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	Microsoft returns to scare tactic well in dump-XP campaign Microsoft yesterday pulled out a fear-of-God approach to scare users into dumping Windows XP, telling them that the most popular tasks done on a PC will put them in the crosshairs of cyber criminals. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Business Analytics Buying Criteria: The Three Maxims In this Advisory, Clabby Analytics looks more closely at the importance of implementing an integrated infrastructure — and its relationship to business analytics. Learn More In this Issue Confused over what tablet to buy? Join the crowd SmartThings founder sees a limitless Internet of Things Facebook may lure teen users back with virtual reality promise Microsoft to webcast event where Office for iPad may be announced Astronauts still orbiting Earth after planned 6-hour trip to space station goes awry The Full Disclosure security mailing list is reborn Tip of the Hat: Lenovo looks to recreate Jobs magic, while Apple moves on Twittering! The first tweets of 21 tech titans Gameover malware takes aim at Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com Jack Gold: The Enterprise of Things Infor bets big on Amazon Web Services for cloud ERP Jonny Evans: Quick guide: Troubleshooting AirPlay playback Preston Gralla: Hate Windows 8? How about a return to DOS? JR Raphael: Hands on: The first things you notice about the new HTC One (M8) RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Mobiquity Inc. Optimize omnichannel to make increase customer engagement Customers expect seamless and information-rich experiences across all modes of interaction. At the heart of this, mobile is becoming the focal point of an effective omnichannel strategy, due to its prevalence and always-on nature. Mobiquity and the Wireless Innovation Council completed a research initiative on omnichannel trends and best practices. Read this report to understand how you – and your customers – can benefit from a powerful omnichannel experience. Confused over what tablet to buy? Join the crowd Tablet sales are slowing, forcing sellers and potential buyers alike to confront confusion over which device to buy. Read More   SmartThings founder sees a limitless Internet of Things   The idea that sparked the start-up SmartThings was a personal disaster. Read More   Facebook may lure teen users back with virtual reality promise After admitting last year that it was losing traction with teenage users, Facebook may have spent $2 billion to acquire Oculus VR Inc. to lure some of them back. Read More   Microsoft to webcast event where Office for iPad may be announced Microsoft on Thursday will publicly webcast a press event from San Francisco during which many expect CEO Satya Nadella to not only make his first appearance but also announce an upcoming Office for Apple's iPad. Read More   Astronauts still orbiting Earth after planned 6-hour trip to space station goes awry One NASA astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts are still orbiting the Earth in a Russian Soyuz spacecraft nearly 24 hours after lifting off on what was expected to be a six-hour trip. Read More   The Full Disclosure security mailing list is reborn The recently closed Full Disclosure security mailing list, which served as an open discussion forum for security researchers since 2002, was replaced Tuesday with a new list that will serve the same purpose, but will require former members to resubscribe. Read More   Tip of the Hat: Lenovo looks to recreate Jobs magic, while Apple moves on The wildly successful playbook used by Steve Jobs at Apple would normally be copied and followed by other companies looking for a competitive edge. Read More   WEBCAST: CDW Mobile Apps and Devices Slash Customer Cycle Time Consolidated Engineering Laboratories' field employees used to collect data on triplicate forms that were sometimes hard to read and difficult to manage. After procuring iPad devices from CDW and integrating mobile apps with back office systems, the company boosted productivity and reduced their customer cycle time by as much as 7X! View Now Twittering! The first tweets of 21 tech titans In honor of Twitter¿s 8th birthday, relive the first time some of the best-known names in technology tried tweeting. Read More   Gameover malware takes aim at Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com A new variant of the Gameover computer Trojan is targeting job seekers and recruiters by attempting to steal log-in credentials for Monster.com and CareerBuilder.com accounts. Read More   Jack Gold: The Enterprise of Things Consumers will lead the charge to the Internet of Things, but enterprise adaptation will not be far behind. Will your IT department be ready? Read More   Infor bets big on Amazon Web Services for cloud ERP Infor is betting big on Amazon Web Services for its cloud ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) software strategy, with plans to begin offering a series of product suites on the company's IaaS (infrastructure as a service). Read More   Jonny Evans: Quick guide: Troubleshooting AirPlay playback   AirPlay is Apple's wireless media streaming for Mac and iOS devices. It works well most of the time, but what should you do if you experience stuttering, sound dropout or other problems when using the system? That's what this guide is about. Read More   Preston Gralla: Hate Windows 8? How about a return to DOS? Plenty of people, including me, are no fans of Windows 8. But be happy it's here -- at least you don't have to compute like people did in the days of DOS. Then again, if you want, you can now return to those days, thanks to the free code being made available to all takers. Read More   JR Raphael: Hands on: The first things you notice about the new HTC One (M8) The new HTC One (M8) looks great on paper -- but what's it actually like to use? Here are the first things you notice when you pick up the phone. Read More
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