Month: July 2013

Windows RT on ARM chips is ‘not promising,’ Asus exec says

Taiwan firm plans to focus instead on making devices running Intel chips, report says Even Asus, maker of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet, isn’t impressed with the sales results of Microsoft Windows RT-based tablets. Asus Chairman Jonney Shih told tech news website AllThingsD that the Taiwan-based manufacturer won’t be launching new Windows RT-based tablets running […]

Chief Digital Officer: Hot new tech title or flash in the pan?

Chief Digital Officer: Hot new tech title or flash in the pan? Enterprises are tapping CDOs to monetize digital assets, but how will these new execs interact with IT? And will the hiring trend hold? There’s a new C-level executive — the Chief Digital Officer (CDO) — in the boardroom, charged with ensuring that companies’ […]

Google unveils second-generation Nexus 7 tablet running Android 4.3

The device will be available starting next week via Google’s Play Store Google is rolling out a second-generation Nexus 7 tablet designed for improved performance and portability, featuring the company’s just-announced mobile operating system, Android Jelly Bean 4.3. The device offers numerous enhancements over the original Nexus 7 tablet that Google released last year. It […]

Microsoft takes Outlook Web App native on iPhone, iPad

Microsoft takes Outlook Web App native on iPhone, iPad Just as with Office Mobile — the truncated Excel, PowerPoint and Word — OWA requires an Office 365 subscription Microsoft today launched Outlook Web App (OWA) for iOS, a “native” app that reprises — and amplifies — the in-browser OWA corporate workers have long used on […]

Internet traffic jams, meet your robot nemesis

MIT researchers have built a system to write better algorithms for tackling congestion On an 80-core computer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, scientists have built a tool that might make networks significantly faster just by coming up with better algorithms. The system, called Remy, generates its own algorithms for implementing TCP (Transmission Control Protocol), […]

Windows RT not making it to BYOD party

Windows RT not making it to BYOD party Microsoft takes a $900 million inventory adjustment on the ARM-based tablets IT pros can stop worrying about whether and how to support Windows RT tablets should any come through the door as part of BYOD programs; it’s likely not to become an issue. Microsoft has taken a […]

Windows 8 Update: Microsoft Surface RT price slashed $150

Also: New Surface accessories slated, kickbacks for Windows 8 device sales Microsoft is authorizing a $150 discount off its Surface RT tablet for a week, which represents a 30% discount off the list price of $499, according to an ad on the upcoming-sales page of Staples Web site. This is the least attractive of the […]

T-Mobile lets customers upgrade phones twice a year

The $10-per-month Jump plan will also provide device protection T-Mobile US will let its customers switch phones twice a year under a new service announced Wednesday, the company’s latest move to set itself apart from its larger rivals. The new plan, called Jump, will let consumers upgrade their phones more frequently and will include protection […]

70-417: Upgrading Your Skills to MCSA Windows Server 2012

QUESTION 1 You work as a Network Administrator at ABC.com. The network contains a single Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) domain named ABC.com. The network includes servers that run Windows Server 2008 R2 Service Pack 1 (SP1) and Windows Server 2012. All servers in the network have Windows Remote Management (WinRM) enabled. You use […]

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