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• BYOD is driving IT 'crazy': Gartner

  By Matt Hamblen | 22 May, 2012 01:01

  IT managers grappling with bring-your-own-device policies can expect to see an explosion in the number of smartphones and tablets used by employees in the next few years.

• Microsoft anti-bloatware service to apply to Windows 8 PCs, too

  By Gregg Keizer | 17 May, 2012 05:44

  A Microsoft in-store program that scrubs "bloatware" from Windows PCs will also be offered when Windows 8 machines reach the market later this year, a company representative said Wednesday.

• Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 on sale Sunday for $400

  By Matt Hamblen | 12 May, 2012 06:11

  Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 is set to go on sale at retailers nationwide Sunday for $399.99, furthering the variety of tablet sizes from the vendor.

• Interop panelists debate future of physical WAN optimizers

  By Jon Gold | 10 May, 2012 07:19

  The need for a dedicated physical appliance to handle WAN optimization tasks, in many cases, is a thing of the past, according to experts who participated in a panel discussion Tuesday at Interop in Las Vegas.

• HTC Evo 4G LTE goes on sale May 18 for $200

  By Matt Hamblen | 10 May, 2012 02:37

  Sprint announced Wednesday that the HTC Evo 4G LTE smartphone will go on sale May 18 for $199.99 with a two-year contract.

• Google gets first license for self-driving cars

  By Sharon Gaudin | 09 May, 2012 03:13

  The people of Nevada may be in for a surprise when they drive to the market or down the highway -- driverless cars.

• PRODUCTS: latest from OpenText, Kaspersky, Western Digital, and Cooler Master

  By Nermin Bajric | 07 May, 2012 13:52

  News in mobility enterprise solutions, security for SharePoint, hard drives, and gaming mice.

• AT&T launches Samsung Focus 2 for $50

  By Matt Hamblen | 08 May, 2012 01:45

  AT&T on Monday announced another low-priced Windows Phone, the $49.99 Samsung Focus 2, which will run on 4G LTE and will go on sale May 20.

• Tablets Will Be Preferred Devices by 2016

  By Matt Hamblen | 07 May, 2012 23:36

  Tablets will become most users' main computing devices within the next four years, Forrester Research analyst Frank Gillett has predicted.

• Nook deal lets Microsoft integrate e-bookstore with its software, services

  By Gregg Keizer | 03 May, 2012 21:06

  Barnes & Noble will distribute its free Nook Metro app through Microsoft's Windows Store, putting to rest talk of Microsoft embedding the program in Windows 8.

• Physicist says Moore's Law is 'collapsing'

  By Sharon Gaudin | 02 May, 2012 20:08

  A well-known theoretical physicist has taken direct aim at a key theory in the computer industry, saying Moore's Law is collapsing.

• Microsoft-Barnes & Noble deal could lead to Windows-based tablet

  By Matt Hamblen | 01 May, 2012 05:29

  Microsoft's new partnership with Barnes & Noble could lead to development of a Windows-based tablet or e-reader, not just a Nook e-reader application for Windows 8, some analysts believe.

• Opinion: I have seen the future (And it's made of glass)

  By Mike Elgan | 28 April, 2012 21:08

  It's hard to think of glass as an area of rapid technology evolution. But it's one of the central technologies that will bring us incredible innovations over the next couple of years.

• Carriers desperately seeking Windows Phone

  By Matt Hamblen | 27 April, 2012 20:11

  AT&T and Verizon Wireless want Windows Phone smartphones to succeed in the U.S., partly to provide leverage against Apple's demands for subsidies and other concessions required for selling the popular iPhone.

• Google calls on Detroit for self-driving car project

  By Sharon Gaudin | 27 April, 2012 08:14

  Google plans to move ahead with its self-driving car technology and hopes to get a hand from the folks in Detroit.