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https://www.infoworld.com:443/t/applications/simulations-in-play-real-world-scenarios-unfold-in-virtual-environments-208820?source=rss_ While gamification -- the use of game mechanics within applications -- is catching hold, simulations, which mimic real-world scenarios, are still a hot market for organizations.Here are three examples of how businesses are using simulations:

https://www.infoworld.com:443/d/computer-hardware/analysts-smartphone-buyers-will-benefit-changing-chipset-market-208829?source=rss_ The mobile chipset market is in a state of flux with a number of key vendors struggling, but analysts say the result of the turmoil will be more advanced high-end smartphones and cheaper low-end devices. On Monday, chip maker ST-Ericsson was dealt a blow as co-owne..

https://www.infoworld.com:443/t/mac-desktop/apples-imac-the-road-irrelevance-208819?source=rss_ Sales of Apple's iMac, the computer often credited with saving the company, have peaked and by the end of 2014 will account for approximately 2 percent of the firm's revenues, analysts now predict.

https://www.infoworld.com:443/t/cringely/when-links-are-outlawed-only-outlaws-will-use-links-208859?source=rss_ Don't look now, but there's a crime wave surging across the Webbernets. Everywhere around you, people are recklessly sharing dangerous and illegal hyperlinks. Lock up your children, barricade the doors and windows, throttle your broadband connection, and pray that the FBI gets to these..

https://www.infoworld.com:443/d/the-industry-standard/dells-acquisitions-not-yet-paying-dividends-208882?source=rss_ Dell's effort to move away from PCs into enterprise products has been slow as the company battles a challenging economy and tries to weave together acquisitions in a coherent manner. Dell's legacy has been entrenched in the PC business, but in recent years it has focused on moving..

https://www.infoworld.com:443/d/mobile-technology/microsoft-may-not-want-smashing-surface-rt-tablet-sales-208857?source=rss_ The reported slow early sales of Microsoft's Surface RT tablet has raised a question among IT analysts -- does Microsoft truly want to produce boffo sales of the new device? Some analysts say that Microsoft can't afford to have smashing Windows RT- or Windows 8-based Surfa..