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	Apple's rich enough to buy Beats with movie-date money Much has been made about the scale of Apple's $3 billion purchase of Beats Electronics and Beats Music, but the reality is that the money represents a pittance to Apple, literally pocket change in the light of its bank balance. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Network World Tech Tours Network World Announces a New Seminar Wireless Infrastructure: Optimizing Performance for the Modern Network. July 17, Westin Chicago River North. Free seminar. Learn more and register now. In this Issue LG's new G3 smartphone: Simpler is better Asus PadFone X orders start June 6 from AT&T The hottest trend in mobile: going offline! 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It summarizes the major features and explains how they simplify and speed the process of developing and deploying IoT/M2M solutions while minimizing infrastructure and development costs. Learn More LG's new G3 smartphone: Simpler is better LG Electronics emphasized a simpler user experience during its unveiling of the new G3 smartphone that could prove to be a lot more than marketing noise. Read More Asus PadFone X orders start June 6 from AT&T The newest smartphone and tablet docking station combo from Asus, the PadFone X, can be ordered starting June 6 exclusively from AT&T stores and at its website, the carrier announced Wednesday. Read More The hottest trend in mobile: going offline! The consumer electronics industry has spent the last 20 years making everything connect wirelessly to the Internet -- from PCs to TVs, cameras to speakers. Read More JR Raphael: 5 big questions about the LG G3 LG's G3 sounds great on paper, but specs and marketing aside, there are some important things to consider about the device. Read More 12 tablet accessories that let you ditch your laptop Android and iOS tablets have come a long way, but for many users they're still not suitable laptop replacements. However, you can change that. These 12 gadgets each help bridge the gap between notebook PC and tablet. Read More Microsoft buys Capptain for mobile analytics, cloud services Microsoft plans to boost its Azure cloud services with its acquisition of Capptain, whose product helps developers track and analyze usage of their Web and mobile apps and implement customer retention strategies. Read More Matt Hamblen: Gear Fit's curved-screen styling shows the promise of wearables Samsung's new Gear Fit is a stylish activity tracker worn on the wrist, but not as smartwatch. What makes it special? It includes the world's first curved SuperAMOLED color display, which measures 1.84-in. diagonally with 128x432 pixels. Read More WHITE PAPER: Sophos, Inc. Endpoint Buyer's Guide Evaluating the many components that make up an endpoint security solution may seem overwhelming. Get independent research and test results to help you determine your requirements and identify the vendor that best meets your needs. Learn More Intel looks to Rockchip deal to boost cheap tablets Low-cost Android tablets from little-known vendors with 3G capabilities may soon hit shelves with chips from Intel, which is looking to replace ARM processors in devices starting at $100. Read More Microsoft prays for service revenue with free Windows 8.1 with Bing for tablets Microsoft confirmed that it will give a new version of its OS, "Windows 8.1 with Bing," to tablet makers for free as it tries to boost the market and sales shares of its flagship OS. Read More Symantec buys Android email security tool maker Symantec said it closed a deal last week to acquire NitroDesk, which makes security and management applications for mobile devices. Read More Apple confirms WWDC public webcast on June 2 Apple confirmed that it will webcast the keynote at its Worldwide Developers Conference next Monday. Read More Preston Gralla: Microsoft's top Surface exec: We're all in with Windows RT Last week's introduction of the Surface Pro 3 was noticeably lacking an RT version of the device -- the first time a Surface Windows tablet was announced without a Windows RT companion. But Panos Panay, in charge of the Surface,insisted that Microsoft is committed to Windows RT for the long haul. Read More JR Raphael: Google: Android's 'hamburger' navigation drawer isn't going anywhere Hear ye, hear ye, citizens of the Android universe: The reports of the Android navigation drawer's death have been greatly exaggerated. Read More Richi Jennings: BlackBerry: IT LIVES! John Chen is Mr. Zinger BlackBerry CEO John Chen wants you to know the company is in rude health. It's not dead. Full of life, it's far from resting in peace. Indeed, it's still at the very top of the curtain, while the choir-invisible is patiently waiting. The daisies are still underground. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers wonder if, perhaps, Chen merely nailed BlackBerry to its perch. Read More
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