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	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 WHITE PAPER: AMD To the Cloud & Beyond: Learning to Get Virtualization Right Virtualization and the cloud are now mandates for IT. In an AMD study 37% of organizations worldwide reported they are currently operating in the cloud. The five-year outlook for cloud shows an annual growth rate of 26%, which is 5x greater than the rate of traditional on-premise IT offerings. Learn More. In this Issue Microsoft's Surface Pro highlights flawed two-for-one strategy Computerworld's 2012 holiday gift guide JR Raphael: Top 3 Android phones on any carrier [December 2012] Computerworld's 2012 holiday gift guide: In pictures DOE wants 5X battery boost in 5 years Experts question Microsoft's decision to retire XP Jonny Evans: No RAM upgrades for new iMacs? Is Apple crazy? If tech is so important, why are IT wages flat? Windows 8 uptake: More like Vista than Windows 7 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 Microsoft's Surface Pro highlights flawed two-for-one strategy Microsoft's upcoming Surface Pro tablet sums up the company's seeming strategy with Windows 8: That business users can do with one device what they currently accomplish with two. Read More Computerworld's 2012 holiday gift guide Need some help choosing holiday presents for the technology fans on your gift list? We've rounded up this year's best tech gifts, from tablets and HDTVs to smartphones, laptops and an array of other gadgets and accessories. Read More 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 Computerworld's 2012 holiday gift guide: In pictures Get a close-up look at more than 40 great gifts for the technology lovers on your holiday shopping list. 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! DOE wants 5X battery boost in 5 years The U.S. Dept. of Energy has set a goal to develop battery and energy storage technologies that are five times more powerful and five times cheaper than today's within five years. Read More 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 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 If tech is so important, why are IT wages flat? Despite information technology's ever increasing role in the economy, IT wages remain persistently flat. This may be tech's inconvenient truth. Read More Windows 8 uptake: More like Vista than Windows 7 After a month on the market, Windows 8's usage uptake resembles 2007's Vista -- ultimately a poor performer for Microsoft -- rather than the eventually successful Windows 7, Net Applications said Saturday. Read More
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