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	USB 3.1 flash drives? Don't expect them soon Mobile devices and PCs will soon arrive with USB 3.1 ports, but don't expect flash drives based on technology to be available for a while. Read More   WHITE PAPER: Worksoft, Inc.   Best Practices to Automate SAP Test and Delivery Processes. Streamline testing and delivery of ERP projects. This IDC report quantifies the ROI and benefits enterprises have achieved by automating business processes. Learn how users have been able to: - Reduce regression testing time by 48% - Increase automation of business processes by 44% Learn More In this Issue SanDisk pushes MicroSD to 200GB Researchers make a 3D-printed jet engine Hands on: HP's Spectre X360 hybrid boots lightning fast Chip makers NXP and Freescale to merge, focus on auto chips and wearables From Microsoft: Two new Lumia smartphones to upgrade later to Windows 10 Qualcomm puts silicon brain in flagship Snapdragon 820 chip Fujitsu demos an iris scanner that unlocks smartphones Lenovo brings 64-bit Android to its $129 tablet Sensor tech makes predicting the future easier to do Lenovo to flush 'crapware' from its consumer PCs after Superfish sin WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems   Top reasons why Citrix Workspace Suite beats VMware Business mobility is a top priority for most organizations because the benefits of supporting a mobile workforce are very clear: happy employees and greater productivity. Get the facts you need to make the best decisions about business-mobility for your organization. Learn More SanDisk pushes MicroSD to 200GB SanDisk has managed to cram 200GB of memory into a MicroSD card. Read More   Researchers make a 3D-printed jet engine Australian researchers have created what they're calling the world's first 3D-printed jet engine, capturing the attention of leading aerospace companies. Read More   Hands on: HP's Spectre X360 hybrid boots lightning fast   HP's new Spectre X360 is designed to be used mainly as a laptop, but can turn into a tablet by flipping the screen backwards. Read More   Chip makers NXP and Freescale to merge, focus on auto chips and wearables Chip makers NXP Semiconductors and Freescale Semiconductor are to merge, creating a $40 billion company that, they say, will lead the market in automotive chips and general-purpose microcontrollers. Read More   From Microsoft: Two new Lumia smartphones to upgrade later to Windows 10 BARCELONA -- Microsoft today announced two new Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8.1, which will be upgraded to the cross-platform Windows 10 later in the year.The company gave news media at Mobile World Congress a brief glimpse of how Windows 10 apps, such as an Excel spreadsheet, maps and Outlook email, look on a smartphone display. Windows 10 is currently in a publicly available preview version and will be ready for official release later in 2015.The new phones are the Lumia 640, with a 5-in. display, and the Lumia 640 XL with a 5.7-in. screen. The larger device ships in March and the smaller one in April, and both AT&T and T-Mobile will offer them. Pricing was estimated at about $178 for the Lumia 640 on LTE and about $245 for the Lumia 640 XL on LTE, but pricing will vary by market and operator, Microsoft said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   : Citrix Systems Infographic: Mobile Workspaces Enable New Ways to Work Organizations must find a way to support, secure, and manage mobile workers who expect to be able to use any device or app to work securely and efficiently from any location. Learn more! Qualcomm puts silicon brain in flagship Snapdragon 820 chip Qualcomm wants to help future mobile devices learn about their users, by putting cognitive computing capabilities into its next mobile microprocessor, the Snapdragon 820. Read More   Fujitsu demos an iris scanner that unlocks smartphones   If you hate having to punch in a number or scan your finger when using your phone, now you can unlock it with just a glance. Fujitsu has developed a smartphone with an iris scanner that can authenticate users in less than a second. On display at Mobile World Congress this week, the prototype is the first of its kind for a smartphone, according to the company. The iris scanner makes it easier to unlock a phone than using ones hands. It recognizes the patterns that are unique to each person's iris, the colored area around the pupil, and can work even if you are using glasses or contact lenses. The prototype consists of a piece of hardware weighing less than 1 gram thats been grafted onto a regular smartphone. Fujitsu managed to miniaturize an infrared LED light, located on the top left above the smartphone screen, and an infrared camera, which is located on the top right.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Read More   Lenovo brings 64-bit Android to its $129 tablet Tablets running 64-bit Android haven't been out for long but prices are set to fall fast. Case in point: Lenovo's 8-inch Tab 2 A8, which ships in June starting at $129. Read More   Sensor tech makes predicting the future easier to do We no longer need seers, oracles and psychics to tell us about the future. The declining cost of sensor technology and the availability of cloud-based analytical platforms is making predictive analytics accessible to every industry and most products. Read More   Lenovo to flush 'crapware' from its consumer PCs after Superfish sin Lenovo will immediately begin reducing the amount of "crapware" on its consumer PCs, a move triggered by last week's admission that adware pre-loaded onto the company's machines posed a critical security threat. Read More
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