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	Android vendors concede tablet market to Apple Brockmeier: I'm about ready to throw in the towel on Android tablets out of sheer frustration. As a Linux user and Android fan, I've been patiently waiting for a decent iPad competitor to hit U.S. shores. The Galaxy Tab looked promising, until Verizon and Samsung stuck a $600 price tag on the tablet. Why aren't vendors taking this seriously? Read More WHITE PAPER: Iron Mountain D2C or D2D2C – Which Data Protection Strategy Works Best? ESG predicts 40% of companies will leverage cloud-based data protection by year's end. See if your organization is ready to take advantage of avoiding tape and secondary disk, shifting the burden of complex backup processes , increasing availability of existing servers, and more, Read now In this Issue Microsoft wants to know if my computer is possessed Images from a homeland security experiment Hot iPad lawsuit turns Apple's ads into ammo Latest Cisco rumor: RIM? Breaking the code in wacky product codenames IBM, VMware bolster cloud app development resources Reward someone with an award A billion reasons to read about Intel, Apple, Facebook and other tech companies Space junk from old China test threatens satellites WEBCAST: NetApp Use 50% Less Storage - Guaranteed Listen to this on-demand Webcast and hear Chris Rima of Tucson Electric Power discuss how his organization managed data growth and improved performance with storage and server virtualization. You'll also hear Brian Garrett from ESG and NetApp experts discuss ways to consolidate your Windows® application data, files, and virtual machines. Learn More Microsoft wants to know if my computer is possessed So I'm on MSN.com a moment ago and among the headline links being touted as "Must See" is one asking the provocative question: "Is your computer possessed?" My first thought is that of course my computer is possessed; it's running Windows (rim shot). Read More Images from a homeland security experiment Department of Homeland Security officials recently simulated the release of airborne contaminants in Boston's subway system, known locally as the 'T.' The exercise aimed to gauge how the air flows in order to be ready in the event of a real security incident. Read More Hot iPad lawsuit turns Apple's ads into ammo Three iPad owners who sued Apple last summer because their tablets overheated have added Apple's own television and Web commercials to their ammunition, court documents show. Read More WEBCAST: NeuStar, Inc. 30 Minutes to Faster Web Pages Join this discussion and learn the importance and nuances of load testing, measuring scalability, setting page performance and transaction response rates, and what to do when things go wrong. You'll even hear performance improvement tips that are quick to implement and free. View Now Latest Cisco rumor: RIM? Guess we don't have to wait for the seasons to change before the next hot rumor pops up. We were just getting settled with the latest "Cisco eyes EMC" speculation when this came up this week: Cisco making a run at RIM? Read More Breaking the code in wacky product codenames According to AMD, we're about to set sail for the Northern Islands on Bulldozers powered by Fusion. And Intel will build us a Sandy Bridge if we would like instead. Computer and project naming has a weird history, and it can be a tad confusing at times. Read More IBM, VMware bolster cloud app development resources Testing and ease of use are focuses of separate cloud-based efforts. Read More WHITE PAPER: PC Mall A Powerful Platform for Virtualization Download this HP white paper to learn how the next-generation ProLiant servers can help companies achieve rapid ROI and dramatically lower their operational expenses. Read More Reward someone with an award We know leadership and staff development are important to you. At a time when it is difficult to reward top performers, and when succession planning and a deep bench are more urgent than ever, the CIO Ones to Watch Award is a great way to get respected third-party recognition for your best lieutenants, and to bring further attention to your company as a stand-out environment for grooming leaders. It's still entirely free to nominate and there is no limit on the number of nominations. The form is online and the deadline is Nov. 15. Judges are all CIOs from the CIO Executive Council. Award winners will be announced, publicized and feted in May 2011 at the CIO Leadership Event in Florida. Read More A billion reasons to read about Intel, Apple, Facebook and other tech companies Billions are the new millions. Intel's investing up to $8 billion for new chip manufacturing, Facebook says the prosecution of a billion dollar spammer isn't over and Twitter's aiming for a billion users. Read More Space junk from old China test threatens satellites Three years after the Chinese blew up a satellite in space with a missile the debris from that explosion continues to grow. Read More
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