Accenture/Avanade, Bulletproof, winners at Microsoft’s global Partner of the Year Awards

Watch out: Cameras, hard drives, PCs, and mobile data will all cost more in 2012

Plus, new Apple lawsuits in Germany and HP’s POS solutions

The 2012 CES show produced products targeting the hyper-connected user

Component makers’ sales jumped last month, hinting at more records to come

RSA sought after by companies that want to prevent something similar from happening to them

Windows 8 was shown on a few ARM-based devices at CES, but Microsoft doesn’t want people playing with it before it’s ready

But user empowerment still allows IT to assess apps and manage mobile devices

Plus, Skype services on Windows phones and whether we can rely on social media in an emergency

Plus, India threatens to block Web giants. And, great Linux desktop features

Road warriors can find handy add-ons ranging from bags with built-in chargers to docking stations and tiny mice (or anti-mice)

Acer and Lenovo lay out cloud strategies for their Android devices and Windows PCs at CES

What does it really take to turn conference attendance into a career-enhancing opportunity?

CES attendees will wait for the next wave of ultrabooks with Ivy Bridge processors, which could come out by mid-year

Foxconn and Pegatron will supply the units to Apple in early March, report claims