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		Thursday, May 19, 2011

QUOTE OF THE DAY...

Computers are like Old Testament gods; lots of rules and no mercy. -- Joseph Campbell

TODAY'S TOP STORY

Intel: Windows-On-ARM A Compatibility Mess

Chipmaker claims only its mobile processors will offer true backwards compatibility for Windows 8 tablets.

RELATED INSIGHTS

• No Windows 8 Tablet OS Until 2012?

• Investors To Intel: But What About Smartphones?

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Windows Phone At Bottom Of Global Smartphone Rankings

Google's Android and Apple's iOS continue to dominate the smartphone space, says Gartner, as competitors Symbian, BlackBerry, and Windows Phone jockey for the leftovers.

T-Mobile Unveils Android, BlackBerry Phones

The nation's smallest carrier also announced it will no longer charge minutes for making calls over Wi-Fi.

SanDisk To Acquire Enterprise SSD Maker

The $327 million offer for Pliant signifies an expansion from SanDisk's traditional retail flash memory base into solid state drives for industry.

Google Sued Over Unpaid Overtime

A former facility coordinator at Google's Council Bluffs data center in Iowa wants to be compensated for working 50-60 hours, six days a week.

Dossia Adds Medical Term Translator To E-Health Records

The consortium of large employers is looking to make it easier for employees to use its online health records.

Jive Facebook Connector Links Business Fans, Customers

Jive's software cross-posts comments between a company's website and its Facebook page.

Federal Agencies Fail Health IT Security Audits

The Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services both received failing grades.

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Gmail Add-On Boosts Support Features
The Shared Inbox add-on for Google Apps Business accounts is designed to provide improved help desk and customer support ticket features for businesses using Gmail as their main communications platform. View Now

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• IT Salaries: 9 Ways We've Changed (Or Not) From 2001's Heyday

• 12 Hot Mobile Medical Apps

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VIDEOS

05.04.11 High Frequency Trading Race: How Can Firms Continue To Compete?
The high frequency trading space has always been about speed. But as firms move from microseconds to nanoseconds, how can they continue to compete in the low latency space? Greg MacSweeney discusses the topic with TABB Group CEO Larry Tabb. Watch

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