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	'Stack ranking' employee eval practice falls out of favor   Microsoft's abandonment of its so-called "stack ranking" method of evaluating employees should not come as a surprise, said an expert in human resources today. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: IT Roadmap 2013 IT Roadmap Washington, D.C. - Dates Announced IT Roadmap will be returning to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Thursday, December 12, 2013. 8am - 4:30pm. Register now for this free one day, technical conference and expo! Click to continue In this Issue Still got a first-gen iPad? Don't ditch it yet U.S. quest for 5X battery boost seeks 'game-changing' tech After Healthcare.gov debacle, group pushes for tests of NIST cybersecurity framework As promised, Apple adds real-time collaboration to iWork for iCloud Google will build another six solar power plants in the U.S. NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is a go for Monday launch to Mars Apple's Schiller testifies in case against Samsung Microsoft hops on 3D printing bandwagon with Win 8.1 app New AWS service AppStream offloads graphics work to the cloud Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback INSIDER The wider implications of IBM's mobile buying spree Amazon: New analytics tool can scrutinize massive amounts of data Google Play Music debuts on iOS, with unlimited songs for $9.99 a month Acer drops Chromebook price to $199.99 Preston Gralla: New research says Windows Phone has blowout growth, is the "winner of the quarter" Jonny Evans: Quick look: Using Apple's new iWork for iCloud collaboration tools JR Raphael: Nexus 5 vs. Moto X: A real-world comparison WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com   5 Secrets: Build your Sales Pipeline and Keep It Growing The typical strategy for meeting sales targets is to set aggressive individual rep quotas, rely on your top reps to achieve them, and then hope to get enough from the rest of your team to get over the top. Read now! Still got a first-gen iPad? Don't ditch it yet In the life of every device, there's a moment when you wonder whether it's finally obsolete. If you're wondering that about the original iPad, columnist Michael deAgonia has some advice. Read More   U.S. quest for 5X battery boost seeks 'game-changing' tech   A year ago, the U.S. Department of Energy unveiled a $120 million plan to develop technology that can radically extend battery life, with a target date of 2017. The research effort is making progress. Read More   After Healthcare.gov debacle, group pushes for tests of NIST cybersecurity framework The Internet Security Alliance, a multi-sector trade association, wants to know what adoption of a new cybersecurity framework will entail for companies in critical infrastructure industries. Read More   As promised, Apple adds real-time collaboration to iWork for iCloud Apple yesterday updated its online iWork for iCloud productivity apps, adding collaboration tools that let users simultaneously edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations. Read More   Google will build another six solar power plants in the U.S. Google plans to build solar power plants in California and Arizona that are expected to be operational by early 2014 and will generate enough clean electricity to power more than 17,000 U.S. homes. Read More   NASA's MAVEN spacecraft is a go for Monday launch to Mars   NASA's MAVEN spacecraft has been given the go to launch Monday on a mission to help scientists figure out what happened to all of the water that once flowed on the Martian surface. Read More   Apple's Schiller testifies in case against Samsung Apple's global marketing chief told a California courtroom on Friday that Apple had a tougher time selling the iPhone after Samsung launched its own smartphones with a similar design. Read More   Microsoft hops on 3D printing bandwagon with Win 8.1 app   Jumping on the trend of using printers to churn out objects, Microsoft has developed a 3D printing app for Windows 8.1, betting that this will become mainstream. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Exablox IDC Buyer Case Study for Storage: Balboa Park This IDC Buyer Case Study looks at the approach Exablox has taken in capitalizing on the object-based storage platform opportunity and the use of the Exablox OneBlox technology by the Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC). Read now! New AWS service AppStream offloads graphics work to the cloud With its new AppStream offering, Amazon is offering intensive graphics processing as a service, with the promise of freeing developers from worrying about the rendering capabilities of each user's device. Read More   Alcatel-Lucent says focus on fast broadband, IP is key to comeback With its new-found focus on IP networking and fast broadband access, Alcatel-Lucent is poised to take advantage of a worldwide explosion in mobile devices and the rush of service providers and operators to the cloud, company executives said at the networking vendor's tech symposium this week. Read More     INSIDER The wider implications of IBM's mobile buying spree Consolidation will dominate the mobile market over the next couple of years. If your enterprise is using mobile technology from a small company, expect to have to upgrade. Insider (registration required) Read More   Amazon: New analytics tool can scrutinize massive amounts of data Amazon Web Services this week rolled out a new cloud-based data analytics tool named Kenesis, which can analyze massive amounts of data in real time and be paid for by the hour. Read More   Google Play Music debuts on iOS, with unlimited songs for $9.99 a month Google Play Music, a rival option to streaming services like Spotify and Rdio, is now available for iOS, six months after launching on the web and Android-based devices. Read More   Acer drops Chromebook price to $199.99 Acer is trying to push down the prices of Chromebooks, announcing a new laptop with Chrome OS priced at $199.99. Read More   Preston Gralla: New research says Windows Phone has blowout growth, is the "winner of the quarter" The second report in a week says that Windows Phone sales are skyrocketing, and that Microsoft had a blowout quarter. Does this mean that Windows Phone is breaking into the big time, or is that a misreading of the numbers? Read More   Jonny Evans: Quick look: Using Apple's new iWork for iCloud collaboration tools Apple introduced several important improvements to its iWork for iCloud service last night. I've taken a look at the new collaboration, print and document management features -- this is what I found: Read More   JR Raphael: Nexus 5 vs. Moto X: A real-world comparison The Nexus 5 and Moto X both offer near-stock Android experiences with plenty of appealing qualities -- so which phone's the better fit for you? Read More
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