Google Ara will make phones in BITS

 

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	Richi Jennings: Google Ara will make phones in BITS Literally like LEGO®. The Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) ATAP group is still working on its modular smartphone. And now it's getting ready to talk about its plans. Stand by for a Project Ara developer conference in mid-April. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers assemble the story from its key components, leaving out the bits they don't care about. [You're fired -Ed.] Read More   WEBCAST: SAP SAP IT Transformation Forum On March 6, join us in an exclusive live event featuring Nolan Bushnell, a technology pioneer, entrepreneur, and scientist who's often cited as the father of the video game industry. This event will feature topics on laying the foundations for mobile, Big Data, and cloud applications that business teams require to stay competitive. Learn more In this Issue JR Raphael: How to measure your heart rate with any Android phone Preston Gralla: New report calls Windows Phone 'top performer' and 'fastest growing OS in the world' Darlene Storm: RSA CEO remarks upon NSA, then wants RSA to lead the security industry into cyber utopia Richi Jennings: Google Now, Google's new Android launcher, lifts off Nick Millman: 8 considerations when selecting big data technology Michael Horowitz: Chromebooks defend against the Flash Player Sharky: Never mind the manual, read the @#$%! neon sign! 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 JR Raphael: How to measure your heart rate with any Android phone The Galaxy S5 may have a fancy heart rate monitor, but you can actually check your pulse with any Android phone. Here's how. Read More   Preston Gralla: New report calls Windows Phone 'top performer' and 'fastest growing OS in the world'   It may seem that there's only bad news for Windows Phone these days, but a new report from a respected research firm says that Windows is the "fastest growing OS in the world," and sees good times ahead for it. Is this just hype, or is there some truth behind it? Read More   Darlene Storm: RSA CEO remarks upon NSA, then wants RSA to lead the security industry into cyber utopia   RSA CEO Art Coviello tackled the "trust" issue during his RSA keynote presentation, telling conference attendees that the NSA exploited its position of trust. He also proposed four principles that should guide the security industry . . . with the RSA as an 'agent of change' potentially heading up this march toward cyber utopia. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation   Forrester Total Economic Impact of Optim Solutions In this 2013 study, Forrester Consulting examines the total economic impact and potential return on investment (ROI) that organizations may realize by deploying IBM InfoSphere Optim data lifecycle management solutions for Data Growth and Test Data Management. View Now Richi Jennings: Google Now, Google's new Android launcher, lifts off OK, Google: 3... 2... 1... Now. Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) finally opens up its new Android launcher. Albeit for Nexus and Google Experience devices, for now. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers start apps slightly differently. Read More   Nick Millman: 8 considerations when selecting big data technology Every organization seeking to make sense of big data must determine which platforms and tools, in the sea of available options, will help them to meet their business goals. Answering the following eight questions can help guide IT leaders to make the right data management choices for their organization's future success. Read More   Michael Horowitz: Chromebooks defend against the Flash Player Recently Adobe released, yet another, emergency fix to their Flash player. It has been obvious for a long time that we can't trust Flash. Yet, despite a history of bugs that rivals Java, Flash remains popular. If you regularly need to use Flash enabled websites, the safest platform for doing so is a Chromebook. Read More   Sharky: Never mind the manual, read the @#$%! neon sign! The small computer repair shop run by this pilot fish is open for a few hours each Saturday -- complete with a sign on the front door with business hours and an electric Open sign. But is that enough? Read More
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