After withdrawing its TouchPad, HP goes for a new Slate 2 Tablet PC with expanded touch capabilities, enhanced multitasking performance and embedded security, providing added flexibility to mobile business users. An 8.9 inch multi-touch display for touch and pen input, powered by an Intel Atom Z670 processor and mSATA SSM technology with improved boot times and a battery life up to six hours, will bring HP back to the tablet race. In addition, it has a full-featured Microsoft Windows environment which supports 32 bit applications only. Read the full news release here: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2011/111103xa.html
Next year, In-Technology Group (ITG) will be releasing their new xpPhone 2 designed with a 1.6-GHz processor, 2 GB of memory, and 112 GB solid state disk, supporting both Windows 7 and Windows 8. This means that customers of xpPhone 2 can remain compatible with any Cloud computing system or IT system without the need to purchase new software for their Smartphone. The new 4.3 inch xpPhone 2 will definitely change the "Post PC" age debate and may introduce a new one, the era of "Post Smartphone" as this xpPhone 2 seems to integrate the PC and the mobile phone into one slim device. Read more about xpPhone 2 here: http://en.xpphone.com/news/kuaibao/114.html
Download System Center Orchestrator 2012 Integration Pack for VMware vSphere RC and enjoy more features such as, Get Hosts, improved Clone VM visibility, new timeout field, added support for more OSs, etc. The Integration Pack for VMware vSphere is an add-on for System Center Orchestrator 2012 that enables you to connect System Center Orchestrator to your VMware vSphere server to automate actions in VMware vSphere to enable full management of the virtualized computing infrastructure. Go here to download the pack: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=27846
Get your hands dirty on the Windows Azure Platform with the latest updated training kit from Microsoft. The Windows Azure Platform Training Kit includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs, presentations, and demos that are designed to help you learn how to use the Windows Azure platform, including: Windows Azure, SQL Azure and the Windows Azure AppFabric. The October update includes hands-on labs on SQL services amongst other items. Go here to start downloading the complete training kit or just October's update: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=8396 Note: Many of these labs require Windows Azure platform accounts. To sign-up for a free Windows Azure Platform trial, go: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsazure/free-trial/
All the info you need about SharePoint Server 2010 in one single location! This book includes technical information about the Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010 provider for Windows PowerShell and other helpful reference information about general settings, security, and tools. It also contains several links to articles which you can access online from the Operations Manager console. Search for alert messages and events descriptions – a must-have reference guide! Download a free copy here: http://www.microsoft.com/download/en/details.aspx?id=23904