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	Survey: Microsoft Dynamics technical architects in line for 14% raises IT pros with skills in Microsoft Dynamics project management and architecture can look forward to healthy raises this year, according to a survey of more than 10,000 respondents worldwide. Read More WHITE PAPER: CA Technologies Delivering Exceptional Application Experience Enterprises can achieve customer advantage by monitoring the quality and timeliness of mission-critical applications. Read this whitepaper to learn how with CA Technologies Application Performance Management solutions. Learn More In this Issue Microsoft goes public, talks about Windows Blue and Build 2013 conference Does Nokia have a solar-powered phone in the works? 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Microsoft goes public, talks about Windows Blue and Build 2013 conference Rumors that Microsoft plans to eventually kill the Desktop only increased after the leaked Windows Blue screenshots appeared over the weekend. The upgrade to Windows 8, code-named Windows Blue, is expected to be offered later this year, possibly in late summer. If this is a preview of Windows 9, then Microsoft is sticking firmly to its decision to force people away from the Start button. Read More Does Nokia have a solar-powered phone in the works? Windows Phone is finally gaining some interest, and with Samsung out of the picture, it looks like Nokia will have to lead the charge. If current hints and teases prove true, then Nokia is about to get a major new weapon in its fight. Read More Google Keep vs. OneNote vs. Evernote: We name the note-app winner Google shook things up last week when it dusted off its old Notebook service and relaunched it as Keep. Google's new software muscles in on the space currently dominated by Microsoft OneNote and Evernote, two note-taking apps that save your text, Web links, photos, audio recordings, and more, helping to keep your life organized. Read More Windows Blue and Microsoft's continuous upgrade strategy Microsoft yesterday confirmed Windows "Blue," an upgrade to Windows 8, but analysts remained uneasy about how the faster release cadence that Blue represents will be digested by businesses. Read More WHITE PAPER: Salesforce.com How the Best Businesses Connect Expectations that have become commonplace in today's modern, connected world demand a level of connectivity, performance and agility that conventional IT infrastructures were not built to deliver. Read Now! Windows 'Blue' shows desktop's days are numbered Microsoft won't back away from a radical overall of Windows, and is determined to kill the decades-old, decades-rich desktop, analysts agreed today. Read More Touch and go: 11 new Windows 8 input devices tested While there's a lot more going on under hood, touch control is the singular Windows 8 feature that fundamentally changes how you interact with your notebook, tablet, or desktop PC. Read More Microsoft to host BUILD dev conference on Apple's home ground Microsoft on Tuesday announced that its BUILD 2013 developers conference will be held June 26-28 on Apple's home turf, San Francisco's Moscone Center. Read More Microsoft confirms it's shut off Windows 8-Google Apps calendar sync Microsoft confirmed Monday that Windows 8 users who upgrade the Calendar app will no longer be able to synchronize that schedule with the calendar included with Google Apps for Business, Academic or Government. Read More WHITE PAPER: F5 Drive Out Bottlenecks in the Application Delivery Chain Fueled by users who are hyper-sensitive to delays in application delivery, organizations are seeking solutions that can help them root out and eliminate delivery latency. This paper examines the role of Application Delivery Optimization to improve application performance in the data center and beyond. Learn More! Have an older PC? Try the new Ubuntu Linux-based LXLE For users of Microsoft Windows, frequent hardware upgrades tend to be a fact of life in order to keep each new iteration of the resources-hungry operating system running smoothly. Read More Microsoft touts Office 365 wins, but customers want more Microsoft is trumpeting Office 365 customer successes at its U.S. Public Sector CIO Summit on Tuesday, but some of those otherwise happy clients have a wish list of features and enhancements they'd like to see in the vendor's cloud email and collaboration suite. Read More Microsoft, Lenovo to promote genuine Windows on PCs In the midst of its latest campaign to fight piracy in China, Microsoft has signed an agreement with Lenovo to ensure that its PCs ship with licensed versions of Windows software on its computers. Read More Microsoft faces new EU antitrust probe as Linux group files complaint A Spanish association of Linux users today accused Microsoft of anti-competitive practices, charging that Windows 8's Secure Boot blocks users from installing rival operating systems on new PCs. Read More
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