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Today's Top Picks   Nokia likely netted $600 million plus in Apple patent settlement Nokia likely extracted a one-time $608 million payment from Apple as the companies settled their patent litigation, but the long-term health of the company depends on products not royalties, say analysts. READ FULL STORY Recommended A Reference Guide to Virtualization and Infrastructure Optimization While there's no doubt that virtualization will represent a fundamental change in the way your company operates, it can be a change for the better. Read this white paper to learn how virtualization can help optimize your infrastructure. United States Senate has been hacked by Lulz Security In the wake of 26,000 emails and passwords being leaked, Lulz Security has a new target: the United States Senate. READ FULL STORY Apple sells unlocked iPhones in U.S. Want a GSM iPhone but hate AT&T? Now you can buy an unlocked phone from Apple for $649, and get it to work with any carrier's microSIM card. READ FULL STORY Windows 7 on a Mac: my Boot Camp survival guide Apple's Boot Camp software is essential to running Windows on a Mac. But after many installations and much research, I've concluded that Boot Camp is second only to iTunes in its ability to inflict pain on Windows users. READ FULL STORY The first Chromebook Review: Samsung Series 5 The first Chromebook, the Samung Series 5, is being shipped and while it's not a great laptop, it is a very good one. Just don't think of it as a full Windows laptop replacement. It's not. READ FULL STORY Microsoft wants guarantees if Google buys Nortel patents If Google ends up buying 6,000+ telecommunications patents as part of a Nortel bankruptcy proceeding, Microsoft wants some guarantees, according to bankruptcy court filings today. READ FULL STORY HP's Apotheker consolidates power: Livermore steps back, CIO Mott out Hewlett-Packard on Monday reorganized its executive suite so key execs and the company's biggest units report directly to CEO Leo Apotheker. READ FULL STORY More thoughts on what may be on tap for Microsoft's WinC++ Fires are continuing to blaze over how to interpret Microsoft's focus on HTML5 and JavaScript (but failure to mention .Net and Silverlight) in the Windows 8 context. Amid all the smoke, Microsoft... READ FULL STORY Google's tepid Chromebook reviews meaningless: It's all about business Google Chromebook buyers---whether via Acer or Samsung's netbook---are going to be a self-selecting bunch. And the likely buyers of the Chromebook remain businesses not consumers. READ FULL STORY Hot Topic Spotlight   Should developers be scared of what Windows 8 will bring? In an attempt to make the operating system more 'finger friendly' Microsoft seems to be getting ready to move away from plaform technologies such as Win32, COM, MFC, ATL, .NET, Silverlight, and WPF and instead start embracing web-based technologies such as HTML5 and JavaScript to create immersive applications. READ FULL STORY Featured Photo Gallery   Fossil MetaWatch Fossil MetaWatch- Personal Grid comes to the wrist VIEW THE GALLERY More photo galleries: Toshiba Satellite P700 series (photos) Pantech Crossover (photos) Numark NS6 (photos) Featured Product Coverage   This solid gold iPad costs as much as 300 regular iPads The latest addition to the golden gadget family is this solid gold iPad from Camaél London. Got some cash to burn? READ FULL STORY More product coverage: Comcast wants to bring Skype to your living room later this year Unsurprisingly, Virgin Mobile doesn't want customers rooting their phones Acer unveils new M and X Series value-priced desktops, 23-inch touch-screen LCD monitor Like gadgets? Sign up for ZDNet's Product Watch Newsletter	News & Blogs   IT and consumers play a big part in the new US power plan   Hooks to speech recognition found in iOS 5   T-Mobile gives Dads free data for a year this Fathers Day   Android Honeycomb: Is GMail its only redeeming feature?   Amazon prepping color Kindle with video streaming?   Infamous hacker group Anonymous pays the Indian cyberworld a visit   Angry Birds speakers + stand from Gear4 to land in stores this September   Rumor: Facebook to go public in Q1 2012   Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 set to sail on American Airlines   NEC spins memory breakthrough - no power required Connect with ZDNet   Become a fan on Facebook   Follow us on Twitter   Watch us on YouTube Videos and Podcasts   Google reveals first Chromebooks At the company’s developers conference in San Francisco, Google's Sundar Pichai announces the first Chromebook laptops. Samsung and Acer will each be offering machines starting June 15. The Samsung Chromebook will cost $429 for the Wi-Fi only version and $499 for the 3G version. PLAY VIDEO Play more video and audio Recommended Downloads Guide to Server Trends in 2011 Companies are increasingly dependent on the Internet's server-oriented architecture, but how do you grow processing, networking, and delivery capabilities? Download this e-guide to learn how server technologies and systems software merge to provide massive advantages like virtualization, as-a-service offerings, and converged networks. Realize the Benefits of Google Apps and Cloud Computing View this TechRepublic Webcast, with Google Apps Partner Lead Scott McMullan and NetSuite Director of Business Development Dan Chang, to learn about the business use cases, return on investment (ROI) and other key considerations for moving your business to the cloud with NetSuite and Google Apps. Live Webcast: The State of Data Security You protect your data for the same reason a knight wears armor, just in case. But is your protection slowing you down? Learn more about the new forms of data security in this webcast. Trends in Server Virtualization and How to Keep Up For many businesses, server virtualization began as an experiment, but it's quickly proving its viability as a comprehensive data storage solution. Read this white paper for more insight on the recent in trends in server virtualization. The Value of Scale-out NAS Data Storage Storing data isn't as easy as it used to be. Suddenly you're dealing with more files, larger files, and files you didn't even realize you needed. In this white paper you'll learn how switching to a scalable NAS system can free up your data. More white papers: Most popular papers Recently added papers Most popular papers by industry
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