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	Ballmer plugs Windows 7 as an OS for all devices Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer positioned Windows 7 as an operating system that can drive new and innovative products, as the company tries to fend off competition from tablet computers based on software from Google and Apple. "Only the imagination limits what can be done with Windows PCs today," Ballmer said in his speech at the start of CESin Las Vegas. "You can write on them, draw on them, hang them on the wall, touch them, use wireless keyboards, play a game and much, much more." Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Networks 7 Key Challenges You Can't Ignore The virtualization of physical machines can strain application and storage networks. Take steps to recognize and address the 7 key inherent challenges so that your environment can adapt to the new demands placed on the network and storage and realize the benefits of virtualization more quickly. Read Now! In this Issue Microsoft bashes Apple at CES while previewing next-gen Windows Microsoft to put next version of Windows on Arm chips Microsoft and tablets: A failure to launch could hurt Steve Ballmer at CES: Can he solve Microsoft's tablet problem? Worm planted in fake Microsoft security update Google wins injunction against agency using Microsoft cloud Asus unveils three tablets and a slate At CES, Lenovo marries Windows and Android in potential iPad-killer Not a great day in the news for Microsoft Microsoft, Googler tussle over bug timeline WEBCAST: CA Managing Service Quality Across the Infrastructure With zero tolerance for latency of web applications and a near total dependence on technology in the workplace as the norm, an unpredictable and unreliable infrastructure is too big a risk for today's speed of business. View Now Microsoft bashes Apple at CES while previewing next-gen Windows Microsoft Windows president Steven Sinofsky took a shot at Apple during CES, saying users are being inconvenienced because there is no convergence across the iPhone, iPad, iPod and MacBook. Read More Microsoft to put next version of Windows on Arm chips The next version of Microsoft's Windows PC operating system will run on Arm processors, part of an effort to adapt Windows to the fast-growing market for tablet computers, where Apple and Google have gained traction. It's a big move for Microsoft, whose desktop OS has traditionally run only on x86-type processors from Intel and Advanced Micro Devices. Read More Microsoft and tablets: A failure to launch could hurt If Microsoft is too slow developing Windows-based tablets, its bread-and-butter enterprise business could soon pay the price, according to industry analysts. Read More WHITE PAPER: Emerson Network Power A Framework to Visualize the Data Center Increasing rack density makes it critical to understand environmental characteristics around weight, heating, cooling and power. Flat-file data center planning and management tools can't Read Now Steve Ballmer at CES: Can he solve Microsoft's tablet problem? Steve Ballmer's CES speech could be crucial for Microsoft in the tablet market. Read More Worm planted in fake Microsoft security update It's Tuesday, time for more security patches from Microsoft right? Not quite. It seems the malware crowd is exploiting Microsoft's routine of releasing fixes on Tuesdays and sending out fake security emails bent on infecting their targets with a worm. Read More Google wins injunction against agency using Microsoft cloud A judge has issued a preliminary injunction against the U.S. Department of the Interior moving forward on a Microsoft-only cloud computing contract. Read More WHITE PAPER: Extreme Networks Extreme Networks debuts 40 GbE for under $1,000 The VIM3-40G4X adds four 40 GbE connections to Summit® X650 top-of-rack stackable switches for $3,995, or less than $1,000 per port. The new module is fully compatible with existing Summit X650 and Summit X480 switches, increasing scalability of both virtualized and non-virtualized data centers. Learn more! Asus unveils three tablets and a slate At CES 2011, Asus announced three new Android tablets and a Windows 7 based slate PC. The tablets, all Android-based, go by the moniker "Eee Pad" while the Windows 7 device is called an "Eee Slate." Read More At CES, Lenovo marries Windows and Android in potential iPad-killer Someday, Apple's iPad and rival tablet computers may completely replace the PC for a large number of users. But for now, tablets are mainly a companion device, a diversion for those times you'd like a fun, portable computer and don't need to do real work. But that may all change this week at CES, the consumer electronics show expected to attract more than 100,000 visitors to glitzy Las Vegas. Read More Not a great day in the news for Microsoft If perception is important, which it is, January 4 was not a terrific day in the news for Microsoft. Read More Microsoft, Googler tussle over bug timeline Microsoft and a Google security engineer are sparring over a bug the researcher reported to Microsoft last July. Read More
	BECOME AN INSIDER Get premium content, in-depth reviews, practical tips and exclusive research. All for just signing up. Sign up for free today. SLIDESHOWS The weirdest, wackiest and stupidest sci/tech stories of 2010 It's hard to pick the weirdest and wackiest tech stories of 2010 considering there is so much nuttiness to choose from. But we'll give it a shot. Here we take a look at a number of stories that gave us pause in 2010. 2010's most popular iPad apps As the iPad celebrates its first birthday, it should raise a glass to Apple's App Store, which has provided users with an array of innovative applications. Late last week, Apple released a list of the 10 most popular iPad applications, with productivity apps making up the bulk. MOST-READ STORIES 30 most anticipated tech products of 2011 Worm planted in fake Microsoft security update HTC EVO Shift vs. the original EVO 4G At CES, Lenovo marries Windows and Android U.S. begins sophisticated wireless jamming project New high-speed I/O interface debuts at CES Skype launches mobile video calling app CES 2011 Preview: Gadgets galore Oversupply sends DRAM prices to one-year low Asus unveils three tablets and a slate
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