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	Richi Jennings: Microsoft to kill Windows Phone and Windows RT? JLG trails the hatchet. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Executive VP Julie Larson-Green acknowledges that mistakes were made with the Windows strategy. But not by her, obviously. Now that the market has told us Windows RT is an epic fail, there's going to be a new strategy -- and it looks like it doesn't involve Windows Phone as a separate entity, either. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers see through a glass, darkly. Read More WHITE PAPER: VCE First Real Look at the Integrated Systems Market The word is out that the market for integrated systems is a key growth area for data center hardware infrastructure. This Gartner report sizes the market and profiles early leaders in this important and emerging area in three segments. Learn More. Learn More In this Issue Darlene Storm: Leaked slide shows NSA hackers secretly infected 50,000 computer networks with malware Jonny Evans: Apple, Google, Samsung supplier Biel Crystal worker rights violations claimed Preston Gralla: Microsoft confirms Windows RT will die JR Raphael: Hands on: Meet Mugenizer N11, the wireless-charging power pack for Android Matt Hamblen: Oh, that puzzling, but capable, 10.1-in. Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet on LTE Yorgen Edholm: What the smartwatch says about our mobile ecosystem Robert L. Mitchell: Road test part II: Vonage Extensions Michael Svilar: Clarifying analytics terminology: Removing the confusion to help businesses Sharky: Well, he DID grasp that it points at the printer WHITE PAPER: Virtual Instruments Infrastructure Performance Management: The Next Game Changer Employees and customers expect access to applications anytime and from any device. Is your IT infrastructure able to support the constant demands placed on it and continually operate at peak performance? View now>> Darlene Storm: Leaked slide shows NSA hackers secretly infected 50,000 computer networks with malware As if the NSA doesn’t engage in enough surveillance and intelligence-gathering operations, NSA hackers have infected over 50,000 computer networks globally with specialized malware, referred to as “implants,” that were compared to “digital ‘sleeper cells’ that can be activated with a single push of a button.” Read More Jonny Evans: Apple, Google, Samsung supplier Biel Crystal worker rights violations claimed Apple, Motorola, Google, Samsung and others are under fire over labor conditions at yet another supplier as a Hong Kong rights group makes serious allegations concerning Biel Crystal Manufactory Ltd.   Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft confirms Windows RT will die Microsoft has finally said what most of the world has already guessed: Windows RT will die. It won't happen right away, but there's no doubt now that it's in the cards. Read More JR Raphael: Hands on: Meet Mugenizer N11, the wireless-charging power pack for Android The Mugenizer N11 is an all-purpose wireless charger for your phone, working both as a pad on your desk and a power pack in your bag. So is it as good as it sounds? Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection The Infiltration of Mobility on the Enterprise As mobility infiltrates the enterprise in increasingly fragmented ways, IT leaders are challenged to somehow keep things under control as mobile employees work not only in traditional business settings like conference rooms, branch offices and client locations, but also at home, in airports, and hotels. Learn More Matt Hamblen: Oh, that puzzling, but capable, 10.1-in. Nokia Lumia 2520 tablet on LTE I've had many doubts about Windows RT, but the Nokia Lumia 2520 on Windows RT 8.1 works. Read More Yorgen Edholm: What the smartwatch says about our mobile ecosystem We’re wired to do things faster, smarter, better – always looking for the next big thing to make our lives easier, our companies more successful, our countries more competitive. Sometimes this works well, like when the iPhone launched. Sometimes it fails spectacularly, such as the Apple Newton. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Road test part II: Vonage Extensions With no cell service in the UK I relied exclusively on mobile communications apps over  Wi-Fi for calling home. Here's how things went with Vonage Extensions. Read More Michael Svilar: Clarifying analytics terminology: Removing the confusion to help businesses Read More Sharky: Well, he DID grasp that it points at the printer It's back in the days of DOS command lines, and this manager calls the help desk because his printer is broken. But the bigger problem is a report the manager urgently needs to print. Read More
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