CLOUD COMPUTING

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Gartner reveals 5 tips to move applications to cloud

Organizations hoping to relocate applications into the cloud have five preferences: rehost on infrastructure as a service (IaaS), refactor for platform as a service (PaaS), revise for IaaS or PaaS, rebuild on PaaS, or replace with software as a service (SaaS), according to a report by Gartner Inc, an information technology research and advisory corporation providing technology related insight.

What is Apple launching on May 19? Will it be iCloud?

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Apple has given more stuff to rumor mills to chew on. If tech enthusiasts are tired of reading up the latest rumored iPhone 5 feature, they can now ruminate over the possible ways in which the tech giant is going to celebrate the 10th anniversary of its retails store opening.

EU seeks to maximize cloud computing potential

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The European Commission called on Monday for contributions to an EU strategy on cloud computing, saying the remote technology could bring savings as well as huge revenues to the 27-member bloc.
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Own Google Chromebook at $28 per month

Google’s first Chromebook from Samsung and Acer’s new web-centric PCs can be monthly subscribed at $28/user for businesses and $20/user for schools.

'You've tarnished Apple's reputation': Jobs told MobileMe team

Rumors have been circulating about the possible launch of a redesigned, and more importantly free, MobileMe service, but no one has forgotten the uneasy days when the service was launched in 2008. The launch of the revamped MobileMe, which was essentially an upgrade of a pre-existing service called .Mac, had invited disappointing media review, promoting Jobs to sternly castigate the product executives.

AT&T Admits Network Can't Handle iPhone, iPad

In its public filing to the FCC yesterday, the company admits that its network has been increasing constrained as more and more high-bandwidth devices have connected to its network.
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Amazon cloud disruption hits some startups

Disruption to Amazon.com Inc servers that host Internet services took down a raft of social networking websites including Foursquare and Quora early on Thursday, underscoring concerns about reliability as more companies turn to the cloud.

T-Mobile Celebrates Launch of New Sidekick 4G by Samsung

T-Mobile USA Inc. celebrated Wednesday night the national launch of its new T-Mobile Sidekick 4G by Samsung with an exclusive VIP event that transformed a private lot in Beverly Hills, California, into a progressive party complete with interactive stations that showcased the Sidekick 4G's best-in-class social media capabilities and super-fast 4G speeds.
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Improved printing options for Google Docs and Spreadsheets

Google gas now improvised the printing options of Google Docs and Spreadsheets. A new feature called ‘Pagination’ allows getting preview to the user. For the spreadsheet printing options, new options like sheet names and page numbers have been added.
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Amazon, labels to meet for locker talks: sources

Amazon.com Inc is due to meet with music label executives on Thursday to hash out deals over the online retailer's controversial cloud-based media locker service that has sparked a music business uproar.

Apple's Cloud Tunes Likely Coming Soon

Apple Inc. is widely expected to release its own iTunes-related cloud strategy soon likely integrating its MobileMe services and taking advantage of its investments in its North Carolina data center, Barcalys Capital said.
Level 3 To buy Global Crossing

Salesforce.com To Acquire Radian6 for about $326 mln

Salesforce.com said it agreed to acquire Radian6, a social media monitoring platform, for about $326 million in cash and stock deal a move that will help Salesforce to effectively market its cloud-based products.

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