4 reasons companies say yes to open source

	Consumer tech spending will see small contraction in 2014 | Microsoft support tells Surface Pro 2 owners firmware fix will ship Jan. 14
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	4 reasons companies say yes to open source Open source is free and widely available, but its benefits don't stop there. Enterprises are embracing it for its agility, a quality they value above all in these times of marketplace upheaval. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Mitel Networks   Unified Communications: Empowering the Enterprise When you think of unified communications, you need to think about its impact on your business. And that means approaching your UC strategy with your business goals in mind. In this telling interview, Stephen Brown lays out Mitel's philosophy on flexibility. It's must-read before you take one more step down the path to UC. Learn More In this Issue Consumer tech spending will see small contraction in 2014 Microsoft support tells Surface Pro 2 owners firmware fix will ship Jan. 14 Malware from Yahoo ads did not affect US and Mac and mobile users Gates will surrender Microsoft shareholder crown to Ballmer in 2014 Thanks to the NSA, quantum computing may some day be in the cloud New types of RAM could revolutionize your PC Seagate offers disk 'rescue' service through Staples, releases 4TB portable drive Lenovo's shape-shifting laptops, tablets get a facelift Google makes timely buy of Swiss app maker Nvidia's 192-core Tegra K1 brings console graphics to mobile Lacie brings 1TB of wireless storage to iPad, iPhone Samsung Smart Home aims to control TVs, refrigerators with a single app BlackBerry sues Ryan Seacrest's Typo over 'iconic' keyboard design Enterprise apps in 2014: What's in store Complete coverage: CES 2014 Richi Jennings: CES 2014 preview roundup: Daft Technologic Punks in Vegas (baby) WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks   Defending Against Denial of Service Attacks By utilizing end-user interviews, this whitepaper explores a deeper understanding of DDoS defense plans and reveals the knowledge gaps around the Denial of Service attacks in-use, as well as the defenses needed to maintain availability. Learn more >> Consumer tech spending will see small contraction in 2014 Lower average selling prices for millions of new smartphones and tablets will help keep the global market for technology in 2014 at 1% below the levels of last year, according to the Consumer Electronics Association. Read More   Microsoft support tells Surface Pro 2 owners firmware fix will ship Jan. 14 Microsoft support representatives have told Surface Pro 2 owners that a firmware update will be issued Jan. 14 to remedy multiple problems that cropped up after they installed a similar update a month ago. Read More   Malware from Yahoo ads did not affect US and Mac and mobile users Yahoo said that malware spread by advertisements served by its European websites had not affected users in North America, Asia Pacific and Latin America as people in these locations were not served the advertisements. Read More   Gates will surrender Microsoft shareholder crown to Ballmer in 2014 Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates' once-invulnerable position as the company's biggest stockholder continued to erode in the fourth quarter of 2013. Read More   Thanks to the NSA, quantum computing may some day be in the cloud The NSA is spending some $80 million in basic research on quantum computing, money that may ultimately help commercialize quantum computing for the private sector. Read More   New types of RAM could revolutionize your PC New chips that blur the line between computer memory and storage are starting to move beyond niche applications and could change how we use PCs, an industry analyst said Sunday. Read More   Seagate offers disk 'rescue' service through Staples, releases 4TB portable drive Seagate said that its disk drive and data recovery service "Seagate Rescue" will now be offered through Staples stores. The company also unveiled 2TB and 4TB portable drives. Read More   Lenovo's shape-shifting laptops, tablets get a facelift Lower pricing hasn't stopped Lenovo from adding a gaggle of new features and innovations to its latest hybrid laptops and tablets. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Red Hat Cloud Resource Management the Right Way Find out how Red Hat CloudForms gives IT administrators and managers a comprehensive solution to optimize their virtual and private and hybrid cloud infrastructures with advanced capacity planning and sophisticated resource management capabilities. View now Google makes timely buy of Swiss app maker In a move likely designed to bring into its fold a team of Swiss Android developers, Google has apparently bought Bitspin, according to a post on the website of the maker of an Android alarm clock app. Read More   Nvidia's 192-core Tegra K1 brings console graphics to mobile Nvidia showed its new Tegra K1 graphics processor, which packs 192 GPU cores onto a single chip and promises to bring console-class graphics to smartphones and tablets. Read More   Lacie brings 1TB of wireless storage to iPad, iPhone   Apple's iPhone and iPad users will now be able to add 1TB of external storage with LaCie's new Fuel wireless hard drive. Read More   Samsung Smart Home aims to control TVs, refrigerators with a single app Samsung is making a play for the "connected home" with a new service that will let people control things as varied as their refrigerator, TV and heating system via a single smartphone app. Read More   BlackBerry sues Ryan Seacrest's Typo over 'iconic' keyboard design BlackBerry, in an effort to protect one of its key designs, has filed a copyright infringement suit against a company co-founded by Ryan Seacrest that makes a keyboard case for the iPhone. Read More   Enterprise apps in 2014: What's in store If recent history is any indication, 2014 will be a busy year for the enterprise applications industry as vendors jockey for position and customers ponder moves from legacy ERP and CRM implementations to cloud-based services. Here's a look at what some of the sector's main players are likely to do as the year unfolds. Read More   Complete coverage: CES 2014 Computerworld's complete coverage of CES 2014 Read More   Richi Jennings: CES 2014 preview roundup: Daft Technologic Punks in Vegas (baby) At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, there's something for everyone. Connected, simplified, biometric gadgets are in focus in today's roundup. But beware plunging prices, as emerging markets... well... emerge. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers sample the wares in sin city. Your humble blogwatcher wrote it, cut it, pasted it, saved it -- curating these bloggy bits for your entertainment. Read More
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