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	Windows 8 uptake needle sticks as growth stalls Windows 8's uptake stalled in November, while the now-aging Windows 7 continued to gain ground, a Web metrics company said Sunday. Read More WHITE PAPER: Exablox ESG Report: Exablox Re-Imagines File Storage Exablox emerged from stealth mode with a new platform (OneBlox) designed for midsized enterprises with content-intensive applications. Its scale-out system leverages commodity hardware, and has some interesting data protection features. Read now! In this Issue The hidden fangs of Windows 8.1 -- and how to avoid them Preston Gralla: Why is Microsoft so scared of Chromebooks? This new worm targets Linux PCs and embedded devices Michael Horowitz: Even The Tech Guy can't explain Windows tablets Preston Gralla: Microsoft must kill Windows RT to survive in mobile, says analyst Preston Gralla: Microsoft confirms Windows RT will die Richi Jennings: Microsoft to kill Windows Phone and Windows RT? Attackers exploit unpatched flaw to hit Windows XP, Server 2003 Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Microsoft after Ballmer: Can this company be saved? WHITE PAPER: Verizon Wireless As Data Grows, IT and Business Turn to Cloud Businesses are choosing the cloud to help control IT costs, build and deploy applications quickly, and more easily expand the size and scale of their infrastructures. Despite these benefits, however, moving to the cloud also involves challenges. Learn 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 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 This new worm targets Linux PCs and embedded devices A new worm is targeting x86 computers running Linux and PHP, and variants may also pose a threat to devices such as home routers and set-top boxes based on other chip architectures. Read More Michael Horowitz: Even The Tech Guy can't explain Windows tablets This past Sunday, Leo Laporte was about to say nice things about the Nokia 2520 tablet, but first he tried to explain what it was. It didn't go well. If you are buying a tablet this holiday season, this is a worthwhile read. Read More WHITE PAPER: Citrix The Enterprization of Mobile Apps This paper will address an approach to mobile management that we believe is imperative if organizations are to keep up with the fast pace of change in mobile user demands and devices. It will provide concrete steps companies can take to enable the organization to plan, implement and operate the most cost effective & secure apps. View now Preston Gralla: Microsoft must kill Windows RT to survive in mobile, says analyst If Microsoft is going to ride the boom in tablets it needs to reduce the number of its Windows-related operating systems, says the analyst firm Canalys. If you read between the lines, though, that's just a polite way of saying Windows RT must die. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft confirms Windows RT will die Microsoft has finally said what most of the world has already guessed: Windows RT will die. It won't happen right away, but there's no doubt now that it's in the cards. Read More Richi Jennings: Microsoft to kill Windows Phone and Windows RT? JLG trails the hatchet. Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Executive VP Julie Larson-Green acknowledges that mistakes were made with the Windows strategy. But not by her, obviously. Now that the market has told us Windows RT is an epic fail, there's going to be a new strategy -- and it looks like it doesn't involve Windows Phone as a separate entity, either. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers see through a glass, darkly. Read More Attackers exploit unpatched flaw to hit Windows XP, Server 2003 Attackers are exploiting a new and unpatched vulnerability in Windows XP and Windows Server 2003 that allows them to execute code with higher privileges than they have access to. Read More Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols: Microsoft after Ballmer: Can this company be saved? Even as he heads to the door, Ballmer is changing how Microsoft will run for years to come. Read More
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