Microsoft to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business

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	Microsoft to acquire Nokia's mobile phone business     Microsoft is to acquire Nokia's Devices & Services business, which includes the smartphone and mobile phones businesses, and license the Finnish company's patents for a total of $7 billion in cash. Read More In this Issue IT hiring: Your text resume is soooo last century Windows XP's user share nose-dives Google takes second browser spot on the back of mobile A Samsung smart watch and smartphones with bigger screens expected at IFA show Microsoft ends top Masters certification exams for IT pros 14 ways to take your IT career to the next level Lenovo's ThinkPad T440 packs dual batteries, runs up to 17 hours Verizon to buy out Vodafone's stake in mobile unit for $130B Why are virtual assistant apps so shy? 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Read More Google takes second browser spot on the back of mobile Mobile browsing continued to post gains last month at the expense of personal computers, a trend that has put Google into the second spot behind Microsoft as the browser maker with the longest reach, a Web metrics company said. Read More A Samsung smart watch and smartphones with bigger screens expected at IFA show A smart watch from Samsung Electronics, an Acer smartphone that can shoot 4K video and a Sony one with a 20-megapixel sensor, plus a plethora of tablets and TVs are all expected at this year's IFA consumer electronics show. Read More Microsoft ends top Masters certification exams for IT pros Microsoft plans to retire its Masters level certification exams by Oct. 1 this year, generating strong protests on blogs and community forums from IT professionals. Read More 14 ways to take your IT career to the next level     Trying to climb the corporate IT ladder is tough enough, but differentiating yourself from the pack is even tougher. Learn what it takes to build a plan for success and get ahead as an IT pro. Read More Lenovo's ThinkPad T440 packs dual batteries, runs up to 17 hours Lenovo has introduced the ThinkPad T440, a laptop that comes with two batteries to provide up to 17 hours running time. Read More Verizon to buy out Vodafone's stake in mobile unit for $130B Verizon Communications has reached an agreement to buy Vodafone Group's 45% stake in its Verizon Wireless subsidiary for $130 billion. Read More Why are virtual assistant apps so shy? The tech industry has been promising apps that interrupt us with important contextual information for two years. So where are they? Read More Windows 8 surpasses Vista's uptake rate -- 10 months after launch Microsoft got some good news Sunday as metrics company Net Applications said Windows 8's user share in August is now larger than Vista's at the same point in the latter's post-launch timeline. Read More Jonny Evans: Casio doesn't fear the Apple iWatch reaper I've kind of lost count now of the number of times I've heard a firm say something like this when Apple enters a new industry sector, so it's with mixed feelings I read Casio's boss telling us his company is "prepared" for iWatch -- as it probably means it isn't. Read More 11 things Microsoft is actually doing right From Office to Hyper-V to Azure, the much-maligned 'dying dinosaur' has a lot going for it as the Ballmer era winds down. Read More HTC investigates three employees for stealing company secrets Three HTC employees are under investigation in Taiwan for allegedly leaking company secrets and embezzling money from the smartphone maker. Read More Best tools for protecting passwords For enterprises trying to get a handle on password management, the good news is that there are products that can help implement stronger password policies for end users logging into corporate and personal Web-based services, as well as for employees who share a local server login. Read More Facebook tells employees, 'build something' -- with a table saw Facebook's motto may be "move fast and break things," but the 3,000 employees at its headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., now have the chance to do just the opposite. Read More Microsoft will move forward with litigation over NSA data collection Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith said that the company would move ahead with its lawsuit against the U.S. government seeking permission to release more information on demands Microsoft receives from the National Security Agency and others for Internet user data. Read More Richi Jennings: Goodbye Nokia. Hello new Microsoft CEO? Barney is prettier and more purple. Microsoft is buying Nokia or at least the bits that we care about. For $7.17 billion, it'll get the phone-maker business, plus patent licenses. Oh, and Nokia CEO Stephen Elop returns to the Redmond fold, possibly to take over as CEO of Microsoft. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder why it took so long. Not to mention: Daft Punk's Get Lucky, as you've never heard it before... Read More
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