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	Nokia hopes Android and Microsoft will help sell low-end smartphones In a bid to go after the low-end smartphone segment, Nokia is using Android with its own user interface and Microsoft services on the X, X+ and XL devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: VCE SAP on Vblock™ Systems VCE, in partnership with SAP, is leading the way with virtual SAP landscapes. Vblock™ Systems offer a factory-integrated, enterprise-class IT infrastructure that streamlines acquisition, deployment, and operations. Learn More In this Issue Preston Gralla: Will Nokia's new Android phones lead to a civil war inside Microsoft? Richi Jennings: Nokia uses F-word in Android X-citement Microsoft concedes Windows 8.1 needs more for mouse, keyboard customers HP unveils first 64-bit Windows 8.1 tablets with Intel Atom Microsoft tries to jumpstart cheap Windows devices with license price cut Nokia Here Maps app coming to Windows 8.1 Preston Gralla: Why is Microsoft dissing Apple when it comes to Office? Hey Microsoft, where's the next Mac Office? Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Carbon Touch: A lightweight contender HP reverses decline in PC sales, claims broad progress in quarter Preston Gralla: 4 reasons you'll like Microsoft's new OneDrive Windows Phone to get long-awaited enterprise update WHITE PAPER: IBM Corporation Operational Analytics from A to Z As the market demands faster and more accurate responses to opportunities and threats, operational analytics is becoming the foundation for real-time decision making. The paper outlines the business value and technological foundations of operational analytics. View Now Preston Gralla: Will Nokia's new Android phones lead to a civil war inside Microsoft? Nokia's new X line of low-end Android phone looks like it could be a winner -- but its success could set off a serious civil war inside Microsoft. What do the new Android phones say about what kind of company Microsoft will eventually become? Read More Richi Jennings: Nokia uses F-word in Android X-citement Espoo attempts to develop developing markets. In Nokia's last hurrah before Microsoft takes over, it's unveiled THREE Android-based phones. At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, the Nokia X series is raising eyebrows, even though it's been widely leaked for months. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers theorize and aggrandize. Read More Microsoft concedes Windows 8.1 needs more for mouse, keyboard customers Microsoft on Sunday publicly acknowledged what leaks had shown, that the company will issue an update to Windows 8.1 this spring that provides more tools for owners of traditional PCs controlled by mouse and keyboard. Read More HP unveils first 64-bit Windows 8.1 tablets with Intel Atom After months of waiting, some of the first 64-bit tablets with Windows 8.1 and Intel's Bay Trail chips were announced by Hewlett-Packard. Read More Microsoft tries to jumpstart cheap Windows devices with license price cut Microsoft has cut the price of Windows 8.1 by nearly three-fourths to device makers who produce lower-cost laptops and tablets. Read More Nokia Here Maps app coming to Windows 8.1 Nokia's Here Maps application will be available for free in the coming days for all Windows 8.1 users, including those with devices running Windows Pro and Windows RT. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware Infographic: Why vCloud Hybrid Service The cloud is packed with benefits. This infographic discusses 10 of the most critical benefits of VMware vCloud Hybrid Service, such as: -Keeping costs and risks low -Confidence in security and compliance -Giving your business room to innovate Learn more Preston Gralla: Why is Microsoft dissing Apple when it comes to Office? Microsoft's so far refusing to release a version of Office for the iPad is not the only way that the company is dissing Apple. It's been more than three years since the company has released a version of Office for the Mac, and there's still no release date. Why is Microsoft treating Apple so badly when it comes to Office? Read More 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 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 HP reverses decline in PC sales, claims broad progress in quarter Hewlett-Packard has returned its PC business to growth and reported better-than-expected results for the first quarter of its fiscal year. Read More Preston Gralla: 4 reasons you'll like Microsoft's new OneDrive Microsoft's rebranding of its cloud-storage service SkyDrive to OneDrive is more than just a name change. Here are four new features that make the service even better. Read More Windows Phone to get long-awaited enterprise update Microsoft will soon offer an update to its Windows Phone operating system that will bring a number of new features targeted at enterprise users. Read More
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