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	Aggressive iPad discounts signal Apple's move for market share Apple's discounts of the iPad Air and first-generation iPad Mini were "very aggressive," a retail analyst said today, and were aimed at scooping up as much U.S. tablet market share as possible. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Nasuni Corp   Eliminating Backup Challenges with SIaaS The challenges with today's backup systems stem from the fact that there are separate processes requiring a combination of components in an already complex storage stack. Learn More In this Issue U.S. antitrust regulators okay Microsoft-Nokia deal Free Mavericks sets OS X adoption record Hubble may determine whether Comet ISON survived fiery trip HP ships new Slate tablets running Android Jellybean QuickPoll: What tablet is at the top of your holiday wish list this year? The hidden fangs of Windows 8.1 -- and how to avoid them With look ahead to manned mission, China launches lunar rover Video: Amazon's new delivery option: 30 minutes or less via flying drone Kenneth van Wyk: Enjoy your trip, but protect the data you take with you Tokyo's Akihabara district loses a landmark: The Radio Store Yahoo buys SkyPhrase for natural language expertise Fairphone to ship first green smartphones on Dec. 23 Akamai to pay $370M for DDoS security firm Prolexic Preston Gralla: Will Windows Phone overtake the iPhone in Europe in 2014? Jonny Evans: iPhone 5C: a great Christmas present for Android users Darlene Storm: Huge bitcoin heist: Black market drug shop Sheep Marketplace poofs with $40 million JR Raphael: The best Android phones you can buy right now [December 2013] WEBCAST: VCE VCE Simplifies Core Infrastructure Implementation Servers were at capacity, power and cooling costs were escalating and disaster recovery from tape was unreliable. That's when the CTO of Purdue Pharma turned to VCE for a converged infrastructure solution that enabled them to avoid a data center expansion, save the organization millions of dollars and guarantee fast data recovery. View Now U.S. antitrust regulators okay Microsoft-Nokia deal U.S. regulators have given the green light to Microsoft's acquisition of Nokia's handset business, moving the deal a major step closer to wrapping up. Read More   Free Mavericks sets OS X adoption record Apple's Mavericks operating system set the OS X early-adoption record last month, with a third of all Macs running the new edition within weeks of its introduction. Read More   Hubble may determine whether Comet ISON survived fiery trip After Comet ISON's tumultuous close approach to the sun on Thursday, scientists are working to determine whether it still exists or is now nothing more than dust. Read More   HP ships new Slate tablets running Android Jellybean Latest Hewlett-Packard Android tablets with multiple screen sizes are available at company's website. Read More   QuickPoll: What tablet is at the top of your holiday wish list this year? Three and a half years after the launch of the original Apple iPad, with so many tablets choices available, the personal devices have had to constantly boost their quality and features to stand out from the crowd. With so many great options, what tablet tops your wish list this holiday season? Read More   The hidden fangs of Windows 8.1 -- and how to avoid them Before you install Windows 8.1, make sure you understand the gotchas and how not to get bit. Read More   With look ahead to manned mission, China launches lunar rover China on Monday launched a lunar probe carrying an exploration rover in what is expected to be the nation's first soft-landing on an extraterrestrial body. Read More   Video: Amazon's new delivery option: 30 minutes or less via flying drone Called Prime Air, it will be powered by drones and will be ready from a technology standpoint as soon as necessary regulations are in place. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks   How to Choose the Right Unified Communications Solution When it comes to unified communications, there's a lot of confusion in the marketplace. The term itself can be confusing, as are the various features within its scope—encompassing any and every aspect of the communications continuum. . Learn More Kenneth van Wyk: Enjoy your trip, but protect the data you take with you International travel can require some pretty strong security measures if your devices contain sensitive information. Read More   Tokyo's Akihabara district loses a landmark: The Radio Store Tokyo's world-famous Akihabara district lost one of its signature stores on Saturday, and with it a piece of the area's rich electronics history faded away. Read More   Yahoo buys SkyPhrase for natural language expertise Yahoo has acquired SkyPhrase, a natural language processing startup, in a move that could improve Yahoo's ability to make sense of user queries and commands across any number of Yahoo products. Read More   Fairphone to ship first green smartphones on Dec. 23 Despite production problems, Dutch company Fairphone is getting ready to ship the first batch of its green smartphones, which have been developed with as much conflict-free materials as possible. Read More   Akamai to pay $370M for DDoS security firm Prolexic Content delivery services provider Akamai Technologies plans to buy Prolexic Technologies, a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) mitigation specialist, for $370 million in cash. Read More   Preston Gralla: Will Windows Phone overtake the iPhone in Europe in 2014? Windows Phone sales are skyrocketing in Europe says a recent survey, with more than a 50% lead over the iPhone in Italy, and nearly pulling even in France. If its growth continues, it could overtake the iPhone in Europe by next year. Is that in the cards? Read More   Jonny Evans: iPhone 5C: a great Christmas present for Android users   Apple's iPhone 5C may not have been the low-cost phone many had predicted, but the new device casts its own special magic: it has become THE iPhone for Android switchers. Read More   Darlene Storm: Huge bitcoin heist: Black market drug shop Sheep Marketplace poofs with $40 million Did a hacker or hackers pull off a huge heist from one of the biggest black market drug-selling sites, or did the operators of the anonymous digital narcotics bazaar, Sheep Marketplace, just get away with stealing at least $5.2 million and perhaps as much as $40 million from their clients? Read More   JR Raphael: The best Android phones you can buy right now [December 2013] Looking for a new Android phone? Here are the best bets out there right now for any need or desire. Read More
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