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15 Incredibly Useful (and Free) Microsoft Tools for IT Pros

We've dug through the jungle that is Microsoft Downloads and found 15 of the best free tools you've probably never heard of.

News flash! IT does its best to circumvent capitalism!

Do you have a 21st century workforce? Or is yours mired in 20th century habits?

How Salesforce.com Plans to Extend Its Enterprise Reach

Salesforce.com is taking steps to build a bigger platform to support collaboration, application development and social networking in order to create a larger enterprise presence.

Match made in hell: 7 worst tech mergers and acquisitions

We're all waiting to see if pending buyouts by AT&T (T-Mobile) and Microsoft (Skype) will succeed or fail, but many a tech deal over the past decade has been an epic fail. Let's take a look back at the worst murders and executions, er,

HTC Bliss is an Android Smartphone for Women…Seriously?

Leaked images of HTC's new "Bliss" smartphone suggest the company may be trying to raise female awareness, and uptake, of the Android mobile OS. But will women embrace the marketing stunt…or avoid it?

11 Best Android Tablet Apps for Newbies

Got yourself a Google Android tablet PC? Now all you need are some quality apps. Check out these 11 great tablet-compatible Android apps, all free.

Is the Apple iPad Unbeatable?

With all the drama of a spaghetti Western, the iPad has taken dead aim at tablet rivals. Android tablets? Stampeding toward oblivion. RIM PlayBooks? Dead on arrival.

Is nearshoring the new IT outsourcing?

BlackBerry Job Cuts Continue; RIM to Drop 2,000 More Staffers

RIM will lay off 2,000 more employees, or about 10 percent of its total workforce, within the coming weeks as part of an ongoing "cost optimization program."

Verizon 4G LTE: Four Gotchas

Verizon's use of 4G LTE wireless technology makes it the speediest wireless carrier, but speed ain't everything. 4G LTE also feasts on battery life and has questionable availability, among other things. Here's how not to get burned by