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	How to save on mobile plans: Your guide to 16 no-contract carriers AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless are no longer the only mobile phone games in town -- there are some great no-contract alternatives out there. Here are 16 of them. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software The Future of IT: A Customer First Approach Explore how customer-first policies can make use of social, mobile and cloud technologies to give workers the freedom and flexibility they desire to drive company productivity. Learn More. In this Issue Apple defies PC downturn again, boosts Mac sales Career alert: A Master of analytics degree is the ticket -- if you can get into class New FCC rules would allow payments for speedier traffic FCC will seek comments about its latest net neutrality proposal Consumers are still meh about 3D printers Privacy jitters derail controversial K-12 big data initiative It's now possible to wirelessly charge 40 smartphones from 16 feet away Fewer college students use tablets; may be a sign device doesn't boost productivity Tim Cook to Microsoft: Better late than never for Office on iPad IPhone sales drive strong Apple earnings in Q2 Facebook Q1 sales leap as mobile ad business grows Video: Up close with Volvo's Apple CarPlay integration University goes with an Oracle rival after ERP lawsuit settlement IBM hopes new chip can turn the tables on Intel Raspberry Pi alternatives arrive and fill a need for speed Jonny Evans: The Android to iPhone switchers guide Richi Jennings: The Internet asks: Et tu, FCC? 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 Apple defies PC downturn again, boosts Mac sales Apple on Wednesday said it sold 4.1 million Macs in the March quarter, growing sales during a period when the personal computer industry overall continued to contract. Read More Career alert: A Master of analytics degree is the ticket -- if you can get into class The toughest part about earning a Master of Science in Analytics at North Carolina State University may be deciding which job to accept. Read More New FCC rules would allow payments for speedier traffic The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will propose new net neutrality rules Thursday that will allow broadband providers to charge companies like Netflix for preferential traffic management, according to a news report. Read More FCC will seek comments about its latest net neutrality proposal The U.S. Federal Communications Commission will take public comments before moving forward with a new set of net neutrality rules that sparked controversy when they were leaked in a news report earlier Wednesday. Read More Consumers are still meh about 3D printers 3D printers may be gaining ground in the workplace, but the same isn't true for consumers, according to Juniper Research. Read More Privacy jitters derail controversial K-12 big data initiative Unrelenting privacy concerns finally derailed a controversial big data initiative that promised to deliver more individualized instruction to public school students in the U.S. Read More It's now possible to wirelessly charge 40 smartphones from 16 feet away Korean researchers have shown it's possible to wirelessly transmit power over a distance of 16 feet and charge up to 40 smartphones. Read More Fewer college students use tablets; may be a sign device doesn't boost productivity How much real work can one get done on a tablet? Or are tablets mostly designed for entertainment? The questions arise as a recent survey of college students showed a small decline in tablet ownership. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Deliver Better Service and Support, More Efficiently People and businesses can do amazing things when technology runs at its best. Changing requirements and expectations have placed new demands on IT; now it's time for a new approach to service and support. Learn More Tim Cook to Microsoft: Better late than never for Office on iPad Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks Microsoft could have benefitted from bringing the Office suite to iPads earlier, but it was better late than never. Read More IPhone sales drive strong Apple earnings in Q2 Apple's iPad shipments declined, but iPhone sales were strong as the company reported a hike in profit and revenue during the second quarter of 2014. Read More Facebook Q1 sales leap as mobile ad business grows Facebook reported a nice 72 percent boost in sales for the first quarter, as the company continues to make strides expanding its advertising business on mobile devices. Read More Video: Up close with Volvo's Apple CarPlay integration At the New York International Auto Show, Lucas Mearian gets a demonstration of Volvo's integration of the Apple CarPlay system, which lets users access apps, maps, music and contacts from their own iPhone. Read More University goes with an Oracle rival after ERP lawsuit settlement Roughly a year after settling an ugly, protracted legal battle with Oracle, Montclair State University is planning to implement a rival vendor's ERP (enterprise-resource-planning) system. Read More IBM hopes new chip can turn the tables on Intel An IBM project to widen the use of its Power server chips inched forward Wednesday with Big Blue trying to challenge Intel for a bigger role in the hyperscale data centers run by the likes of Google and Facebook. Read More Raspberry Pi alternatives arrive and fill a need for speed Raspberry Pi isn't planning a hardware upgrade of its popular $25 computer anytime soon, but faster options are emerging for users attracted to such board-like devices. Read More Jonny Evans: The Android to iPhone switchers guide iPhone sales are accelerating and millions of people purchasing a new Apple smartphone are switching from Android devices. If you are one of these migrating Android customers switching to iOS this short guide should help you make a smooth transition. Read More Richi Jennings: The Internet asks: Et tu, FCC? Has corporate "free speech" ruined the Internet? "Not that I loved the Internet less, but that I loved corporations more." This isn't the exact quote from Shakespeare's play Julius Caesar, but many bloggers believe Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler is thinking it. Wheeler -- according to multiple reports -- has approved changes that will permit Internet Service Providers (ISP's) to charge premium rates for faster data speeds. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers believe those with the gold, make the rules. Read More
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