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	New iPod Touch models will include 4-inch screen and GPS functionality - Report In conjunction with the iPhone 5 unveiling slated for later today, it's largely believed that Apple will announce a revamped lineup of iPods as well. To that end, MacRumors relays a new research note from the typically reliable Ming-Chi Kuo who drops a ton of information about a rumored upgrade to the iPod Touch. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: DameWare, part of the SolarWinds Family Support thousands of users without leaving your desk! Remotely manage servers, desktops and laptops in minutes! With DameWare you can remotely manage key elements of your infrastructure - domains, workstations, disk drives, & event logs. You need to resolve Windows, Mac & Linux problems for your end-users quickly, and DameWare lets you perform various critical system management tasks - remotely! Download a fully functional, free trial today and discover why thousands of system administrators use DameWare every day! In this Issue First look: Amazon's new tablet lineup Best browsers for Android tablets Watch out Amazon, Apple: Toys R Us jumps into tablet market Windows 8 Update: A Windows 8 tablet from Nokia? iPad Mini is Apple's ace in battle with aggressive Amazon, analysts say WHITE PAPER: NetIQ Reducing Risk with Access Governance Solutions Organizations require strong access governance to reduce risk and meet compliance regulations. But not all identity management systems are created equal. This Q&A with an IDC security expert explains why some systems fall short and what to look for in an access governance solution. Download this article to learn more. Learn More. First look: Amazon's new tablet lineup Amazon made a splash Thursday with its introduction of several upgrades to its existing tablet lineup, and threw down the gauntlet to the rest of the tablet world with its brand-new Kindle Fire HDs Read More WHITE PAPER: Silver Peak Systems, Inc. Why Effective WAN Throughput is So Poor Upgrading bandwidth does not help improve effective throughput when transferring large amounts of data over a high-capacity WAN. This NetForecast report details the problem's culprits and discusses the effectiveness of TCP acceleration, FEC, packet order correction, and WAN optimization. Learn more. Best browsers for Android tablets According to current stats in the Google Play app store, Dolphin, Firefox and Opera Mobile have each been downloaded and installed at least 10 million times. We know that these browsers are optimized for smartphones, but how well do they work on tablets? Obviously, the larger screen size of a tablet can allow for more leeway in how an app's UI is presented, and also better accommodate for two-fingered (or two-thumbed) interactivity. We also tested the Android version of Chrome, since it's the default browser that comes with the latest version of Android (Jelly Bean). We tested each browser on a Lenovo IdeaPad A1, which has a 7-inch screen and runs Android 4.04 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Read More WHITE PAPER: Riverbed How to Improve Data Center Security while Reducing Sprawl Download this useful case study to learn how organization's like yours have benefitted from improved data security and performance through snapshotting, encryption, and removal of storage media from remote offices. Learn more. Watch out Amazon, Apple: Toys R Us jumps into tablet market Amazon has its new Kindles. Rumors have it that Apple may have a new iPad Mini. And now Toys R Us is getting into the tablet game, too. Read More Windows 8 Update: A Windows 8 tablet from Nokia? In a cryptic statement during the launch of Nokia Windows Phone 8 smartphones this week, Nokia's CEO Stephen Elop might have tipped the company's hand about developing tablets. Read More iPad Mini is Apple's ace in battle with aggressive Amazon, analysts say Amazon's new tablet lineup, ranging from a $159 repriced Kindle Fire to the all-new $499 Kindle Fire 8.9-in. HD 4G, pose little threat to Apple's tablet dominance, several analysts said. Read More
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