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	Outlook 15 gets ready for touch tablets The next version of Outlook, part of Office 15, is all about touch and unification with other Microsoft products including native Hotmail and social networking integration, a new feature called Peek, a Windows Phone-style 'People' menu, and touch optimization. Read More WHITE PAPER: McAfee Best Practices in Data Protection - Executive Summary This research, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, focuses on issues relating to the use of data protection solutions such as endpoint encryption and data loss prevention within the workplace. Learn more. In this Issue 15 best Windows 8 apps to get you started Internet Explorer: The underdog? Browser survey puts Chrome in first place -- for just one day Outlook 2010 cheat sheet: Visual tour Microsoft ad pokes fun at IE, urges users to give IE9 a chance Yes, Microsoft wants Windows 8 to compete with iPads Windows 8 launch to include very few ARM-based tablets, report says Microsoft unveils localized Windows Phone 7.5 for China Windows 8 is looking forward to Christmas RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Microsoft Try Microsoft Office 365, free Collaborate in the cloud with Office, Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync videoconferencing. Access, edit, and share documents. Starting at $8/user/month. Try it free. 15 best Windows 8 apps to get you started I've tried ALL of the available Windows 8 apps and I have to admit, I enjoyed most of them. They offer a leaner experience of services I've come to know and love. During the entire period of the Windows 8 Consumer Preview, all Metro apps are free -- so go out and shop! Here's the best of the bunch. Read More Internet Explorer: The underdog? A decade after it succeeded in strangling Netscape, both the company and the browser, Microsoft is trying to position itself as the underdog in the renewed browser fight. While that would be like a five-term Senator positioning himself as a Washington outsider, in this case, Microsoft may have a point. Read More Browser survey puts Chrome in first place -- for just one day Google's Chrome browser overtook Microsoft's Internet Explorer, all versions combined, to become the number one browser for a single day last weekend, according to figures from website analytics company StatCounter. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP & Intel Benefits of Private Cloud and Infrastructure as a Service This solution brief will help you understand the benefits of the HP CloudSystem Matrix which provides a unified solotion for physical and virtual environments that's perfectly suited as an IT consolidation platform. Learn more Outlook 2010 cheat sheet: Visual tour Find your way around Microsoft Outlook 2010 and the Ribbon interface. Read More Microsoft ad pokes fun at IE, urges users to give IE9 a chance In a new ad campaign, Microsoft is showing acceptance for Internet Explorer's dark past, calling it "the browser you loved to hate." Read More Yes, Microsoft wants Windows 8 to compete with iPads If there was any doubt that Microsoft wants to grab some of the iPad market, there's none any more: Now Microsoft has a web page that shows developers how to translate iPad apps into Windows 8 ones with a Metro style look and feel. Read More WHITE PAPER: APC Energy Efficient Cooling for Data Centers The trend of increasing heat densities in data centers has held consistent with advances in computing technology for many years. As power density increased, it became evident that the degree of difficulty in cooling these higher power loads was also increasing. Learn More Windows 8 launch to include very few ARM-based tablets, report says Microsoft reportedly has a plan to avoid consumer confusion about the differences between Windows 8 tablets based on ARM and x86/x64 chips: Allow very few ARM-based tablets onto store shelves. Read More Microsoft unveils localized Windows Phone 7.5 for China Microsoft unveiled its localized Windows Phone 7.5 operating system for China on Wednesday, as the company's partners prepare to bring the mobile OS to the country for the first time. Read More Windows 8 is looking forward to Christmas A Bloomberg report built around anonymous sources offers a few details about the Windows 8 launch. Read More
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