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	Welcome to the era of radical innovation Moore's Law created a stable era for technology, and now that era is nearing its end. But it may be a blessing to say goodbye to a rule that's driven the semiconductor industry since the 1960s. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Dell and Intel® The Forecast for AccuWeather: Server Consolidation As demand grew for its hourly, localized forecasts, and its service became more data-intensive, AccuWeather wanted to continue to meet user expectations, while controlling costs. View Now In this Issue Analysts blast crappy Chromebooks reporting, defend platform's potential By 2018, cars will be self-aware Intel chief opens CES with parade of wearables CES video: Crowds flock to Intel keynote; we take you behind the scenes Roku beats Apple to the TV market Samsung offers new Android tablets and curved UHD TV NASA's new robots may revolutionize space exploration Intel develops smart bracelet, parades wearable devices Driverless shuttle aimed at campuses, inner cities Intel's smallest computer to power wearable devices Asus' PC convertible can switch between Windows and Android in 5 seconds CES video: Intel's dual boot platform toggles Windows and Android AT&T lets companies sponsor subscribers' mobile data Evan Schuman: What to include in your mobile privacy policy Facebook uses a seasoned Chef to keep servers simmering Career advice: Do IT pros need to know about business? JR Raphael: Hallelujah! Samsung is finally ditching the old Android Menu button Darlene Storm: Will we embrace biometrics to replace passwords? FIDO authentication at CES 2014 Richi Jennings: That's no moon! Sponsored Data stars in Net Neutrality death. WHITE PAPER: BMC Software   10 Steps to Reducing Mainframe MLC Costs Monthly license charges (MLC) are rising by 7% or more each year, and account for 30% of total mainframe costs. Yet managing MLC costs is an inexact science. Learn More Analysts blast crappy Chromebooks reporting, defend platform's potential Media reports two weeks ago that Chromebooks had had a successful 2013 drew criticism from analysts, including one whose data sparked the coverage. Read More   By 2018, cars will be self-aware As car telematics systems become connected to the Internet, cars will become one more device on consumer mobile data plans. But connecting to the cloud also means vehicles will be aware of everything around them. Read More   Intel chief opens CES with parade of wearables Intel's CEO, battling to keep the company relevant as computing moves beyond the PC, introduced a new line of wearable computers Monday night, including a connected smartwatch and a pair of earbuds with a built-in heart monitor. Read More   CES video: Crowds flock to Intel keynote; we take you behind the scenes On the eve of CES 2014, crowds pack the Venetian hotel's ballroom for the Intel opening keynote. IDG News Service's Nick Barber gives you a tour before it gets started. Follow him on Twitter @nickjb Read More   Roku beats Apple to the TV market While Apple has called its Apple TV set-top box a "hobby," rival Roku has teamed up with two manufacturers to build its popular video streaming service directly into TVs. Columnist Ryan Faas weighs in on the consequences. Read More   Samsung offers new Android tablets and curved UHD TV   Samsung introduced a 105-inch, curved-screen, Ultra High Definition TV at a pre-International CES news event, but the new product was upstaged when movie director Michael Bay walked offstage because of a problem with a teleprompter. Read More   NASA's new robots may revolutionize space exploration   NASA researchers are working on a whole new kind of robot - one that is spherical, travels by rolling and could land on a planet by simply hitting the surface and bouncing. Read More   Intel develops smart bracelet, parades wearable devices Intel is developing a smart wrist device and showing a host of prototype wearable devices at this week's International CES trade show with the hope to find the next big hit. Read More   Driverless shuttle aimed at campuses, inner cities A driverless shuttle vehicle unveiled at CES can carry up to 10 people, learning any new route with a single trip and responding to rider stops when requested. Read More   WHITE PAPER: HP and Intel® Xeon® processors Storage eGuide Having the right backup strategy is essential in today's data-driven world. Enterprises must design backup infrastructures that can ensure the availability and integrity of critical corporate data. But building such an infrastructure isn't easy, nor is finding storage products that suit an organization's specific needs without going over budget. Learn More Intel's smallest computer to power wearable devices   Intel hopes a new mini-computer the size of an SD card will drive growth for it in the wearables market. Read More   Asus' PC convertible can switch between Windows and Android in 5 seconds PC maker Asus is taking the Windows-Android hybrid concept to another level with a convertible laptop that can switch between the two OSes with the click of an on-screen button. Read More   CES video: Intel's dual boot platform toggles Windows and Android One the eve of the opening of CES 2014, Intel CEO Brian Krzanich announced a dual platform OS that can switch between Windows and Android. Follow reporter Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb. Read More   AT&T lets companies sponsor subscribers' mobile data AT&T will let media companies and other partners cover the cost of delivering some data over the carrier's mobile network, letting subscribers click on videos and other content without worrying about their monthly data caps. Read More   Evan Schuman: What to include in your mobile privacy policy If your company doesn't yet have a mobile-specific privacy policy, it's time to get to work. Read More   Facebook uses a seasoned Chef to keep servers simmering When it comes to keeping its thousands of servers running smoothly, Facebook relies on the open source Chef configuration manager, modified slightly to handle the size of the social networking giant's huge infrastructure. Read More   Career advice: Do IT pros need to know about business?   Premier 100 IT Leader Juan Perez also answers questions on getting more funding for training and the pros and cons of being an IT specialist. Read More   JR Raphael: Hallelujah! Samsung is finally ditching the old Android Menu button   It's been a slow and drawn out death, but Samsung is finally letting go of the old Android Menu button and moving its products closer to modern-day Android standards. Read More   Darlene Storm: Will we embrace biometrics to replace passwords? FIDO authentication at CES 2014 Dozens of new personal tech products at CES 2014 use biometrics to scan fingerprints, palm prints and irises, utilize facial recognition, eye tracking, and voice recognition for FIDO authentication; that means they were "designed with a core focus on privacy;" all "biometric and/or personally identifiable information (PII) stays local on the user's device and is not shared to the cloud or over the network." Will 2014 finally be the year we embrace biometric solutions to replace passwords? Read More   Richi Jennings: That's no moon! Sponsored Data stars in Net Neutrality death. Is AT&T destroying Net Neutrality? On Monday, AT&T Inc. (NYSE:T), unveiled its new 'toll free' mobile data plan to the galaxy of life forms attending the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new plan, now known throughout the Universe as Sponsored Data, caused a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of bloggers cried out in either joy or terror of the announcement. Begun, the mobile data wars have! The space opera of Sponsored Data has bloggers dueling, fighting, and debating with the single-mindedness of androids piloting a space ship. Strap yourself in for the jump to light-speed. Read More
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