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Windows 8: I'm Skipping | Apple After Jobs: Cook's Real Challenge

Windows 8: I'm Skipping | Apple After Jobs: Cook's Real Challenge
October 05, 2012
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Apple After Jobs: Cook's Real Challenge
By Thomas Claburn
A year after the death of its charismatic leader, Apple is thriving. But CEO Tim Cook's success may depend on content services--not finding another iPad.		 Between The Lines Columnist

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Windows 8: Why I Won't Upgrade
Somehow I've managed to not crumble under the albatross that is a near-five-pound laptop. I'm sticking with Windows 7--and many small businesses will, too.

Obama Vs. Romney: 6 Tech Policy Differences
With the 2012 election drawing near, InformationWeek Government compares the tech plans of President Obama and the Democrats and those of Governor Romney and the Republicans.

HP's Smartphone Plans: Anything But Clear
HP CEO Meg Whitman says she has no plans for a smartphone, but the company is trying to fill 50 webOS developer jobs.

Facebook Hits 1 Billion Users: Now The Hard Part
Facebook will struggle to sustain its rate of growth. That's likely one reason why it's developing technology to let kids under 13 use the site with parental supervision.

Facebook Cuts Organic Reach As It Promotes Ads
Facebook makes it tougher for posts to brand pages to reach a wide readership. At the same time it, plays up "sponsored stories" advertising. Deliberate or coincidence?

How Not To Be A Millionaire: Resell Stolen Cisco Gear
Former Verizon engineer gets 4-year jail sentence and must pay $2.8 million in restitution after almost 10 years of fraudulently obtaining and then reselling Cisco networking equipment.

Microsoft, Nook: Partners Now, E-Reader Rivals Later?
Microsoft, Barnes & Nobile finalize Nook Media partnership; agreement keeps door open for Microsoft self-branded hardware that would compete with Nook line.

QUOTE OF THE DAY
"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." -- Steve Jobs

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• How Not To Be A Millionaire: Resell Stolen Cisco Gear
• Microsoft, Nook: Partners Now, E-Reader Rivals Later?
• Windows 8 Survival Guide: Server 2012
• Everything You Need to Know About Agile Cloud Delivery
• Apple After Steve Jobs: 10 Hits And Misses
• Strategies for Achieving Application Availability in the Cloud
• Take Our Application Performance Management Survey

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Windows 8 Survival Guide: Server 2012
With all the hoopla surrounding Windows 8, the recent release of Server 2012 is flying way under the radar. And that's a shame, because it has a lot to offer. Here are five features that could tempt you to jump sooner rather than later-and five that shouldn't sway you.
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IT Pro's Guide to iPhone 5 and iOS 6
Apple's latest smartphone ushers in a new hardware package paired with an updated OS. Here's what enterprise IT teams charged with supporting employee mobility need to know about Maps, security, Passport vs. NFC, networking and more.
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Everything You Need to Know About Agile Cloud Delivery
Agile Cloud Delivery helps businesses to standardize, automate and accelerate IT. Visit this site for resources to deliver new services faster and with better quality to meet changing business demands.
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Beyond the Insurance Contact Center
In this white paper learn how insurers' contact centers are evolving and how insurers can use advanced technologies for added value and to leverage new technologies.
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Apple After Steve Jobs: 10 Hits And Misses
Oct. 5 marks the one-year anniversary of Steve Jobs' death. During that time, Apple has had some amazing successes and some spectacular failures.

Get Google Street View Maps On Your iPhone
Google's panoramic street images now available through mobile browsers, including Apple iOS Safari.

Fake Antivirus Ringleader Must Pay $163 Million
Federal court imposes $163 million judgment on a woman who FTC says helped run scareware ring that tricked more than one million consumers across six countries into purchasing fake security software.

What T-Mobile, MetroPCS Merger Means For Business
Proposed merger of T-Mobile USA and MetroPCS will have far-reaching implications once the deal is complete. Here's what you can expect.

T-Mobile, MetroPCS: Merger Has Legs
T-Mobile and MetroPCS on Wednesday formally announced their intent to merge to form a new mobile carrier called T-Mobile. You can count on this one getting approved, despite the technology hurdles, but where does it leave Sprint?

 


SLIDESHOWS
Apple After Steve Jobs: 10 Hits And Misses
Oct. 5 marks the one-year anniversary of Steve Jobs' death. During that time, Apple has had some amazing successes and some spectacular failures.   View Now

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• 6 Ways iPhone 5, iOS 6 Amp Up Social Opportunities
• 14 Amazing DARPA Technologies On Tap

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VIDEOS
5 Elevator Pitches, NetSuite CEO Hit Valley View
Five companies gave 3 minute elevator pitches, and each of them nailed it. We covered mobile security, enterprise security, cloud, data center and enterprise content deliver super fast, and we heard from NetSuite CEO Zach Nelson and a big time CTO.   Watch

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Strategies for Achieving Application Availability in the Cloud
Join us as Donna Scott, Gartner VP Distinguished Analyst, presents best practices in achieving multi-site application availability, while offering guidance on data center and hosting strategies in the age of cloud computing. It happens Tuesday, October 9, 2012. More Information & Registration

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Take Our Application Performance Management Survey
We are conducting a survey on the adoption of application performance management tools in the enterprise, how they are being used, and IT's level of satisfaction with these products. One lucky participant will win an iPod!
Survey ends Oct. 5

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