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	10 cool analog computers In their heyday, analog computers handled heavy-duty math, scientific and industrial applications. Read More RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: UL Environment The New Marks of Leadership The most trusted name in safety is making its mark on sustainability. UL Environment certifications, like GREENGUARD and ECOLOGO®, provide differentiation in the marketplace and third-party verification that a product is healthier and more sustainable. Look for the new marks and search for certified products at UL.COM/ENVIRONMENT. UL.COM/NEWMARKS In this Issue Smartwatches still in a 'so what' phase U.S. Army foresees robots becoming squad members JR Raphael: What's new in Android 4.3? More than you might think Forget the high margins, Apple -- cut iPad Mini prices 12 predictive analytics screw-ups Software employment rises 45% in 10 years, as angst in engineering grows NASA reveals Earth's portrait taken from deep space Long-term review: Apple's newest MacBook Air continues to impress Time to toss that HDTV? 4K UHD TVs become affordable WEBCAST: HP Intel VMware Your IT Journey - Your Way Faced with unrelenting pressure to do more with less, IT leaders are implementing virtualization, mobility and cloud computing in their enterprises. In this Knowledge Vault Exchange you'll find a plethora of valuable information, including videos, on-demand Webcasts, white papers and Twitter chats. View Now! Smartwatches still in a 'so what' phase With Apple's iWatch and several competing smartwatches from major manufacturers in the works, some analysts question whether consumers will embrace such wearable technology. Read More U.S. Army foresees robots becoming squad members The U.S. Army wants to move from using robots as tools to creating a human-robot cooperative that will make machines trusted members of the military. Read More JR Raphael: What's new in Android 4.3? More than you might think Android 4.3 is by no means an earth-shattering release, but it does deliver some pretty significant new features and under-the-hood improvements. Read More Forget the high margins, Apple -- cut iPad Mini prices Apple sold 14% fewer iPads in the quarter that ended June 30 than in the same quarter last year, while the revenue from those sales plummeted by 27%. The solution? Cut prices, say analysts. Read More WHITE PAPER: SAP How the Internet of things is raising your IQ The Internet of Things, enabled by mobile, big data and the cloud, is changing the way we live and work. This infographic highlights how we'll interact with the world around us as more and more devices and people run connected. View Now 12 predictive analytics screw-ups Data mining experts share stories of failure from the trenches and lessons learned. Read More Software employment rises 45% in 10 years, as angst in engineering grows Software development employment has increased over the past 10 years, but not all IT areas have done as well. The number of jobs for engineers fell over the same period. Read More NASA reveals Earth's portrait taken from deep space Two NASA spacecraft, flying millions of miles away from home, have sent back portraits of Earth. Read More Long-term review: Apple's newest MacBook Air continues to impress When it comes to style, the new model looks exactly like its predecessor. This year's changes are all beneath the surface -- and are uniformly good, says Michael deAgonia. Read More Time to toss that HDTV? 4K UHD TVs become affordable Chinese TV maker TCL has announced the first 50-in. 4K HDTV for under $1,000 that is expected to be released this fall in the U.S. Read More
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