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	Battle of the cheap tablets: Nook Tablet vs. Kindle Fire Barnes & Noble's new Nook Tablet is pretty similar to Amazon's Kindle Fire and you suspect that B&N took a look at the Fire's success and said to their Nook e-reader engineers, "We need a $199 Android tablet, stat!" Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Cisco Systems, Inc. Risk and TCO in Single vs. Multivendor Networks Deloitte Consulting presents the findings from their in-depth research study of enterprises comparing risk and cost for single versus multivendor networks. Gain insights that will help you make better-informed decisions regarding your network investment. Register now for this live webcast on February 23. In this Issue Microsoft tells all about its Windows logos Office for iPad: rumored package could be a Microsoft attempt to woo tablet users 5 free Android security apps: Keep your smartphone safe Aruba simplifies IT management of employee-owned mobile devices F5 Networks focuses on alliances with mobile-device management vendors Cisco stresses set-top boxes to stay Low-end Android phones gain dual cores and high-resolution displays What you should expect from Windows 8 Researchers' Braillle-based iPhone & iPad texting app not only for visually impaired NASA: You know you're a Geek if…. Twitter teams with Russian search engine Researchers defeat video CAPTCHA antispam tests Private App Stores and Tablets: Notes from an Early Adopter WHITE PAPER: Shoretel Comparison of Cisco and ShoreTel UC Solutions Compared with Cisco products, ShoreTel UC can offer numerous advantages, including streamlined deployment and management, easier scalability, and a significantly lower total cost of ownership (TCO). Read now! Microsoft tells all about its Windows logos Surprisingly large amounts of time and thought went into Windows 8 and earlier logos Read More Office for iPad: rumored package could be a Microsoft attempt to woo tablet users If Microsoft offered an iPad app for a few Office applications would that prompt any iPad users to switch over to Windows 8 tablets instead for a more complete version of Office? Microsoft may be trying to answer that question. Read More 5 free Android security apps: Keep your smartphone safe There's been much controversy over mobile OS security, especially where Android is concerned. With 47% of the smartphone market in Q4 of 2011, according to ABI Research, it's no wonder that Android is getting attention. Read More Aruba simplifies IT management of employee-owned mobile devices New software from Aruba Networks lets IT groups secure and manage the influx of employee-owned devices to the corporate network. Read More WHITE PAPER: VMware Desktop Modernization eBook This eBook looks at the challenges involved in delivering and managing desktops, today and in the future. Its goal is to demonstrate how VMware desktop virtualization can deliver a solution to address the requirements of IT and end-users without compromise. Read Now! F5 Networks focuses on alliances with mobile-device management vendors F5 Networks says it has entered into technology-alliance agreements with several mobile-device management (MDM) vendors in order to optimize use of F5 Technologies remote-access software with MDM software used to manage smartphones and tablets. Read More Cisco stresses set-top boxes to stay Reports have resurfaced that Cisco is looking to sell its Scientific Atlanta set-top box business after six years, $7 billion and razor thin profit margins, but the company says it remains committed to set-top boxes. Read More Low-end Android phones gain dual cores and high-resolution displays Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have announced new mid- and low-end Android-based smartphones. Samsung hopes to attract users with a dual-core processor, while LG is putting Android 4.0 on some of its new phones from day one. Read More What you should expect from Windows 8 Early insights into Microsoft's upcoming Windows 8 Consumer Preview should give IT a lot to chew on when the bits arrive Read More WEBCAST: HP, Microsoft & Intel Database Consolidation and Building Your Private Cloud Please join guest speaker IDC Analyst Carl Olofson as he discusses Enterprise Data Center challenges and why database consolidation is important and necessary. And hear from HP expert Joe Sullivan, who will discuss the HP Database Consolidation Appliance and how it addresses enterprise industry challenges. Learn more Researchers' Braillle-based iPhone & iPad texting app not only for visually impaired Georgia Tech University researchers have developed a prototype iPhone and iPad app that is based on the Braille writing system and could provide a way to text without looking at your mobile device whether you are visually impaired or not. The free open-source BrailleTouch app, which will be extended to the Android platform as well, involves using just six keys to convert smartphone and tablet touchscreens... Read More NASA: You know you're a Geek if…. NASA's always interesting CIO today posted a tribute to Geeks. Read More Twitter teams with Russian search engine Russian search firm Yandex will display a feed from Twitter in its search engine results, the two companies announced today. Read More Researchers defeat video CAPTCHA antispam tests A team of researchers has devised a method to defeat NuCaptcha, one of the most popular video-based antispam tests on the Internet, and have proposed a solution to increase its resilience to attacks. Read More Private App Stores and Tablets: Notes from an Early Adopter Mobile devices and apps are everywhere -- including the workplace. But while users reap benefits, IT departments struggle with risks. Cisco's AppHQ running on its Cius tablet promises a controlled environment. One of the first to test the private app store is tech reseller and consulting company CDW. Read More
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