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"A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it."
-- William Feather
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TODAY'S TOP STORY
Facebook Adds Two Privacy Tools
Both tools have to do with stopping unknown devices from logging in to a user's Facebook account.
RELATED INSIGHTS
• Facebook Deactivations Gaining Attention
• Facebook Board Member's Account Compromised
• Joint Chiefs To Increase Social Media Use
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Citrix Boosts Virtual Desktop With Wyse 'Zero Client'
With large organizations unsure what makes the best virtual desktop, Wyse and Citrix team up to offer a low profile, low cost alternative.
Microsoft Office 2010 In Pictures
Office 2010 is Microsoft's latest major software release, and it is packed full of features including Web application versions of Office apps, PowerPoint Broadcast, enhancements to Outlook's message management and overall user interface improvements.
Google Ending Nexus One Web Sales
Reversing course, Google plans to increase support for partners selling Android devices in retail stores.
Stolen VA Laptop Contains Personal Data
The theft of the laptop containing Veterans Administration data highlights the challenges of managing cybersecurity on devices belonging to contractors.
Shuttle Atlantis Heads To Final Frontier
Twenty-five year old vehicle lifts off one more time before shuttle program is officially mothballed by NASA.
Telehealth System Offers Universal Connectivity
Ideal Life claims its wireless health monitoring system is the first to transmit and process data to cell phones, tablets, PDAs, and PCs.
Office 2010 Pro Upgrade Is 50% Off
Microsoft business customers with certain licenses can qualify for the discount until the end of June.
Chrome OS Mobile Devices Expected In June
Google's browser-based Chrome operating system is designed for netbooks to boot up in seven seconds or less.
Google Voice Admits Students
The company's online voicemail and calling service is opening its doors to those with .edu e-mail addresses.
Facebook Adds Two Privacy Tools
Both tools have to do with stopping unknown devices from logging in to a user's Facebook account.
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 Android Ramps Up To 65,000 Shipped Per Day
By Eric Zeman
Google CEO Eric Schmidt recently told investors that its partners are shipping 65,000 Android handsets per day. That's up from 60,000 per day just a few months ago. That's a rate of 24 million Android handsets per year. The Android Army continues to gain momentum, eating into the market share of the competition.
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Sprint Delivers Android 2.1 To Samsung Moment
By Eric Zeman
Today Sprint finally began to rollout Android 2.1 to the Samsung Moment. The Moment launched back in October with Android 1.5. The update from 1.5 to 2.1 is huge, bringing tons of new features to the Moment. Unfortunately, the update can not be downloaded over the air.
Adobe vs. Apple: Pray Both Lose
By Thomas Claburn
Adobe's ad campaign proclaiming "love" for Apple is the most ill-conceived publicity stunt in recent memory, excluding perhaps the balloon boy hoax.
Google Killing Web Sales Of Nexus One
By Eric Zeman
Android mastermind Andy Rubin in a blog post today said that Google will stop selling the Nexus One online. Amazing that the company admitted defeat in this experiment, but Google said it will still sell the Nexus One through retail stores.
Cisco Stock: 4 Reasons It's Not Reflecting Blowout Quarter
By Bob Evans
CEO John Chambers says Cisco just had "probably the strongest quarter in our history" and given that storied history, that's a remarkable perspective. But investors have been pooh-poohing Cisco shares, which have actually even fallen a bit: do they know something CIOs should know? Here are four possible explanations from a great equity-research firm.
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Web app versions of Office apps, PowerPoint Broadcast, and enhancements to Outlook's message management are highlights.
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