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	Hell freezes over: Microsoft makes Windows free for some devices Microsoft today said that it would give away licenses to Windows Phone and Windows to device makers building smartphones or tablets with screens smaller than 9-in. measured diagonally. Read More   WHITE PAPER: IBM Winning the Paper Wars In this report, AIIM looks at the reasons for this poor progress, measure the adoption of digital mailrooms, chart the progress of mobile capture, and show which paper-free processes are the most effective. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft slates April 8 release of Windows 8.1 Update Windows Phone 8.1 confirmed, with Cortana digital assistant Durbin warns Republicans standalone H-1B hike plan will fail CompTIA now offers its research without charge 10 takeaways from Microsoft's Build conference 2014 Lawmakers fear end of U.S. oversight of ICANN could allow 'Net censorship Three new Lumia smartphones to run Windows Phone 8.1 Steve Jobs called for 'holy war' against Google First images of reversible USB cables emerge Video: Mainframe at 50: You can't go five minutes without it Amazon releases Fire TV set-top box with voice activation Researchers publicly disclose vulnerabilities in Oracle Java Cloud Service Wanted: Developers who can make outdated documents readable again New rugged laptop from Dell has a screen with a twist Coinbase denies security breach as user names posted online Jonny Evans: Review: Apple's recent iWork improvements Preston Gralla: Can universal Windows apps close Microsoft's app gap? WHITE PAPER: CDW 5 Pillars of Total Mobility Management Today's mobility environment moves quickly and presents challenges to everyone from IT to key stakeholders to the C-suite. How do you wrap your head around these mobility challenges? View Now Microsoft slates April 8 release of Windows 8.1 Update   Microsoft today said that it will ship a Windows 8.1 refresh, a set of new features designed to make the struggling OS easier to use for customers with a mouse and keyboard, on April 8. Read More   Windows Phone 8.1 confirmed, with Cortana digital assistant Microsoft unveiled Windows Phone 8.1 on Wednesday, and confirmed reports that the new OS includes Microsoft's first voice-activated digital assistant, called Cortana. Read More   Durbin warns Republicans standalone H-1B hike plan will fail A push by the high-tech industry to support a stand-alone H-1B increase is drawing the ire of U.S. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.). Read More   CompTIA now offers its research without charge CompTIA, a 32-year-old tech industry group best known for its IT certifications, is broadening access to it resources by making them free. Read More   10 takeaways from Microsoft's Build conference 2014   Microsoft started its Build developers conference Wednesday with a three-hour keynote. Here are some of the highlights. Read More   Lawmakers fear end of U.S. oversight of ICANN could allow 'Net censorship A U.S. National Telecommunications and Information Administration plan to end its formal relationship with the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers could open the door to Internet censorship by China, Russia or Iran, some U.S. lawmakers said. Read More   Three new Lumia smartphones to run Windows Phone 8.1 Nokia announced three new Lumia smartphones on Wednesday that will run the just-announced Windows Phone 8.1 OS, including a Lumia 630 with a dual 3G SIM variant that will cost just $169. Read More   Steve Jobs called for 'holy war' against Google Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs declared 2011 the year of "holy war against Google" in an email to Apple executives ahead of an annual management retreat in late 2010. Read More   WHITE PAPER: SugarCRM Learn why Analyst firm Ovum names SugarCRM a leading CRM The latest release of SugarCRM's flagship product gives users new tools to build extraordinary customer relationships. Read an in-depth analysis of SugarCRM's enhanced ability to help companies execute their customer-facing initiatives from Ovum, a leading technology research firm. View Now>> First images of reversible USB cables emerge A presentation at the Intel Developer's Forum this week showed images of the upcoming USB Type-C plug that is smaller than today's USB 3.0 connectors and is symmetrical in design. Read More   Video: Mainframe at 50: You can't go five minutes without it Despite repeated predictions of their demise, mainframes still power much of today's critical infrastructure and IBM turns out about 300 of the machines every year. Follow report Nick Barber on Twitter @nickjb Read More   Amazon releases Fire TV set-top box with voice activation Amazon announced its $99 Fire TV set-top box that plugs into an HDTV's HDMI port and includes voice activated searches. Read More   Researchers publicly disclose vulnerabilities in Oracle Java Cloud Service Security researchers released technical details and proof-of-concept code for 30 security issues affecting Oracle's Java Cloud Service, some of which could allow attackers to compromise business-critical Java applications deployed on it. Read More   Wanted: Developers who can make outdated documents readable again The Document Foundation is looking for developers who want to help make documents locked in old, outdated and inaccessible file formats readable again. Read More   New rugged laptop from Dell has a screen with a twist Dell's new rugged laptop has a 11.6-in. screen with a twist -- the screen can rotate 180 degrees to turn the device into a tablet. Read More   Coinbase denies security breach as user names posted online Bitcoin wallet service Coinbase has denied it suffered a security breach, but acknowledged that a list of some of its users has been circulating on the Web. Read More   Jonny Evans: Review: Apple's recent iWork improvements Apple's much-improved iWork is now a perfectly credible cross platform, device-agnostic productivity solution that will achieve what most casual users need while also being compatible with Microsoft Office. Read More   Preston Gralla: Can universal Windows apps close Microsoft's app gap? One big reason Windows tablets and smartphones don't sell well is the app gap: There are far fewer apps available for Windows tablets and Windows Phone devices than for iOS and Android. With Microsoft's announcement of universal apps that run on all Windows devices, though, that may well change. Read More
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