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• Apple to webcast 'iPad Mini' event this morning

  Apple will webcast its event this morning, where most expect the company to unveil a smaller iPad.

• '2013 is going to be ugly' for Microsoft as it shifts to Windows 8, Forrester predicts

  As Microsoft launches Windows 8, and with it, an attempt to stabilize a precipitous decline in its share of operating systems for 'personal devices, 2013 is going to be a tough, very tough year, research firm Forrester said today.

• Tablet trade-ins spike as 'iPad Mini' event nears

  Even before Apple sent invitations for the Tuesday launch event where it will likely unveil a smaller iPad, consumers were unloading their old tablets so they can trade up to Apple's latest, according to gadget buy-back firm Gazelle.
  

• Google expected to launch Samsung 10 tablet and LG Nexus 4 smartphone next week

  Google's product unveiling event next Monday will feature a 10-in. tablet running Android 4.2, possibly named the Samsung 10, and an LG Nexus 4 smartphone, according to reports.
  

• Microsoft all out of Surface RT tablets

  Microsoft has run through all pre-launch supplies of its Surface RT tablet, forcing U.S. and Canadian customers who want one Friday to head to the company's permanent and special holiday "pop-up" stores.
  

• 5 iPhone and iPad Apps That Make Great Gifts

  Did you wait until the last minute again this year? If you need to find a present fast, just gift an iPhone or iPad app. There's an app for everyone on the Apple App Store. Of course, you don't want to give someone a cheap $.99 app.

• Enterprise smartphone and tablet incursion to grow in 2012

  Workers bringing their own devices to work was one of the biggest challenges IT departments faced in 2011... and in 2010... and in 2009 as well. And guess what? It's going to be one of the biggest challenges in 2012 too.

• Security minefield: 'Bring your own device' will bedevil IT security in 2012

  The rapid adoption of the newest mobile devices -- especially the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/060309-apple-quiz.html">Apple</a> <a href="https://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/120101-iphone-quiz.html">iPhone</a> and <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/111910-apple-ipad-resources.html">iPad</a> and the Google <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a>-based equivalents -- will be a huge disruptive force in enterprise <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> next year. Not only will there be pressure to decide how to protect and manage these devices, which are growing as malware targets, the complexity of this task is magnified many times over because companies are allowing employees to use their own personal <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/061510-smartphone-history.html">smartphones</a> and tablets for business purposes -- what's sometime called "bring your own device" (BYOD).

• Employee-owned devices surging for US companies, survey shows

  Big companies, even those with demanding <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/topics/security.html">security</a> needs, are nonetheless allowing employees to use personally owned <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2010/061510-smartphone-history.html">smartphones</a> and tablets for work, according to a new survey. And increasingly, it is employees and not the companies that are bearing the costs -- for the devices, and cellular data plans.

• Google planning Nexus-style tablet

  You didn't really think Google was going to let Amazon hog all the <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-google-android-useful-resources-smartphones.html">Android</a> tablet glory, did you?

• Top 10 Stories of 2011 From CIO.com

  Whether you were looking for ways to be better at your job, seeking advice for making mobile devices safe and efficient within the enterprise or brushing up on Facebook privacy, CIO.com helped you stay a step ahead of your colleagues in 2011.

• Aviva in BlackBerry PlayBook rollout

  Aviva Risk Management Solutions is piloting the BlackBerry Playbook tablet in a new digitisation programme in the field.

• ANZ media tablet market growth slows in Q3: IDC

  The Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) media tablet market recorded growth of just 3.1 per cent in Q3 with 434,000 units shipped, according to analyst firm IDC.

• Apple in 2012: 5 reasons it will be a tough year

  Apple's extraordinary run over the last few years may begin to show signs of slowing next year--its first year without visionary leader Steve Jobs.

• IDC: Tablet sales underwhelm in Q3, but strong holiday season expected

  Tablet sales at 18.1 million units during the third quarter were somewhat lower than expected, but stronger-than-expected demand during the rest of the year will give the market a boost, according to market research company IDC.