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Between The Lines Columnist Microsoft Tablet Surfaces A New Strategy
By Fritz Nelson
Surface looks to be an intriguing tablet in the short term, but harmful to Microsoft's fragile partner ecosystem. Consider these five possible motivations driving Microsoft.

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IBM's Sequoia Is World's Fastest Supercomputer
IBM supercomputers take five of top 10 slots. More than half of world's 500 fastest computers are made by American companies.

Oracle Rushes Out Q4 Results, Top Exec Departs
Oracle shares fourth quarter financial results earlier than expected, beats expectations, and quells reorganization rumors.

IBM Connections, Jive Lead Enterprise Social Software Market
IBM ranks as the enterprise social networking software market share leader for the third year in a row in 2011, says IDC.

Controller Smackdown Hitting Private Cloud Near You
At Cloud Expo, IT staffers dig into the enterprise cloud management tools melee and ongoing battle between CloudStack and OpenStack to find some interesting truths.

Facebook Buys Face.com: At What Privacy Cost?
Face.com's facial recognition technology will give Facebook users quicker and easier photo tagging abilities, but privacy concerns come along for the ride.

NASA Drops OpenStack For Amazon Cloud
Space agency touts Amazon cost savings to explain why it's no longer using the OpenStack open source cloud project it co-founded.

Google Apps Cuts GSA Energy Costs
Google argues that cloud computing can help companies and government agencies save energy and money, cites GSA as proof.

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"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody." -- Bill Cosby

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Strategies for Managing Distributed IT Environments
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Microsoft To Unveil Xbox Media Tablet?
Microsoft's super-secret media event Monday prompts speculation that Redmond plans to take on Apple and Amazon with its own, branded tablet.

10 Handy Mobile Apps From Uncle Sam
Take a look at federal agencies' newest iPhone, Android, and mobile applications, ranging from a Smokey Bear wildfire-tracking app to an app that advises you how long it will take to clear customs at the airport.

8 Things Tablets Still Can't Do
Have we really entered a post-PC world? The new Apple iPad and its tablet rivals still come up short on a few important measures.

Apple WWDC: 17 Cool Innovations
Apple unveiled useful tweaks and new ideas at its Worldwide Developer Conference. Take a peek at our favorites, from MacBook Pro to iOS 6.

10 Windows Ultrabooks: Not Just For SMBs
Can an ultrabook offer your small- to medium-size business more than a MacBook Air or a tablet can? Take a look at the slim new laptops coming from Lenovo, Sony, Asus, and others.

 


SLIDESHOWS
Windows 8 Tablets: Computex Sneak Peek
From Acer to Lenovo, hardware makers showed off early versions of Windows 8 tablets at the Computex tradeshow. Take a look.   View Now

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Google Chromebook, Chromebox: Visual Tour
10 Big Deals Show Future Of Social Apps

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VIDEOS
Scalado Re-Imagines What Smartphone Cameras Can Do
At Mobile World Congress, Nokia introduced a 41 megapixel camera in a new phone, and HTC came out with some pretty amazing technology as well. But Scalado, a company many haven't heard of, is busy re-inventing what phone cameras can do.   Watch

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ARM Demos Next Gen Mobile Performance
Mobile Device Management Debate: Mobile Iron Vs. Good Technology

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