad Mini cannibalization may add just 3M to Apple's tablet sales, says analyst Mobile pushes Qualcomm to third place in shaky chip market Facebook users overwhelmingly oppose privacy policy change EMC and VMware spin out big data/cloud division HP's Whitman affirms commitment to Autonomy, stresses that HP remains 'quite profitable' Facebook hopes you'll trade texting for Messenger AT&T launches personalized video billing service Appeals court upholds FCC's data roaming requirements Hewlett-Packard sues two display manufacturers for LCD price fixing damages Aruba Networks launches three Wi-Fi controllers that inspect apps Security Manager's Journal: Can an enterprise run its security with Microsoft's tools? Jonny Evans: Apple iTunes puts Beatles for sale in Russia: why Steve Jobs would smile Stuart Kippelman: The neglected art of user training, and how to eliminate it WEBCAST: IBM Business Intelligence Market Trends and Adoption Patterns Date and Time: December 11th at 12:00 PM EST A valuable examination of the state of the BI marketplace, this report is the culmination of data from 859 users over topics such as quality and usefulness of product, sales experience, quality of technical support, quality and value of consulting services, integrity and recommendations. Register Now JR Raphael: Top 3 Android phones on any carrier [December 2012] Thinking about getting a new Android phone? These three devices offer the best overall experiences you can find on any carrier right now. Read More Smartphone sales growing by 45% in 2012, IDC says Smartphone shipments to retailers worldwide this year are expected to total 717 million, 45% more than shipped in 2011, IDC said Tuesday. Read More iPad Mini cannibalization may add just 3M to Apple's tablet sales, says analyst An aggressive iPad Mini cannibalization rate could add as few as 3 million tablets to Apple's bottom line in what is shaping up to be a record total for the quarter, an analyst said today. Read More Mobile pushes Qualcomm to third place in shaky chip market Qualcomm Inc. showed a double-digit increase in sales this year that will make it the world's third-largest chip maker in 2012, according to analytics firm IHS iSuppli. Read More Facebook users overwhelmingly oppose privacy policy change With voting open on Facebook's proposed privacy policy changes, more than 110,000 users have weighed in -- and so far, the vote is heavily in favor of not making the change at all. Read More EMC and VMware spin out big data/cloud division VMware and EMC today confirmed rumors that have been circulating for weeks that it would spin out its big data and platform as a service (PaaS) cloud products into a new division within the company named Pivotal Initiative, which will be led by former VMware chief Paul Maritz. Read More HP's Whitman affirms commitment to Autonomy, stresses that HP remains 'quite profitable' Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman has once again affirmed the company's commitment to its embattled Autonomy software division, stressing that HP's fiscal health is stronger than recent developments may have suggested. Read More WEBCAST: T-Systems Charting a Course for Realizing Business Value in the Cloud Cloud is not simply about delivering IT services. Rather it is about vesting the organization with the agility it must have to respond to challenges and opportunities at the speed of business. View this on-demand webcast to learn how to blaze your own pathway to enterprise applications in the cloud. Learn more. Facebook hopes you'll trade texting for Messenger Facebook wants to get mobile phone users to forget text messaging and switch to its updated Messenger service. Read More AT&T launches personalized video billing service AT&T Tuesday unveiled a personalized video service to help explain each new customer's wireless bill in some detail. Read More Appeals court upholds FCC's data roaming requirements A U.S. appeals court has upheld the U.S. Federal Communications Commission's authority to require mobile carriers to enter into data roaming agreements with each other. Read More Hewlett-Packard sues two display manufacturers for LCD price fixing damages Hewlett-Packard has filed a complaint against display manufacturers Chunghwa Picture Tubes and Tatung Company of America, seeking to recover damages it claims it suffered as a result of their involvement in a price fixing scheme. Read More Aruba Networks launches three Wi-Fi controllers that inspect apps Aruba Networks announced three new Wi-Fi controllers that have built-in controls to boost application delivery. Read More Security Manager's Journal: Can an enterprise run its security with Microsoft's tools? The desktop group is pushing to abandon enterprise-class tools for built-in antivirus, firewall and encryption software from Microsoft. Is that any way to run a business? Read More Jonny Evans: Apple iTunes puts Beatles for sale in Russia: why Steve Jobs would smile It's a shame Steve Jobs didn't live to see it, but Apple this morning achieved something that would have seemed utterly impossible not too long ago -- it put The Beatles on sale in Russia, when it expanded iTunes into numerous new countries. Read More Stuart Kippelman: The neglected art of user training, and how to eliminate it The most important part of any IT project is properly training the people who will be using it. In many ways the quality of the training and the number of help desk calls it drives is the most important measurement of a successful project. Yet all too often, IT teams treat training as an afterthought and don't properly staff or fund it. Read More
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