Farms Begin to Wither as Strategy and Combat Drive Social Gaming

According to SuperData, strategy and combat games are starting to perform better than traditional farming games.
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Say It Loud: ATD Relaunches the “Voices” Section

Today, we relaunch a fresh, new “Voices” section to bring you even more writing and information from outside sources. Offering six regular features, Voices will be run by senior editor Beth Callaghan.
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News Byte

I’ll Take “PC Disruptors” for $500, Alex. (What Is “a Tablet”?)

More evidence pointing toward tablets disrupting the PC industry: According to a new Forrester Research survey of more than 5,000 U.S. adults, 35 percent of tablet owners say they use their laptops less frequently since getting a tablet, while 45 percent have no plans to buy an e-reader now that they own a tablet. The television set is faring better, however, with just 12 percent of those surveyed saying they use their TV less frequently since getting a tablet; likely because 85 percent of tablet owners cop to using their tablets while watching TV.

Intel’s Romley Chip Is Good News for Storage Players EMC and NetApp

But maybe not so much for Intel itself, Deutsche Bank analyst Chris Whitmore argues.
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Finally! Things Are Looking Up for IT Spending, Survey Finds.

A survey of 100 CIOs at large companies finds that their sentiment is moving in a distinctly optimistic direction, which is good news overall. But not for everyone.
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News Byte

Tablet Adoption Surging in Enterprise

Tablet adoption is increasing among corporate tech buyers. ChangeWave Research recently polled a group of 1,604 business IT buyers and found that 22 percent of them planned to purchase tablets for their employees sometime in the second quarter of 2012. Of those, 84 percent say they’re likely to buy Apple iPads — an increase of 7 percentage points from ChangeWave’s November 2011 survey.

Survey Says: Yes on iPad 3 (Not So Much on Final “Twilight”)

Respondents want a bite of the Apple, but not of a newborn vampire.
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Pew: Nearly One-Fifth of U.S. Adults Own Tablets or E-Readers

Back-to-school season may not have spurred a ton of tablet and e-reader purchases, but the holidays were a different story, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.
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Groupon’s Stock Dips on Concerns About Merchant Satisfaction

Groupon’s stock price is trading lower today after a survey found that more than half of the polled merchants were not planning on running a new deal over the next six months.
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Survey Says: Motoogle or Googorola?