App Store gold rush over, zombies take over the farm

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	Jonny Evans: The App Store gold rush is over as zombies take over the farm The App Store gold rush is over. Today's stores are too full of apps that will never be updated or improved. That's not good enough, the industry has matured. The inconvenient truth is that app development isn't a get rich scheme any more. It's over and it's time to move on. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Argent What's the biggest bottleneck in VMware? Do more CPUs improve VMware?      Using VMware NIC Teaming?      Does TCP/IP affect VMware? (You'll be surprised)      Get this essential FREE white paper now      11 pages of technical details, not sales fluff      Click to continue In this Issue Preston Gralla: Now that Ballmer's leaving, should Microsoft sell off Bing? JR Raphael: Hands on with Motorola Skip, the PIN-skipping fast-unlock gadget for your phone Antone Gonsalves: 16 smartphone AV products that get a thumbs up Andrew Litt: IT and the promise of patient-centered collaborative care Robert L. Mitchell: No, it doesn't cause cancer: The fatal error behind junk science Sharky: Can you hear me now? WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation   VMware Horizon View and EMC VSPEX Take the Easy Route to Next Generation Virtual Desktops. Learn how VSPEX with End User Computing Transforms Central Vermont Medical Center IT from Problem Solver to Business Enabler. Learn More. Preston Gralla: Now that Ballmer's leaving, should Microsoft sell off Bing? With Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer on the way out, there are increasing calls for other dramatic changes at Microsoft, including selling off its money-losing Bing search engine. Should Microsoft sell off Bing, or would doing that do serious harm to Microsoft's future? Read More   JR Raphael: Hands on with Motorola Skip, the PIN-skipping fast-unlock gadget for your phone   The Motorola Skip is an unassuming little clip that promises to take the hassle out of unlocking your phone. So how's the thing work -- and is it actually worth using? Read More   Antone Gonsalves: 16 smartphone AV products that get a thumbs up   AV-Comparatives, an independent nonprofit software tester, has given its stamp of approval to 16 anti-virus products for Android smartphones. Read More   WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware   Your IT Journey - Your Way Faced with unrelenting pressure to do more with less, IT leaders are implementing virtualization, mobility and cloud computing in their enterprises. In this Knowledge Vault Exchange you'll find a plethora of valuable information, including videos, on-demand Webcasts, white papers and Twitter chats. View Now! Andrew Litt: IT and the promise of patient-centered collaborative care How close are we to achieving the model of patient-centered care, facilitated by a free flow of information, that was envisioned by the Institute of Medicine more than a decade ago? Closer than you think. Read More   Robert L. Mitchell: No, it doesn't cause cancer: The fatal error behind junk science A data scientist describes how a "vast search effect" leads many epidemmiological studies to false conclusions. Don't let it creep into your own business analysis. Read More   Sharky: Can you hear me now? Pilot fish is asked to give a presentation to more than 20 developers and managers working at two separate sites. And it goes well -- except for some annoying noise from a speaker. Read More
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