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	Tablet storage: Do you really need an expansion slot? Some popular new tablets come equipped with storage expansion slots; others do not. Which is better? Read More WHITE PAPER: EMC Corporation Enable Faster Backup and More Effective Long-Term Archiving EMC Data Domain Systems respond to the challenges organizations are struggling with as they balance requirements for disk-based backup, long-term backup retention, and cost-effective archiving. The systems support long-term backup retention and provide a foundation for supporting new archiving workloads. Learn more. In this Issue JR Raphael: What Google's new Nexus 7 is actually like to use Apple's smartphone market share drops to three-year low iPhone share slump spurs calls for low-price model 11 free mobile apps for city life What's Dish Network's next move after losing out on Sprint? Toshiba tweaks new ultrabooks for voice interaction Apple in China recommends use of official power adapters for iPhone Vacation locations: How to make a story map with photos, text, map Launch of Alphasat, Europe's largest telecom satellite Preston Gralla: Windows Phone surges to 9% share in U.K. and France, cements third place in U.S. Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer half-heartedly confesses Microsoft built too many Surface tablets Jonny Evans: Smartphone wars: 'We're only dancing' as Samsung v Apple share the floor JR Raphael: How Google just quietly made your Android phone more secure Jonny Evans: Apple's 'plastic' iPhone mini confirmed in shocking Pegatron labor report WHITE PAPER: Riverbed How WAN Optimization Can Drive Top-Line Revenue A convergence of trends is creating a perfect storm for IT professionals tasked with providing secure, reliable access to applications and other critical corporate information. These potentially conflicting trends are putting a strain on corporate networks as more users attempt to access desktop infrastructures. Learn more>> JR Raphael: What Google's new Nexus 7 is actually like to use Google's original Nexus 7 was hands down the tablet to own in 2012. So does its long-anticipated successor do enough to maintain that "must-have" title? Read More Apple's smartphone market share drops to three-year low Apple's share of the smartphone market dropped in the second quarter to its lowest level in three years, research firm Strategy Analytics said. Read More iPhone share slump spurs calls for low-price model Analysts argued today over the significance of Apple's falling market share, reflecting the uncertainties the Cupertino, Calif. company faces in a transition to lower profits. Read More 11 free mobile apps for city life We've sifted through a wealth of mobile apps to see which ones can best help you find transportation, food, housing and local events in your city. Read More What's Dish Network's next move after losing out on Sprint? As the dust settles after SoftBank's US$21.6 billion acquisition of Sprint, losing bidder Dish Network may be just getting started at stirring up the U.S. mobile industry. Read More Toshiba tweaks new ultrabooks for voice interaction Toshiba has two new thin laptops, including one that is tuned so users can use voice commands to post messages on social networks, search the Web or listen to music. Read More Apple in China recommends use of official power adapters for iPhone Apple is advising its customers in China to use the company's official USB power adapters when recharging their devices, as police continued an investigation into the death by electrocution of a local woman that may be linked to an iPhone. Read More WHITE PAPER: CDW Cloud Services Are Poised for a Breakout Moment Elimination of the PBX on-premise to a Tier 3 or 4 data center is hard to do in the on-premise world and requires a lot of knowledge and experience. It's just one of the many reasons IT and business leaders are turning to hosted UC. Read Now Vacation locations: How to make a story map with photos, text, map Share photos that show just where they were taken and add a narrative with a free ArcGIS Online account. Read More Launch of Alphasat, Europe's largest telecom satellite An Ariane 5 rocket launched Alphasat, Europe's largest telecommunications satellite, and Insat 3D, an Indian weather satellite, from the European spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana, on July 25 at 1954 GMT Read More Preston Gralla: Windows Phone surges to 9% share in U.K. and France, cements third place in U.S. Windows Phone is for real -- the latest sales figures show it up to nearly 9% in the U.K. and France, and solidly in third place in the U.S. It's not going to overtake Android or iOS any time soon, but it's now clear that the OS is a real contender. Read More Preston Gralla: Steve Ballmer half-heartedly confesses Microsoft built too many Surface tablets Steve Ballmer has belatedly and half-heartedly admitted that Microsoft built far more Surface tablets than the company could possibly sell. And at the same internal Microsoft town hall meeting, he also said the obvious: Microsoft isn't selling as many copies of Windows 8 as it hoped. Read More Jonny Evans: Smartphone wars: 'We're only dancing' as Samsung v Apple share the floor Samsung has beaten Apple in the smartphone market -- this at least is the headline du jour, but are we watching the fall from grace of Apple, or is this Samsung's last dance before its own demise? Put it this way: don't sell your AAPL stock just yet. Here's why: Read More JR Raphael: How Google just quietly made your Android phone more secure One of Google's biggest changes to the Android platform is actually happening outside of the operating system -- and it's affecting almost every Android device in the world. Read More Jonny Evans: Apple's 'plastic' iPhone mini confirmed in shocking Pegatron labor report Apple's future plan to introduce a plastic iPhone is confirmed within this morning's shocking report into labor abuses at manufacturing partner, Pegatron, which stands accused of numerous violations of worker rights inside the iPhone factories. Read More
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