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	Dell Venue 8 Pro review: A Windows 8.1 tablet for the rest of us Dell's new Venue 8 Pro Windows 8.1 tablet offers users a fine display, good features and impressive audio -- at a reasonable price. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix Delivering Enterprise Info Securely on tablets & smartphones Android and iOS-based consumer devices including smartphones and tablets play an increasing role in enterprise computing, providing new flexibility and mobility for workers and IT—but creating new challenges around security. This paper describes these issues and explains how they can be addressed effectively with Citrix BYOD solutions. View Now In this Issue Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer: Don't blame me for Microsoft's stagnant stock price, blame the market Richi Jennings: 'Pathetic' Microsoft ad campaign ratchets privacy hate for Google Microsoft to deliver Office 2013 SP1 in early '14 Gates talks CEO search, but reveals zip Richi Jennings: XBox One review roundup: Is it worth the wait? In role reversal, Ballmer stays composed, Gates chokes up, in shareholder meeting Preston Gralla: Steve Balmer's farewell message to Microsoft shareholders: Save Bing and Xbox Microsoft takes off the gloves with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 As sale to Microsoft closes, here's a salute to Nokia's most iconic phones WHITE PAPER: Verizon Wireless A Winning Strategy to Control Growth IT professionals are under pressure to keep up with data growth while providing workers access to the data they need to do their jobs. Yet the volume, velocity and variety of data keep growing. Learn More Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer: Don't blame me for Microsoft's stagnant stock price, blame the market At Steve Ballmer's farewell stockholder's meeting yesterday, he intimated that Microsoft's stagnant stock price for more than a decade hasn't been a result of his leadership, but instead due to a stock market that hasn't recognized Microsoft's underlying value. Is that an excuse, or does he have a point? Read More Richi Jennings: 'Pathetic' Microsoft ad campaign ratchets privacy hate for Google Scroogled campaign dredges new depths. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) is under fire -- yet again -- for its anti-Google privacy message (despite the fact that Microsoft also makes money from targeted advertising). This time, Redmond is selling T-shirts, mugs, and other paraphernalia with a bastardized "Keep Calm And..." text. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers fight like ferrets in a bag. Read More Microsoft to deliver Office 2013 SP1 in early '14 Microsoft today said it will ship the first service pack for Office 2013 sometime early next year -- most likely in late February -- if it sticks to its usual release cadence. Read More Gates talks CEO search, but reveals zip Anyone looking for clues Tuesday from Microsoft's annual shareholders meeting about who will next lead the technology firm came away disappointed. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks 9 Cloud Myths Debunked What's preventing your organization from enhancing its communications and collaboration capabilities? Private, public and hybrid cloud approaches can have a dramatic impact on improved efficiency, agility, and support for business growth. View Now Richi Jennings: XBox One review roundup: Is it worth the wait? I also need fork handles. Microsoft (NSADAQ:MSFT) wants an XBox One in every living room. It's all about the ecosystem, baby. Well, the reviews are in, so what do bloggers say? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers can't make an omelette. Read More In role reversal, Ballmer stays composed, Gates chokes up, in shareholder meeting In his last appearance at a Microsoft shareholder meeting as CEO, Steve Ballmer said he's completely certain the company is in very good shape to succeed in the next decade under someone else's captainship. Read More Preston Gralla: Steve Balmer's farewell message to Microsoft shareholders: Save Bing and Xbox Stock analysts and even a potential CEO candidate are calling for Microsoft to sell off Bing and its XBox division, but Steve Ballmer, in his final speech to company shareholders, makes it plain: He believes both are core to Microsoft's success. Is he clinging to yesterday's vision, or is he on target? Read More Microsoft takes off the gloves with Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1 In Windows Server 2012 R2 and Windows 8.1, Microsoft has released a combination of operating system updates that we find very compelling. Microsoft has joined much of the rest of the industry in annual release roll-ups with feature additions, and this time, they listened to the critics. More interesting are the one-upmanship features targeted directly at its virtualization and cloud competition. Some were stunning, despite a few strange and perhaps anecdotal basic problems that we found. Read More As sale to Microsoft closes, here's a salute to Nokia's most iconic phones Nokia's shareholders voted to approve Microsoft's acquisition of the company's Devices & Services business. The deal marks the end of an era that has produced many iconic phones. Read More
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