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	Richi Jennings: Microsoft helps Delta Airlines say, 'Shut up and give me your money!' Oh, and also to monetize your incarceration in an aluminum tube. Good news, self-loading freight. Next time you're on a Delta flight, the cart-pushers will be able to take your money more easily. It's all thanks to Windows Phone, Nokia and Avanade. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers resist the temptation to mention Futurama's Philip J. Fry. Not to mention: Philip J. Fry... [You're fired -Ed.] Read More   WEBCAST: SAP The Challenges of Going Mobile Struggling with mobile? You're not alone. While everyone wants to go mobile, very few know how. IDG Research surveyed CIOs to uncover the biggest problems, as presented in this infographic. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: World's biggest PC maker disses Microsoft, adds real Start menu and app store to Windows 8 Jonny Evans: 3 ways Apple's new iPhones should change your life JR Raphael: What makes the Moto X so special Antone Gonsalves: Why Apple customers should worry about security JR Raphael: Check out Chrome for Android's redesigned start page Peter Eicher: Are there data squirrels in your IT department? Rob Walker: Let the data be your compass Sharky: There's always got to be a reason WHITE PAPER: Moovweb Responsive Delivery: The Next Generation of Mobile In this tech dossier from Moovweb, learn about responsive web delivery, an approach to mobile development that can reduce costs and increase agility so companies can build great mobile solutions without the big rewrite of their existing sites. Read now! Preston Gralla: World's biggest PC maker disses Microsoft, adds real Start menu and app store to Windows 8 Users want a real Start menu on Windows 8, and Lenovo, the world's biggest PC maker, is happy to oblige. It just announced that Lenovo PCs will come with the Pokki app, which includes a real Start button and menu, not the useless Start button that will ship with Windows 8.1. Even worse for Microsoft: It lets users bypass the Windows Store to download apps and games. Read More   Jonny Evans: 3 ways Apple's new iPhones should change your life I know I should be writing about those new iPhones and those dubious images rumor sites are making so much money with as they publish them. What's sad is that as they fetishize the iPhone as an object they completely miss its significance as solution, and that's what I am going to talk about -- three ways the new iPhones are about to change lives. Read More   JR Raphael: What makes the Moto X so special The Moto X succeeds where so many smartphones fail -- and its triumph has nothing to do with any particular spec or feature. Read More   Antone Gonsalves: Why Apple customers should worry about security Malware developers love Android, but researchers show Apple customers also need to worry. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Plantronics, Inc. Making Voice a Successful Part of Your UC Rollout You've thought long and hard about the investment you're making in Unified Communications. We've compiled ten steps to streamline the audio aspect of your UC deployment. Putting an audio strategy in place now can help you plan, deploy and eventually drive higher adoption rates. Download our workbook now! Read Now! JR Raphael: Check out Chrome for Android's redesigned start page Google's Chrome Beta app for Android just got a healthy-sized update -- and there's more to it than meets the eye. Read More   Peter Eicher: Are there data squirrels in your IT department? Believe it or not, your IT department is probably full of squirrels. No, not those cute fuzzy critters that climb trees, but data consumers that hide data away with the same relentless fortitude as their bushy tailed namesakes hide acorns. Read More   Rob Walker: Let the data be your compass Using data and analytics to do the right thing. Before predictive analytics became a buzzword for businesses around the globe, marketing teams were improving their targeting with predictive models for more than a quarter of the previous century. Predictive models and methodologies have been used effectively for a long time especially in risk management. Many businesses have seen the benefits of predictive analytics for decades and have continued to test the quality of these tools and methodologies. Read More   Sharky: There's always got to be a reason VP at this midsize non-profit organization calls IT to complain that her printer never prints when she sends a job -- but sometimes, out of nowhere, it starts printing things from two weeks ago. Read More
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