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	2 Windows 8 touch-screen laptops for tight budgets Windows 8 is workable with a normal display, but better with a touch screen. If you don't want to spend much on a new laptop, try one of these low-cost systems. Read More WHITE PAPER: Symantec Agent and Agentless VM Backup and Recovery As you embrace virtualization or increase your virtual footprint, selecting a backup solution that integrates with VADP and VSS will provide fast snapshot-based image backups of online and offline guest virtual machines. For superior recovery capabilities a solution that gathers metadata and executes post processing tasks is a must. Read now! In this Issue Lenovo sold more smartphone and tablets than PCs in Q1 NFC could debut in next iPhone, even as Google pulls back BlackBerry turns to 7 OS for new 9720 smartphone Google kills the Messenger in latest Google+ Android update Sprint puts ATIV S Neo on sale Friday for $149.99 with contract and rebate Matt Hamblen: Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 comes with microSD slot and a brilliant screen Darlene Storm: Hacked wireless baby monitor lets pervert spy on and cuss at baby girl Antone Gonsalves: Following the evolution of cybercrime, mobile security Cybercriminals use Google Cloud Messaging service to control malware on Android devices Intel revives OLPC rivalry with new Android tablet design Samsung unveils dual-screen, quad-core flip-phone in China Smartphones outsell feature phones for first time in Q2, Gartner says Nokia releases Asha SDK in bid to attract developers Microsoft to push Surface tablets to businesses in Canada and Europe Richi Jennings: WHAT!? Android is better than iOS, says @Stammy WHITE PAPER: Symantec Out of the Box Experience This whitepaper first discusses what to look for in a virtualization protection solution and then considers the merits of a separate solution for protecting one's virtual environment, or using a unified solution that offers comparable virtualization protection capabilities. Read now! Lenovo sold more smartphone and tablets than PCs in Q1 Lenovo's sales of tablets and smartphones were higher than that of PCs in its fiscal first quarter, reflecting the company's efforts to reduce its dependence on the ailing PC business. Read More NFC could debut in next iPhone, even as Google pulls back Mobile payments based on NFC chips inside smartphones have faced slow growth in the U.S., but some analysts predict that the upcoming iPhone 5S expected in September will include NFC technology after years of restraint by Apple. Read More BlackBerry turns to 7 OS for new 9720 smartphone BlackBerry has launched the 9720 smartphone running the 7 OS in a bid to stay relevant in the growing low end of the smartphone market. Read More Google kills the Messenger in latest Google+ Android update Google is shutting down its Messenger group chatting service as part of an update to its Google+ app for Android-based devices, the company recently announced. Google will also be ditching the service on iOS devices. Read More Sprint puts ATIV S Neo on sale Friday for $149.99 with contract and rebate A prime example of carrier and maker adoption of Windows Phone 8 is the new ATIV S Neo. Built by Samsung and running Windows Phone 8, the Neo will go on sale at Sprint starting Friday for $149.99 with a two-year contract and rebate. Read More Matt Hamblen: Samsung's Galaxy Tab 3 comes with microSD slot and a brilliant screen Samsung launched three new Android Jelly Bean tablets at major U.S. retailers on July 7. I've just tried out a review unit of the 8-in. version of the Galaxy Tab 3 almost daily for about three weeks to get a good feel for the device. Read More Darlene Storm: Hacked wireless baby monitor lets pervert spy on and cuss at baby girl Imagine remote attackers going beyond secretly eyeing the inside of your house via your wireless camera, to spying on and cursing at your child via the wireless baby monitor. The pervert that hacked into a Houston family's video baby monitor provides a cautionary tale demonstrating the importance of securing wireless devices like IP cameras to protect your privacy. Read More WEBCAST: Workday, Inc. HR and Finance Were made for Each Other Managing HR and financial information in the modern business requires efficient business practices and technology. Learn how leveraging the cloud allows you to unify financial and HR data; visualize data with cloud analytics and improve productivity with flexible configuration. View now >> Antone Gonsalves: Following the evolution of cybercrime, mobile security I am ecstatic, and a bit nervous, to offer my first blog post to Computerworld.com readers interested in mobile security. When offered the opportunity, I jumped at the chance of writing commentary on what I see as the most fascinating segment of the security industry. Read More Cybercriminals use Google Cloud Messaging service to control malware on Android devices Cybercriminals are controlling malware on Android devices through a Google service that enables developers to send messages to their applications, according to security researchers from antivirus vendor Kaspersky Lab. Read More Intel revives OLPC rivalry with new Android tablet design Intel's 10-inch and 7-inch Android tablet designs are now available to manufacturers, and the resulting products could rekindle a long rivalry in the education market with One Laptop Per Child, whose first Android tablet became available in July. Read More Samsung unveils dual-screen, quad-core flip-phone in China Samsung has unveiled an Android flip-phone with dual-touchscreens in China, which will likely be positioned as a premium device. Read More Smartphones outsell feature phones for first time in Q2, Gartner says Worldwide smartphone sales to end users accounted for nearly 52 percent of mobile phone sales in the second quarter, surpassing feature phones sales for the first time as a result of growth in Asian countries like China, Gartner said. Read More Nokia releases Asha SDK in bid to attract developers Nokia is hoping to boost the number of apps available for the Asha 501 to make it more competitive with low-cost Android smartphones with the release Thursday of the first version of a software development kit for the phone. Read More Microsoft to push Surface tablets to businesses in Canada and Europe Microsoft will start selling its struggling Surface devices to business customers abroad via channel partners on Thursday. Read More Richi Jennings: WHAT!? Android is better than iOS, says @Stammy He sold his iPhone 5 for a Galaxy S4. Infamous Twitter UI designer Paul Stamatiou is inflaming passions all over the Web by telling us all the reasons he's ditched iOS for Android. Talk about entering the lion's den. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers tear apart his modest proposal. Read More
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