Fire Steve Ballmer after BUILD FAIL (you know you can do it)

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	Richi Jennings: Fire Steve Ballmer after BUILD FAIL (you know you can do it) BUILD 2013 was not BLAMMER's best bash. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is facing growing calls to let Steve Ballmer go. His performance up to and including the BUILD conference keynote came under criticism. And that's despite the free Windows 8.1 download. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if this is the best way to save Microsoft. Read More WHITE PAPER: Gantech Navigating The Top Four Challenges to Desktop Management Download the whitepaper for guidance on how to craft your own EUC strategy and take advantage of the emerging opportunities surrounding desktop management by exploring a fresh approach to End User Computing (EUC). Learn More. In this Issue Jonny Evans: Google starts its Android photocopiers as Apple preps for Fall JR Raphael: Deciphering the gray of Google's 'Play Edition' upgrade promise Jonny Evans: Smartphone sales slow as consumers await Apple's new iPhones JR Raphael: A warning about the HTC One Google Play Edition and T-Mobile Sharky: Wait, software guy -- isn't this a hardware issue? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: LogMeIn Powerful and secure remote support with LogMeIn Rescue For companies that want to compete in their industry, improving the customer experience is a top priority. To do that, having an on-demand remote support solution is essential. That's why companies around the world choose LogMeIn Rescue to provide powerful, secure support of any device, anytime, anywhere. Rescue offers a simple, reliable interface packed with all the features technicians want. Check out LogMeIn Rescue to learn more and start your free trial today. Jonny Evans: Google starts its Android photocopiers as Apple preps for Fall Anyone in the tech industry should rest assured that while Google's Android-driven photocopier army marches on Cupertino today, that same army may tomorrow march on you. Read More JR Raphael: Deciphering the gray of Google's 'Play Edition' upgrade promise Google's new Galaxy S4 and HTC One Play Edition devices are supposed to get future Android upgrades "quickly" -- but what exactly does that mean? Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology Preparing Your Infrastructure for the Hyperconvergence Era From cloud computing and virtualization to mobility and unified communications, an array of innovative technologies is transforming today's data centers. And along the way, they're also flooding corporate networks with enormous new torrents of traffic. Read Now Jonny Evans: Smartphone sales slow as consumers await Apple's new iPhones The Apple effect is hitting the smartphone business all over again, as analysts report slowing sales of devices from all vendors, including those of the present generation iPhone pending introduction of a lower cost iPhone and the iPhone 5S. We've seen this before, of course -- consumers want to see what Apple's got before they choose which device to buy. Read More JR Raphael: A warning about the HTC One Google Play Edition and T-Mobile Google's new Play Edition phones are unlocked GSM devices, but that doesn't necessarily mean they'll work well on the network of your choice. Read More Sharky: Wait, software guy -- isn't this a hardware issue? This junior mainframe programmer is part of a team that's moved to a new location. But soon a senior data analyst starts complaining that she's getting headaches and her terminal isn't right. Read More
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