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	Microsoft: Don't hate on IE 10 Microsoft says its latest version of Internet Explorer clears out a lot of clutter and creates a more immersive browser experience when paired with Windows 8's touch environment, and that it can be navigated by mouse and keyboard as well, although from the sounds of it not as elegantly. Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Adding Visibility to WAN Optimization Too often network professionals find themselves stuck in reaction mode, which can prevent them for strategically planning for positive, long-term benefits. Read this report to learn some best practices for understanding and improving the visibility and performance of mission-critical, networked applications. Read now! In this Issue Techies are spending a lot of time on PCs in our post-PC world Microsoft Research showcases touchscreen technology with 1ms latency Ultrabooks in pictures: The newest, thinnest, lightest laptops IT execs still awaiting Windows 8 on tablets Microsoft wants to alter your perception with ultra-fast touch response Mozilla, Google commit to Metro browsers for Windows 8 Three ways Web browsing changes with IE10 in Windows 8 Microsoft incites madness with March's Patch Tuesday release Ubuntu 12.04: A 'coming of age' on servers too, Shuttleworth says Pwn Fest: Hackers shame IE9, Chrome, Firefox in Pwn2Own & Pwnium Google Chrome to get a Metro-style look for Windows 8 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! Techies are spending a lot of time on PCs in our post-PC world There's lots of talk about us being in a post-PC world - yesterday, for example, from Ray Ozzie - so I found interesting this current poll on Slashdot that asks: "My PC accounts for (--)% of my computing time?" As of this morning, 6,434 Slashdot readers had weighed in, with this picture (and the text below it) showing the results. Read More Microsoft Research showcases touchscreen technology with 1ms latency One of the more common complaints about Android devices is that the multitouch screen demonstrates much more lag than the iPhone. In a widely disseminated blogpost exploring the reasons behind the discrepancy, former Google intern Andrew Munn explained that UI rendering in iOS is given top priority over all other processes. Read More Ultrabooks in pictures: The newest, thinnest, lightest laptops Ultrabooks, a term coined by Intel, give name to the increasingly thin, light, fast and (relatively) cheap Windows laptops popping up over the last year in reaction to the Apple MacBook Air and the iPad-led tablet craze. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Optimizing Business Processes in Today's Enterprises What is workload automation, and how does it compare to traditional job scheduling? IDC tackles these questions and more in a new white paper. You'll read about: • Key factors increasing IT complexity – and how to manage them • Building an automation strategy • Definition and components of today's workload automation software Learn More IT execs still awaiting Windows 8 on tablets IT managers say they are eagerly awaiting Windows 8-based tablets due out this fall, though some do wonder whether it's too late for Microsoft to successfully take on Apple iPads and various Android tablets. Read More Microsoft wants to alter your perception with ultra-fast touch response In a video posted by the Microsoft Research Applied Science Group, Assistant Director Paul Dietz discusses advances in high-performance touch systems being worked on at the company that could actually change the way users perceive what is happening on a digital device. Read More Mozilla, Google commit to Metro browsers for Windows 8 Mozilla has kick-started development of a Metro-style version of Firefox for Windows 8, Google has committed to doing the same, and Opera Software said yesterday that it's looking into the matter. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel Accelerate OLTP database workloads HP and Microsoft® recognize the need for compelling transactional database solutions that bring together these best of breed technologies, based on open standards and at lower total cost of ownership versus expensive one size fits all alternatives. Learn more Three ways Web browsing changes with IE10 in Windows 8 While Metro apps for both Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome have been recently announced, users are getting a chance to actually use the Metro app for IE10 in the Windows 8 Consumer Preview. Providing a full-screen browsing window and touch friendly controls, the desktop experience feels like using browsers on smartphones and tablets, even on a desktop or laptop, though less intuitive when using a mouse. Read More Microsoft incites madness with March's Patch Tuesday release In what has been called "a flashback of the bad old Patch Tuesdays," Microsoft Tuesday released its six security bulletins for the month of March. Read More Ubuntu 12.04: A 'coming of age' on servers too, Shuttleworth says Much has already been made of Canonical's forthcoming Ubuntu Linux 12.04 LTS, not least by Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth himself, who has described it as the first time Ubuntu has taken the innovation lead over Macs and Windows. Read More Pwn Fest: Hackers shame IE9, Chrome, Firefox in Pwn2Own & Pwnium During the three-day CanSecWest security conference in Canada, the four browser targets for Pwn2Own were Microsoft Internet Explorer, Apple Safari, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, all of which were running "the latest, fully patched version of either Windows 7 or Lion." Read More Google Chrome to get a Metro-style look for Windows 8 Windows 8 is shaping up to be a new battleground for the browser wars, with Google confirming plans for a Metro-style version of Chrome. Read More
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