Surface do-or-die moment? Not so fast

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	Surface do-or-die moment? Not so fast Microsoft's scheduled unveiling of new Surface tablets next week is not a last-chance moment for the company's hardware dreams, analysts said, countering a theme popular on the Web. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Delivering Business Intelligence This white paper provides an overview of BI building blocks and deployments -- from classic data warehouses to Big Data and real-time analytics, as well as the demand for mobile solutions that can provide actionable intelligence from anywhere. View Now In this Issue Mozilla plans semi-silent updates to tug laggards onto the newest Firefox Snowden leaks prompt tech firms to tout privacy, transparency policies Wireless carrier wars come to your car FCC warns that it's still better to call 911 instead of texting More fake antivirus apps pop up in Google Play, Windows Phone Store Inside the FCC's net neutrality notice Google hopes fashion expertise will give Glass a boost with new hire Why are Xiaomi phones so cheap? Google looks to expand Play store worldwide, adds PayPal support JR Raphael: How to make free VoIP calls on Android -- without Google Jonny Evans: OS X: Sharing files between Windows and Mac Preston Gralla: Nadella versus Ballmer as CEO: Microsoft employees say it's Nadella by a mile WHITE PAPER: SAS A Non-Geek's Big Data Playbook This white paper is designed to be a visual playbook for the non-geek yet technically savvy business professional who is still trying to understand how big data, specifically Hadoop, impacts the enterprise data game we've all been playing for years. Learn more Mozilla plans semi-silent updates to tug laggards onto the newest Firefox Mozilla is preparing nearly-silent upgrades to get customers stuck on older versions of Firefox onto the newest edition, according to notes on the company's website and its bug-tracking database. Read More Snowden leaks prompt tech firms to tout privacy, transparency policies Several tech companies have revamped privacy and transparency policies since revelations in leaked NSA documents showed that the U.S. was secretly collecting customer data from Internet Service Providers, telecommunications companies and others. Read More Wireless carrier wars come to your car GM is the latest automaker to offer Wi-Fi hotspots in vehicles, providing 4G access while others have 3G. The move poses a question: Do people really need Wi-Fi in cars? Read More FCC warns that it's still better to call 911 instead of texting The FCC says the public should not rely on text messages to reach 911 in emergencies because the technology is only available to 59 of the more than 6,000 emergency communications centers nationwide. Read More More fake antivirus apps pop up in Google Play, Windows Phone Store Last month Google offered refunds to users who bought a fake antivirus app from Google Play, but the scam seems to be catching on and security researchers have recently identified similar apps in both the Android and Windows Phone app stores. Read More Inside the FCC's net neutrality notice The U.S. Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to release a controversial proposal to restore net neutrality rules and seek public comment on a number of ways to proceed after a U.S. appeals court threw out the agency's old rules in January. Read More WHITE PAPER: Spanning The Top 5 Reasons You Need Backup for SaaS Applications This eBook will help you understand the most common threats to your business in the cloud, as well as how to protect your company from non-compliance and data loss. Learn More Google hopes fashion expertise will give Glass a boost with new hire Google has hired a former Calvin Klein and Gap executive to help make Glass socially acceptable and turn it into a mainstream product. Read More Why are Xiaomi phones so cheap? Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi has made a name for itself by selling iPhone-like gear for almost a third of the price of Apple products. It may sound too good to be true, but the company is managing to sell millions of phones and is already kicking off a global expansion. So how does it pull it off? Read More Google looks to expand Play store worldwide, adds PayPal support Google aims to fuel international sales in the Play store by expanding the use of carrier billing and letting developers sell apps in more countries. The company has also added PayPal as a new payment method in countries such as the U.S. and Germany. Read More JR Raphael: How to make free VoIP calls on Android -- without Google Google may have cut off access to its VoIP network this week, but there's still an easy way to make and receive free calls from your Android phone or tablet. Read More Jonny Evans: OS X: Sharing files between Windows and Mac The Mac is back even while PC sales fall. This means many Mac users today find themselves in mixed platform offices, while Windows switchers may still need to grab some precious files off their old machines. Here's how it's done. Read More Preston Gralla: Nadella versus Ballmer as CEO: Microsoft employees say it's Nadella by a mile How well is Satya Nadella doing as Microsoft's CEO compared to Steve Ballmer? If you ask Microsoft employees, they'll tell you it's Nadella by a mile, according to the career site Glassdoor. Are the employees on-target, or is it hero worship and wishful thinking? Read More
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