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	HP to ship Slate7 consumer tablet for $169 in April Hewlett Packard unveiled the Slate7, a 7-in. tablet that will go on sale in April in the U.S. starting at the bargain price of $169. Read More WHITE PAPER: Service-now.com The Modern CIO: Leading the Way Top IT leaders and CIOs from around the globe gathered to discuss technology advances and increased business demands. Read Now! In this Issue MasterCard to expand digital wallet service beyond NFC Samsung's next-gen NFC smartphones and tablets to get Visa's mobile payment applet Mozilla previews Firefox OS with four phone makers and 18 operators onboard Carriers hope Firefox makes OS market more competitive Intel smartphone chip with 3D transistors to ship this year ZTE smartphone's huge screen is designed for small hands AT&T to wirelessly connect most GM vehicles over LTE in 2014 Operators, GSMA work to simplify integration of apps with mobile networks ZTE considering eight-core smartphones for the future Sony Xperia Tablet Z will go on sale in Q2 priced from $499 Google unveils touch-based Chromebook Pixel Nokia hopes new Lumia 520 and 720 smartphones will boost sales Samsung bolsters BYOD management with a Fort Knox approach Huawei launches LTE-equipped Ascend P2 New Lenovo tablets run Android 4.2, quad-core processors Samsung reveals Galaxy Note 8 but holds back on price JR Raphael: Hands on with the Chromebook Pixel [VIDEO] WHITE PAPER: VMware Trusting Virtualization for Mission Critical Applications Because stability and availability are critical, Raymond James invested in careful planning and testing, leveraging VMware Professional Services and Technical Account Manager, and then implementing a VMware vSphere™ infrastructure as the foundation for a major Exchange upgrade. View Now! MasterCard to expand digital wallet service beyond NFC MasterCard revised its year-old mobile payment strategy by unveiling a digital, cloud-based service called MasterPass that moves well beyond near-field communication technology used in smartphones to also support QR codes, traditional credit cards and other ways to make payments. Read More Samsung's next-gen NFC smartphones and tablets to get Visa's mobile payment applet Visa's payWave mobile payment applet will be embedded in next-generation Samsung smartphones and tablets enabled with NFC, Visa and Samsung announced at Mobile World Congress. Read More Mozilla previews Firefox OS with four phone makers and 18 operators onboard Mozilla previewed the first commercial build of its Firefox OS and announced several operator and smartphone rollout plans at Mobile World Congress. Read More Carriers hope Firefox makes OS market more competitive Telecom carriers continue to complain about taxes, regulation and over-the-top competition, but Mozilla's Firefox OS provides a glimmer of hope to some executives speaking at the opening of Mobile World Congress. Read More Intel smartphone chip with 3D transistors to ship this year Intel will start shipping its high-performance Atom smartphone chip with 3D transistors to device makers later this year, who will then test the chip for use in handsets. Read More ZTE smartphone's huge screen is designed for small hands ZTE debuted a smartphone with a 5.7-in. screen dubbed the Grand Memo at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. It's a followup to its 5-in. Grand S smartphone that the company introduced at CES last month. Read More AT&T to wirelessly connect most GM vehicles over LTE in 2014 AT&T said it will supply LTE wireless services to most General Motors vehicles starting in 2014 in the U.S. and Canada. Read More Operators, GSMA work to simplify integration of apps with mobile networks Mobile operators are hoping to make it easier for developers to integrate network-based features with their applications using a new platform called OneAPI Exchange. Read More WHITE PAPER: Cirba How to Reduce Processor-Based Software Licensing Costs Most organizations that license software such as Windows, SQL Server, Oracle Weblogic and Oracle Database on a per processor or per host basis are spending far more than is required. By optimizing VM placements considering licensing, utilization, business and technical policies, organizations can achieve savings of greater than 50%. Learn More ZTE considering eight-core smartphones for the future Chinese handset maker ZTE said it will consider releasing smartphones built with eight-core processors in the future as the company prioritizes the high-end market this year. Read More Sony Xperia Tablet Z will go on sale in Q2 priced from $499 Sony's Xperia Tablet Z will go on sale globally in the second quarter, priced from $499 in the U.S. Read More Google unveils touch-based Chromebook Pixel Google took the wraps off the Chromebook Pixel, a touch-screen-enabled laptop. Read More Nokia hopes new Lumia 520 and 720 smartphones will boost sales Nokia has expanded its Lumia portfolio with the 520 and 720. The Lumia 520 is the company's cheapest Windows phone to date at $184, and comes as the company is under pressure to increase sales volumes. Read More Samsung bolsters BYOD management with a Fort Knox approach Samsung announced an improved version of its SAFE management and security system for popular Samsung-branded smartphones and tablets. Read More Huawei launches LTE-equipped Ascend P2 Huawei Technologies has expanded its device portfolio with the LTE-equipped Ascend P2 as the company hopes to climb upwards in the smartphone market. Read More New Lenovo tablets run Android 4.2, quad-core processors Lenovo has announced new 7-inch and 10-inch tablets with quad-core processors and Google's latest Android 4.2 operating system, becoming one of the few companies to offer that version of the OS in tablets. Read More Samsung reveals Galaxy Note 8 but holds back on price Samsung has introduced the Galaxy Note 8 tablet with an 8-inch display, adding a new screen size to its expanding lineup of Note products. Read More JR Raphael: Hands on with the Chromebook Pixel [VIDEO] Curious about Google's Chromebook Pixel? Check out this quick hands-on preview of the device. Read More
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