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	The PC's fate hinges on tablets, but it's 2014 or bust The downturn in the PC industry may soon reach rock bottom, where it could stabilize even as cheap tablets stay hot, an analyst said today. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix The Modern Approach to Mobile Applications IT managers lose sleep over how to secure corporate data while also making it easy for people to be productive on-the-go. With Citrix WorxMail, you don't have to choose between security and a great user experience. Learn about the latest developments in secure mobile email. Download the e-book. Read now! In this Issue Google seeks to commercialize humanoid robots Debate over NSA surveillance shifts with judge's ruling, task force report NASA's robot competitor is cousin to Mars Curiosity rover Foxconn to develop some BlackBerry phones, in wake of quarterly loss BlackBerry CEO would 'love' to expand platform to iOS, Android T-Mobile hints at next step in 'un-carrier' plan EU to reject Google's latest efforts to avoid an antitrust fine IBM adds a fancy scheduler to its OpenStack deployments Oracle to buy marketing software vendor Responsys for $1.5 billion Richi Jennings: BlackBerry on life-support: Ailing phone firm bled $4.4B in Q3 Preston Gralla: Developers shun Windows tablets, but give Windows Phone the thumbs up. Why? Lucas Mearian: Did you miss the magic? It's right there in your data storage. Jonny Evans: An alternative take on Apple's Mac Pro supply constraints Antone Gonsalves: Is your Mac spying on you? WHITE PAPER: Nasuni Corp Integrated Storage - A Comparison of Nasuni vs. StorSimple In recent years several vendors have entered the cloud storage market offering data storage solutions leveraging the capabilities of the cloud to deliver an enterprise-ready solution. This document compares two solutions that deliver enterprise cloud-integrated storage using two distinct approaches. Learn More Google seeks to commercialize humanoid robots Google executives showed up at the Homestead Miami Speedway in Florida to show support for their new team and to get a look at the Atlas robot, built by Boston Dynamics, and one of the stars of the challenge. Read More Debate over NSA surveillance shifts with judge's ruling, task force report After six months of contentious debate over U.S. National Security Agency surveillance programs, prompted by leaks from former government contractor Edward Snowden, the third week in December may have marked a major turning point. Read More NASA's robot competitor is cousin to Mars Curiosity rover The rover that NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab has competing in DARPA's Robot Challenge today is something of a distant cousin to the robotic rover working on Mars. Read More Foxconn to develop some BlackBerry phones, in wake of quarterly loss BlackBerry is turning to Foxconn, the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics, to jointly develop and produce some models of handset, the two companies said on Friday. Read More BlackBerry CEO would 'love' to expand platform to iOS, Android BlackBerry's new CEO says he is "very interested" in trying to replicate some of the company's signature security and enterprise productivity on rival platforms. Read More T-Mobile hints at next step in 'un-carrier' plan T-Mobile USA looks set to reveal the next step in its "un-carrier" plan at January's CES in Las Vegas. Read More EU to reject Google's latest efforts to avoid an antitrust fine The European Commission will reject Google's latest proposals aimed at settling a three-year antitrust dispute, the Commissioner in charge of the case said Friday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks Guide to Building a Successful UC RFI Enterprises have an unprecedented opportunity to transform workplaces and the ways teams communicate with peers and extended ecosystems of partners. Learn More IBM adds a fancy scheduler to its OpenStack deployments IBM has reached into its software portfolio to provide a more sophisticated scheduler for the OpenStack deployments it builds for its customers. Read More Oracle to buy marketing software vendor Responsys for $1.5 billion Oracle is set to acquire business-to-consumer marketing software vendor Responsys for $1.5 billion in a bid to flesh out its own capabilities as well as strike back at rivals such as Salesforce.com and Microsoft. Read More Richi Jennings: BlackBerry on life-support: Ailing phone firm bled $4.4B in Q3 Crikey! Canadian company can't keep this up for much longer. BlackBerry looks set for an ugly, hard landing. It lost almost 20 times the amount analysts were expecting. However, its new CEO sounds optimistic, pointing to green shoots in the services business. But then, he would say that, wouldn't he? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers prepare to say goodbye to Old Yeller. Read More Preston Gralla: Developers shun Windows tablets, but give Windows Phone the thumbs up. Why? Microsoft must be feeling whiplash today, with the latest developer survey showing record high interest in writing apps for Windows Phone, and record low interest for Windows tablets. Why so much interest in Windows Phone and so little in Window tablets? Read More Lucas Mearian: Did you miss the magic? It's right there in your data storage. In today's society, we've become numb to the breadth with which technology has advanced. In the 1990s. Just take a moment to consider how much data your smartphone can store. Read More Jonny Evans: An alternative take on Apple's Mac Pro supply constraints Apple has another hit on its hands as Mac Pro demand has outstripped supply across the planet, as pro users rush to get hold of one of the company's powerful workstations. We ain't seen nothing yet. Read More Antone Gonsalves: Is your Mac spying on you? Researchers at Johns Hopkins University prove it's possible to hijack the iSight webcam and secretly record video. Read More
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