News from ZDNet | | | IT spending limps along, but better than the last two years: survey 'While corporate revenue has generally been increasing, top management has not been granting commensurate increases in IT spending.' Read more | | Tablet shipments below lofty expectations, says IDC Global tablet shipments in the first quarter fell 28 percent from the fourth quarter and failed to hit expectations, according to research firm IDC. Read more | | Amazon reportedly preps tablet orders: Volume points to subsidized devices Amazon is reportedly placing orders for as many as 1 million to 1.2 million tablets in the third quarter. How can Amazon be so sure that it will have a tablet hit? The e-commerce company will use... Read more | | Will new MacBook Air, Lion OS launch next week? We all know that the latest version of Mac OS X, dubbed Lion, is going to roll out this month. If the latest reports are true, that could be as soon as next week. Read more | | Microsoft's 'Aurora' hybrid cloud server is available, but Office 365 add-on not until fall Microsoft's hybrid cloud/on-premises server for small business is available as of this week. But the Office 365 cloud component won't really be usable until this fall. Read more | | Dropbox: new terms of service bring smiles Dropbox updated its terms of service to reflect stated policies on user privacy and intellectual property control. Read more | | Apple rumor du jour: iPod touch 3G? Here's a gadget that would make tons of consumers happy while likely angering some big wigs at mobile companies: an iPod touch 3G. Read more | | Google's Schmidt answers about Google+, Facebook and China Google's executive chairman and former CEO Eric Schmidt sat down with reporters in Idaho on Thursday and discussed some of the most buzzworthy and pressing topics surrounding his company these... Read more | | LG slashes smartphone sales estimates for 2011 Amidst sluggish sales, LG has been forced to slash its overall estimates for smartphone sales for 2011. Read more | | SAP core applications certified on Oracle Exadata Oracle said core SAP applications are now certified for use on its Exadata database machine. Read more | | Friday Rant: The 'iPad 3/HD coming this fall' is the zombie rumor that refuses to die! Ugh, here we go again. The iPad 2 hasn't been out four months yet, but that doesn't stop yet more rumors that a new iPad will be hitting Apple Stores this fall. Read more | | Five things you need to know about Office 365 for Education With the upcoming launch of Office 365 for Education -- the cloud-based communications suite for colleges -- five things you should know. Read more | | Microsoft to deliver Surface 2.0 software developer kit on July 12 Microsoft is planning to make the software development kit (SDK) for the new version of the touch-centric Surface 2.0 system available for download on July 12. Read more |
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