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	JR Raphael: Samsung Galaxy S4: Hands on with the hot new phone Samsung's Galaxy S4 has inspired Apple-like levels of hype and devotion -- so what's the device actually like to use? Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: VMware Innovation Awards Now Accepting Submissions - VMware Innovation Awards Winners will be selected by a prestigious panel of judges and honored at VMworld on August 27th in San Francisco. VMware Innovation Awards Winner will receive: Your story featured in Computerworld, 2 conference passes to VMworld 2013, and more. Submit an entry for this prestigious award and showcase your innovative projects, visit: http://events.computerworld.com/VMwareNominationform2013CW In this Issue Jonny Evans: Dear Android, your products are compromised, love Apple Richi Jennings: Samsung Galaxy S4 review roundup: Wow, but YUCK Preston Gralla: Hedge fund invests $2 billion in Microsoft, calls for Office to be released for iOS and Android Jonny Evans: Apple' results, the "experts" and where the puck is going Juergen Fritsch: Fulfilling the promises of health information technology Sharky: See? You CAN offshore the help desk after all WHITE PAPER: serVelocity Is Your Services Organization Leaving Money on the Table? Fully adopting today's service automation technology provides executives the visibility they require to increase profitability at a time when it is sorely needed. Visibility enables actions that optimize key Services margin levers where even small improvements equate to significant bottom line and strategic impact for the company. Learn more. Jonny Evans: Dear Android, your products are compromised, love Apple Apple stock seems to be climbing on news of a $9 billion quarter and a huge shareholder bung, though while there's disappointment on Tim Cook's hint that "exciting" new products won't debut until later this year, another big message was his critical view of Android devices -- though he never named the platform he was critical of. Read More Richi Jennings: Samsung Galaxy S4 review roundup: Wow, but YUCK U.S. release date: next week. The Samsung Galaxy S4 will hit these shores any day now, so reviewers have been working overtime to bring you their considered thoughts. And, wow, they've been prolific in presenting their opinions. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers give the new Samsung flagship BYOD-toy some decidedly mixed reviews. Read More Preston Gralla: Hedge fund invests $2 billion in Microsoft, calls for Office to be released for iOS and Android Microsoft may not be ready to port Office to iOS and Android, but a hedge fund titan, which just bought a nearly $2 billion stake in the company, wants Office to released for devices beyond Windows. Will the suggestion make any difference at all to Microsoft? Read More WHITE PAPER: Cisco Systems Winning Strategies for Omnichannel Banking Research reveals new ways for banks to prosper. Customers are ready for omnichannel experiences. Respond now-learn how to manage the transition to omnichannel banking and reap the rewards of delivering innovative services. Read Now Jonny Evans: Apple' results, the "experts" and where the puck is going Apple will report yet another profitable quarter later on today, anticipated at $9 billion plus -- more than Microsoft and Google made in their last quarter combined. So naturally, analysts and investors are "preparing for a disappointment", but should they be? Read More Juergen Fritsch: Fulfilling the promises of health information technology I am better connected with friends all over the world through social networking apps than to my primary care physician a few miles down the road. Wikipedia allows for better, more instantaneous collaboration and sharing of information across the globe than the tools physicians are generally using to document healthcare encounters today. We need to change that. Read More Sharky: See? You CAN offshore the help desk after all This very large company offshores its tier 1 support people -- leaving just two poor souls to run around and do things like watch people fail to log in when they can't be helped over the phone from India. Read More
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