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	3D printer creates lithium-ion batteries the size of a grain of sand Researchers from Harvard and the University of Illinois have printed precisely interlaced stacks of tiny battery electrodes, each less than the width of a human hair. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc The Shape of Email Our "Shape of Email" research attempts, for the first time, to describe the content of a typical corporate inbox in terms of its importance and relevance to the user. Learn More In this Issue Intel chooses sides in wireless power market HP shakes up management team of PC division Facebook designing network fabric to meet massive performance needs Qualcomm targets China, emerging markets with new lower-end Snapdragon chips HTC's new Butterfly s phone packs more battery life 3-D printer maker Stratasys to acquire rival MakerBot for $400M JR Raphael: How to make your whole home screen look like Google Play IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs Tablet downsizing trend to quicken in second half of 2013 Nvidia updates programming tools to boost mobile device speed Dell committee says Icahn's new proposal is not 'actionable' NHK develops robot camera array for Matrix-like effects Best Buy recalls 5,100 MacBook Pro replacement batteries after reports of fire WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving Read the IDC report on how EMC is well positioned to help organizations that want to consider alternatives to tape for long-term backup retention and archiving needs. Learn more. Intel chooses sides in wireless power market Intel has joined the board of the Alliance For Wireless Power, an industry group competing with others in the wireless charging market with its 'flexible wireless power' specification. Read More HP shakes up management team of PC division Hewlett-Packard has shuffled the management of its PC division as it tries to sharpen its focus on growth markets. Read More Facebook designing network fabric to meet massive performance needs With more than a billion monthly active users, it's easy to imagine that most of the data travelling over Facebook's networks is delivering photos, status updates and "likes" to its end users, but that's far from the case. Read More Qualcomm targets China, emerging markets with new lower-end Snapdragon chips Chip maker Qualcomm is introducing six new processors meant for entry-level phones in China and emerging markets. Read More HTC's new Butterfly s phone packs more battery life Taiwan's HTC has unveiled an updated version of its 5-inch Butterfly smartphone that comes equipped with a bigger battery, more powerful processor and the company's BlinkFeed homescreen. Read More 3-D printer maker Stratasys to acquire rival MakerBot for $400M 3-D printer company Stratasys is acquiring desktop 3-D printer maker MakerBot for over $400 million in an all-stock deal, to shore up its consumer presence. Read More WHITE PAPER: TEKsystems Attributes of Successful Mobile Outsourcing Partnerships TEKsystems commissioned IDG to survey Computerworld's audience regarding their organizations' mobility strategy, the approaches they have pursued or are pursing in implementing mobile technology within their organization and the various ways providers have addressed or plan to address select mobility obstacles. . Learn More JR Raphael: How to make your whole home screen look like Google Play Google's Android services are looking pretty sharp these days -- and with a few minutes of setup, you can make your phone's home screen follow their lead. Read More IT capital spending rises, but not for PCs While Windows 8 is getting blamed for dismal PC sales, upgrading laptops and desktop systems isn't a priority for business users, according to new research. Read More Tablet downsizing trend to quicken in second half of 2013 The shift toward smaller tablets will accelerate in the second half of the year when a slew of tablet makers, including Apple, introduce new models with screens 8-in. or smaller, said Richard Shim, an analyst with DisplaySearch. Read More Nvidia updates programming tools to boost mobile device speed Nvidia wants to accelerate mobile-device performance with underlying tools that enable CPUs and graphics processors to work in a coherent manner. Read More Dell committee says Icahn's new proposal is not 'actionable' A Dell special committee has rejected a new proposal from a key shareholder Carl C. Icahn, and said it will continue to support the proposal by founder Michael Dell and private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners to take the company private. Read More NHK develops robot camera array for Matrix-like effects Japan's public television broadcaster, NHK, has developed an array of video cameras that are synchronized to create 'bullet time' shots like those popularized in the film The Matrix. Read More Best Buy recalls 5,100 MacBook Pro replacement batteries after reports of fire Best Buy has recalled about 5,100 replacement batteries for Apple's MacBook Pro laptops, after 13 reports that the battery caught fire, a U.S. consumer safety agency said. Read More
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