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	With Motorola sale, Google unloads a headache By selling Motorola Mobility to Lenovo, Google is ending a combination that never really worked out while keeping assets that could prove valuable down the road. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Six Characteristics of an Effective Solution Get best practices and real-world examples for using a data delivery system that works with your workload automation solution in this white paper. Learn More! In this Issue 13 job search apps that will help you get hired Lenovo to buy Motorola division at Google for $2.91B Should Sprint buy T-Mobile? 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Learn More 13 job search apps that will help you get hired Looking for a new job? In a market as competitive as IT you've got to be connected, organized and prepared. These apps will help you stay ahead of the curve wherever you are, so you never miss an opportunity. Read More Lenovo to buy Motorola division at Google for $2.91B Lenovo Group is buying the Motorola handset division at Google for nearly $3 billion, Google confirmed. Read More Should Sprint buy T-Mobile? Sprint is expected to report a big loss of subscribers in its next earnings report expected Feb. 11, further fueling speculation that No. 3 carrier Sprint has to merge with brash and bold "Un-Carrier" T-Mobile US. Read More Tablet shipments could start to slip as consumer markets get saturated Global tablet shipments are still on the rise, but are showing signs of dramatic slowing as consumer markets such as the U.S. become saturated, research firm IDC said. Read More Lenovo faces chance to become rare PC maker successful in phones PC makers have often struggled to sell smartphones, but China's Lenovo could be on the cusp of making a breakthrough. The company's $2.9 billion deal to buy Motorola Mobility from Google might end up paving the way for Lenovo to become one of the rare PC makers with a prominent handset business. Read More Apple patents solar-powered MacBook Apple has been awarded the patent for a MacBook shell that would combine smart glass and solar cells to generate power. Read More Sierra Wireless' new LTE gateway can take over when your fixed line fails For enterprises that are thinking about switching from fixed to wireless Internet access, Sierra Wireless has launched the AirLink ES440 LTE gateway. Read More JR Raphael: Why Chrome apps on Android could be a very bad thing Google's decision to bring native Chrome apps to Android may sound sensible, but hang on: There's another side to the story. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation The hidden costs of storage Storage is cheap. But is it really? Storage is often considered an inexpensive, quick and easy fix to demands for more space needed for our enterprise applications. The problem is that this "bargain" isn't always the deal it appears to be. View Now AT&T adds mobile and U-verse subscribers to post Q4 revenue, profit gains AT&T gained subscribers for both its mobile and high-speed wireline services in the fourth quarter, posting revenue and profit increases from a year earlier. Read More VPN bypass vulnerability affects Android Jelly Bean and KitKat A vulnerability in Android allows malicious applications to bypass an active VPN connection and force traffic from the device through an attacker-controlled system where it can be intercepted, according to security researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel. Read More Global smartphone shipments topped 1 billion in 2013 If you had any doubts about the popularity of smartphones, new numbers suggest they've notched a significant milestone. The global smartphone market topped 1 billion shipments for the first time in 2013, covering about one-seventh of the world's population, according to research by IDC. Read More JR Raphael: Hands on: The first things you notice about the LG G Flex Curved? Check. Bendable? Check. "Self-healing"? Yup. No question about it: The LG G Flex isn't your ordinary phone. Read More Old-school Wi-Fi is slowing down networks The early Wi-Fi standards that opened the world's eyes to wire-free networking are now holding back the newer, faster protocols that followed in their wake, Cisco Systems said. Read More Intel to close its AppUp online app store Intel is closing down its AppUp online application store as it sees a shift in the market and consumer needs. Read More Preston Gralla: Why Google's Motorola sell-off is very good news for Windows Phone Google's sale of Motorola to Lenovo is the best news that Windows Phone has had in a long time. It could mean a serious Lenovo-Motorola commitment to Microsoft's smartphone operating system. Read More With BYOD smartphones on the rise, IT headaches will become migraines The bring-your-own-device trend will only get more nerve-wracking for IT managers in 2014 because of the 30% annual growth expected for smartphones purchased under a BYOD approach, and the further emergence of Windows Phone as a third platform behind Android and iOS. Read More
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