2013: The tech year in cartoons

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	2013: The tech year in cartoons From Tim Cook's 'pay cut' to Steve Ballmer's 'retirement,' here's a look at some of the year's biggest IT stories from the pen of Computerworld's editorial cartoonist, John Klossner. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Exploring Business and IT Friction: Myths and Realities IT Organizations with passion for and actions around customer experience will lead the Service Revolution. Learn More>> Learn More In this Issue Chromebooks' success punches Microsoft in the gut Top vendors like Google, Apple hope to take smartwatches mainstream in 2014 Attackers could match phone numbers to Snapchat accounts Amazon offers $20 gift cards, shipping refunds for late deliveries Online holiday shopping up this year, but not as much as expected CTIA launches website that shows mobile app data usage Best of 2013: 10 portable battery chargers keep your device powered Antone Gonsalves: Samsung Knox needs a security overhaul WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Storage eGuide Having the right backup strategy is essential in today's data-driven world. Enterprises must design backup infrastructures that can ensure the availability and integrity of critical corporate data. But building such an infrastructure isn't easy, nor is finding storage products that suit an organization's specific needs without going over budget. Learn More Chromebooks' success punches Microsoft in the gut Chromebooks had a very good year, according to retailer Amazon.com and industry analysts. And that's bad news for Microsoft. Read More Top vendors like Google, Apple hope to take smartwatches mainstream in 2014 The smartwatch phenomenon promises to blossom in 2014 as experts expect Google to launch a model by summer followed by Apple sometime in the fall. Even Microsoft is reportedly working on one. Read More Attackers could match phone numbers to Snapchat accounts A security hole in popular photo messaging service Snapchat could allow attackers to find the phone numbers of many users in a short period of time, according to Gibson Security, a computer security research group. Read More Amazon offers $20 gift cards, shipping refunds for late deliveries Amazon.com is offering $20 gift cards and refunds on shipping charges to customers who did not get their Christmas orders on time. Read More WHITE PAPER: Innotas Escape Plan: Clear the Chaos of Healthcare IT Learn to efficiently manage complex projects such as major system implementations; increase accountability across projects; and gain full visibility into IT programs to achieve strategic alignment within the business. Download the free eBook and get started now. Read Now Online holiday shopping up this year, but not as much as expected Desktop computer users in the U.S. spent 10 percent more during the holiday shopping season in 2013 than they did in 2012, but spending fell short of expectations from digital analytics firm comScore. Read More CTIA launches website that shows mobile app data usage A new website launched by mobile trade group CTIA shows smartphone and tablet users how much data is used by popular apps. Read More Best of 2013: 10 portable battery chargers keep your device powered No matter how powerful the battery, it's nearly impossible to keep your mobile device running though a busy day. Here are some mobile chargers that can help. Read More Antone Gonsalves: Samsung Knox needs a security overhaul University researchers say Knox is so flawed that Samsung needs to 'rethink' security. Read More
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