Networking World: Microsoft Office still rules at work, study shows

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iPad rumors swirl before Apple's announcement today

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October 22, 2013

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Microsoft Office still rules at work, study shows

In the office, people still prefer Microsoft Office.

Issue highlights

1. Take our 'Microsoft Word at 30' quiz

2. iPad rumors swirl before Apple's announcement today

3. BlackBerry Messenger relaunches for Android, iPhone after month delay

4. From small to big: 5 tips for managing clouds at scale

5. Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Not Asking Too Much Edition

6. Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive

7. Apple to release 4K TV set in 2014 - Report

8. France summons US ambassador over allegations of spying on phone calls and industry

9. Java forever! 12 keys to Java's enduring dominance

10. First look: Microsoft Remote Desktop apps for iOS and Android

11. AT&T looks 28 years into the future of cell towers

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Take our 'Microsoft Word at 30' quiz

Everybody knows Microsoft Word now, but what do you know about where it came from? READ MORE

iPad rumors swirl before Apple's announcement today

Rumors are still rife before Apple's announcement tomorrow afternoon where the company is widely expected to reveal two new tablets, successors to the full-sized iPad and the smaller iPad mini. READ MORE

BlackBerry Messenger relaunches for Android, iPhone after month delay

Nearly a month after problems delayed release of its BlackBerry Messenger apps for iPhone and Android, BlackBerry said it had relaunched the app on Monday. READ MORE

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From small to big: 5 tips for managing clouds at scale

The enterprise adoption of cloud computing resources has taken a precarious path. Many organizations have started by running small workloads in the public cloud, reticent to use the platform for bigger mission-critical workloads. READ MORE

Geek-themed Meme of the Week: Not Asking Too Much Edition

Here's No. 18 in our Geek-Themed Meme of the Week series and while I did not author it myself I could not possibly agree more with its sentiment. If an article does not carry a date, I'll just go ahead and assume that it's too old to matter. Next. Want more? Check out the "Geek-themed Meme of the Week Archive": READ MORE

Geek-Themed Meme of the Week Archive

They are inescapable on the Internet. Most are awful. A few are not, so we have started publishing a selection of memes that amuse me. One every week. Here's the archive. READ MORE

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Apple to release 4K TV set in 2014 - Report

Well here's a wild rumor for you ahead of Apple's upcoming special media event. Bloomberg late on Monday relayed an analyst report from Advanced Research Japan Co. claiming that Apple in late 2014 has plans to release a 4K HDTV in 55 and 65-inch form factors. These HDTVs will reportedly feature a frameless design, which isn't all that different from some of the higher end Samsung LED models currently... READ MORE

France summons US ambassador over allegations of spying on phone calls and industry

French foreign minister Laurent Fabius has summoned the U.S. ambassador to explain allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency spied on French telecommunications giant Alcatel-Lucent and gathered data on millions of phone calls. READ MORE

Java forever! 12 keys to Java's enduring dominance

It's easy to forget the value of any given technology once its buzz has arced across our collective consciousness and died a fiery death beyond the hype horizon. Take Cobol, that "Mad Men"-era relic -- just like fish past its prime, as the hipster tech pundits say: worthless, smelly, out of date, bad for you. Java may be the next enterprise mainstay to find itself on the ropes of "relevance." READ MORE

First look: Microsoft Remote Desktop apps for iOS and Android

Late to the game, Microsoft releases Remote Desktop apps for rival mobile platforms, but they're bare-bones at best -- and where's the WinPhone version? READ MORE

AT&T looks 28 years into the future of cell towers

What will you be doing over a mobile network in 28 years? Whatever it is, AT&T and cell-tower company Crown Castle want a piece of it. READ MORE

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Everybody knows Microsoft Word now, but what do you know about where it came from?

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