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	Richi Jennings: HUGE Moto X price drop: Will it launch a fleet of wood backs? I can still hear you saying you would never break the chain. Motorola has SLASHED the price of its Moto X smartphone. Not only is the Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) unit offering its flagship Android unit starting at $400 off-contract, but you can also get zero-zero financing for up to 18 months. That'll set the cat among the pigeons. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers break the silence. Not to mention: Now playing at Blogwatcher Central... Read More   WHITE PAPER: CDW Cloud Economics This paper assesses the economics of the cloud by using in-depth modeling, and then uses this framework to better understand the long-term IT landscape. View Now In this Issue Jonny Evans: Apps to help you keep New Year Resolutions Richi Jennings: Yes, American broadband sucks: Here's the real reason why Preston Gralla: Are Chromebooks killing off the Macbook? Antone Gonsalves: HTC reveals painful Android update process Richi Jennings: MacBook market share PLUMMETS as Chromebook trims Windows sales Antone Gonsalves: Why you should stay in Google Play, App Store Robert L. Mitchell: Guilty pleasure: The dark side of smartphone upgrades Antone Gonsalves: Samsung Knox needs a security overhaul Robert L. Mitchell: Verizon wireless glitch converts users to paperless billing Sharky: New year, same old users WHITE PAPER: Innotas Escape Plan: Clear the Chaos of Healthcare IT Learn to efficiently manage complex projects such as major system implementations; increase accountability across projects; and gain full visibility into IT programs to achieve strategic alignment within the business. Download the free eBook and get started now. Read Now Jonny Evans: Apps to help you keep New Year Resolutions The New Year looms and with it comes the chance to make a few resolutions, some of which may even last the week -- if you want your resolutions to hold together longer, I've selected some great apps to help you make effective changes in 2014. Read More   Richi Jennings: Yes, American broadband sucks: Here's the real reason why Waiting for fiber to your home? Don't hold your breath... Reports show the U.S. continues to fall behind in broadband Internet speeds. Yes, America: The land of the free competition and the home of the brave market-entrant. Is it because of the vast rural areas? (No.) Is it because people aren't prepared to pay what it costs? (No.) Is it because governments don't subsidize it sufficiently? (No.) In IT Blogwatch, bloggers find out why. Read More   Preston Gralla: Are Chromebooks killing off the Macbook? Much has been made of the threat that Chromebooks pose to Windows machines, but the real loser may well be Macbooks. That's what the latest figures from the analyst group NPD show. Can Macbooks survive the Chrome onslaught? Read More   Antone Gonsalves: HTC reveals painful Android update process HTC, which promised regulators this year it would improve mobile security, released a detailed infographic showing the carrier bottleneck in getting out Android updates. Read More   Richi Jennings: MacBook market share PLUMMETS as Chromebook trims Windows sales Chromebooks are top of the sales charts at Amazon.com. Big spike in Chromebook sales in 2013. Google's (NASDAQ:GOOG) cloud platform is seeing huge sales growth, according to retailers and analysts. What does that mean for other laptop platforms? Not great news for Windows, but near-catastrophic news for MacBooks. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers count the costs. Read More   WHITE PAPER: PC Connection   The Infiltration of Mobility on the Enterprise As mobility infiltrates the enterprise in increasingly fragmented ways, IT leaders are challenged to somehow keep things under control as mobile employees work not only in traditional business settings like conference rooms, branch offices and client locations, but also at home, in airports, and hotels. Learn More Antone Gonsalves: Why you should stay in Google Play, App Store Study finds hacked versions of the most popular apps on Google Play and the App Store are also sold on third-party sites. Read More   Robert L. Mitchell: Guilty pleasure: The dark side of smartphone upgrades New smartphones aren't exactly green: With most the batteries are nonreplaceable. So when the unit fails you throw away the phone. This is progress? Read More   Antone Gonsalves: Samsung Knox needs a security overhaul University researchers say Knox is so flawed that Samsung needs to 'rethink' security. Read More   Robert L. Mitchell: Verizon wireless glitch converts users to paperless billing If you upgraded a Verizon Wireless phone at a store over the holidays you might want to check your paperless billing settings. According to Verizon, a bug in the wireless carrier's systems automatically enrolls customers in its paperless billing option. Both Verizon tech support and store representatives confirmed the problem. An online rep said Verizon Wireless' IT organization is working to resolve the problem. Read More   Sharky: New year, same old users This database admin pilot fish is responsible for his company's ERP system, along with some custom software that helps it work -- but for some users, that isn't enough. Read More
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