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8 things you might not know about Android

FTC awards $50k in prizes to cut off exasperating robocalls

100GB of free cloud storage ... with a catch

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April 02, 2013
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8 things you might not know about Android

Some lesser-known facts about Google's mobile OS

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Issue highlights

1. FTC awards $50k in prizes to cut off exasperating robocalls

2. 100GB of free cloud storage ... with a catch

3. Health-IT early adopters well-poised for big-data advances in clinical medicine

4. 2013 NY Auto Show: Kia debuts Android-based infotainment system

5. Analyst: iPhone price pressure means smartphone profits have peaked

6. Project stores 3D images of world historic sites in limestone mine

7. Samsung vs. Apple advertising spends are notable and …

8. USPTO reinstates three Apple patent claims -- but not one key to $1.05B Samsung suit

9. New Hybrid Memory Cube spec to boost DRAM bandwidth by 15X

10. What am I missing with Windows Phone 8?

11. Sorting out the Juniper data center switching puzzle

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Convergence has led decision makers to rethink their approach to selecting data center operations. Because data centers are comprised of servers, storage, networking and management components, reexamining the way these elements work together is a natural first step. Learn more.

FTC awards $50k in prizes to cut off exasperating robocalls

The Federal Trade Commission today said it picked two winners out of nearly 800 entries for its $50,000 Robocall Challenge which dared technologists to come up with an innovative way of blocking the mostly illegal but abundant calls. READ MORE

100GB of free cloud storage ... with a catch

A variety of cloud services offer free storage to get users signed up and on a path to become paying customers. Normally these free offers start at 2GB and range on up to maybe 10GB. READ MORE

Health-IT early adopters well-poised for big-data advances in clinical medicine

Nearly a decade after research firms predicted major cost savings and clinical benefits from the use of health-IT, adoption rates among U.S. medical providers remain sluggish, with the industry slow to embrace the big-data movement. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: Netscout Systems Inc.

Good APM Practices Get Results

According to NetForecast's survey, enterprises with application performance management (APM) best practices benchmark scores above six on a ten-point scale experience 75% better results in critical areas. This research paper reveals the survey results as well as discusses the best practices for APM. Learn More.

2013 NY Auto Show: Kia debuts Android-based infotainment system

The 2013 New York International Auto Show is in full swing this week, showcasing cars and trucks of all makes and models, and technology is taking center stage. READ MORE

Analyst: iPhone price pressure means smartphone profits have peaked

The overall profitability of the smartphone market hit its apex in 2012, according to a prominent equity analyst. READ MORE

Project stores 3D images of world historic sites in limestone mine

The nonprofit organization CyArk creates 3D digital images of the world's historic sites, but stores them on disk drives dropped each week into a bank security box. As the data is expected to grow to two petabytes over the next five years, the group chose a new archival strategy that includes stashing tape drives in a limestone mine storage facility owned by Iron Mountain. READ MORE

WHITE PAPER: HP, Microsoft & Intel

Big Data Requires a Remodeling of the Data Warehouse

Take a few moments to learn about a data warehouse appliance that is a massively parallel server optimized to run Microsoft's SQL Server that delivers enterprise scalability, ease of maintenance, and a single version of the truth, all for a low cost. Read Now!

Samsung vs. Apple advertising spends are notable and …

Mobile industry analyst Horace Dediu this morning tweeted this set of interesting numbers that he says are gleaned from company reports. READ MORE

USPTO reinstates three Apple patent claims -- but not one key to $1.05B Samsung suit

The USPTO has reinstated three claims in an Apple patent it had earlier said it was minded to reject -- but not the claim involved in Apple's US$1.05 billion dollar lawsuit against Samsung, according to documents filed by Samsung with a Californian court on Monday. READ MORE

New Hybrid Memory Cube spec to boost DRAM bandwidth by 15X

The three largest memory makers announced the final specifications for three-dimensional DRAM, which is aimed at increasing performance for networking and high performance computing markets. READ MORE

What am I missing with Windows Phone 8?

A few months back, I acquired a Nokia Lumia 920 with the intent to use the device as my everyday smartphone. I had been a long-time user of the old and now defunct Windows Mobile, and still like to experiment with custom ROMs on an old WinMo-based HTC Rhodium from time to time, but for the last couple of years I've almost exclusively used Android-based devices. BACKGROUND: Why I abandoned Windows... READ MORE

Sorting out the Juniper data center switching puzzle

Last week, the esteemed Jim Duffy wrote this news article covering the release of the Juniper EX9200 data center switch. The article left many questions in my mind, including when should customers buy an 8200 now? What about QFabric? What types of customers are right for the beefiness of a product like the 9200? I had a chance to talk to Juniper about the product and I thought I'd clear up some questions... READ MORE

WEBCAST: Salesforce.com

Building Social and Mobile Apps in the Cloud

Watch this informative webinar today to learn: - The difference between IaaS and PaaS - Why legacy on-premise platforms are holding back innovation - What capabilities are part of the next generation platform for creating mobile, social apps View now!

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