| | Achieve an effective service catalog. Here's how. The service catalog is not a new concept, but it?s evolving along with the new requirements of today's IT, and has become the centerpiece of effective IT service management. Download the three-step approach to delivering effective IT service management through automated catalog and request here. | News from ZDNet | | | How to try to get a Google+ account Underwhelmed by Facebook tacking on Skype video-conferencing? Really want a Google+ account? Here are some hints on how to get one. Read more | | How one Microsoft team is developing its own HTML5 iPad app How is one Microsoft team approaching the task of architecting an HTML5/CSS app? One key and telling step: "removing all the Windows dependencies." Read more | | Reality check: Microsoft charging vendors a $15 patent fee per Android device? I'm thinking the alleged $15 per Android device per year patent licensing fee Microsoft is said to be seeking from Samsung is the Softies' saber-rattling price. Here's why. Read more | | Intel throwing money at laptop manufacturers to entice them to develop Ultrabooks If first you don't succeed, then spend more money. That seems to be the strategy Intel is taking to finally gain some traction with ultra-portable laptops. Outside the MacBook Air, these... Read more | | Asus Transformer in-stock at Office Depot, $399 for 16 GB Asus' Transformer is the most popular non-iPad tablet on the market right now, and it's available at an Office Depot near you. Read more | | This Facebook-Skype deal stinks and it smells like Redmond This Facebook-Skype deal is just a bit too chummy for me, considering that one that really has potential to gain from it is Microsoft. Read more | | The iPhone could soon make its way over to Sprint With Verizon and AT&T jettisoning their unlimited data plans, Apple may have ample reason to bring the iPhone to Sprint, according to one analyst. Read more | | Could you do Linus "Linux" Torvalds job? Well, could you? This amusing Facebook quiz from The Linux Foundation gives you a chance to see if you could fill Torvalds' shoes. Read more | | Should we now expect to pay $500+ to be tablet beta-testers? Tablet makers continue to fall short of the Apple iPad and roll out buggy and incomplete tablet devices, at prices of $500 or more, and I am getting tired of it. Aren't you? Read more | | Facebook announces video calling, powered by Skype Facebook has announced significant improvements to Facebook Chat: video calling powered by Skype, group chat, and an option to see the friends you message most. Read more | | Zuckerberg: 4 billion "things" are shared on Facebook every day Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that users are sharing 4 billion things on the social network every day, and the number is growing at an exponential rate. Read more | | Facebook looks to extend its lead and be more of a platform Facebook has been talking up an "awesome" announcement up until Wednesday, and here it is: Facebook is boosting its Chat platform with the addition of group chat, video calling (with Skype) and a... Read more | | Android Google Maps takes users offline A new version of Google Maps for Android has rolled out today that adds useful features that will be popular with both those in urban areas and those in rural spots. Read more |
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