There have been several bits of interesting technology news this week, so here is a quick round up of articles. Before each one is a short description to help you decide if you want to read more.
Windows-based Tablet May Be Too Late:
Apple iPad sales are climbing and Microsoft has yet to enter into the tablet market place. Is it too late for them to become competitive in this arena?
Read the following article by AllThingsD.com for more:
http://allthingsd.com/20111129/window-closing-for-windows-ipad/
Mail Merge Using Google Docs:
CNET posted an article on how to use a free template to assemble a mail merge document using Google Docs. The process is outlined in the following article and includes screen shots along with instructions on how to do it.
A working knowledge of Google Docs is recommended before diving in:
http://howto.cnet.com/8301-11310_39-57332305-285/how-to-customize-mass-mailings-in-gmail/
Microsoft Office on the iPad:
One of the things that keeps tablets from replacing laptops is the lack of powerful document processing capabilities. The iPad will become better and more versatile at handling documents when a version of Office is released for it sometime next year.
Read the following article from TheDaily.com for more:
http://www.thedaily.com/page/2011/11/29/112911-tech-news-ms-ipad/
RIM/Blackberry is Shifting Directions:
Research in Motion and their Blackberry brand that is so famous in the corporate world, looks to be changing their focus. Their Playbook tablet hasn’t been doing nearly as well as hoped and their smartphone sales are losing ground to iOS and Android devices. In response, RIM is looking to bring their notably superior software security to those competing iOS and Android devices.
Read the article from Gizmodo.com for more:
http://gizmodo.com/5863327/rims-lifeline-bringing-blackberry-security-to-ios-and-android
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