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	iPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Jan. 6 The iOSsphere got its groove back this last week, as reason and unreason alike fueled a spate of rumors. Read More WHITE PAPER: Akamai Technologies, Inc. A Perspective from the Edge of the Cloud Akamai Chief Scientist and co-Founder Tom Leighton explores the major forces and technology layers driving the cloud computing movement, the types of architectural approaches emerging and an assessment of the challenges that must be overcome for cloud computing to broadly succeed. Read now In this Issue CES: Gigabit Wi-Fi takes center stage The skinniest, thinnest, most emaciated products of CES 2012 12 geekiest snow and ice sculptures AT&T pushes ahead after T-Mobile bid iPhone more dominant than ever, though Samsung makes strides Huawei unveils world's thinnest smartphone, signals offensive into high-end HTC, Nokia to offer first LTE Windows Phones on AT&T Sprint unveils Nexus, tri-mode hotspot for LTE Nokia unveils Lumia 900 for North America Microsoft scraps 'Where's my phone update?' site HP Spectre ultrabook differentiates with NFC, wireless audio Nearly half of Americans surveyed see tablets wiping out laptops Lenovo unveils new IdeaTab tablet, S2 smartphone WHITE PAPER: Raritan Data Center Transformations This paper discusses ways to simplify data center transformation and introduces a new process – BOCA – Build Outs, Consolidations and Acquisitions. Learn the five stages of BOCA and see how the right remote access and IT infrastructure management tools, deployed early and continuously monitored, can dramatically improve overall efficiency. Read now! CES: Gigabit Wi-Fi takes center stage Vendors at CES 2012 will show the future of Wi-Fi: multi-gigabit data rates. First products are expected as early as mid-year. Read More The skinniest, thinnest, most emaciated products of CES 2012 Sitting here in Framingham, Mass., I'm 2,700 miles away from CES 2012 in Las Vegas, but even from this vantage point I can see that one of the biggest themes of this year's event is simply: Thin is in. Read More 12 geekiest snow and ice sculptures Not all tech weenies hunker down indoors when the snow starts piling up and the ice coats the streets. Some put on their mittens and boots and go to work creating fantastic snow and ice sculptures celebrating their tech favorites. Read More AT&T pushes ahead after T-Mobile bid AT&T dropped its $39 billion bid to buy T-Mobile USA in December, but the company demonstrated that it is still running on all cylinders with announcements at CES of new smartphones, a tablet and new tools for mobile app developers. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed The CIO's New Guide to Design of Global IT Infrastructure Is it possible to eliminate the impact of distance? This paper explores the 5 key principles successful CIOs are using to redesign IT infrastructure of any size. Learn how to be prepared to adapt your environment in a way that supports distributed employees, anytime anywhere collaboration and the need for business continuity during a disaster. Read now! iPhone more dominant than ever, though Samsung makes strides The iPhone is by far the smartphone most in demand among 4,000 North American consumers surveyed by ChangeWave, but Apple's frequent court rival Samsung is coming on strong according to the research. Read More Huawei unveils world's thinnest smartphone, signals offensive into high-end Chinese device manufacturer Huawei declared Monday that it would begin an offensive into the high-end market for mobile phones, unveiling at the Consumer Electronics Show what it is calling the world's slimmest smartphone. Read More HTC, Nokia to offer first LTE Windows Phones on AT&T Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer made a surprise appearance at AT&T's Developer Summit Monday at the Consumer Electronics Show to say that the operator would be the first to offer LTE Windows Phones, including the HTC Titan II and a phone from Nokia. Read More Sprint unveils Nexus, tri-mode hotspot for LTE Sprint Nextel's first three devices for its coming LTE network will be the Samsung Galaxy Nexus and LG Viper smartphones and a Sierra Wireless hotspot that will use Sprint's 3G and WiMax networks as well as LTE, the carrier announced in advance of the Consumer Electronics Show. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aerohive Eliminate Architectural Limitations of WLANs Reduce the cost and complexity of wireless networks with cloud-enabled, distributed Wi-Fi and routing. By removing the architectural limitations of traditional WLANs, you can support identity-based access and enable delivery of mission-critical applications and services to any user, on any device, at any time without a single point of failure. Read now! Nokia unveils Lumia 900 for North America Nokia on Monday introduced the Lumia 900, its first LTE Windows Phone and a device the company said it designed specifically for the North American market. Read More Microsoft scraps 'Where's my phone update?' site Microsoft disappointed some Windows Phone users on Friday by saying it would stop providing specifics about who will get software updates and when, and announcing vaguely that a new update is "available to all carriers that request it." Read More HP Spectre ultrabook differentiates with NFC, wireless audio Hewlett-Packard on Monday announced the Envy 14 Spectre ultrabook, which the PC maker is trying to distinguish from competition with fresh features such as NFC (near-field communications) and wireless audio. Read More Nearly half of Americans surveyed see tablets wiping out laptops Tablet computers will eventually replace laptops, according to nearly half of Americans polled earlier this month. Read More Lenovo unveils new IdeaTab tablet, S2 smartphone Lenovo unveiled at CES the IdeaTab S2 10, a 10-in. tablet that weighs just 1.1 pounds, and latest S2 smartphone Read More
	SLIDESHOWS CES 2012 ultrabooks and tablets Ultrabooks! Ultrabooks! That's the official biggest buzzword for this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Ultrabooks! In honor of these purportedly magical super-thin laptops, we've decided to make a compilation of some of the ultrabooks you'll see at CES next week. And for good measure, we've thrown in a tablet that will garner a lot of attention as well. Enjoy! GOODIES FROM MICROSOFT SUBNET Everyone who enters will win free training from Webucator. Grand prize: a SharePoint training class worth $2,375. All who enter will be awarded a self-paced class of their choosing. Enter here: http://www.networkworld.com/community/contests. Enter here. MOST-READ STORIES Will Microsoft's WiFi-NC set new network standard? IPhone 5 rumor rollup for the week ending Dec. 31 CES: Gigabit Wi-Fi takes center stage Samsung plans smart TVs with face recognition, voice and gesture control 5 reasons Linux Mint is better than Ubuntu Cautious optimism: Details of Microsoft's first Patch Tuesday of 2012 IPad 3 to sport HD camera on front, upgraded camera on back 9 hot technology startups to watch in 2012 30 years ago, a battered AT&T cried Uncle Sam Cisco cranks up Internet TV volume at CES
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