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	'Phablets' are eating into the tablet market Large smartphones with 5-in. or larger displays -- often called phablets -- are eating into sales of smaller tablets with screens in the 7-in. range. 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 Black Friday bargains prompt consumers to self-gift iPad Air 11 new gadgets for fantastic photos Climate change 'dragons' need early warning system Google may go from Google Glass to Google Robot EU signs off on Microsoft-Nokia deal Here's why Amazon drones may never land at your door Windows tablet shipments to grow, but won't threaten Android, iOS Hacker-built drone can hunt, hijack other drones China issues 4G TD-LTE licenses, should boost iPhone sales HealthCare.gov shows government incompetence, Republican critics say Jonny Evans: Apple is winning the OS war Preston Gralla: One more reason Microsoft Office will kill Google Docs Antone Gonsalves: Is the Pentagon giving up on Android, iOS? JR Raphael: Android 4.4 upgrade list: Is your device getting KitKat? WHITE PAPER: VCE The Sky's the Limit for Eclipse Aerospace and VCE Learn how Eclipse was able to virtualize the entire data center without any business disruption, dramatically reduce IT infrastructure hardware costs and easily migrate SAP business applications, Siemens Teamcenter and NX CAD server software. Learn More Black Friday bargains prompt consumers to self-gift iPad Air Aggressive discounting by Apple and its biggest retail partners last week resulted in a surge of new iPad Air tablets going online. Read More   11 new gadgets for fantastic photos Picture taking, whether you use a smartphone or digital camera, doesn't have to be boring. Here are some cameras and peripherals that can help you create truly marvelous photos. Read More   Climate change 'dragons' need early warning system The National Research Council is recommending creation of an early warning system for abrupt climate change. Read More   Google may go from Google Glass to Google Robot Google, the worldwide leader in online search, is also the company behind the dominant Android mobile platform, Google Glass wearable technology and the Google Maps app. Are Google Robots the next move? Read More   EU signs off on Microsoft-Nokia deal As expected, European Union regulators today approved Microsoft's $7.4 billion acquisition of Nokia's devices and services business. Read More   Here's why Amazon drones may never land at your door Amazon's ambitious plan to use flying drones to deliver packages is far-fetched, but not just because of technology limitations or air traffic regulations. Amazon's fulfillment center network, as it stands now, is too limited to serve even a tiny fraction of the U.S. in the method described by CEO Jeff Bezos. Read More   Windows tablet shipments to grow, but won't threaten Android, iOS Windows tablets will gain market share in the coming years, but not fast enough to challenge the dominance of Google's Android and Apple's iOS, IDC said on Tuesday. Read More   WHITE PAPER: SAS How To Use Hadoop Hadoop can overcome the bandwidth and coordination issues associated with processing billions of records that previously might not have been saved. The SAS approach brings world-class analytics to the Hadoop framework. Learn More Hacker-built drone can hunt, hijack other drones A security researcher has released software and technical instructions for modifying a drone so that it can identify and hijack other drones. Read More   China issues 4G TD-LTE licenses, should boost iPhone sales Apple's iPhone could be getting a step closer to being officially offered on China's largest mobile network, after the nation's government finally issued 4G licenses to operate LTE TDD networks in the country. Read More   HealthCare.gov shows government incompetence, Republican critics say A congressional hearing Wednesday on the botched rollout of HealthCare.gov was largely a forum for Republican critics of U.S. government involvement in the health-care industry and other large social programs. Read More   Jonny Evans: Apple is winning the OS war This won't be a popular opinion, but the inconvenient truth is that Apple is winning the OS wars, setting the agenda for the future of computing. And here's why: Read More   Preston Gralla: One more reason Microsoft Office will kill Google Docs Here's one more reason Microsoft Office is killing Google Docs (now called Google Drive) in the battle of office suites: Google simply isn't serious about joining the fight, at least according to the New York Times. Microsoft is dead serious, and so Google Drive simply won't be able to compete. Read More   Antone Gonsalves: Is the Pentagon giving up on Android, iOS?   The Pentagon suspension of Apple and Android smartphone and tablet use raises questions about the devices' security. Read More   JR Raphael: Android 4.4 upgrade list: Is your device getting KitKat? Wondering if your phone or tablet will get the Android 4.4 upgrade? Here's an exhaustive and evolving list of everything we know about KitKat, broken down by device. Read More
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