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	China's wealthy expected to crave the Apple Watch  China will be among the first markets where the Apple Watch launches Read More  WHITE PAPER: CDW Risk Management and Security Consulting  Security threats are out there, lurking. With the security landscape constantly changing, protecting your network can prove difficult. We get it. Our Security Assessment Services experts can help you identify security risks and vulnerabilities so you can keep your organization safe from threats. View Now In this Issue 3 reasons you'll love Amazon Echo (and 1 you won't) 13 weird and wonderful sights at PAX East 2015 HBO Now is a stand-alone streaming service coming to Apple devices in April Google, Facebook racing for virtual reality launch Apple's gold MacBook Samsung opens Milk Music to everyone via the Web Steam Machines revealed: Full details and pictures for every model 3.14 x 10 references to Pi that you have to see Playing Minecraft no longer makes your PC a juicy target for hackers WHITE PAPER: CDW Next-Generation Firewalls: The New Norm in Defense  Increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks have led organizations to adopt correspondingly sophisticated levels of security control. Information security professionals now expect cyberattacks to be part of their normal operating environment View Now 3 reasons you'll love Amazon Echo (and 1 you won't)  There's a lot to love about Amazon Echo, but the Bluetooth speaker and virtual assistant has a long way to go before it's truly useful to the average consumer. Read More  13 weird and wonderful sights at PAX East 2015  In which the author indulges in gratuitous nerd nostalgia. Read More  HBO Now is a stand-alone streaming service coming to Apple devices in April  The service is an Apple (and PC) exclusive for three months: just long enough to force non-Apple people to pirate Season 5 of Game of Thrones. Read More  Google, Facebook racing for virtual reality launch  The first one in gets to set standards -- or at least try to -- and capture hearts and minds. Read More  WHITE PAPER: CDW Next Generation Security Reference Guide  With these 6 trends in mind, IT teams can lay the groundwork for a layered approach to protecting their systems, data and users. While the headlines are full of scary storied recounting the latest threats to enterprise networks View Now Apple's gold MacBook  Why the color matters Read More  Samsung opens Milk Music to everyone via the Web  The free streaming radio service was previously available only for Samsung devices Read More  Steam Machines revealed: Full details and pictures for every model  Valve's Steam Machine lineup is as varied in hardware as it is in price. Here's everything we know about all 15 models announced thus far. Read More  3.14 x 10 references to Pi that you have to see  On March 14 (get it? Pi is 3.14… and March 14 is 3/14?) geeks around the world unite to celebrate. Read More  Playing Minecraft no longer makes your PC a juicy target for hackers  Minecraft fans no longer need a system-wide install of Java to play with their blocks. Mojang's popular game now brings Java with it and only lets it out when it's time to play. Read More
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