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Charge your Apple Watch in style with 10% off the Griffin WatchStand

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by on May 4, 2015 at 4:07 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Offers, TNWDeals

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The Apple Watch is a beautiful piece of wearable technology that provides great functionality at the turn of your wrist. The WatchStand Apple Watch Charging Dock is designed to make Apple’s timepiece usable while it is on charge, and it does so in style. The dock, which currently has 10 percent off at TNW Deals, has the sleek look of a presentation podium. At the top of the post is a magnetic charging pad, which keeps your Apple Watch available for use while it is taking on juice. Any excess cable is neatly tucked away within the base. ➤ Get this deal…

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Welcome to an all-new The Next Web

May04
by on May 4, 2015 at 3:37 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, breaking, Design & Dev, Voice

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We told you it was coming, and now here it is! We’ve flipped the switch and our new design is here. Here are some of the new elements to look out for: The homepage cover Our new homepage cover The homepage isn’t dead, far from it. Our new homepage sets the agenda for ‘right now’ with the stories we think you need to know first highlighted in a beautiful new cover. Read more about our cover. Homepage shelves The rest of our homepage consists of a series of themed ‘shelves’ guiding you through our latest stories about topics like apps,…

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Microsoft will now let you run Azure in your datacenter

May04
by on May 4, 2015 at 3:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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Big news for IT professionals out of Microsoft Ignite today: the company is making available a version of Azure that can be hosted in your own datacenter. The new software, called Microsoft Azure Stack allows you to run your own version of the company’s cloud platform on your own servers. The idea is that you’ll be able to use the same application development and deployment techniques from the hosted cloud platform on your own terms. Azure Stack includes the scalable network controller and storage devices from Azure, along with shielded virtual machines and guarded hosts. The software will be available…

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Microsoft will now let you run Azure in your datacenter

May04
by on May 4, 2015 at 3:14 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

Azure
Big news for IT professionals out of Microsoft Ignite today: the company is making available a version of Azure that can be hosted in your own datacenter. The new software, called Microsoft Azure Stack allows you to run your own version of the company’s cloud platform on your own servers. The idea is that you’ll be able to use the same application development and deployment techniques from the hosted cloud platform on your own terms. Azure Stack includes the scalable network controller and storage devices from Azure, along with shielded virtual machines and guarded hosts. The software will be available…

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Windows Update for Business helps IT admins quickly distribute updates on their own terms

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by on May 4, 2015 at 3:05 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider

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At its Ignite conference today, Microsoft announced a new platform to provide businesses and IT professionals with more control over how their computers are updated with the fittingly named Windows Update for Business. While currently admins can select which updates will deploy for individual devices, Microsoft company said this often resulted in slow software roll-outs. Businesses were being left out of the newest features and fixes, and developers had to deal with software fragmentation. Windows Update for Business provides alternative features that should, in theory, help mitigate those issues. Administrators can now specify update distribution rings, so that multiple devices…

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