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	7 mobile hard drives: More portable and more powerful   Mobile hard drives have become lighter and smaller while offering higher capacities at lower prices. We look at seven of the latest models to help you choose. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Mimecast North America Inc. Simplifying the Transition to Exchange 2010 Summers Labs relied on a bare-bones AS/AV product, until a plan for a complete infrastructure refresh opened the door to a more comprehensive solution. Read this case study to learn how a cloud-based email management solution greatly simplified the company's transition to Exchange 2010. Learn More. In this Issue What wearable computing is really all about Facebook to test new mobile payment service How about a solar-powered, submersible laptop for $350? Jonny Evans: Why Microsoft needs to worry about Google Glass Surface channel distribution tempo shows Microsoft lacks Plan B after sales debacle Analysts slam 'bizarre' idea of a Windows RT tablet from Nokia Researchers send data without battery, transmitter Nokia updates Lumia smartphones with camera app, better imaging Dell drops $299 Windows RT tablet; cheapest deal is now $479 Richi Jennings: 'Confirmed': iPhone 5S will be vulgar, gaudy, tacky, nasty, tawdry, ugly, emetic WHITE PAPER: Riverbed How WAN Optimization Can Drive Top-Line Revenue A convergence of trends is creating a perfect storm for IT professionals tasked with providing secure, reliable access to applications and other critical corporate information. These potentially conflicting trends are putting a strain on corporate networks as more users attempt to access desktop infrastructures. Learn more>> What wearable computing is really all about Wearable computing gadgets aren't toys for lazy geeks or harbingers of a dystopian future. Here's why you're going to love wearable computing. Read More   Facebook to test new mobile payment service Facebook plans to test a new service designed to streamline the checkout process for people shopping on their mobile devices. It could become a competitor to other e-commerce players like PayPal. Read More   How about a solar-powered, submersible laptop for $350? A Canadian company plans to unveil a solar-powered laptop in Ghana next week, and the device could find its way to North America, perhaps as a Chromebook, by the end of the year. Read More   Jonny Evans: Why Microsoft needs to worry about Google Glass   Microsoft is failing in the mobile space -- Surface is skin deep -- but it's looking in the wrong direction if it really wants to make a difference. It's not Apple it should be emulating, but Google, and specifically, Google Glass. Read More   Surface channel distribution tempo shows Microsoft lacks Plan B after sales debacle Microsoft's slow expansion of commercial sales of its struggling Surface line is proof that the company had no backup plan after completely misreading the market, an analyst said. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks   Computerworld Report: Wrangling Your Mobile Devices This report looks at how IT executives at companies large and small are learning to embrace the mobile device trend, by rethinking their strategies, hammering out new policies and locking down their critical data. Learn More Analysts slam 'bizarre' idea of a Windows RT tablet from Nokia If true, reports that Nokia plans to release a tablet running Microsoft's failed Windows RT OS are "bizarre" and "highly surprising" according to analysts who say the company should focus on its struggling smartphone business. Read More   Researchers send data without battery, transmitter University of Washington engineers have developed a way to communicate over short distances using devices that don't require batteries or transmit any signals. Read More   Nokia updates Lumia smartphones with camera app, better imaging Nokia has started rolling out the Amber software update to its Lumia smartphones, which will allow users to take better pictures and get new camera apps. Read More   Dell drops $299 Windows RT tablet; cheapest deal is now $479 Shoppers who tried to buy a Windows RT tablet at Dell's website Friday morning would have seen one listed for $299. By the end of the day the cheapest tablet came bundled with a keyboard for $479. Read More   Richi Jennings: 'Confirmed': iPhone 5S will be vulgar, gaudy, tacky, nasty, tawdry, ugly, emetic Anyone for champagne? Apple will release a gold-colored iPhone 5S. This rumor is said to be "confirmed" by multiple sources. And, yes, there are pictures of case components. It's clearly totally believable; so that's all right then. But did anyone stop to wonder why Jony Ive would permit such a tawdry bauble? Read More
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