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	Microsoft, Apple cut deals to clear out tablet, notebook stock Microsoft and Apple kicked off promotions that may signal inventory clearing as they prepare their next generations of hardware. Read More WHITE PAPER: Globanet Beyond Data Migration Best Practices When managing a migration, performance optimization is at the heart of the process. With millions (or even billions) of items to move, ensuring that you mitigate any expected environmental or configuration bottlenecks is essential. Read Now! In this Issue Asus, other PC makers, announce laptops, desktops with Intel Haswell chips Office on Surface Pro suggests a shift in Microsoft's sales strategy Preston Gralla: Microsoft's mobile corpse stirs with signs of life More of Sprint's customers are using iPhones, but that's not true for AT&T and Verizon JR Raphael: The most important message about Motorola's mysterious 'Moto X' phone Google Glass won't have face recognition for now HTC abandons plan for large Windows RT tablets, report says Computex 2013: Asus wows crowd with $149 Android tablet Mobile phone security no-brainer: Use a device passcode US allows export of communication devices, software and services to Iran T-Mobile first to sell BlackBerry Q10 qwerty in stores, starting June 5 FCC told to save some for the little guys in spectrum auctions Asus covers new Zenbook in scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass Robert L. Mitchell: Mobile app lets you bypass your cellular carrier 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. Asus, other PC makers, announce laptops, desktops with Intel Haswell chips PCs that are cooler, smaller and faster were announced by computer makers Sunday in advance of Computex, with the new machines featuring Intel's speedier fourth-generation Core processors code-named Haswell. Read More Office on Surface Pro suggests a shift in Microsoft's sales strategy Microsoft announced that Surface Pro tablets it will start selling in Japan on June 7 will come with a fully functional copy of Office, a bundle that one analyst said hints at a change in Microsoft's sales strategy for its homegrown hardware. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's mobile corpse stirs with signs of life The numbers that Microsoft is posting in mobile aren't at the level it is accustomed to in areas like desktop operating systems and productivity suites. But they're on the rise. Read More More of Sprint's customers are using iPhones, but that's not true for AT&T and Verizon Sprint recently saw growth in the percentage of its customers owning iPhones, while both Verizon Wireless and AT&T saw declines. Read More JR Raphael: The most important message about Motorola's mysterious 'Moto X' phone Motorola's "Moto X" phone promises to shake things up in the Android world but not in the way you might expect. Read More Google Glass won't have face recognition for now Google will not allow face recognition on its Glass wearable computer for now, until there are strong privacy protections. Read More HTC abandons plan for large Windows RT tablets, report says HTC has canceled plans to develop a larger Windows RT tablet because demand for tablets based on the Microsoft operating system has been weak. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation EMC Best Practices in Data Protection Monitoring Whether you consider your domain to be a private cloud, a hybrid cloud, or a public cloud, you are providing data protection as a service. According to ESG's 2013 IT Spending Intentions Survey, improving data backup and recovery was the number two-most important IT priority selected by respondents (27%). Learn more. Computex 2013: Asus wows crowd with $149 Android tablet Asus debuted a $149 7-in. Android tablet dubbed the Memo Pad at Computex in Taipei. Read More Mobile phone security no-brainer: Use a device passcode When it comes to smartphone safety, the single most important thing a mobile phone owner can do is lock the device with a unique, four-digit PIN. Read More US allows export of communication devices, software and services to Iran The U.S. government has lifted sanctions on the export of a variety of consumer communications devices, software and services including mobile phones to Iran ahead of elections in that country. Read More T-Mobile first to sell BlackBerry Q10 qwerty in stores, starting June 5 T-Mobile USA on June 5 will become the first major U.S. carrier to sell the BlackBerry Q10 qwerty smartphone to consumers in stores and online for $99.99 down and 24 monthly $20 payments. Read More FCC told to save some for the little guys in spectrum auctions The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should cap the participation of carriers AT&T and Verizon Wireless in upcoming spectrum auctions to ensure mobile competition going forward, representatives of consumer groups and smaller carriers said. Read More Asus covers new Zenbook in scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass Asustek Computer is extending its Zenbook family of ultrabooks with a new model with a cover made from Gorilla Glass to make it resistant to scratches. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Mobile app lets you bypass your cellular carrier This fall, when our daughter spends a semester in Europe, she'll be using her Verizon smartphone to call home -- and it won't cost us a penny more. Read More
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