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	Apple's new iPad Mini: With a Retina Display, it's a Mini in name only The new iPad Mini with Retina display offers a no-compromise option for tablet fans who want the speed of an iPad Air and the portability of the smaller iPad. Read More WHITE PAPER: Nasuni Corp Driving Growth and Innovation Ixia chose Nasuni for its innovative scaling and data sharing capabilities. Using Nasuni, Ixia is able to quickly absorb new entities and support a global developer team with fast, convenient access to information. Learn More In this Issue Computerworld's holiday gift guide 2013: Stocking stuffers Fairphone to ship first green smartphones on Dec. 23 Acer's first touchscreen Chromebook goes for $299.99 Nokia expands low-end push with Lumia 525 Robert L. Mitchell: Road test part III: Google+ Hangouts Yorgen Edholm: What the smartwatch says about our mobile ecosystem Why smartphone food photos look horrible BlackBerry boosts support for Android apps Preston Gralla: Why is Microsoft so scared of Chromebooks? Antone Gonsalves: Bargains trump security worries for mobile shoppers on Thanksgiving, Black Friday Richi Jennings: OPPO N1 release date: Tuesday-week for 'revolutionary' phablet WHITE PAPER: VCE Transform Service & Agility with Private Cloud Data Centers Learn about the IT Transformation strategy that enabled one of the largest financial services groups in Europe to support a rapidly changing business environment. This allowed them to redefine their organizational structures and processes which delivered the best possible customer service and improved profitability. Learn more >> Computerworld's holiday gift guide 2013: Stocking stuffers For all those friends, relatives, colleagues and acquaintances who deserve something cool to brighten their holiday season, we offer these suggestions -- all $25 and under. 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 Acer's first touchscreen Chromebook goes for $299.99 Acer announced the first Chromebook laptop with a touchscreen for $299.99, which is about $100 more than the company's cheapest non-touch model. Read More Nokia expands low-end push with Lumia 525 Nokia is hoping that availability of its low-end Lumia 525 in countries like China and Russia will soon give its smartphone sales a boost. Read More Robert L. Mitchell: Road test part III: Google+ Hangouts Imagine going abroad and relying on Google+ Hangouts as your only technology for calling home. Would it work? I recently spent 10 days in the U.K. with a phone with no cell service, relying instead on a handful of mobile communication apps running over Wi-Fi, including Hangouts. Here's how I fared. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks Cloud-based UC: A Foundation for Business Transformation CIOs are turning to cloud-based UC to reduce IT costs and focus resources on projects that deliver the greatest strategic advantages. Read Now 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 Why smartphone food photos look horrible Martha Stewart wants to show you horrible pictures of nauseating-looking food for some reason. Mike Elgan finds this personally vexing. Read More BlackBerry boosts support for Android apps BlackBerry is making it easier for Android applications to run on its latest smartphones. Read More Preston Gralla: Why is Microsoft so scared of Chromebooks? Microsoft is hitting at Chromebooks hard, with an ad featuring the heroes of the reality show "Pawn Stars" trashing the devices, and saying that a Chromebook is "not a real laptop." Microsoft wouldn't spend this much time and money on this if it wasn't worried. Why is Microsoft so scared of Chromebooks? Read More Antone Gonsalves: Bargains trump security worries for mobile shoppers on Thanksgiving, Black Friday Early Christmas shoppers show no fear with security in grabbing bargains from a tablet or smartphone. Read More Richi Jennings: OPPO N1 release date: Tuesday-week for 'revolutionary' phablet And we now know the price in the U.S. and Europe. OPPO announces availability of N1 phablet outside China: It'll be officially released next week. Apart from the pocket-busting size, what sets the N1 apart from identikit Android phones is the rotating camera. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers debate the pros and cons. Read More
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