Monday, July 15, 2013

Windows 8 Update: Microsoft Surface RT price slashed $150

Dual-OS hybrid tablets create challenges for IT

Encryption no protection from government surveillance

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July 15, 2013
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Windows 8 Update: Microsoft Surface RT price slashed $150

Microsoft is authorizing a $150 discount off its Surface RT tablet for a week, which represents a 30% discount off the list price of $499, according to an ad on the upcoming-sales page of Staples Web site. This is the least attractive of the Surface tablets because, among other things, it runs only Windows 8 applications – not traditional Windows applications - and has only 15GB of the 32GB disk available to the user. It does come with an abbreviated version of Office.

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7. App economy expected to double by 2017 to $151B

8. How Big Data Can Help Retailers Optimize Mobile

9. Unusual file-infecting malware steals FTP credentials, researchers say

10. 10 Ways to Be an Authentic IT Leader

11. Ex-Microsoft chief software architect Ray Ozzie joins Hewlett-Packard's board

12. Why the Xbox One could be a hit with businesses

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