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	5 reasons why Google can catch Amazon in the cloud Google, according to industry analysts, is positioning itself to take on Amazon's dominance as a cloud provider. While it's lagging today, Google could catch Amazon and some day supplant its top position in the cloud. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Unisys Keeping UP with Mobile Trendsetters Is your organization making the most of mobile? In this IDG Research Services study, we take a global look at adoption trends, examining how and why some companies are pulling ahead of the mobile curve. We offer the best practices and prescriptive advice that you can put to work today—for a more mobile tomorrow Learn more In this Issue Windows 8.1 tablets with 8-inch screens: Which one is right for you? As Gundotra departs, Google+ gets a new leader Give IE the heave-ho until Microsoft patches zero-day Mullins chip may halt string of AMD tablet failures New Galaxy K zoom packs a 20.7 megapixel camera Heartbleed's silver lining: New passwords! Your smartwatch probably uses a smartphone or a tablet processor Microsoft boosts OneDrive for Business capacity to 1TB Google builds homegrown server with IBM Power chip US-CERT to Americans: Stop browsing with IE Home inkjet printer fabricates circuit boards on photo paper Samsung prepares lower-end phones as Q1 operating profit falls Motorola Mobility breaches E.U. competition law, but escapes fine Sharon Machlis: Vida.io creates Google Charts in the cloud RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: SAS   Big Data.   What it is and why it matters. Click to continue Windows 8.1 tablets with 8-inch screens: Which one is right for you? Dell, Toshiba, Acer, Lenovo and ASUS battle it out for supremacy in the market for low-cost tablets pre-installed with Microsoft Office Read More   As Gundotra departs, Google+ gets a new leader As Vic Gundotra leaves Google and his post heading up Google+, the company has named a new leader of its social networking business. Read More   Give IE the heave-ho until Microsoft patches zero-day   The U.S. government's top cyber-security agency is telling Internet Explorer users they should consider running a different browser until Microsoft fixes a critical vulnerability. Read More   Mullins chip may halt string of AMD tablet failures   Advanced Micro Devices hopes its latest Mullins tablet processor will find acceptance after three failed predecessors and a handful of unsuccessful devices. Read More   New Galaxy K zoom packs a 20.7 megapixel camera Expanding on last year's device, Samsung's new Galaxy K zoom sports a more powerful 20.7 megapixel camera and comes with a special alarm to help users take timed selfies. Read More   Heartbleed's silver lining: New passwords! When's the last time you thought about using different passwords for different websites? Perhaps after a bug called Heartbleed started crawling around them. Read More   Your smartwatch probably uses a smartphone or a tablet processor Teardowns of more than a dozen smartwatches now on the market show that some models use processors originally designed for smartphones or tablets, according to ABI Research. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Box Vendor Landscape: Cloud File Sharing Box recommends this report for any growing business or company considering an investment in enterprise content collaboration and cloud file sharing. Both let users access important content simply and securely, on any device: desktop, laptop, phone or tablet. Learn more>> Microsoft boosts OneDrive for Business capacity to 1TB The cloud-storage arms race heated up even more on Monday when Microsoft gave its OneDrive for Business service a big capacity boost. Read More   Google builds homegrown server with IBM Power chip IBM's efforts to expand the use of its Power chips in hyperscale data centers just got a big shot in the arm from Google. Read More   US-CERT to Americans: Stop browsing with IE The U.S. government's top cyber-security agency is telling Internet Explorer users they should consider running a different browser until Microsoft fixes a critical vulnerability. Read More   Home inkjet printer fabricates circuit boards on photo paper Using a home inkjet printer, special ink and photo paper, scientists from Microsoft Research have created what they hope will be the future for fabricating basic electronics. Presented at CHI 2014 in Toronto, the project uses "circuit stickers" which let users build electronics by sticking circuit elements onto paper. Read More   Samsung prepares lower-end phones as Q1 operating profit falls Samsung Electronics posted a dip in its operating profit for the first quarter, falling by 3.3% year-over-year as the company faces growing competition in the smartphone market. Read More   Motorola Mobility breaches E.U. competition law, but escapes fine Google-owned Motorola Mobility has been found guilty of breaching EU competition law but escaped a fine from European Union regulators. Read More   Sharon Machlis: Vida.io creates Google Charts in the cloud The goal is to make it easier to create either simple Google Charts or complex D3 visualizations Read More
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