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	Microsoft sets $100 Surface Pro discounts in stone Microsoft yesterday made permanent the $100 price cut to its Surface Pro tablet that it ran as a temporary sale through most of August. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Pure Storage   VDI Solutions Guide The IT industry has been abuzz over the past several years promoting the idea of VDI: virtualizing and centralizing desktops to enable IT to deliver a more secure, manageable, less costly, and ultimately more mature end-user computing model. Read now! In this Issue Samsung's smartwatch panned as a limited, 'overpriced toy' IT hiring: Your text resume is soooo last century Windows 8.1 RTM leaks to Internet PC industry woes worsen as 'phenomenal transition' shrinks shipment numbers Amazon hiring 'top secret' IT staff as it fights for CIA work Windows XP's user share nose-dives Microsoft will craft XP patches after April '14, but not for you Getting around Google+: 25 tips and tricks for power users Android 4.4 to be officially called KitKat WHITE PAPER: PC Connection   BYOD Survey of IT Professionals Today, employees expect access to data from consumer electronics like tablets and smartphones. Like many IT professionals, you may want to offer your users the option to work from their own computing devices. Begin your BYOD journey by learning how organizations like yours embrace mobility. Learn more. Samsung's smartwatch panned as a limited, 'overpriced toy' Early reaction to Samsung's new Galaxy Gear smartwatch, announced Wednesday in Berlin, was decidedly downbeat if not downright negative. Read More   IT hiring: Your text resume is soooo last century IT job seekers embrace social, video, graphic elements to enhance their resumes and launch themselves to the head of the line for first-round interviews. Read More   Windows 8.1 RTM leaks to Internet Windows 8.1's RTM, which Microsoft announced only on Tuesday, has already leaked to file-sharing sites online. Read More   PC industry woes worsen as 'phenomenal transition' shrinks shipment numbers The PC industry's problems continue to worsen, research firm IDC said yesterday as it again lowered shipment forecasts for the year. And the personal computer business's problems are Microsoft's problems. Read More   WHITE PAPER: McAfee The Evolving Landscape of Desktop Security Application whitelisting used with existing antivirus solutions provides a strong defense against emerging threats like APT and targeted malware. Read Now Amazon hiring 'top secret' IT staff as it fights for CIA work The U.S. isn't doing a good job keeping secrets. Think Edward Snowden. But demand for trustworthy IT professionals is strong, especially if they want to work for Amazon Web Services. Read More   Windows XP's user share nose-dives Maybe people are listening to Microsoft's demand that they ditch Windows XP. Read More   Microsoft will craft XP patches after April '14, but not for you Just because Microsoft doesn't plan on giving Windows XP patches to the public after April 8, 2014, doesn't mean it's going to stop making those patches. Read More   Getting around Google+: 25 tips and tricks for power users The last of JR Raphael's three-part how-to series includes advanced tips and tricks to help you take your Google+ experience to the next level. Read More   Android 4.4 to be officially called KitKat The next version of Android will be called KitKat after the Nestle chocolate bar, and not Key Lime Pie, as was predicted for months, Google said Tuesday. Read More
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