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	Hey Microsoft, where's the next Mac Office? Microsoft is behind the schedule it used for the last several iterations of Office for the Mac, and has not breathed a word about its Mac intentions. Read More   RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Premier 100 IT Leadership Conference How are the top IT 100 leaders transforming their companies? Learn how the most innovative IT leaders are retooling their organizations for today's business models. Go beyond theories, gaining practical strategies you can use to reinvent yourself and your enterprise for what's ahead. Get hands-on, developing actionable innovation and leadership plans in "Transformation Studio" sessions led by top CIOs. Join us for this premier, two-day event at the JW Marriott Starr Pass Resort & Spa in Tucson, Arizona. Register now for just $595 and SAVE $600. In this Issue Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch: A lightweight contender Swarm of bat-like flying robots could hunt for survivors or terrorists Scalpel. Check. Robot. Check. 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Learn More Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch: A lightweight contender We test Lenovo's latest ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch ultrabook, which is sleek and powerful, offers an impressive display and comes with an interesting keyboard innovation. Read More   Swarm of bat-like flying robots could hunt for survivors or terrorists If one day a swarm of small flying robots are used to search for survivors after an earthquake, credit may go to a team of Virginia Tech scientists and their study of bats. Read More   Scalpel. Check. Robot. Check. NASA bots, one day, may operate in space NASA wants a humanoid robot that can perform CPR, draw blood and operate on astronauts on the International Space Station or as they travel to Mars. Read More   HP eyes acquisitions and divestitures, CEO Whitman says After two-and-a-half years running Hewlett-Packard, CEO Meg Whitman appears ready to make some deals. Read More   20 tech brand names you're saying wrong How many of these tricky tech brand names have you been saying wrong? You might be surprised. Read More   Lacie packs 25TB of storage in new RAID product LaCie has increased the storage capacity of its 5big external storage product to 25TB. Read More   Source code for Android iBanking bot surfaces on underground forum The source code for an Android mobile banking Trojan app was released on an underground forum, making it possible for a larger number of cybercriminals to launch attacks using this kind of malware in the future. Read More   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 Mt. Gox bitcoin price falls below $100 Bitcoin fell below US$100 on major exchange Mt. Gox early Friday, dropping under a key psychological threshold. Read More   Dell is the first PC maker to join wireless power group Dell has become a member of the Alliance for Wireless Power, an indication that the company is eyeing the technology for some of its products. Read More   Google developing phone that views in 3-D Google has been working for the last one year on 3-D smartphones that aim to give the devices greater awareness of space and motion in natural environments. Read More   White House takes steps against patent trolls The White House will launch new efforts aimed at combating abusive patent lawsuits, including a website to assist defendants of patent lawsuits brought by so-called patent trolls. Read More   Matt Hamblen: Samsung's big 12.2-in. Galaxy Note Pro tablet -- a first look How productive can you be with this 12.2-in. Samsng tablet? Read More   Darlene Storm: Without REAL ID driver's license, will TSA require passport if plane never leaves USA? In April, the law requiring REAL ID driver's licenses goes into effect, but 13 states are not ready. The Coalition for a Secure Driver's License has warned that Americans without a REAL ID license may need "acceptable" ID like a passport to get through TSA security screenings . . . even if U.S. citizens are not flying outside of the USA. Read More   Patrick Thibodeau: The downside of Silicon Valley's focus on ultra high-end skills Silicon Valley's wealth may be concentrating in firms that only hire people with ultra high-end skills. WhatsApp is a good example. Read More   Richi Jennings: HP beats the street: Did firing 34,000 workers work? Wait. Did I say 'fire'? I meant to say WFR and EER. In surprise news, HP (NYSE:HPQ) is doing well. Bill 'n' Dave's formerly-eponymous company -- we used to call it Hewlett-Packard -- made more money than expected last quarter. 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