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• Dude, we're gonna need more wireless

  If this year's CES demonstrated anything, it's that we're going to need bigger, less expensive wireless networks to accommodate the wave of products, apps and services on display in Las Vegas

• Computer convergence will be highlighted at CES

  After sparring for users' attention and wallets, PCs and mobile devices are starting to converge in size, style and how we use them.

• No Microsoft at CES 2013? No problem

  Microsoft won't have its signature mega-booth at International CES 2013 starting next week in Las Vegas, but that's not expected to lessen the trade show's impact, or largesse.

• Enterprise IT is on the losing end of Microsoft's CAL price hike

  Microsoft's recent increase in the price of its user client-access licenses (CAL) is a 'lose-lose' deal for enterprise customers but will likely yield a major revenue boost for the vendor.

• 13 events that defined Cisco's 2012

  From software defined networking challenges to killing Cius and corporate restricting moves, it was a busy year for Cisco.

• Tablet smackdown: iPad vs Surface RT in the enterprise

  IPads are already making their way into businesses via bring-your-own-device efforts with Microsoft Surface RT tablets hoping to follow suit as employees lobby for their favorite devices. But which one makes more sense from an IT perspective?

• Most memorable tech industry apologies of 2012: From Apple to Google to Microsoft

  Tech vendors have been as bombastic as ever promoting the magical and amazing things their latest smartphones, cloud computing wares and network gear can do. When things go wrong, they're naturally a little less visible, but plenty of companies have sucked it up and done the right thing this year (perhaps with a little legal prodding here and there) and publicly apologized for minor and major customers inconveniences.

• IT employment will finish year in the black

  If there is one word that has defined this year, it's "uncertainty." It has been hanging over almost every economic and job growth analysis related to IT. Blame the elections, the fiscal cliff and Europe.

• Microsoft Build: Wooing Windows 8 developers

  At its conference this week, Microsoft pulled out all the stops to convince developers why they should build Windows 8 apps.

• Analysts praise Apple's exec overhaul, see hints of future sea changes

  Apple's executive shake-up this week is a sign that design is the 'tip of the spear' for the company, but the reorganization won't disrupt the firm's product delivery and may produce groundbreaking moves, analysts said today.

• Gartner: How big trends in security, mobile, big data and cloud computing will change IT

  When you go to a Gartner conference one of he main things you'll notice is the sheer volume of data they can generate on just about any IT topic. Last week's Gartner Symposium/ITxpo in Orlando, Fla., was no different. The conference, attended by some 9000 executives focused on the changes security challenges, mobile computing, big data and cloud will be bringing to IT in the near future.

• Intel working on 48-core chip for smartphones, tablets

  Intel researchers are working on a 48-core processor for smartphones and tablets but it could be five to 10 years before it hits the market.

• Gartner's Top 10 tech trends for 2013

  The arrival of Windows 8 makes "mobile device battles" Gartner's top technology trend for next year.

• Car tech: The connected car arrives

  Automobile technology has become so advanced that today's cars are essentially computers with wheels. So why aren't we using them to surf the Web, communicate with other cars or order food at nearby restaurants?

• Gartner: The top 10 strategic technology trends for 2012

  ORLANDO -- The technology that makes up many of the systems in the ITworld today is at a critical juncture and in the next five years everything from mobile devices and applications to servers and social networking will impact IT in ways companies need to prepare for now, Gartner Vice President David Cearley says.