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	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 RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Wireless Infrastructure Seminar - Atlanta Wireless Infrastructure Seminar Comes to the Atlanta 4/29 IT departments must provide a secure and reliable wireless infrastructure to support the growing volume of voice, data, video, users, devices, and applications. Plus, users are demanding wireless services on par with (or better than) wired connections. Attend this free seminar and learn about the latest developments in wireless infrastructure technologies. 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EMA Radar evaluated 7 leading cloud integration platform vendors for the value they deliver. How did they rank? Which is the right fit for your business? Read EMA Radar's report and learn more. Learn More Cortana's voice is synthesized in part from an AI character in Halo Cortana, Microsoft's new digital assistant for Windows Phone 8.1, gets her name from a fictional character in the popular Halo video game series. Read More Office for iPad arrives: A look inside Microsoft unleashes its Office suite for Apple's iPad. Read More EU votes net neutrality into law, abolishes mobile roaming charges Blocking and throttling Internet traffic will become illegal in the European Union following a parliamentary vote on Thursday. Read More HTC One (M8) deep-dive review: Smartphone sophistication made better HTC is working to bring a sense of luxury to its smartphones -- and with its new HTC One (M8), it's closer than ever to delivering the ultimate high-end device. Read More Apple looks to buy Renesas chip joint venture Apple is said to be in talks with Renesas Electronics to buy its majority-owned joint venture that designs chips for smartphone displays. Read More FCC opens the door for faster Wi-Fi U.S. regulators are opening up spectrum that could allow for Wi-Fi services with speeds of 1Gbps and faster. Read More Intel plans new 'Braswell' chip for PCs Intel is preparing a new 'Braswell' chip to succeed its power-efficient Bay Trail processor found in PCs besides working on bringing over 20 Chromebook designs to the market this year. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Managing BitLocker With SafeGuard Enterprise This whitepaper explains how Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise secures your data wherever it's stored; and how it allows you to support diverse platforms and encryption products including BitLocker. Learn More Hell freezes over: Microsoft makes Windows free for some devices Microsoft will give away licenses to Windows Phone and Windows to device makers building smartphones or tablets with screens smaller than 9 inches measured diagonally. Read More Three new Lumia smartphones to run Windows Phone 8.1 Nokia announced three new Lumia smartphones 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 Public Wi-Fi speeds to get a boost from Qualcomm's new antenna technology Qualcomm has chipsets on the way that use new antenna technology to boost Wi-Fi download speeds in crowded spaces where lots of people are competing for bandwidth. Read More LTE smartphone specs shootout: Nokia Lumia 635 vs. EE Kestrel The options are increasing for people who want an LTE smartphone but don't want to spend a fortune or sign an expensive contract. Two new alternatives that won't drain wallets are Nokia's Lumia 635 and the Huawei-made Kestrel. Read More BlackBerry won't renew T-Mobile pact BlackBerry will not renew the license of T-Mobile U.S. to sell its products when it expires later this month, the smartphone maker said. 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 Richi Jennings: Huge Chromebook sales growth. Will 2019 be the year of the Linux desktop? The Chromebook platform goes from strength to strength. Market researchers say they're selling faster than ever, predicting 11 million sales (in... err... 2019). And it's not just consumers buying them. Some enterprises are choosing to move most of their Windows users to Chrome OS, motivated by the XP end-of-life and cost savings. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers ponder the wisdom of Chromebooks and Chromeboxes in the enterprise. Read More
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