Ironically, these same recent events also highlight how cloud infrastructures, when managed correctly, actually provide unprecedented capabilities to deliver high availability, resiliency, and business continuity in IT operations.

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Below we discuss why the cloud opportunity is attractive to PC makers, and highlight the potential upside to Dell.

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Like other so-called "social discovery" apps, Highlight works by allowing a small online cloud of personal information to follow a user wherever their cellphone goes.

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As the US Federal government moves quickly to adopt cloud computing, these and other attacks serve to highlight the implementation of new continuous monitoring security policies.

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After a vigorous campaign by Greenpeace to highlight the carbon-spewing computer halls of the cloud giants, Apple has announced it is feeding its data centers entirely with renewable energy.

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Another highlight is that in addition to the existing Flyme Cloud backup and phone tracking service, Meizu's also finally launching a much-needed free video and lossless music cloud platform, and this time it's done in collaboration with legit content providers like Sina, Tencent and LeTV.

ENGADGET: Meizu MX2 packs 1.6GHz quad-core chip, 4.4-inch display and Jelly Bean, due mid-December