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	Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 low-cost Android gadgets Who says Android-related gifts have to break the bank? Here are 10 items under $60 that Google fans will love. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Amazon Web Services Set up and run SQL Server on the Amazon Web Services Cloud Amazon Web Services RDS for Microsoft SQL Server® makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale SQL Server deployments in the cloud. With Amazon RDS, you can deploy multiple editions of SQL Server (2008 R2 and 2012) including Express, Web, Standard and Enterprise, in minutes with cost-efficient and re-sizable compute capacity. Get started for free. Get Started for Free with Amazon RDS for SQL Server! Reduce the complexity and cost of provisioning and managing your SQL Server databases, and focus on your application development, with Amazon RDS for SQL Server. In this Issue Intel releases new 'smartphone class' server chip Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 iPhone/iPad gadgets under $70 Antivirus pioneer McAfee may be released from detention in Guatemala Broadcom chip integrates NFC, other wireless technologies Yahoo Mail gets Web and Android upgrade, plus new iPhone and Win8 apps MediaTek integrates graphics, modem on quad-core processor for smartphones Microsoft to expand retail locations for Surface RT sales Scott Sellers: Java on Wall Street: How much money are we making? Sprint reportedly in talks to buy out Clearwire Smartphones out-rate laptops for young adults WiLan files new patent lawsuits against RIM, Apple, other companies US law enforcement busts cybercrime rings with help from Facebook Nicira CTO shares sneak peek of company's SDN plans Google shuts down shopping service for China Richi Jennings: Intel Atom 64-bit server SoC "Centerton" breaks cover WEBCAST: Verizon Machine-to-Machine Communications Transform Business Learn how Machine-to-Machine (M2M) technology is fueling such applications as business intelligence (BI) and the smart electrical grid. And learn how to get started deploying M2M technology. Learn More Intel releases new 'smartphone class' server chip Intel announced a 64-bit, 32nm dual-core Atom processor, the S1200, which is designed for the emerging microserver market. Read More Last-minute holiday gifts: 10 iPhone/iPad gadgets under $70 Stuck for a last-minute gift? If your giftee is the proud owner of an iPhone, iPad or iPad Touch, there are plenty of gadgets to choose from. Here are some items that Apple fans will love. Read More Antivirus pioneer McAfee may be released from detention in Guatemala Antivirus pioneer John McAfee could soon be released from detention in Guatemala where he is being held on charges that he entered the country illegally in an attempt to escape authorities in Belize where he is wanted for questioning in a murder case. Read More Broadcom chip integrates NFC, other wireless technologies Broadcom unveiled a single chip that combines Near Field Communication technology with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and FM radio. Read More Yahoo Mail gets Web and Android upgrade, plus new iPhone and Win8 apps Yahoo Mail has gotten a makeover intended to make it faster, streamline its interface and simplify its use. Read More MediaTek integrates graphics, modem on quad-core processor for smartphones Taiwan's MediaTek announced a new quad-core ARM chip made for mid- to high-end Android devices that the company hopes will keep it competitive as rival chip makers also come out with their own quad-core chipsets. Read More Microsoft to expand retail locations for Surface RT sales Microsoft on Tuesday said the Surface RT tablet will be available at more retailers later this month and at additional Microsoft stores that will grow beyond temporary holiday stores into permanent outlets. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Staying Ahead of Data Protection Challenges Does your organization still yearn for an infrastructure that can handle unpredictable data growth and enable you to enhance service levels, while ensuring data protection? Learn how to completely transform your data protection processes so that your organization can accelerate transformations and make existing operations more efficient. Learn more. Scott Sellers: Java on Wall Street: How much money are we making? On Wall Street, having access to large amounts of pricing data is a key building block for successful trading strategies. Read More Sprint reportedly in talks to buy out Clearwire Sprint Nextel is in negotiations to acquire the remainder of Clearwire, its 4G WiMax network partner, say news reports. Read More Smartphones out-rate laptops for young adults Smartphones are more important to young adults in the U.S. and three other countries than laptops, desktops or tablets, according to a survey of 1,800 18- to 30-year-old users in 18 countries. Read More WiLan files new patent lawsuits against RIM, Apple, other companies WiLan, a Canadian patent licensing firm, has filed a round of new patent infringement lawsuits against Research in Motion, Apple, HTC and Sierra Wireless. Read More US law enforcement busts cybercrime rings with help from Facebook U.S. law enforcement agencies with the help of Facebook have arrested 10 people from various countries in connection with international cybercrime rings that targeted users on the social network. Read More Nicira CTO shares sneak peek of company's SDN plans Nicira, the software-defined networking startup that VMware purchased for $1.2 billion earlier this year, plans to release an SDN product that runs independent of the underlying hypervisor and hardware that will work in VMware environments and beyond. Read More Google shuts down shopping service for China Google has shut down its online shopping service in China, further slimming down its product portfolio for the country after it pulled the plug on its free music service back in September. Read More Richi Jennings: Intel Atom 64-bit server SoC "Centerton" breaks cover Microserver chips with ECC, HT and VT FTW! Intel unveils its latest Atom S1200 system-on-a-chip range, but it's not for netbooks; it's for low-powered microservers. Going as low as 6.1W TDP, the parts run cool and fast (ish). In IT Blogwatch, bloggers see Intel spoiling for a fight with ARM and AMD. Read More
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