The Evolution of the Tablet PC

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	The Evolution of the Tablet PC We live in explosively innovative times for tablet computing and mobile apps. But it didn't all happen overnight. Most attempts to build a tablet-like computer, going back to the '70s, were not successful. Yet every failure was a lesson learned that led us to the iPad. Here's a look back at how the modern tablet came to be. Read More WHITE PAPER: FandoTech Understanding Recovery vs. Continuance Understanding the difference between "disaster recovery" and "business continuance" is imperative to finding the right-fit backup, recovery and restoration solution for any organization. Consider the 4 business factors that drive RPO and RTO requirements essential to surviving unplanned outages. Learn more. In this Issue Japanese virtualization start-up invades the USA Japan's Softbank offers to buy 70 percent of US operator Sprint for $20 billion Apple iPhone 5 reviewers butt of Saturday Night Live skit jokes Cisco, others chilling the Huawei cold shoulder? RIM's BlackBerry 10 smartphones likely delayed until March 2013 Cisco's Recent Announcement: More on the Midmarket WLAN Flip this app: Secondary mobile app market quietly taking off An English-to-Yoda translator there is, of course INSIDER Hertz Improves Customer Experience With Friendlier Kiosks Apple Maps confuses Dark Knight Top Mac-o-lanterns from around the Web WHITE PAPER: Blue Coat Systems Optimize and Secure Cloud, SaaS, BYOD, and Social Media Today's threat landscape has migrated to the web causing many security professionals to prevent direct Internet access at the branch. But with new cloud-based security solutions from Blue Coat you can re-architect your network to embrace the Internet – safely – and optimize application performance. Learn more. Japanese virtualization start-up invades the USA Midokura, a Japanese startup focused on network virtualization, this week said it is entering the U.S. market with a distributed software defined network product designed for Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). Read More Japan's Softbank offers to buy 70 percent of US operator Sprint for $20 billion Japan's Softbank said Monday it has reached a deal to acquire a 70 percent stake in U.S. mobile operator Sprint Nextel for US$20 billion, forming one of the world's largest telecom operators. Read More Apple iPhone 5 reviewers butt of Saturday Night Live skit jokes Saturday Night Live this weekend skewered tech journalists' for their whining about iPhone 5 shortcomings, with a skit featuring a trio of Chinese factory workers answering their critics and besting them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Aruba Networks For the Wired and Wireless LAN Access Infrastructure Aruba positioned in the Leaders quadrant, in Gartner's new Magic Quadrant report. A vendor in the Leaders quadrant demonstrates completeness of vision and the ability to execute. "Enterprises must choose infrastructure vendors that support network services, including security & management, and can integrate wired and wireless networking products." Learn more. Cisco, others chilling the Huawei cold shoulder? Are Cisco, Juniper and other U.S. telecom firms orchestrating the recent backlash against Huawei, ZTE and other Chinese vendors? And if they are, are they only damaging their own opportunities? Read More RIM's BlackBerry 10 smartphones likely delayed until March 2013 It's startling how quickly RIM has seemingly fallen from grace. Once the defacto smartphone on the market, RIMs iconic BlackBerrry devices have now been relegated to the sidelines in a marketplace that is effectively now dominated by Apple's iPhone and Google's Android. Read More Cisco's Recent Announcement: More on the Midmarket WLAN I recently posted an entry here on how I see the separate and distinct classes of wireless-LAN systems on the market today, with an open question as to the degree of functional overlap we'll likely see among them. Read More WHITE PAPER: Dell SonicWall Why Protection and Performance Matters Outdated firewalls can pose serious security risks and simply adding malware protection inhibits performance. Dell SonicWALL Next-Generation Firewalls overcome these limitations with multi-core architecture and Reassembly-Free Deep Packet Inspection for unrivaled protection and performance. Read Now! Flip this app: Secondary mobile app market quietly taking off The practice of flipping is probably most familiar to the general public from reality TV shows like "Flip This House" on A&E. The idea is to buy a house for a lowish price, fix it up a bit, and then sell it on to a buyer, hopefully at a profit. Read More An English-to-Yoda translator there is, of course So I'm about to write an out-of-office note in Outlook to cover my vacation absence next week when for no particular reason I decided to do it in Yoda's voice. Then I thought: There must be an English-to-Yoda translator available online, because the Internet is just that cool. There is, naturally, and here's how it handled my need: Perfect it is not. Hmmmm. Read More INSIDER Hertz Improves Customer Experience With Friendlier Kiosks Weary travelers hate waiting in line, so Hertz adopted new kiosk technology that allows customers to interact with a live, remote agent to complete their transactions Read More Apple Maps confuses Dark Knight The iOS 6 Apple Maps problems, for which Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized, have now apparently even negatively affected the Dark Knight's ability to track down the bad guys. How else to explain Batman and his fat-wheeled bike winding up in a mall? HUMOR: Apple iPhone 5 reviewers butt of SNL skit jokes Read More Top Mac-o-lanterns from around the Web A snapshot of Apple devotion expressed via carved vegetation. Read More
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