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	Facebook phone rumors explode after Android event announced Talk that Facebook is developing its own smartphone is spreading again. 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. In this Issue Microsoft signals push to smaller, lower-priced Windows tablets U.S. patent office rebuffs Apple's iPad Mini trademark request Sharky: Still a few bugs in the system Dell consolidates, plans unified software and all-flash arrays Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers Dell SEC filing highlights bleak outlook that led to buyout plan Jonny Evans: NAB: Apple's Final Cut push hints imminent new Mac Pro launch WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc SaaS with a Face Learn how a carefully targeted SaaS approach can add value to your email environment and potentially result in better services within a much reduced cost structure. Learn More. Microsoft signals push to smaller, lower-priced Windows tablets Microsoft has relaxed a Windows 8 certification requirement to allow devices with lower resolutions, a move analysts said means Microsoft could soon join the shift to smaller, less expensive tablets. Read More U.S. patent office rebuffs Apple's iPad Mini trademark request The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has provisionally denied Apple's trademark application for "iPad Mini" because the term is "merely descriptive" of the tablet's size. Read More Sharky: Still a few bugs in the system Flash waaaaay back to the late 1970s, when this pilot fish has just acquired his first desktop computer: a mammoth, three-cubic-foot monster with a retail price that just about matches a new VW Beetle. Read More WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Hybrid Cloud Storage: Gov't Organizations Get the Best In January 2012, Aberdeen surveyed 106 enterprises spanning various sectors about how they're dealing with high-growth storage. This report looks at each component of hybrid cloud storage, as users of this new technology will be able to choose where to locate their data: on-premise with scale-out NAS or in the public cloud. Learn More Dell consolidates, plans unified software and all-flash arrays In the midst of going private, Dell executives said today they've already consolidated their three storage product divisions into one, they are working on merging their system management interfaces, and they have a number of new products coming out over the next year. Read More Microsoft collects 13 design patents for Surface, keyboard covers The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office yesterday awarded Microsoft 13 design patents for its Surface line of tablets, including their innovative Touch keyboards-slash-covers, according to published documents. Read More Dell SEC filing highlights bleak outlook that led to buyout plan In a filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday, Dell highlighted the dismal financial straits that led to its plan to take the company private, a move that now has some major shareholders in an uproar. Read More Jonny Evans: NAB: Apple's Final Cut push hints imminent new Mac Pro launch The Ishtar-inspired Easter festival is upon us and other than taking care there's no palm oil in those chocolate eggs, most folks are kicking back to relax -- with the possible exception of Apple's Final Cut team who are beginning a marketing blitz for NAB next week -- might this also include introduction of a new Mac Pro? Read More
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