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	The 21 most powerful enterprise networking companies The biggest players on the network, presented for your consideration. Read More WEBCAST: SAP Business Transformation Through Technology Innovation Cloud computing, rampant mobility, Big Data, and social business have created challenges never seen before. There is a need for a new application platform. In this webcast, find out about the forces shaping the 'third platform', and why the move to the third platform is the only way to meet customer needs. Learn more In this Issue A few finally find HotSpot 2.0 Wi-Fi connections Why tablet market growth will drop off in three years 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 Moto G real-world review: The best budget phone money can buy It's that time of the year again – Galaxy S5 rumor time! Understanding where 802.11ad WiGig fits into the gigabit Wi-Fi picture Don't say no to BYOD and personal clouds, but understand the legal risks when you say yes NSA is said to collect cellphone location data across the world Get a grip: 25 winter gloves that work with smartphones, tablets WHITE PAPER: Attachmate Mobile-Enabling Your Workforce with Apps You Already Have Learn how Verastream can unlock your legacy assets and make them seamlessly accessible to your mobile audience. An advanced technology tool and mobile-enablement platform, Verastream can quickly package your applications and data into any format, for any device. Learn More! A few finally find HotSpot 2.0 Wi-Fi connections There are currently several million smartphones certified to run on a "HotSpot 2.0" Wi-Fi network. In November, about 400 of them finally got a chance to do so -- in Beijing, China. Read More Why tablet market growth will drop off in three years IDC forecasts the tablet growth tsunami will calm to single digits in 2017. A good reason for that could be improvements in computer-human interaction, which will make mobile devices with larger screens less vital. Read More 20 best iPhone/iPad games of 2013 Puzzles, adventure games, dungeon crawlers, and more fun for your favorite iOS device (during off-work hours, of course). Read More WEBCAST: PC Connection Optimizing a Technology Refresh Hear about the current technology refresh cycle for aging laptops, desktops, and tablets and what impacts current trends in the marketplace are having. Learn More. Moto G real-world review: The best budget phone money can buy Most budget phones offer a sub-par experience, but the new Moto G provides an excellent experience at a low off-contract price. So is this the phone for you? Read More It's that time of the year again – Galaxy S5 rumor time! Ah, December – it's cold as hell, everyone's going berserk from stress about visiting relatives and getting presents for the kids, and it gets dark at about 4 p.m. "Happy" holidays! Read More Understanding where 802.11ad WiGig fits into the gigabit Wi-Fi picture The wireless world is evolving rapidly in response to the explosion of intelligent devices, applications and data, and the IEEE 802.11ad standard, commonly known as WiGig, is poised to help. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP Transition to the 3rd Platform for Enterprise Applications The tech industry is in the midst of a major transition brought about by the combination of four forces. Since the lifetime of an application software package in a business is significant, application buyers need to consider support for the 3rd Platform. Learn more Don't say no to BYOD and personal clouds, but understand the legal risks when you say yes While you have undoubtedly heard all the gloom and doom stories regarding individuals using personally owned devices or personally controlled cloud services like Dropbox, SkyDrive, Google Drive, Idrive, Evernote and similar services, don't forget the law of unintended consequences. Read More NSA is said to collect cellphone location data across the world The U.S. is collecting nearly 5 billion records a day on the location of cellphones around the world to feed a large database of the location of "at least hundreds of millions of devices," according to a newspaper report. Read More Get a grip: 25 winter gloves that work with smartphones, tablets Smart gloves with conductive fabrics let you operate smartphones, tablets and e-readers without exposing your digits. Read More
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