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	Would Amazon really make a phone? Of course The idea of an Amazon smartphone, reportedly in the works for a September release, may seem far-fetched or foolhardy but isn't that big a stretch for the ambitious shopping, device and content giant. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Cloud Benefits for the IT Service Management Market This paper explores the reasons for the rapid growth of cloud-based IT service management (ITSM) solutions and the benefits they offer for enterprises. Learn More In this Issue The road to the 60TB hard drive Microsoft puts the squeeze on Windows to shoehorn it into 16GB devices The Mainframe Isn't Dead, and Neither Is the PC Sharky: How could it be mechanical? That might cost money! Apple and Samsung spar over $2.2B damages claim Michael Horowitz: The Woops of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) raises its ugly head again Richi Jennings: Will consumers ever see a 3D Amazon phone? NASA'S KRex robot aims for the moon WHITE PAPER: BMC Software A Practical Guide to Understand and Benefit from the CIT This guide explores the realities of IT Consumerization to define challenges and opportunities. Learn best practices and get actionable recommendations. Learn More The road to the 60TB hard drive Within the next six years, hard disk drives will go from 6TB of storage to 60TB. Here are the technological advancements that will make that possible. Read More Microsoft puts the squeeze on Windows to shoehorn it into 16GB devices Microsoft has revealed how it will squeeze Windows 8.1 onto devices with storage space as small as 16GB to fulfill a promise earlier this year that OEMs could produce low-cost tablets and laptops. Read More The Mainframe Isn't Dead, and Neither Is the PC The mainframe was supposed to go extinct decades ago, but it's abundant in many habitats. Same goes for the PC, which seems to have adapted for survival better than once thought. Both the mainframe and the PC offer evolutionary advantages that newer, more sophisticated species still struggle to match. Read More Sharky: How could it be mechanical? That might cost money! One of the responsibilities this IT pilot fish has inherited is an automatic gate with key-card access that's getting pretty creaky. But management doesn't want to sink money into repairs -- after all, it's working, right? Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Connection | Cisco | Intel® It's Time to Refresh Your Data Center In this Whitepaper, we'll take a close look at how Cisco® Unified Computing System (UCS®) with intelligent Intel® Xeon® processors is revolutionizing the way businesses store and access information. Learn More Apple and Samsung spar over $2.2B damages claim Apple outlined for the first time on Friday how it came up with the US$2.2 billion in damages that it wants a California jury to award it for Samsung's alleged "massive infringement" of five Apple patents. Read More Michael Horowitz: The Woops of WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) raises its ugly head again WPS  is an alternate on-ramp to a Wi-Fi network. It is also a security nightmare, and it has just been extended to include NFC. No WPS for me, thank you.  Read More Richi Jennings: Will consumers ever see a 3D Amazon phone? Amazon 3D phone: A bungle in the jungle? For more than three years, rumors of Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) smartphones have pricked up bloggy ears. Never tiring of never-ending tales of unreleased phones, bloggers have trampled through dense Amazonian foliage to return with The Legend of the 3D Smartphone. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers switch on their Nooks. Read More NASA'S KRex robot aims for the moon NASA's KRex is a prototype planetary rover designed for rough terrain. It's undergoing development and testing for a targeted lunar mission as early as 2018. Follow reporter Melissa Aparicio on Twitter @MelisAparicio Read More
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