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The Best BlackBerry 10 Apps
Looking for the best BlackBerry 10 apps that will be available on launch day in the United States Look no further. CIO.com's Al Sacco spotlights 20 of the best early BlackBerry 10 apps, including apps for social networking, image and video editing, cloud storage, audio, sports and more. Read More

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The Evolution of Capacity Management
Virtualization technology and the recent adoption of cloud computing have changed the world of IT completely. The new virtual data center is much more complex. This video explains the need to change the way you think about capacity and how to take control over your data center's capacity requirements. Learn More

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Asset and Lifecycle Management that Puts You in Control
In this Webcast you will learn now to gain control by effectively deploying people, processes and tools. And you will learn how to face a software license audit successfully with asset and lifecycle management software that is comprehensive, accurate and easy to use. Learn More.

iPhone 6 rumor round up for the week ending March 1
The iOSphere raised the word "intuitive" to new heights for the iPhone 6, seizing on an Apple patent that would introduce mind-reading to the mobile experience. Read More

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Smartphone tools to keep your Wi-Fi network humming
In the early days of Wi-Fi, site surveys were fairly basic and involved running around with a laptop looking at simple signal levels. The next step was mapped-based tools that provided a good visual of Wi-Fi coverage, but still involved carrying a bulky laptop around. Read More

Apple iWatch to run iOS as engineers grapple with battery life issues
Earlier today I relayed, via a report from Bloomberg, that development on Apple's iWatch is ongoing and that the company is working hard to release the rumored device sometime this year. What's more, Apple's rumored iWatch may very well prove to be a $6 billion opportunity for the company, far eclipsing the potential for profitability in the cutthroat HDTV market. Read More

Windows 8 Update: Supply-challenged Surface Pros to go on sale in 6 more countries
Microsoft has run out of Windows Surface Pro tablets twice in a month but is forging ahead with plans to make them available in six more countries. Read More

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Winning Strategies for Omnichannel Banking
Research reveals new ways for banks to prosper. Customers are ready for omnichannel experiences. Respond now-learn how to manage the transition to omnichannel banking and reap the rewards of delivering innovative services. Read Now

Now that there's a Samsung Galaxy S IV release date, are we getting less excited about the smartphone?
Finally. After months and months of hype, speculation, gossip and rumor, it's finally official: The Samsung Galaxy S IV has been released. Or, at least, it kind of feels like it has. Read More

Sergey Brin says that using a smartphone is "emasculating"
Google is planning to release its Google Glasses to the mass market later this year. Google hasn't yet talked pricing details, but with the glasses costing $1,500 for those accepted into Google's Explorer program, you can bet that they won't be cheap. Read More

iPhone 6 concept designs keep popping up
While it might seem as though Apple pumps out a new iPhone or iPad every other month, the pace isn't fast enough for some. As a result, a steady stream of iPhone 5S and iPhone 6 concept images and videos continues to materialize, including a couple of new ones that envision Apple's latest designs looking more and more like some of Samsung's products. Read More

TD-LTE goes mainstream with a new performance promise
A version of LTE that could give consumers more mobile bandwidth for downloading content or apps is moving from the margins to the mainstream at Mobile World Congress this week. Read More

WHITE PAPER: Riverbed Technology

Resolve Performance Issues Within Your Citrix Environment
Citrix offers significant benefits to IT organizations but alters the performance troubleshooting process due to its unique architecture. Breakthrough new technology flips the Citrix performance management paradigm on its head by providing unprecedented end-to-end visibility of user transactions traversing a Citrix server. Read Now

Firefox OS should make Microsoft sharpen Windows Phone 8 sales plan
The emergence of the Firefox OS is just one more reason that Microsoft and BlackBerry will need to sharpen their marketing savvy to sell more smartphones in 2013. Read More

Apple abandons the 'Newton' trademark logo
When Steve Jobs returned to Apple in 1997, he wasted absolutely no time in streamlining Apple's operations. Finding Apple's hardware offerings confusing and convoluted, he quickly shrunk down Apple's hardware lineup to just four offerings - laptops for either consumers or professionals, and desktops for either consumers or professionals. Read More

25 Most Beastly Robotic Animals
What a zoo! These mechanical creatures run, crawl, swim and fly not much unlike the real things Read More

Ubuntu de-bricked my Android Jelly Bean Touchpad
This past week I thought my Android Touchpad had finally given up the ghost. I was out in San Francisco for the RSA Conference. I shut down my Touchpad just prior to my plane landing at SFO. It had plenty of battery left when I shut down, but when I tried to turn it back on in my hotel later it would not boot at all. Dead, dark, finished. I plugged it into the charger and after a few hours it seemed... Read More

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