The grinch who stole IT's Christmas

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	The grinch who stole IT's Christmas Bad news about IT wages and bonuses, as well as job pressures from offshoring and a shift to the cloud, may dampen holiday cheer in IT departments -- or move you to hit the egg nog harder. Read More WHITE PAPER: Microsoft Corporation Smarter Business Requires Intelligent Systems This paper discusses the growing adoption of intelligent systems and the role Microsoft, through its Windows Embedded, Windows Azure, and other technologies, can play in developing these systems. Read Now. In this Issue Hackintosh vs. Macintosh: Choose wisely Foxconn is exploring expansion of U.S. manufacturing Google to start charging small businesses for Google Apps AMD slashes chip orders as PC market slumps 8 out of 10 customers choose Windows 7, says PC builder WHITE PAPER: Amazon Web Services Microsoft SharePoint on the AWS Cloud - Learn How! This white paper discusses how to use these services and provides detailed technical guidance on how to configure, deploy, & run a SharePoint Server farm on AWS. Learn More! Hackintosh vs. Macintosh: Choose wisely If you're thinking of buying a computer from Apple and opt for its cheapest Mac Mini line, you'll be presented with several upgrade options at checkout. For the 2.3GHz quad-core version, for example, you can move up to 16GB of RAM memory for $300, or ditch the standard 1TB hard drive and upgrade to a zippier 256GB solid-state drive, again for $300. Read More Foxconn is exploring expansion of U.S. manufacturing Foxconn Technology Group is considering expanding its existing manufacturing operations in the U.S., in a move that could be linked with Apple's plan to bring back Mac manufacturing to the country. Read More Google to start charging small businesses for Google Apps Google has ended a free version of its Google Apps online application suite for small businesses, saying it wants to provide a stronger and more uniform experience to users. The Internet giant said Thursday in a blog post that now even small businesses with 10 or fewer users will have to pay to use its online app platform, a group that up until now has been free. All businesses will now be charged $50 per user, per year, for the service. Read More AMD slashes chip orders as PC market slumps Advanced Micro Devices has cut orders to contract chip manufacturer GlobalFoundries, expecting a "choppy demand environment" in the next few quarters. The company said Thursday it has amended its wafer-supply agreement to cut its purchase of wafers from GlobalFoundries to about $115 million in the fourth quarter, and to $1.15 billion in fiscal 2013. AMD had previously contracted to buy $500 million in wafers in the fourth quarter from GlobalFoundries, said company spokesman Drew Prairie. Read More 8 out of 10 customers choose Windows 7, says PC builder Given a choice, customers of a Pacific Northwest PC system builder overwhelming pick Windows 7 over the newer Windows 8, the company's president said Thursday. "Windows 7 is known, it has years of solid reputation behind it, but Windows 8 has gotten a mixed reaction in the press and social media, and the lack of a Start menu is a hot-button issue among our customers," said Jon Bach, president of Puget Systems, an Auburn, Wash. independent PC builder. Read More
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