India tries to sell wireless spectrum again

WANs could stand to get faster, survey finds Users postpone ditch-XP decision as Windows 8 runs to stay in place IT News Daily February 03, 2014 Share this email India tries to sell wireless spectrum again India is auctioning spectrum for mobile wireless services for the third time starting Monday, after reducing the minimum price for access to the airwaves. READ MORE   Issue highlights 1. WANs could stand to get faster, survey finds 2. Users postpone ditch-XP decision as Windows 8 runs to stay in place 3. Leak hints Microsoft will recant 'make-them-eat-Metro' strategy for Windows 8 4. Report: Yahoo may be developing its own search engine (again) 5. How 'Lenovorola' changes the mobile world 6. Verizon to stream Super Bowl over LTE Multicast -- for a lucky few WANs could stand to get faster, survey finds Nearly nine out of 10 respondents to a Talari Networks survey of IT professionals said that their wide area network was a problem for business-critical applications either occasionally or frequently, as WAN budgets are set to increase over the course of the coming year. READ MORE Users postpone ditch-XP decision as Windows 8 runs to stay in place Windows XP's disappearance and Windows 8's march toward some kind of success were both put on hold in January, after a December when the former's user share plunged and the latter's swelled, a Web analytics company said. READ MORE WEBCAST: VMware Transforming IT with a Software-Defined Data Center Does your business need an IT transformation? This KnowledgeVault features a series of videos about the software-defined data center. Learn what SDDC is; how SDDC can be the foundation of IT-as-a-Service; and how to transform operations with SDDC. Learn more>> Leak hints Microsoft will recant 'make-them-eat-Metro' strategy for Windows 8 Microsoft will renounce its "make-them-eat-Metro" strategy in an update for Windows 8.1 slated to ship this spring, if leaked preliminary builds reflect the final product. READ MORE Report: Yahoo may be developing its own search engine (again) In an effort to wiggle free of its pre-existing search agreement with Microsoft, Yahoo is fast-tracking an effort to develop search technology, according to a report. READ MORE WHITE PAPER: Citrix Systems InfoWorld Digital Spotlight on Mobile Enablement is Here Go to any of the conferences on mobile technology, networking, or IT management, and you'll be assaulted with security fears brought on by employee adoption mobile devices. For years, control issues have been the major IT focus. Leading enterprises are gaining strong value from viewing smartphones& tablets as a strategic asset rather than a threat. Learn more How 'Lenovorola' changes the mobile world Google is selling Motorola to Lenovo. The deal makes Google better, Lenovo bigger and Motorola gets a new lease on life. READ MORE Verizon to stream Super Bowl over LTE Multicast -- for a lucky few Verizon Wireless will fulfill a vision it revealed a year ago by streaming the 2014 Super Bowl live via an LTE broadcast, though it will only reach an invited audience at a Verizon event in New York. READ MORE Follow IT News Share this email You are currently subscribed to itnews_daily as garn14.tech@blogger.com. Unsubscribe from this newsletter | Manage your subscriptions | Subscribe | Privacy Policy If you are interested in advertising in this newsletter, please contact: sean_weglage@itworld.com To contact IT News, please send an e-mail to online@itworld.com Copyright (C) 2014 IT News, 492 Old Connecticut Path, Framingham, MA 01701 ** Please do not reply to this message. To contact someone directly, send an e-mail to online@itworld.com. **