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BlackBerry Q10: Hands on with the elusive keyboard-equipped handset

BlackBerry has announced its Qwerty-equipped Q10 handset but there were precious few of them in the launch. ZDNet managed to track one down and get a quick hands-on demo.

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Surface RT versus iPad: Which is better for work?

Workers are falling in love with tablet computing, even if their bosses still aren't quite sure. So what's it like to use two of the leading contenders — the iPad and the Surface RT — to try and do the day job?

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BYOD: Can it make the IT department a hero again?

The rise of BYOD is often seen as bad news for the IT department – but smart CIOs see it as an opportunity, not a threat.

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Some users reporting Microsoft Office 365 access issues

Some Office 365 users are reporting problems accessing Exchange Online and Lync Online, two key components of Microsoft's hosted-app offering.

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Microsoft Surface with Windows RT tablet sales disappoint in fourth quarter

Market research suggests fewer than a million units were sold, while Apple sold more than 22 million iPads in the quarter. But the low sales and high returns are similar to the launch of the original Amazon Kindle Fire.

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Consumerization of IT, BYOD and mobile device management

Consumerization and BYOD is reshaping the way IT is purchased, managed, delivered and secured. We delve into what it means, the key products involved, how to handle it and where it's going in the future.

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Apple to stop shipping Mac Pro to Europe from March

Apple's Mac Pro tower does not meet with Europe's electrical standards.

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Office 365 gets integrated Bing apps

Microsoft brings more web to Office 365 Home Premium with five new Bing apps, adding search and mapping data to the productivity suite.

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BlackBerry Z10: 48 hours with BB10's touch-screen handset
Before BlackBerry unveiled its first BB10 devices, ZDNet's Ben Woods got the chance to spend a couple of days reviewing some of the headline features and poring over the hardware. Here's how the phone fared.

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SharePoint 2013 gets a 'consumer' makeover
Microsoft's document management/collaboration server has been revamped to deliver a more consumerised experience, complete with a 'modern' look and feel, cloud storage, social networking and an app development ecosystem.

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Pioneers of Digital: Book Review
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Top iPad keyboards: 2013 First Edition
Using a keyboard with the iPad is not for everyone, but if you're looking for one you should check out the top models included here. Don't miss the bonus for iPad mini owners.

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SharePoint 2013: Screenshots
If you're using Outlook.com or any of the Office 2013 applications, you'll find the new SharePoint 2013 user interface familiar. Here's a tour of Microsoft's updated document management/collaboration server.

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