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What are you anticipating the most in Windows 8?
John Brandon of Computerworld has put together a list of 13 less-discussed features about Windows 8 that he considers worth knowing about and wrote in detail about each feature here. I think it's a pretty impressive roundup and have put up a summarized version for those who prefer the lowdown.
Reading Brandon's list did get me thinking about what really excites me about the next version of the Windows operating system. Out of the entire list, I think I'm particularly excited about the fast boot-up time of Windows 8, as well as its support for the ARM processor.
I interact with students in an educational institution on an almost daily basis, and it never fails to amaze me how long a simple task such as booting up their laptops can take. I'm experiencing 20-second boot-up with my fast SSD-equipped laptop; I think Windows 8 will radically change things by bringing this into the mainstream. Read more...
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The CIO's 2012 wish list
Slideshow: The CIO's 2012 wish list
The holiday season is well underway, and the year will soon draw to a close. Indeed, many chief information officers will be thankful to put the austerity of 2011 behind them. As CIOs review their 2012 budgets (and check them twice) they're also making a wish list for new technologies and innovations. In this slideshow, FierceCIO:TechWatch highlights some of the most anticipated products expected to hit the market in 2012. See the slideshow.
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> Microsoft touts plugin-free web, offers desktop fallback for Flash lovers. Article (Ars Technica)
> Google fights back, says Microsoft has same data-sharing policy. Article (CNET News)
> Cisco Ethernet switches make big leap to 40/100G. Article (Network World)
> Microsoft's Hyper-V support broken in OpenStack, likely to be dropped from the next release. Article (ReadWriteWeb)
> Xeon-alternative startup SeaMicro now selling Xeons. Article (Wired)
> Seagate: Shortage of disk drives to continue through 2012. Article (PCWorld)
> Microsoft releases PST importer for Exchange. Article (Computerworld)
And Finally... Google France ordered to pay $660,000 for offering Google Maps for free. Article (CNET News)
