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	Acer releases its own Chromebox, bringing the Google OS to desktops Taiwanese PC maker Acer is bringing Google's Chrome operating system to desktops with a new unit that will arrive in the U.S. next month. Read More   WEBCAST: IBM ING Transforms DevOps to Reduce Cost and Speed Delivery ING, one of the largest banks in Europe needed to reduce the high cost of isolated, inefficient application development. They chose IBM PureApplication System to move their IT infrastructure to a cloud-based shared service model. In this Webcast, ING executive, Mark Willemse, shares the lessons ING learned from this strategic initiative. Learn more In this Issue Richi Jennings: iMessage spam explosion: Apple flamed for bad design and dropping ball Jonny Evans: 16 tips for Mac users who must use Windows Petition demands Apple fix MacBook Pro graphics woes Jonny Evans: 6 Apple lessons Microsoft never learned JR Raphael: Hands on: The ThinkPad Yoga 11e Chromebook could be the one Even rivals are waiting for Apple to get into wearables : Aerohive Navigating the New Wireless Landscape Wireless LAN controllers are about to become obsolete—a fate sealed by the advent of 802.11ac. This KnowledgeVault is packed with informative short videos, webcasts and white papers that show how you can capitalize on this emerging trend. View Now>> Richi Jennings: iMessage spam explosion: Apple flamed for bad design and dropping ball Spam spam spam spam. Spam spam spam spam. Wonderful spam. For many users, iMessage is becoming an unusable cesspool of spam. Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) is under fire for poor security design in iMessage, and for failing to react to the (inevitable) spam problem that has ensued. smh. Why do we keep having to reinvent the wheel, every single freakin' time a new communications tool becomes popular? In IT Blogwatch, bloggers eyeroll furiously. Not to mention: Bloody Vikings… Read More   Jonny Evans: 16 tips for Mac users who must use Windows I was forced to use a Windows PC the other day. It was a shock, particularly because search engines generally generate tips for switching from Windows to Mac when queried on this. It made me suspect Mac users may sometimes need a little help when they use Windows because they can't get to a Mac. I assembled these short tips to help such temporary migrants: Read More   Petition demands Apple fix MacBook Pro graphics woes A petition started last year that urges Apple's CEO to recall older MacBook Pro laptops to fix a graphics problem has passed the 10,000-signature mark, part of an ongoing effort to get Apple to do something. Read More   WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies   Dynamic Workload Automation Optimizes Service Performance This white paper, sponsored by CA Technologies, discusses the market and technology forces that are reshaping today's enterprise workload management automation requirements and strategies. Learn more! Jonny Evans: 6 Apple lessons Microsoft never learned If only Microsoft had been able to learn from Apple across the last few decades, it's possible the company wouldn't be in the state it is in. Read More   JR Raphael: Hands on: The ThinkPad Yoga 11e Chromebook could be the one Lenovo's ThinkPad Yoga 11e Chromebook makes a fantastic first impression. Could this laptop-tablet combo be the midrange Chromebook we've all been waiting for? Read More   Even rivals are waiting for Apple to get into wearables   There may be big expectations for the wearables market, but the reality is that until someone transforms the category -- Apple's the usual suspect -- it won't break out of a very small constituency. Read More
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