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	Amazon prepping a smartphone and four tablets Amazon is keeping busy as the e-retailing company is reportedly prepping to release four new tablets and a smartphone. Read More WEBCAST: HP and Polycom Dramatically Simplify Video Collaboration Deployments If you want to dramatically simplify video collaboration deployments, centralize management, improve business productivity, and reduce IT costs associated with rich media communications, you do not want to miss this informative webinar. Register now! In this Issue Bye bye, corporate phone Google+ is not a social network, says Google exec Surprising winner in JavaScript speed wars: Metro IE10 Behind the Windows 8 $40 upgrade Good news for IT: Bonuses are back, pay rates are up RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: FileMaker, Inc Create, deploy and manage custom business apps for iPad The FileMaker Platform is a complete software suite to create, deploy, and manage custom business apps for iPad and iPhone. Design and build stunning iOS apps. Integrate mobile apps into existing enterprise systems. Deploy and instantly update your apps. Secure your apps with industry-standard authentication. Learn more, Watch overview video, Read the white paper > Bye bye, corporate phone IT organizations worldwide are scrambling to come up with effective plans to accommodate users' increasing desire to use their phone of choice on the job. Read More Google+ is not a social network, says Google exec A year after Google+ was launched, it seems Google is saying it's not really a social network after all. Read More WEBCAST: Alcatel-Lucent Rethinking the IP core This webinar will outline the key requirements placed on core networks of the cloud era, and innovation from Alcatel-Lucent to ensure that core networks scale efficiently without compromising versatility. Learn More Surprising winner in JavaScript speed wars: Metro IE10 Though it's impossible to objectively measure Web browser "speed," a few JavaScript benchmark tests produced surprising results: Metro IE10 beat the pants off all competitors. Read More Behind the Windows 8 $40 upgrade While a $40 price tag doesn't exactly qualify as giving Windows away, it puts a big crimp in one of the main arguments for avoiding Windows 8. Read More Good news for IT: Bonuses are back, pay rates are up IT salaries and hiring are slowly rising as companies gradually bring more operations in-house. Read More
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