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	Microsoft chops Surface RT price to $349 Microsoft on Sunday slashed prices on its Surface RT tablets by as much as 30%, with the entry-level 32GB model selling for $349. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: BlackBerry The control you need, the device they want Confidently give your employees device freedom with BlackBerry® Enterprise Service 10. With this unified device management and security platform, you have what you need to securely manage your corporate and personal-owned BlackBerry®, iOS and Android™ devices. Experience the power of true Enterprise Mobility Management in your enterprise. Download a free 60 day trial of BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 today. In this Issue Surface smartwatch in prototype with modified Windows 8, reports say Why the new 'superphones' really are super AT&T is buying prepaid mobile carrier Leap Wireless App economy expected to double by 2017 to $151B Sprint guarantees unlimited talk, text and data 'for life' Mobile malware, mainly aimed at Android devices, jumps 614% in a year Queen Victoria's gadgets: Tech gear for the steampunk set Verizon joins Ubuntu carrier advisory group Preston Gralla: Microsoft may merge Windows Phone and tablets OSes -- what happens to Windows? Richi Jennings: Google Maps offline FAIL: Android users are revolting WHITE PAPER: Dell Inc. The Road to Convergence Infrastructure convergence greatly enhances IT's ability to accomplish a more agile response to the business, improved efficiency and increased operational resiliency. Learn More Surface smartwatch in prototype with modified Windows 8, reports say Microsoft is reportedly moving ahead quickly with development of a smartwatch, having reached the prototype stage of a 1.5-in. device running on a modified Windows 8 housed in a translucent aluminum case. Read More Why the new 'superphones' really are super These phones have features that radically exceed not only those of other phones but also those of other consumer devices. That's why Mike Elgan calls them 'superphones.' Read More AT&T is buying prepaid mobile carrier Leap Wireless AT&T plans to acquire Leap Wireless, operator of the Cricket prepaid mobile service, in what would be the latest consolidation of the U.S. mobile industry. Read More App economy expected to double by 2017 to $151B The combined value of paid apps, app-enabled purchases of goods and services and in-app advertising is expected to double to $151 billion in the U.S. by 2017, AppNation said. Read More Sprint guarantees unlimited talk, text and data 'for life' Sprint and its new owner, SoftBank, hit the ground running on Thursday by announcing service plans that can include guaranteed talk, text and data for life. Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Backup and Recovery Changes This IDC Whitepaper provides an overview of the forces driving change within today's IT organizations and data centers and discusses how backup and recovery can enable or hinder broader IT infrastructure and business transformation. Learn more. Mobile malware, mainly aimed at Android devices, jumps 614% in a year Mobile malware attacks -- most of them aimed at Android devices -- are up six-fold since last year, an increase due mainly to the use of free mobile apps from sketchy vendors, according to studies by McAfee and Juniper Networks. Read More Queen Victoria's gadgets: Tech gear for the steampunk set Occupying a fantastic world where Charles Darwin meets Steve Jobs, steampunk-modded devices blend 19th- and early 20th-century styles with 21st-century tech. Get an eyeful of these cool and clever computers, cellphones, speakers and more. Read More Verizon joins Ubuntu carrier advisory group Verizon Wireless became the first U.S. carrier to join the Ubuntu Carrier Advisory Group, but it is not clear whether it will eventually promote phones running the open-source Ubuntu OS on its network. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft may merge Windows Phone and tablets OSes -- what happens to Windows? A rumor making the rounds says that Microsoft will combine Windows Phone and its tablet operating systems by 2015, in much the way Apple has a united phone/tablet operating system. That makes sense. But what then happens to Windows? Read More Richi Jennings: Google Maps offline FAIL: Android users are revolting Oh, you wanted that functionality we removed? Google released its updated Maps app for Android this week and it's come under heavy criticism for removing some functionality. Most of the flamage comes from the lack of offline map storage. The huge ad broker promises a swift volte face. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers bang their heads in frustration. Read More
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