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	Samsung Chromebook 2 review: Compelling -- but not without compromise Samsung's Chromebook 2 has a distinctive design and a roomy 1080p display, but it also has some meaningful drawbacks compared to other devices. Read More WHITE PAPER: Tintri Inc. Virtualize with Tintri Zero Management Storage Tintri Zero Management Storage™ is the first storage solution designed from the ground up to meet the unique challenges of virtual environments and eliminate the complexity associated with managing storage. Read now! Read now! In this Issue Jonny Evans: Last chance to ask Tim Cook: "Why is Apple buying Beats?" Office for iPad apps ring up 27M downloads Preston Gralla: Here's why Windows doesn't matter: 27 million Office for iPad downloads Samsung Galaxy S5 first month's sales top those of S4 Red Hat denies OpenStack favoritism claims Apple CEO Tim Cook -- now, half-off Jonny Evans: Can Angela Ahrendts save the Apple Store? JR Raphael: Here's the deal with bloatware on Samsung's Chromebook 2 Jonny Evans: OS X: Everything you need to use Smart Folders Review: Apple's iWork for iCloud is elegant but limited WHITE PAPER: Axeda Corporation Axeda Platform Technical Overview This paper discusses the core components of an IoT platform and architecture. 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 Jonny Evans: Last chance to ask Tim Cook: "Why is Apple buying Beats?" If you have the cash to bid in the auction and would like to ask Cook about what he's planning then be warned he probably won't tell you anything, you'll simply have to read his non-verbal cues. Though you might want to take a close look at what he's wearing on his wrist. Read More Office for iPad apps ring up 27M downloads Microsoft on Monday said that customers had downloaded about 27 million copies of the Office for iPad apps in six weeks, a "promising" figure that one analyst said still lacks important contextual details. Read More Preston Gralla: Here's why Windows doesn't matter: 27 million Office for iPad downloads Microsoft clearly made the right move when it released Office for the iPad instead of holding it as a bludgeon to get people to buy Windows tablets. That's the takeaway from Microsoft's announcement that there have been 27 million downloads of Office for the iPad since its release six weeks ago. Read More Samsung Galaxy S5 first month's sales top those of S4 Despite mixed reviews from critics, Samsung's Galaxy S5 smartphone is proving to be another hit for the company, with 11 million of the phones sold in the first month of launch. Read More Red Hat denies OpenStack favoritism claims Red Hat said it provides commercial support for its Linux distribution regardless of which version of OpenStack its customers are using, rejecting a report to the contrary from earlier Wednesday. Read More WHITE PAPER: IBM IDC Brief: Cloud Computing in the Midmarket Read this analyst brief from IDC to learn about public, private and hybrid cloud models and how your organization can take advantage of them. The paper also looks at how you can integrate cloud solutions into existing IT and offers some principles for measuring the success of your cloud solutions. Learn More Apple CEO Tim Cook -- now, half-off A lunch date with Apple CEO Tim Cook went for $330,000 yesterday in an online charity auction -- a little more than half what someone paid last year for a 30-minute coffee break with him. Read More Jonny Evans: Can Angela Ahrendts save the Apple Store? What's clear as Apple puts together the pieces for its Next Big Thing is that with Ahrendts at the helm its retail stores will become the place to go if you want to take a look at its next industry-changing product releases. Read More JR Raphael: Here's the deal with bloatware on Samsung's Chromebook 2 Yes, Samsung has preloaded some programs on its new Chromebook 2 -- but before you grab the nearest pitchfork, you may want to see what's actually going on. Read More Jonny Evans: OS X: Everything you need to use Smart Folders Smart Folders can save you time -- so long as you use them. In this short report we'll look at what they are, how they're made and create an example folder. Read More Review: Apple's iWork for iCloud is elegant but limited Apple's online productivity suite is exceptionally polished and easy to use, but lacking in word processing and spreadsheet features Read More
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