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	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 on Sunday at Mobile World Congress. Read More WHITE PAPER: Service-now.com Boost IT Visibility & Value with a Great Service Catalog Many CIOs are being pressured to demonstrate IT value. Create a great service catalog that widely promotes your services that are easy to understand and request. Read Now! In this Issue MWC2013: Mozilla Firefox OS won't require downloads, app store Preston Gralla: Google's Chromebook Pixel: An even worse idea than Windows 8 Samsung reveals Galaxy Note 8 but holds back on price JR Raphael: Hands on with the Chromebook Pixel [VIDEO] JR Raphael: Psst: The Chromebook Pixel can run Linux, too Jonny Evans: Grand Theft Apple: killing the console Apple supplier penalized for polluting nearby river in China JR Raphael: Chromebook Pixel: Would you pay $1300 for a cloud-centric laptop? Which way Apple ticks on the iWatch will show how gutsy the firm remains Here's how to make Ubuntu Linux look like Windows 7 Exploring the Mac's sharing features MWC2013: Mozilla demos new Firefox OS on ZTE smartphone WEBCAST: VMware A Guide to Modern IT Disaster Recovery This guide unpacks the myths about disaster recovery and offers best-practices advice on protecting your valuable IT assets. Learn how VMware can keep you prepared. View Now! MWC2013: Mozilla Firefox OS won't require downloads, app store Mozilla previewed Firefox OS, a new mobile operating system built around applications written in HTML5. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More Preston Gralla: Google's Chromebook Pixel: An even worse idea than Windows 8 Windows 8 may have gotten poor reviews for its tablet-based interface forced onto traditional PCs and laptops, but Google's Chromebook Pixel makes that look like a design of genius. Who would want to spend top-dollar for a laptop that lacks serious storage, runs Web-based apps rather than client apps, and isn't much use when not connected to the Web? 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 JR Raphael: Psst: The Chromebook Pixel can run Linux, too Google's Chromebook Pixel is all about the cloud -- but it doesn't have to be. It's relatively easy to get regular Linux up and running on the device. Read More Jonny Evans: Grand Theft Apple: killing the console Sony this week announced PlayStation 4 ships this Christmas, but it is possible this won't be enough, as Apple's iOS momentum drives the iPhone maker toward what could become leadership of the games industry -- iOS games already outsell those sold for any other handheld console platform, a report claims. Read More WHITE PAPER: ExaGrid Addressing the Broken State of Backup Check out the new report featuring Gartner Research, "Addressing the Broken State of Backup". Find out how to get faster, more reliable backup and disaster recovery by modernizing your backup systems. Learn more. Apple supplier penalized for polluting nearby river in China An Apple supplier known for making iPads has been penalized by Chinese authorities for turning a nearby river in Shanghai "white" after dumping pollutants during the nation's Spring Festival holiday. Read More JR Raphael: Chromebook Pixel: Would you pay $1300 for a cloud-centric laptop? After months of speculation, Google's touchscreen laptop is here -- so is the Chromebook Pixel actually worth its $1300 price tag? Read More Which way Apple ticks on the iWatch will show how gutsy the firm remains If Apple ever makes some kind of "iWatch" wearable device, how the company positions the device will tell a lot about where it's going. Read More Here's how to make Ubuntu Linux look like Windows 7 Windows 8's tile-based interface puts a bold new spin on the familiar Windows interface--so bold that many long-time Windows users are threatening to jump ship to another operating system rather than learn Microsoft's "modern" UI. Of course, you'll still find yourself in foreign territory even if you actually follow through and make the jump. Installing a new operating system is easy, but wrapping your head around an alien environment can be more difficult, even if you're using a comparatively user-friendly OS like Ubuntu Linux. Read More Exploring the Mac's sharing features Last week I showed you how to connect your Mac to the Internet and to a local network. Now that your computer is on speaking terms with other devices and services, let's examine exactly how you can put those powers of communication to use for sharing the devices and files associated with your Mac. Read More MWC2013: Mozilla demos new Firefox OS on ZTE smartphone Mozilla's Firefox OS is built on HTML5 so applications don't need to be installed to run. Mozilla will also allow developers to offer apps directly to users rather than having to use an app store. Read More
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