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NEW YORK — As Cisco wraps up migrating its Catalyst 6500 installed base to either the E-series chassis or the Nexus platform, the company has plenty on tap next year for the venerable core switch. [...]

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A relatively quiet week in Android phones nevertheless made a big splash in terms of tablets. The undoubted highlight is the news, via DigiTimes, that Google may be planning two new versions of the Nexus 7 — one priced at the current $199, the other at just $99. [...]

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Android Phones Will Power NASA’s New Fleet of Mini-Satellites

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Blog: eMarketer in the News: August 10, 2012

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Social Media, Mobile Technology, Cloud Converging: Gartner – eWeek

Social Media, Mobile Technology, Cloud Converging: Gartner
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Social media, cloud computing, mobile technology and the ubiquity of information are converging to form a “nexus of forces” that will build upon and transform user behavior, creating business opportunities as it grows, according to a report from IT

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