T-Mobile's LG G-Slate Takes Aim at iPad 2, Xoom; Samsung, LG, Motorola Challenging iPad on Screen Size

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TOP STORIES - March 24, 2011 • T-Mobile's LG G-Slate Takes Aim at iPad 2, Xoom • Samsung, LG, Motorola Challenging iPad on Screen Size • Microsoft, Google, Skype Sites Hit by Fraudulent Certificates • Why RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Is a Disappointment • Oracle Ends Itanium Support, Draws Ire of Intel, HP SPOTLIGHT Google Maps Charts Japan Devastation Satellite images show some before and after pictures of areas in Japan most heavily damaged by the earthquake and tsunami. READ MORE >> BEST OF eWEEK • First Look: iPad 2 Hits the Street • Hot Adobe Labs Projects in the Works • 15 Hot Cloud Companies to Watch • Exascale Computing Promises, Problems FEATURED VIDEO From Virtualization to Cloud We bring you tips and strategies to smoothly evolve existing virtualization. WATCH NOW >> MOST READ STORIES • iPhone 4: Weighing the Pros and Cons • Features That Would Polish Apple iOS 5 • Features We Expect to See in iPhone 5 • 10 iPhone Apps to Help You in a Disaster IN THIS ISSUE T-Mobile's LG G-Slate Takes Aim at iPad 2, Xoom T-Mobile's LG G-Slate 8.9-inch tablet, which the carrier officially unveiled at CTIA in Orlando, Fla., this week, has all the features to compete against the Apple iPad and the Motorola Xoom, including a dual-core processor and the tablet-optimized version of Android called "Honeycomb." Plus, T-Mobile is offering it at a competitive price of $529. READ MORE >> Samsung, LG, Motorola Challenging iPad on Screen Size In October, Apple CEO Steve Jobs gleefully denigrated 7-inch tablets as inferior to his 9.7-inch iPad. This barb came as rivals rushed to embrace the 7-inch form factor. Now those competitors are taking on the iPad with larger screen sizes. At CTIA 2011, LG, Samsung and Motorola are showing off tablets with screens as large as 10.1 inches. READ MORE >> Sponsored by Microsoft This month's featured article takes a peek at Microsoft's WebMatrix - a Web development tool that also evaluates your site's SEO compliance and offers up suggestions on how to improve it. Read the article to find out more! ADVERTISEMENT Microsoft, Google, Skype Sites Hit by Fraudulent Certificates Comodo Security's root authority system was compromised by attackers logging in and issuing digital certificates to popular Web sites belonging to Microsoft, Google, Yahoo, Skype and Mozilla. READ MORE >> Why RIM BlackBerry PlayBook Is a Disappointment News Analysis: Research In Motion is launching its BlackBerry PlayBook tablet next month. But the PlayBook looks pricey compared to the competition and it lacks a decisive feature advantage. READ MORE >> Oracle Ends Itanium Support, Draws Ire of Intel, HP Oracle officials say they will no longer develop software for the Itanium platform, adding that Intel is losing interest in its own high-end chip, a claim Intel strongly denies. READ MORE >> How to Choose Between Public or Private Clouds Cloud computing offers a new network-based delivery model for applications that small, medium and large enterprises can use. This article can help you begin to ask what applications in your infrastructure might benefit from cloud services. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Topological List View Enhances Ability to Monitor Complex IT Systems Do you think business intelligence is only for massive enterprises? Think again. Read this white paper to learn key BI concepts and discover the same techniques and technologies used by your larger competitors. DOWNLOAD NOW >> Channel Insider Alert: Managed Services: Where to Begin? Apr 14, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Join the Channel Insider for this interactive eSeminar where industry experts will examine these questions and many more. Experts will discuss how to begin changing your business model around to focus on high value and high customer interaction. REGISTER >> Smart Ways to Incorporate Social Networking Into Your Enterprise Mar 29, 2011 at 1:00 p.m. Eastern / 10:00 a.m. Pacific (60 minutes) Social networking is not a fad - and it is not going away! Millennials entering the workforce have embraced this medium as a way to communicate both personally and professionally. It is time for companies to catch up and properly integrate social networking into their enterprises or risk being left behind. REGISTER >>

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