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	New, cheaper iMac looks like DYI nightmare Apple's new iMac may be less expensive than its siblings, but that came at a price, a reseller said: Do-it-yourselfers won't be able to upgrade the stock 8GB of memory in the new all-in-one. Read More   WHITE PAPER: HGST Accelerating Oracle with Preferred Reads This article shows how the Virident | HGST FlashMAX II card can be used to gain read Flash performance in an ASM cluster, while keeping a copy of the data in the existin SAN storage array. View Now>> In this Issue Google looks to the day when it can quit building its own servers The enterprise PC: Not quite dead yet ARM 64-bit chips move beyond iPhone into servers Nvidia abandons 64-bit Denver chip for servers Surface Pro 3 'notebook' reaches retail A closer look at the new technologies in Amazon's Fire smartphone Why you shouldn't buy the Amazon Fire phone Personal 3D printer sales to reach $1.2B by 2018 Microsoft promises Windows Phone 'kill-switch' by July 2015 8 technologies that are on the way out -- and one that we'll never be rid of Whoops! Microsoft goof confirms Surface Mini Microsoft, insurer, may make home automation inexpensive -- even free Sharky: Honesty: definitely the most improbable policy WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies   Integrated Cross-Enterprise Performance Management Everyone uses e-commerce websites, but did you know that means accessing mainframe computers? This infographic shows how the end-to-end visibility offered by a single integrated set of solutions for cross-enterprise performance management is the best way to pinpoint the root cause of a performance issue. Learn more Google looks to the day when it can quit building its own servers Google is well-known for building its own server hardware to meet the unique needs of its massive compute network, but that won't always be the case, the head of its infrastructure team said. Read More   The enterprise PC: Not quite dead yet Tablets haven't killed off the PC market, which is about to return from a downturn. Read More   ARM 64-bit chips move beyond iPhone into servers Breaking from the cocoon of the iPhone 5S, 64-bit ARM processors will start delivering breakthrough performance in servers, aided by graphics cards used in some of the world's fastest computers. Read More   Nvidia abandons 64-bit Denver chip for servers Nvidia has cancelled plans to develop a 64-bit CPU processor for servers, three years after it said it would build such a chip. Read More   Surface Pro 3 'notebook' reaches retail Microsoft today kicked off retail sales of the Surface Pro 3, the 2-in-1 device touted by the company as a notebook replacement. Read More   A closer look at the new technologies in Amazon's Fire smartphone Using the new technologies in its Fire smartphone, Amazon may eventually merge Google's new imaging technology with the Fire's Firefly and Dynamic Perception innovations to empower consumer buying further than before, an IDC analyst predicted. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Medhost Before you choose patient portal solution By asking the right questions and connecting the right stakeholders, you can ensure that you implement a true community solution that will improve the continuum of care for your clinicians and patients. Learn More Why you shouldn't buy the Amazon Fire phone Amazon and its Fire phone are capable of the most comprehensive and aggressive personal data harvesting ever offered in any product. The company needs to be far more transparent about what the phone actually does, and how Amazon protects all this data. Read More   Personal 3D printer sales to reach $1.2B by 2018 A new report shows that 3D printers and the materials that go along with them will explode over the next five years due to a growing comport with the technology fed mainly by inclusion of the tech in academic settings. Read More   Microsoft promises Windows Phone 'kill-switch' by July 2015 Microsoft spelled out the "kill-switch" deterrents it will add to the Windows Phone mobile operating system, and said it would meet a July 2015 deadline for making stolen smartphones useless. Read More   8 technologies that are on the way out -- and one that we'll never be rid of In the blink of an eye, a technology that's on top today can be made obsolete by the next big thing. Six futurists predict which of today's common technologies are headed for the scrap heap, and what will replace them. Read More   Whoops! Microsoft goof confirms Surface Mini Microsoft inadvertently confirmed in a user guide that it had a smaller Surface tablet ready to release when it unveiled the larger Surface Pro 3 last month. Read More   Microsoft, insurer, may make home automation inexpensive -- even free If home automation can reduce insurance claims due to fire, water damage and theft, insurers may become advocates for Internet of Things technologies. 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