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Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products

Google's real plan behind the purchase of the Nest thermostat

US wireless users may get to share military spectrum

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April 25, 2014
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Fave Raves: 33 tech pros share their favorite IT products

What IT pros like, in their own words.

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Issue highlights

1. Google's real plan behind the purchase of the Nest thermostat

2. US wireless users may get to share military spectrum

3. Quality Code: Software Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns [BOOK GIVEAWAY]

4. Exclusive: Google mulling Wi-Fi for cities with Google Fiber

5. This is Tim: Apple's CEO on the iPad, Apple TV, future products, and China

6. First IBM Power8 systems hit the market

7. San Diego's SAP system has tripled workloads for some tasks, report says

8. Gaming your grocery shopping with Amazon Prime Pantry

9. Microsoft's silly waste of money searching for the "E.T." game

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Google's real plan behind the purchase of the Nest thermostat

To recover its $3.2B purchase price, Google would have to sell a lot of Nest thermostats... except they won't have to. READ MORE

US wireless users may get to share military spectrum

The FCC says military radar stations can share the spectrum with licensed and other users. READ MORE

Quality Code: Software Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns [BOOK GIVEAWAY]

Five will win. Enter the drawing today! READ MORE

Exclusive: Google mulling Wi-Fi for cities with Google Fiber

Google is considering deploying Wi-Fi networks in towns and cities covered by its Google Fiber high-speed Internet service. READ MORE

White Paper: IBM

Eliminate Flaws in Cloud Architecture with Smarter Storage

This white paper demonstrates how IBM Smarter Storage provides customers with an ideal, proven platform for cloud computing. IBM has a differentiated storage portfolio, including XIV, Scale Out NAS (SONAS), SAN Volume Controller (SVC), Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM), Tivoli Storage Productivity Center (TPC), and SmartCloud solutions. Read Now

This is Tim: Apple's CEO on the iPad, Apple TV, future products, and China

As usual, Apple CEO Tim Cook was the focus of attention during the company's quarterly earnings call with analysts on Wednesday. And, as usual, we've got a transcript of his remarks while on the call. READ MORE

First IBM Power8 systems hit the market

New OpenPOWER Foundation will encourage customers and competitors to take part in processor innovation. READ MORE

San Diego's SAP system has tripled workloads for some tasks, report says

San Diego's $50 million SAP system has ended up tripling employees' workloads for certain types of tasks, but the city has also failed to devote enough attention to training, according to a consultant's report released earlier this month. READ MORE

Gaming your grocery shopping with Amazon Prime Pantry

You might think Amazon's new Prime Pantry service is a great way to get heavy, bulky grocery items delivered to your home. In fact that's exactly wrong. READ MORE

Microsoft's silly waste of money searching for the "E.T." game

Some people have money to waste when there are better applications for it. READ MORE

White Paper: CA Technologies

Complexity Ate My Budget

When it comes to data protection, having multiple point solutions is not the answer. Find out how to gain a holistic view of your IT infrastructure, with an emphasis on business needs and IT/data risk and recovery, that will inform your choice for a comprehensive, cost-effective data protection solution. Read now!

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Quality Code: Software Testing Principles, Practices, and Patterns
Using real-world code examples, Stephen Vance introduces patterns, principles, and more than two dozen detailed techniques for testing any software system more fully, effectively, and painlessly.

Java SE8 for Programmers, 3rd Edition
Hundreds of complete Java programs with thousands of lines of proven Java code, and hundreds of tips will help you build robust applications.

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