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	Windows 8 grows slow, XP just won't go Microsoft was hit with a double whammy last month as it made scant progress in either boosting the usage share of Windows 8 or depressing the share of Windows XP, data published today showed. Read More WHITE PAPER: 10gen A Total Cost of Ownership Comparison of MongoDB & Oracle In this white paper, we compare the total cost of ownership (TCO) of MongoDB and Oracle. It can be faster and cheaper to develop and deploy applications on MongoDB than on Oracle Database, yielding both bottom-line benefits,lower developer and administrative costs. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: Who wants Windows RT? No one, says IDC, reporting a dismal 0.4% market share. Preston Gralla: Who's the biggest gainer in U.S. smartphone market share? Wrong! It's Windows Phone. Preston Gralla: Windows Blue can't fix Windows 8's rotten apps problem CHI2013: Microsoft turns room into video game with IllumiRoom project Microsoft's browser auto-update pays off as IE10 share doubles 30 apps that improve Microsoft Office 2013 WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Enabling Ubiquitous Visibility in Virtualized Environments Enterprises are rapidly adopting virtualization for dynamic service delivery and service management agility. IT challenges already exist in virtual environments and will only be exacerbated with the higher adoption of virtualization. Learn More Preston Gralla: Who wants Windows RT? No one, says IDC, reporting a dismal 0.4% market share. Despite a massive marketing campaign for the Microsoft Surface, RT-based tablets have been a bust, with a measly 0.4% market share. So says the latest report from IDC. How long will Microsoft keep propping up this ill-begotten operating system? Read More Preston Gralla: Who's the biggest gainer in U.S. smartphone market share? Wrong! It's Windows Phone. Windows Phone is all but dead and buried, right? Wrong. A new study shows it's got plenty of life -- in fact, it gained more market share in the past year in the U.S. than Android, iPhone, and BlackBerry. And even better times might be ahead. Read More Preston Gralla: Windows Blue can't fix Windows 8's rotten apps problem Windows Blue may clean up some of Windows 8's rough edges, but it won't fix one of Windows 8's core problems: The apps it ships with are rotten.  Read More WEBCAST: EMC Corporation Backup for Oracle Interactive Desktop You need speed to keep pace with data growth and the new demands of virtualization. EMC backup appliances have three times faster performance for Oracle than the nearest competitor. What's more, for Oracle running on VMware, EMC reduces backup times by 90 percent and speed recoveries by 30 times. You need fast? You got it! Learn More CHI2013: Microsoft turns room into video game with IllumiRoom project Microsoft Research's Hrvoje Benko talks about IllumiRoom, a project that creates an immersive gaming experience by turning an entire room into a video game. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More Microsoft's browser auto-update pays off as IE10 share doubles Microsoft's Internet Explorer 10 (IE10) doubled its usage share last month, and now accounts for nearly 11% of all copies of IE in use, a Web measurement company said today. Read More 30 apps that improve Microsoft Office 2013 Want to improve your Microsoft Office experience? These 30 apps, most of them free, extend the capabilities of your core Office 2013 and Office 365 applications. Read More
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