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Why I'm still excited about Windows RT and Surface -- and they're not going away

No more email: How one company broke the habit (mostly) | Why did Google block Microsoft's YouTube app?

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August 19, 2013
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Why I'm still excited about Windows RT and Surface -- and they're not going away

Windows RT and Surface have not done well at market so far, but it's way too early to give up on them. Microsoft certainly isn't about to.

No more email: How one company broke the habit (mostly)

Instead, All Western Mortgage replaced most internal email with an enterprise social networking system from Unison to allow workers to be able to communicate and collaborate more effectively.

Why did Google block Microsoft's YouTube app?

Microsoft says Google is setting the bar artificially high, by demanding it deliver a "technically difficult and time consuming" HTML5 app. But why did Google insist on HTML5? Simon Bisson gives a technical rundown of the likely reasons.

Nordstrom is thinking of putting iPads in dressing rooms

The retailer is thinking about lots of ways that iPads can be used in stores to improve the shopping experience for customers, beyond using them as cash registers.

The 10 most commonly banned apps -- and why we love them

It's not clear what IT gets out of banning cloud storage apps, and focusing on a few time-wasters just opens the door to others.

Skype in Windows has big implications in a BYOD world

When every Windows PC has built-in video chat, who will need high-end videoconferencing solutions?

Tablet deathmatch: New Nexus 7 vs. iPad Mini vs. Kindle Fire HD

Google's revised media tablet is a lot better than the original. Is it enough to unseat the iPad Mini? Here is Galen Gruman's detailed 3-way review, courtesy of partner publication Infoworld.

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