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	5 smartphones running alternative versions of Android No two Android smartphones are alike. Thanks to lenient licensing rules, smartphone makers can add their own GUI or pre-installed apps to the Android OS. This customization can go even deeper with smartphones that use unofficial versions of Android as the device's operating system. Here are five smartphones that have been, or will be, released this year running unofficial versions of Android.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here. Read More WEBCAST: Fujitsu America Network Management Challenges & the Benefits of Outsourcing Virtually every business needs to do more with less, and IT is no exception. At the same time, the network has to meet the growing demands of the business. New research conducted by IDG explores the network management challenges that IT and telecom leaders face and how they are dealing with them. Learn more about the research results. Learn more >> In this Issue INSIDER Whatever happened to Green IT? Ubuntu 14.04: Is Canonical taking on too much? Ubuntu 14.04: The good, the bad, the Unity WHITE PAPER: Polycom The New Business Case for Video Conferencing This white paper provides insight into the value of video conferencing in today's business environment, and real-world examples of how organizations--large and small--are leveraging visual collaboration to find new clients, serve existing clients better, and improve their bottom line. Learn more >> INSIDER Whatever happened to Green IT? Remember when green computing was all the rage? Companies competed for green awards, virtualized their data centers, set up e-waste committees, launched double-sided printing initiatives and activated power management features on PCs.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here. Read More WHITE PAPER: Radware State of the Union: Ecommerce Page Speed & Web Performance This examination of the top ecommerce sites finds a 21% drop in page load times and offers strategies and best practices to serve pages faster. Learn More Ubuntu 14.04: Is Canonical taking on too much? The recent release of Ubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support/LTS (Trusty Tahr) proves to us once again that it doesn't matter if you're Oracle, Microsoft, or Canonical: Bringing a fleet of products into new release revision synch is tough.Canonical's twice-a-year Ubuntu releases are boldly trying to cover the bases of cloud, server, desktop, smartphone/tablet, plus management and support and services add-ons specific to each platform. In this release, Cloud and Server get much attention; Desktop not so much. And the Ubuntu smartphone/tablet bits aren't reviewed here as there are no production versions in the wild. Read More WHITE PAPER: BMC Software Meeting the Exploding Demand for New IT Services In this eBook, explore the top trends driving the New IT for IT Service Management, and how leading organizations are evolving to focus on end-user experience. Learn More Ubuntu 14.04: The good, the bad, the Unity The recent release of Ubuntu 14.04 Long Term Support/LTS (Trusty Tahr) proves to us once again that it doesn't matter if you're Oracle, Microsoft, or Canonical: Bringing a fleet of products into new release revision synch is tough.Canonical's twice-a-year Ubuntu releases are boldly trying to cover the bases of cloud, server, desktop, smartphone/tablet, plus management and support and services add-ons specific to each platform. In this release, Cloud and Server get much attention; Desktop not so much. And the Ubuntu smartphone/tablet bits aren't reviewed here as there are no production versions in the wild. Read More
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