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Nokia's 2520 could beat Microsoft at its own tablet game
  Microsoft doesn't own Nokia yet, so the two are still competitors for now, although they deny it. One thing you can't deny: on paper, the Nokia 2520 tablet is a seriously impressive piece of hardware. Right now, there are two Windows RT vendors on the market: Microsoft and Nokia. HP and Dell aren't in the game, even with Business Insider claiming the two want to "hurt" Intel. After all, what better... Read More
 


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Application Performance in a World of Cloud and Mobility
Cloud, mobility, and networking have shifted the dynamics of application performance. As a result, IT is under more pressure than ever to improve application performance. Learn how to ensure that employees and customers can access applications effectively without being forced to expend more resources on network upgrades. Read more >>

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Google Glass while driving is illegal in some states, but should it be?
After receiving a citation for wearing Google Glass while driving, California resident Cecilia Abadie took to her Google+ profile to debate the merits of the ticket and whether the law is contradictory. It's a discussion worth having. Read More
 

Get excited, fellow nerds: Smartphones may soon be as customizable as PCs
My first PC had a 286 processor with an EGA display and a 40mb MFM hard drive (and, let me tell you, those were some MEGA bytes). That glorious gray, metal box first sat on my desk somewhere around 1985. And, you know what, I was still using that machine -- with some significant modifications -- until 1997. That's 12 years of using, and enjoying, the same machine. Read More
 


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The Five Big Lies Leaders Hear About "Going Mobile"
Mobile hasn't been around long, but it has already made a tremendous impact. With such a new technology, it's not surprising that a lot of misinformation is floating around. Don't be taken in. Get the truth by reading this paper. It lays out how to develop an effective mobile initiative, one you need to succeed. Learn More

Many iOS apps found open to hijacking on public Wi-Fi
An Israeli startup has discovered a vulnerability in many iOS apps that attackers could secretly exploit over a public Wi-Fi network to send their own data to an Apple iPhone or iPad. Read More
 

Apple iPhone 5s battery issue could result in reduced battery life
Apple is reaching out to owners of the iPhone 5s because of a manufacturing issue that could result in reduced battery life. Read More
 


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Real-Time Application-Centric Operations Visibility
This paper examines the move towards application/service performance within IT operations, and in particular the network-based delivery of those services. In addition a look at the roles, responsibilities and objectives that network- and application-based service-oriented visibility can and should play. Learn More

First look (and listen): Firefox 25
Firefox's new support for HTML5's web audio feature steals the show Read More
 

NAO robot can now speak 19 languages -- thanks to the cloud
Aldebaran's NAO humanoid robot now gets speech recognition abilities from a cloud-based voice recognition service from Nuance. Read More
 

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The coolest Air Force UFO videos
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