Microsoft takes second swing at tablets with new Surface 2 lineup

	In another blow, Blackberry suspends Messenger rollout for iPhone, Android | BlackBerry expects $1B loss, will slash staff, reduce handset range
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	Microsoft takes second swing at tablets with new Surface 2 lineup Microsoft today kicked off its second attempt at cracking the tablet market, unveiling replacements for both the Surface RT and Surface Pro. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Enterprise Mobility Management Tech Seminar Take Charge of Your BYOD, Apps, Security & Infrastructure Attend this free tech seminar and discover ways to balance security risks against the rising importance of empowering your workforce. Plus, learn how to navigate the potential legal minefield of privacy concerns. November 6, Hyatt Regency Chicago. Register now. In this Issue In another blow, Blackberry suspends Messenger rollout for iPhone, Android BlackBerry expects $1B loss, will slash staff, reduce handset range INSIDER iOS 7, new iPhones may help Apple in the enterprise Where's my solar-powered iPhone? Forecast 2014: Boost your mobile bandwidth Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2: Too-high prices mean they're non-starters Microsoft inches toward Office on iPad, Android tablets Google Wallet now works with iOS devices Google wages war on Microsoft's Office with free iOS, Android apps iOS 7 off to speedy adoption start 20 steps to a lean, clean machine Richi Jennings: New iOS 7 security hack and other grumbles Jonny Evans: Security: With Touch ID Apple's iOS becomes target number one WEBCAST: IBM Corporation   Proof that Smarter Government is also Better Government This videocast on October 23 at noon ET will give you a rare opportunity to hear from your peers & IBM experts about the power of business analytics to make your budgeting and finance processes as fast, accurate and transparent as you need them to be. Learn More. In another blow, Blackberry suspends Messenger rollout for iPhone, Android BlackBerry suspended the initial rollout of BlackBerry Messenger to iPhone and Android over the weekend in another blow to the phone maker following a week of bad news. Read More   BlackBerry expects $1B loss, will slash staff, reduce handset range BlackBerry lost close to $1 billion in the July to September quarter as users abandoned its once-dominant platform. Read More     INSIDER iOS 7, new iPhones may help Apple in the enterprise Much of what Apple offers enterprise workers and their IT departments in the new iPhone 5s and 5c comes by virtue of its new mobile operating system, iOS 7, which became available with the new smartphones last week. Insider (registration required) Read More     Where's my solar-powered iPhone? Is there a solar-powered smartphone in your future? Mike Elgan thinks so, and he explains what's being done right now to bring that technology to reality. Read More   Forecast 2014: Boost your mobile bandwidth As IT executives watch the demands of mobile devices and cloud computing mercilessly hammer their wireless and wired networks, many anticipate needing to add bandwidth to their organization's infrastructures in 2014. Read More   Preston Gralla: Microsoft's Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2: Too-high prices mean they're non-starters   Microsoft's Surface 2 and Surface Pro 2 have gotten some nice hardware refreshes, but they're still priced too high -- so high that it's unlikely they'll seriously compete against the iPad or Android tablets. Think of them as Ballmer's last stand. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Quantum Corporation Make Backups Reliable, Available, and Secure Recent surveys have shown that almost half of today's data centers are using the same backup system architecture that was all the rage 20 years ago. The other half are using disk in some fashion. This Deep Dive will explain the evolving role of disk and tape, as well as how they can work together to bring you the best of both worlds. View now >> Microsoft inches toward Office on iPad, Android tablets Microsoft executives last week came the closest yet to saying that the company will release Office on iPads and Android tablets, but stopped short of specifics. Read More   Google Wallet now works with iOS devices Google Wallet is now available as an app for the first time on iOS 6 and iOS 7 devices. Read More   Google wages war on Microsoft's Office with free iOS, Android apps Google released new Android and iOS versions of its Quickoffice app, a mobile-only alternative to Microsoft's Office suite, and announced they are now free for the taking. Read More   iOS 7 off to speedy adoption start Forty-eight hours after its release, Apple's iOS 7 accounted for nearly a third of all North American iPhone and iPad traffic, an online advertising network said Friday. Read More   20 steps to a lean, clean machine If your legacy laptop is showing signs of age, it could simply need some basic maintenance. Here's a step-by-step guide to how to clean out your system. Read More   Richi Jennings: New iOS 7 security hack and other grumbles Jose "Barraquito" Rodriguez strikes again. Yet again, Apple releases an iOS update with a lock-screen vulnerability. With apologies to Ian Fleming: Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times, it's incompetence. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers get a serious case of déjà vu. Read More   Jonny Evans: Security: With Touch ID Apple's iOS becomes target number one This is the year Apple will see its mobile security tested as never before as focus turns to undermining Touch ID. This will quickly extend to attacks at other vectors within iOS security. Read More
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